There are many photos of different colored Dalmatians featured on this web page:
Beginning with the unique lemon Dalmatian, Paisleyland shows several Dals whose coloring is a result of a recessive "e" gene. There is a straightforward explanation about the Dalmatian gene pool and how it creates black or liver spotted Dalmatians and sometimes these cute lemon Dals. The lemon Dalmatians have light colored spots, a sharp contrast when compared against the more common color of a black and white spotted Dalmatian.
The pale lemon Dalmatian has spots that are so light they can barely be seen, giving the appearance of an all white dog.
The two toned Lemon Dalmatian has extraordinary spots with a darker color around the edge and the inner circle is a lighter color.
The orange Dalmatian has coloring that falls somewhere inbetween that of a dark lemon and liver. An excellent photo of an orange spot Dalmatian proves how it might be confused for a light colored liver spot Dalmatian. Although lemon and orange Dalmatians can have noses that are either black or brown, generally an orange Dalmatian has a black nose, making it easier to differentiate from a light colored liver Dal that always has a brown nose.
Paisleyland includes several photos of adorable longhaired Dalmatians. Sometimes a litter of purebred Dalmatians includes one with a longhaired coat. The Dalmatian spotting is normal, but they have a longer coat and a bushy tail.
The blue Dalmatian with blue/gray spots, a gray nose, and gray and gold eyes has spots that are caused by a recessive "d" gene.
Mosaic Dalmatians appear almost like a normal Dalmatian but have one spot of a different color on their body. A mutation of the spotting color, this is most commonly seen in black spotted Dalmatians.
Photos of the tri-colored Dalmatian demonstrate how this is caused by the presence of the A(t) gene. Contrary to the logical conclusion that a tri-color Dal must be white with a combination of both black and liver spots, the tri color would either by white, tan, and black or white, tan, and liver.
Closely related is the brindle Dalmatian with a pattern of dark stripes on a fawn colored background that can show up on the tan areas of tri-colored Dalmatians.
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