Updated pics of Tubarao at 5 months

[dogman#1]

Araca is basically plain old brindle. The difference between Araca and a regular brindle is how the brindling appears on the dog. Araca stripes are more like a powdering , the stripes arent solid. The amount of the striping and how/where they are in proximity to other stripes. This particular dog's grandmother has some araca striping but the way they connect in some places makes her not a true araca... this dog's father was imo a true araca or as close to it as I have seen in the U.S. I saw one dog in a pic once from Brazil.. the dog had like 3 stripes on the whole body and they were very light powdering... that was w/o a doubt an araca.

 

[dogman#1]

Here is a pic I found ... http://www.elsiledin.es/inicio.html
that didnt work...

 

[cinnamon roll]

Exactly how rare is an Araca? Is this color considered a fault?

 

[thelady_v2010]

Gorgeous dog!

 

[tojvan]

Exactly how rare is an Araca? Is this color considered a fault?

Dogman puts cafib on a very high pedestal, if it was a fault I don't think he would be breeding it lol

 

[Tubarao'smom]

Okay so I asked Amy and I will give you her response she says that she has been also trying to get a definite answer in regards to what is considered a "true" araca. She said that she has been getting different answers from different CAFIB judges. She also says that until a CAFIB judge identified him as an araca she would just call him lightly brindled. She will continue to seek out a "true" definition of araca as a result.

In regards to what Juan has stated, Tubarao's brindling looking dusted on. His look is very similar to the dog posted by Juan with the exception that Tubarao has more striping then the dog pictured. They are not however, solid.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Thank you. Regardless he is extremely handsome i love his color. Can you post some more pics of him?

Okay so I asked Amy and I will give you her response she says that she has been also trying to get a definite answer in regards to what is considered a "true" araca. She said that she has been getting different answers from different CAFIB judges. She also says that until a CAFIB judge identified him as an araca she would just call him lightly brindled. She will continue to seek out a "true" definition of araca as a result.

In regards to what Juan has stated, Tubarao's brindling looking dusted on. His look is very similar to the dog posted by Juan with the exception that Tubarao has more striping then the dog pictured. They are not however, solid.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Dogman puts cafib on a very high pedestal, if it was a fault I don't think he would be breeding it lol

 

[Tubarao'smom]

Dogman puts cafib on a very high pedestal, if it was a fault I don't think he would be breeding it lol

True. I am very new to Fila's tubarao being my first but yes an araca is not a fault. I am not exactly sure how rare though, Tubarao's father Bantu is colored very similarly like Juan stated.

 

[Tubarao'smom]

Thank you. Regardless he is extremely handsome i love his color. Can you post some more pics of him?

Yes I sure will, thank you

 

[Hector]

Araca is basically plain old brindle. The difference between Araca and a regular brindle is how the brindling appears on the dog. Araca stripes are more like a powdering , the stripes arent solid. The amount of the striping and how/where they are in proximity to other stripes. This particular dog's grandmother has some araca striping but the way they connect in some places makes her not a true araca... this dog's father was imo a true araca or as close to it as I have seen in the U.S. I saw one dog in a pic once from Brazil.. the dog had like 3 stripes on the whole body and they were very light powdering... that was w/o a doubt an araca.

Okay so I asked Amy and I will give you her response she says that she has been also trying to get a definite answer in regards to what is considered a "true" araca. She said that she has been getting different answers from different CAFIB judges. She also says that until a CAFIB judge identified him as an araca she would just call him lightly brindled. She will continue to seek out a "true" definition of araca as a result.

In regards to what Juan has stated, Tubarao's brindling looking dusted on. His look is very similar to the dog posted by Juan with the exception that Tubarao has more striping then the dog pictured. They are not however, solid.

Thanks for sharing

 

[dogman#1]

Exactly how rare is an Araca? Is this color considered a fault?

No, it isnt a fault or even a flaw. While I dont breed specifically for that it is always nice when you get one with araca brindling.. they are very pretty.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Thank you for the reply. This is the first Araca I have seen in all my research what a beauty.

No, it isnt a fault or even a flaw. While I dont breed specifically for that it is always nice when you get one with araca brindling.. they are very pretty.

 

[dogman#1]

yea, they are very pretty. I dont know anyone who doesnt like them even if they dont like brindles.

 

[dogman#1]

Tubaru'smom, does his stripes form "V" type formations with the points pointing towards his tail on the top of his body?

 

[Tubarao'smom]

I went and looked at his back and on the top of his body (back) his striping does form a V like pattern with the bottom part of the V shape pointing toward his tail, although it is not a perfect V shape but rather a V like formation. I will take a pic of his back if I can get him to sit still LOL

 

[Tubarao'smom]

It was hard to get him to sit like I wanted to so this is the best shot I could get when all he wanted to do was wiggle his butt everywhere

 

[dogman#1]

o.k, cool. That is what it is supposed to do. Good stuff

 

[Dogdragoness]

I googled "araca", I had to stop looking at pictures of filas, I know they aren't right for me, and I know I can never have something as intense as a fila ... but OMG they are so CUTE! even as adults their expressions are so cute!!!! As puppies, I have no words to describe how adorable they are.

 

[tojvan]

All puppies are cute but fila puppies are definitely one of the cutest with their long droopy ears; the saying never judge a book by its cover applies especially to the fila since their temperament is anything but cute when it comes to a stranger