Cocker Spaniel Coat Color Inheritance Chart A crash course in Cocker genetics, to help you predict the coat colors in a litter of pups!

	Black	Black with recessive red	Black with recessive brown	Black with recessive brown & recessive red	Red with recessive black	Red with recessive black & recessive brown	Red with recessive brown	Brown	Brown with recessive red
Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black	All Black
Black with recessive red	All Black	¾ Black ¼ Red	All Black	¾ Black ¼ Red	½ Black ½ Red	½ Black ½ Red	½ Black ½ Red	All Black	¾ Black ¼ Red
Black with recessive brown	All Black	All Black	¾ Black ¼ brown	¾ Black ¼ brown	All Black	¾ Black ¼ brown	½ Black ½ brown	½ Black ½ brown	½ Black ½ brown
Black with recessive brown & recessive red	All Black	¾ Black ¼ Red	¾ Black ¼ brown	9/16 Black ¼ Red 3/16 brown	½ Black ½ Red	3/8 Black ½ Red 1/8 brown	¼ Black ½ Red ¼ brown	½ Black ½ brown	3/8 Black ¼ Red 3/8 brown
Red with recessive black	All Black	½ Black ½ Red	All Black	½ Black ½ Red	All Red	All Red	All Red	All Black	½ Black ½ Red
Red with recessive black & recessive brown	All Black	½ Black ½ Red	¾ Black ¼ brown	3/8 Black ½ Red 1/8 brown	All Red	All Red	All Red	½ Black ½ brown	¼ Black ½ Red ¼ brown
Red with recessive brown	All Black	½ Black ½ Red	½ Black ½ brown	¼ Black ½ Red ¼ brown	All Red	All Red	All Red	All brown	½ brown ½ Red
Brown	All Black	All Black	½ Black ½ brown	½ Black ½ brown	All Black	½ Black ½ brown	All brown	All brown	All brown
Brown with recessive red	All Black	¾ Black ¼ Red	½ Black ½ brown	3/8 Black ¼ Red 3/8 brown	½ Black ½ Red	¼ Black ½ Red ¼ brown	½ brown ½ Red	All brown	¾ brown ¼ Red

based on research by VetGen, the folks behind the "ChromaGene™" Coat Color Prediction Service

Notes:

This chart can be applied to partis or solids.  For partis, just ignore the white coat color.  For example, for black & white partis, ignore the white and use the chart for black coats.  For solids: everywhere it says red on the chart, just replace the word red in your mind with the word buff instead.

This chart only considers the basic Cocker coat colors:  black, red, and brown.  Sable, roan, merle, etc. are not considered.

For this chart to be much use to you, it's important to know whether your dog carries any recessive coat color genes.  You can make some guesses based on your dog's pedigree, or based on any previous litters your dog has had.  For a more definitive answer, use VetGen's "ChromaGene™" Coat Color Prediction Service.

If you've got a litter of puppies on the way, you'll probably also enjoy:

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