The skin of a Kai can be visible, expressing as "Pinking".
It may show:
- on white markings like Tobiano or Leopard
- on an Albino or Melanistic Kai
- when the fur length was shortened by using a Barber's Kit
🔷 PINKING RANGE:
The Pinking will show at the tip of the snout, around the eyes, the chest and underbelly (especially the crotch area), and the toes
It can NOT appear on long fur. So if a Kai has a long furred chest, that area will not show Pinking aka the skin.
🔷 PINKING COLOR:
Unlike the name suggest, Pinking does NOT to be pink.
Allowed colors are pink, tan, a lighter shade of the base color.
Albino will always have pink or tan Pinking
Melanistics will always have a dark shade of their basecoat, but lighter than the Melanism color
Albino - Pink
Albino - Tan
Leopard - Base Color
Melanism - Base Color
🔷 PINK MOTTLES:
Pink Mottles is a Free Marking that affects the Pinking areas, where small spots slightly darker than the Pinking itself can appear.