Icelandic terms for color and markings
The Icelandic Sheepdog often get names based on color and markings, here are some example of
names:
| Term |
Name |
|
| Strútóttur |
Strútur |
White coloring on throat (collar)
and head |
| Kolóttur |
|
Black coloring on head and /or down
the back |
| Kolhærður |
Kola, Kolur |
Much black outer
hair |
| Móhærður |
Móri |
Much liver colored outer
hair |
| Skjömbóttur |
Skjamba |
One cheek light, the other
dark |
| Krúna |
|
A single patch between the
ears |
| Týra |
Týra |
White on the tip of the
tail |
| Botnóttur |
|
Lighter underside and lighter ears
and over the eyes |
| Hosóttur |
Hosi |
Another coloring up to the middle
of the leg |
| Sporóttur |
Spori |
White toes |
| Löppóttur |
Lappi |
White coloring up to the middle of
the leg |
| Leistóttur |
|
The whole leg
white |
| Kápóttur |
|
Dark patch on the back spreading
part way down the side |
| 
