Lilac English Bulldog Color Guide (2024)
Example of a Lilac English Bulldog Puppy
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Lilac Color Basics
Genotype for Lilac Gene: [bb dd]
Lilac English Bulldogs represent one of the four base rare colors. The others include: black, blue, and chocolate. Similar to the blue coat (diluted once), Lilac Bulldogs build off the black gene and then are diluted two times. Black is diluted first by the chocolate gene and then the blue gene. Technically, the [bb] chocolate dilutes black color to brown and while [dd] blue dilutes the black to blue. In essence, Lilac is simply the mixing of brown and blue to achieve a purple or lilac hue. We believe the lilac coat should be shiny. It is also important to note that there are many lighter and darker shades possible with the variation of color combinations. The nose, eyeliner, and footpads are also always some shade of lilac or hue of purple.
Lilac Tri Puppies
To make the Lilac color even more complex, the Tri gene (tan points or eyebrows with tan accentuating the legs, underbody, and back end) can be added to the mix as well. A Tri Lilac Bulldog will carry the Tri, Black, Brown, and Blue genes together – a rare combination indeed. These type of bulldogs are what has spurred on both breeders and adopters to explore more color combinations (for better or worse).
Example of a Lilac Tri English Bulldog Puppy
Bruiser Bulldog’s take on Lilac Coats
The Lilac color is super complex and almost impossible to produce without a specific breeding program devoted to it. We have produced only a handful of Lilac English Bulldog puppies in our entire breeding career. With the influx of rare colors, the possibility of the lilac color has certainly increased even within our breeding program, however it should still be considered super rare and certainly should not occupy a breeder’s focus. The lilac color is a fun surprise but should and should be incredibly rare if a breeder is focused on breeding first for health and personality as we do at Bruiser Bulldogs.
If you are interest in learning more about English Bulldog Coat Colors, Please feel free to check out our comprehensive color guide! Click Here
– Fawn English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here
– Red English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here
– Brindle English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here
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Greetings from the Wysongs!
Northern Indiana based, Bruiser Bulldogs offers purebred English Bulldog Puppies for sale to loving adopters seeking to find a higher quality English Bulldog. As English Bulldog breeders , Mitch and Erica Wysong have dedicated themselves to a lifelong journey of changing the culture and societal pressures of poor breeding practices within the English Bulldog Community.
Mitch and Erica believe in producing a healthy English Bulldog puppy first and foremost. Through years of research and development, Bruiser Bulldogs is leading a new movement away from the overdone, wrinkled bulldog that has been long plagued by health problems. By embracing a healthier, more athletic look they are able to ensure that each and every English Bulldog Puppy for sale by Bruiser Bulldogs is supported by a platform of health tested, clean genetics.
Upon adoption, each family that takes on the responsibility of a Bruiser Bulldog enters into an active and vibrant communal family of bulldog owners. Mitch and Erica believe it is their responsibility to provide emotional and mental support for the lifetime of each and every English Bulldog puppy they produce. To ensure the success of every adoption, Bruiser Bulldogs will always be committed to helping Bruiser Bulldog adopters care for their English Bulldogs to the best of their ability.
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