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The reds range from coppers to deep rusts, with or without somewhat common black hairs peppered along the back, face, and ear edges, lending much character and an almost burnished appearance ; this is referred to among breeders and enthusiasts as a " stag " or an " overlay " or " sable ".

True sable is a dachshund with each single hair banded with three colors: light at the base of the hair, red in the middle, black at the end.

An additional striking coat marking is the brindle pattern.

" Brindle " refers to dark stripes over a solid background — usually red.

If a dachshund is brindled on a dark coat and has tan points, it will have brindling on the tan points only.

Even one single, lone stripe of brindle is a brindle.

If a dachshund has one single spot of dapple, it is a dapple.