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Sedona, Arizona
Lilac Tri American Bully for Sale
No lilac tri in the current group, and I’d rather say so than show you something else and call it close. Everything available is below, all $700.
I’ve no lilac tri puppies in the current group. It’s very rare in the breed. The premium the market attaches: among the highest in the breed, and unlike blue this one has genuine scarcity behind it. I charge $700 for every puppy regardless of coat, so none of that premium applies here.
No lilac tri available right now
I’d rather show you nothing than show you nine puppies that aren’t lilac tri and hope you don’t notice. Coats change litter to litter, so tell me what you’re after and I’ll say honestly whether it’s coming. What I do have is below.
What I do have right now
These coats are available today, all $700, and the closest of them to lilac tri is first.
What makes a lilac tri American Bully lilac tri
Three recessives stacked: b/b at the B locus for chocolate, d/d at the D locus for dilution, and at at the A locus for the tan points, plus white spotting. Both parents must carry all of it.
How to tell it’s genuinely lilac tri
Confused with blue tri constantly, and the two are frequently mislabelled in listings because the difference is a warmth of tone that photographs poorly. Lilac carries a brownish cast from the chocolate underneath; blue is cleanly gray. Look at the nose in natural light: lilac reads mauve or liver-gray, blue reads slate.
What lilac tri costs, and what I charge
Regularly $4,000 to $10,000. Of the coats at that end of the market this one has the strongest claim to it, because three separate recessives genuinely do have to line up.
Lilac tri is one of the few coats in the breed where the scarcity is real rather than manufactured. It needs three separate recessive genes to line up in the same animal, which doesn’t happen often by accident. That said, scarcity isn’t quality: a lilac tri isn’t healthier, better tempered or better built than a brindle from the same litter, and the genes that make it lilac are the same ones associated with coat trouble later. If you want one, want it because you like how it looks.
Every puppy I sell is $700, lilac tri or otherwise, XL or pocket, male or female. Why the number is $700.
| Coat | Rarity | Searches |
|---|---|---|
| Lilac Tri | Very rare | 390/mo |
| Blue Tri | Uncommon | 140/mo |
| Lilac | Rare | 170/mo |
| Chocolate Tri | Rare | 320/mo |
| Tri Color | Uncommon | 320/mo |
Health, specifically for this coat
The dilution risk applies, since a lilac is a diluted dog by definition. No merle risk unless merle is also present.
It doesn’t happen to every diluted dog and plenty live their whole lives with perfect coats. It isn’t painful and not dangerous, but it’s permanent and it needs managing, and it attaches specifically to the coats carrying the biggest premiums.
Everything else is about the breed rather than the coat. The full picture, and how every coat compares.
I don’t screen or certify the parents and won’t claim I do. What I do is have every puppy examined by Bell Rock Veterinary Clinic before it leaves, with the dates written down.
Ask me about lilac tri
Tell me what you’re looking for and I’ll say honestly whether it’s coming, rather than taking a deposit against something speculative.