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The ideal marking of the Japanese Terrier is “Menkaburi Donuke” (面冠り胴抜け), meaning masked head naked body.
“Menkaburi” is a marking where the head is covered in black, with a brown star above both eyes with the correct brown color scheme on both left and right cheeks. The three colors of the head of the Japanese Terrier are thought to be a genetic trait inherited from the Manchester Terrier. The brown color on these eyes and the position on both cheeks are gorgeous red and browns found in Manchester Terrier and Dobermans. Light pigments such as sable and fawn are not preferred. Also, if the stars on both eyes are too large, the quality of the dog’s facial expression will significantly be reduced, so it is not preferred that the stars be as small as possible.
The head and face should be entirely covered in black. The white blaze mark that leaves a black pattern on only one side of the face, the tan colors that expand to both eyes and forehead and blurred to brown (called 茶ボケ "Chaboke"), and an entirely white head and body are not desirable and require improvement in coat color when breeding.
In addition, there are some Japanese Terriers in which the black part of the head changes to gray or light gray, but this is not preferable in terms of evaluation. However, in the past, these gray dogs have produced beautiful and correct black and tan coat colors when bred with the right dog. This strange combination of mating should possibly still be used for breeding.
Next is “Donuke” which means the whole body except the head is white. The torso, neck, and limbs of the Japanese Terrier are the best white, and the larger the spotted patterns the less preferable it is.
However, some things have not been considered a drawback for a long time, but rather some people think it is better to have in the Japanese Terriers.
“Hinomaru” (日の丸): A small black circle like the Japanese flag on the back or torso
“Odome” (お留め): A black marking of the appropriate size on the upper hips, slightly in front of the tail
“Gebasu” (ゲバス): The origin of the word is unclear but this term has been used for a long time. It is a small black spot on the skin, and the black color does not reach the hair. White hair grows on these small black spots of the skin and with the Japanese Terrier’s extremely short hair these spots can be seen through the white hair.
Breeding specifically for “Hinomaru” and “Odome” has been tried in the past with no luck. These patterns will not be created as usual, so these markings are more of a rare coincidence.
On the contrary, “Gebasu” is found in most Japanese Terriers and pure white ones are uncommon. It may look pure white if the hair is slightly longer. It is ideal to get a pure white one but when Gebasu dogs are taken out of the breeding pool, it will be a big obstacle for breeders.
“Menkaburi” is a marking where the head is covered in black, with a brown star above both eyes with the correct brown color scheme on both left and right cheeks. The three colors of the head of the Japanese Terrier are thought to be a genetic trait inherited from the Manchester Terrier. The brown color on these eyes and the position on both cheeks are gorgeous red and browns found in Manchester Terrier and Dobermans. Light pigments such as sable and fawn are not preferred. Also, if the stars on both eyes are too large, the quality of the dog’s facial expression will significantly be reduced, so it is not preferred that the stars be as small as possible.
The head and face should be entirely covered in black. The white blaze mark that leaves a black pattern on only one side of the face, the tan colors that expand to both eyes and forehead and blurred to brown (called 茶ボケ "Chaboke"), and an entirely white head and body are not desirable and require improvement in coat color when breeding.
In addition, there are some Japanese Terriers in which the black part of the head changes to gray or light gray, but this is not preferable in terms of evaluation. However, in the past, these gray dogs have produced beautiful and correct black and tan coat colors when bred with the right dog. This strange combination of mating should possibly still be used for breeding.
Next is “Donuke” which means the whole body except the head is white. The torso, neck, and limbs of the Japanese Terrier are the best white, and the larger the spotted patterns the less preferable it is.
However, some things have not been considered a drawback for a long time, but rather some people think it is better to have in the Japanese Terriers.
“Hinomaru” (日の丸): A small black circle like the Japanese flag on the back or torso
“Odome” (お留め): A black marking of the appropriate size on the upper hips, slightly in front of the tail
“Gebasu” (ゲバス): The origin of the word is unclear but this term has been used for a long time. It is a small black spot on the skin, and the black color does not reach the hair. White hair grows on these small black spots of the skin and with the Japanese Terrier’s extremely short hair these spots can be seen through the white hair.
Breeding specifically for “Hinomaru” and “Odome” has been tried in the past with no luck. These patterns will not be created as usual, so these markings are more of a rare coincidence.
On the contrary, “Gebasu” is found in most Japanese Terriers and pure white ones are uncommon. It may look pure white if the hair is slightly longer. It is ideal to get a pure white one but when Gebasu dogs are taken out of the breeding pool, it will be a big obstacle for breeders.
