You may have heard about some types of red Doxies more often than others. For example, what is an EE red long haired dachshund? Of course, red Doxies are adorable regardless of their coat length and type but it is fascinating how many variations they can come in. Especially on a long-haired dachshund’s coat, any type of shading can look especially stunning. So, let’s go over what the EE red long-haired dachshund looks like below.
What Is An EE Red Long Haired Dachshund?
Seeing a red dachshund puppy is hardly a surprise – red is the most common color for dachshunds, after all! However, this doesn’t make them any less desirable or sought after, especially if they have some of that gorgeous dark shading red Doxies often sport.
And that’s exactly what an EE red long-haired dachshund is. The “EE” refers to the “E” series gene – that’s the locus in dachshund genetics that determines whether your dachshund’s coat is going to have any black pigment or not. As with other gene loci, the E series can lead to the following combinations:
- EE – the dog will have black shading
- Ee – the dog will still have black shading
- ee – there will be no black shading
The reason behind this is that “E” is the dominant locus whereas “e” is the recessive one. This means that as long as even one E is present, it will override the potential presence of a small-letter e and your dog will have black shading on its coat. If you have a red dachshund with ee loci, it will have a “clean” coat, meaning that it won’t have any black shading.
This doesn’t mean that it’s irrelevant whether or not your dachshund is EE or Ee – the difference is still significant if you want to breed your dachshund. If your dog has the Ee combination it will have a chance of passing on the recessive “e” gene rather than the dominant “E” gene. If it’s an EE, however, its offspring will always have at least one dominant “E” gene and will therefore always have black shading.
Shaded Red Or Sable – Which One Is Your Dog?
We used the word “shading” a lot but isn’t the EE gene supposed to refer to sable dachshunds? Indeed it is – it refers to both sable and shaded dachshunds. And, yes, these are two different coat types.
The difference is simple:
- Shaded EE red long-haired dachshunds have black hairs in their coats growing alongside their red hair and giving the coal its pretty shaded look.
- Sable EE red long-haired dachshunds don’t have fully black hairs but have black tips to many of their otherwise red hairs.
This difference can seem insignificant and is indeed sometimes difficult to distinguish, especially from afar. The way to tell for sure if a dog is sable or shaded is to pet it and gently lift up a portion of its hair to see if the roots are the same color as the tips.
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Are Sable EE Red Long Haired Dachshund Dogs More Valuable Than Shaded Red Dachshunds?
By and large – yes. Breeders, experts, and many dachshund aficionados prefer sable dachshunds both for their looks as well as for the fact that they are rarer than shaded red dachshunds. This also drives up the sable dogs’ price by at least a few hundred dollars on average compared to the price of shaded red Doxies.
Aside from one coat color being rarer than the other, however, there isn’t any other significant difference between the two. So, if you don’t care much about those things, a shaded red long-haired Doxie can be just as awesome and also a very gorgeous pet as well.
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