Tanaí cú

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Open Species, Fantasy, Genetics Based

Discovery

This breed was not discovered as much as curated over years of breeding beautiful spaniels and sighthounds, eventually using magic to extend the breed's life permanently and consistently. The elves longed for a long-lived non-human companion, that of which wasn't already something of wiser intelligence than them of course. The elven lifespan is long and lonely, most creatures only remaining within a percentage of their lifespan. With the Tanaí cú, their lifespan has reached that almost of a humans, even if that is still only a fraction of an elf's age. They aren't terribly good for most tasks except flagging down fallen animals and catching small, swift prey, but are known for being terrific home companions and an incredibly healthy and well-tempered breed. Most seen are given fashion cuts for style, as well as to keep the home from becoming covered in their fur.

Image: Tanaí cú "Virginia" owned by HeyRei

Description

Tanaí cú are sighthounds bred and built by the long lived elves to be companions for them long term. Most creatures that are alive have significantly shorter life-spans than elves, making it hard to find that close bond with creatures as well as having a lot of lonely points in life. Their build and overall health are exquisite, and original purpose was for hunting and flagging down caught prey. However in recent years, they have become more family companions and for show than pure purpose, many fashionable for their long fur and accessories to boot. They aren't well-suited to jobs of protection or water retrieval, having a rather thin frame with lean muscle making it hard for them to swim well and easy to get injured in a fight. Their tall ears rest towards the side but can become fully erect, looking like that of a rabbit making it easy to flag down whatever prey they caught or found. Their fur is long and wavy, occasionally coming in the straight or tighter curl variety, though those textures aren't considered standard. The horns upon their head are branchlike in texture, but preferred to be naturally short to prevent frequent shavings and cuttings.

Standard Traits

Small-Medium Antlers
Long Fur
Wavy Fur
Pricked Ears
Sighthound build

Standard Markings

Breed Specific Markings
Piebald White
Whitehead Modifier
Brindle
Sable
Wild Sable
Tanpoint
Solid
Masked
Light Roan
Light Ticking
Merle
Greying
"Point" Marks
Countershading

Standard Colors

Breed Specific Colors
Black
Liver
Isabella
Fawn/Tan
Cream
Deep Gold

Non Standard Traits

Large Antlers (Varies Greatly)
Uneven Antlers
Curly Fur
Straight Fur
Docked Tail/Ears (Not Breedable)

Non Standard Markings

Double Merle
- Tweed
- Patchwork
Albinism
Dense Brindle
Recessive Red
Heavy Ticking
Heavy Roan

Non Standard Colors

Blue
White/Ivory
Red/Deep Red
Black Failure
- Seal
- Ghost Tan

Non-Passable Mutations

No Antlers
Antlers Curling Dowwards
Antlers Becoming Fangs/Tusks
Odd # of Antlers
4+ Antlers
Polydactyly
Sighthound Spots
Chimerism
Somatic Mutation
Extreme Muscle Growth
Mosaicism (Mosaic Merle)
Vitiligo
Dwarfism

Genetics?

This species uses real dog genetics as a base, but expands upon it in fantastical ways to offer a larger variety of markings and colors to designers. Below you can find the genes present within the breed, though more may be added later on.

A Series

B Series

Aʸ - Sable

aʷ - Wild Sable

aᵗ - Tanpoint

a - Recessive Black

B - Black

b - Liver

bl - Cinnamon

C Series

CNV Series

C - Normal Pigment

Oa - Ocular Albinism

Osa - Sepiapoint

Oca - Colorpoint

A - Blue Eyed Albinism

CNV - Increased Saturation

cnv - Normal Saturation

Cu Series

Cu - Curled Fur

cu - Straight Fur

D Series

D - Diluted

d - Non Diluted

E Series

G Series

I Series

K Series

M Series

Eᵐ - Masked

E - Normal Extension

e - Recessive Red

G - Greying

g - Non Greying

I - Normal Intensity

i - Increased Intensity

Kᵇ - Dominant Black

kᵇʳ+ - Dense Brindle

kᵇʳ - Brindle

kʸ - Non Dominant Black

Mʰ - Harlequin Merle

M - Standard Merle

Mᵃ+ - Atypical Plus Merle

Mᵃ - Atypical Merle

Mᶜ+ - Crypic Plus Merle

Mᶜ - Cryptic Merle

S Series

S - No/Residual White

sᵖ - Piebald White

sʷ - Extreme White

T Series

U Series

W Series

T - Tick White

Tʳ - Roan White

t - Clear White

U - Countershading

u - No Countershading

W - Whitehead Modifier

w - No Whitehead Modifier

Pow Series

Pow - Powdered
pow - Non Powdered

Breed Specific

The colors below are breed specific which means they do not exist in real life, making these the only color references available.

Cinnamon

blbl / D

Hazel

blbl / d

Dew

Rose

Crown

B / d / Pow

b / d / Pow

blbl / d / Pow

Breeding, Offspring, and Growth

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Showing, Tasks, and Ownership