Buff – this is the most common color
Shown is Charlotte, our female. Her parents are Lily and Bolt

Red – similar to buff but even darker in color.
Here is Fiona, a female who is with us now. Her parents are Daisy and Bandit

Silver – similar to buff. Biggest difference is the ear color which is also light in color. Tummy can have a blackish color to it.
Shown is Bella, our retired female. Her breeder is in FL

Black – most of the pup will be simply black, possibly a bit of white as markings on muzzle, head, chest, feet.
Shown is Samantha, a pup from Calla and Bandit

Black with tan markings. Some call this a phantom sable.
Shown is Dexter, a past puppy of ours! His parents are Leia and Bandit

Chocolate with tan markings.
Featured is Cinco, a retired male of ours. His parents are Jasmine and Coco

Chocolate – just like it sounds, a dark brown. Again, can have white marking son muzzle, head, chest, feet.
Bailey is a retired girl of ours. She is from a breeder in Georgia,shown here with her sister Willow

Sable – black tipped solid.
Most sables are born very dark, some completely black. The sable can start to come in around week 2, week 4 or so even at 4 months! The sable pups coat will vary thru the life, with the longer darker hairs coming in more or less as they age! Show is Jewelz, our current female. She is from a breeder in Idaho

Sable – chocolate tipped solid.
Very similar to the black tipped sable, only with chocolate.
Pictured is our Mocha. Her parents are Leia and Bandit. Full sister to our Nalani

Parti (white) – it simply means large areas of white on the pup. This sweet boy is one of the most beautiful near full white cockers we have ever had.
Meet Ziggy, a past puppy of ours! His parents are Lily and Bolt

Parti can be mixed with any other color combinations. Here is parti with buff/red.
Shown is our retired girl Willow, from a breeder in Georgia

Parti with black.
Shown is our past puppy Pickles. His parents are Bandit and Roxy

Parti with chocolate.
Shown is our retired female Patty Patches. She is from a breeder in Tennessee

Parti with black sable.
Shown is our stud Bandit. He is from a breeder in TN

Parti with chocolate sable.
Shown is our retired female Calypso. Her parents are Patty and Major

Roan does not show on the coat when the pups are born, you can tell only by the pads of the feet at first, then by a smudge on the muzzle. Roan presents in the white areas of the pup. Here is a blue roan.
Shown is our Keiki – you can see her white areas do not look white as an adult. It looks grey, called blue in a cocker. She is from a breeder in South Carolina

Chocolate roan.
Same as blue roan, only with chocolate instead of black.
Shows is our stud Chip from a breeder in TX

Sable roan
Also the same as blue and chocolate roan, only in a sable variety. So the white areas show both light and dark spot because of the sable – so beautiful!
Shown is our past pup Marley – parents are Leia and Bandit

Merle – this gene does show up at birth. It presents in the coat in the NON white areas. Merle dilutes the exisitng color. Merle pups can have a partial eye in blue, or 1 or 2 full blue eyes. Some also have a freckle in their eye!
Shown here is a solid blue merle, with just a touch of white on his chest and feet. You can see the merle is the same at both ages. This is a past pup of ours from Jewelz and Blue

Solid chocolate merle – no matter what shade of merle, the pup can have tan markings.
Shown is our own NaLani with tan markings. Her parents are Leia and Bandit. She is a full sister to Mocha!

Parti blue merle, with tan markings.
Shown is our Blue from a breeder in California

Parti chocolate merle, with tan markings.
Shown is our stud Yankee. His parents are Blue and Bandit

Markings – Often seen as a touch of tan on eyebrown, sometimes on muzzle, feet. Can also be white areas on feet.
Shown is our Java, a chocolate roan with her tan markings. Parents are Mocha and Chip

Ticking – like freckles. They can show up anywhere on the dogs body. You often see them as freckles on the muzzle.
Shown here is our past puppy Finneghan – Calypso and Bandit are his parents

Liver gene – when a cocker has this coloring, it replaces black for these areas – nose and pads of feet. Inside the mouth there is often dark pink instead of black. In Liver gene pups, they often have hazel or green eyes instead of the typical brown!
All chocolate pups have the liver gene. Other color coats can have it as well.
Shown is our puppy Poppy. Parents are Patty and Chip