brindle
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Today, the only people in the lobby are a group of women with a brindle dachshund who are comparing enneagrams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Stewart followed by sharing a "moment of zen" — a video clip of Dipper, a brindle pitbull mix, romping around in the snow.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
On the page, the bulldog — a gray brindle with a white chest and green eyes — is pictured with a small child and a wrapped Christmas present.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2022
Four years ago, the San Francisco 49ers bought Zoe, a black brindle Frenchie that serves as the team’s emotional support dog.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
The family sat huddled around the only table in the house, with Dusty, their brindle hound, curled underneath.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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In regard to the mahogany brindles they say, why not breed continuously together rich mahogany sires and dams, and then we shall always have the brindles we desire.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
A considerable number are perfectly black, and are called by courtesy black brindles.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
Trimont Roman Champion Lord Derby Remember, in closing this chapter, that as “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” so the eternal admixtures of colors is the price of rich brindles.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
Breed first to mahogany brindles, and bitches from this union to seal brindles.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
Next come the darker and lighter greys or brindles, the darkest being generally preferred.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
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