Can the VM cause this grey/white striping on this Harlequin?

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curiousT

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Both of her parents are Harlequins. Wondering if the VM causes the grey belly and white striping on her right side? She definitely has a VM spot on her chin as well.
 

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He looks very much like one of my mutt bucks. He was similar to this when he was younger, and started losing the orange tinge as he grew.

You can check the discussion about this buck's coat here, @Alaska Satin made a very detailed explanation of what may be going on with him (In short, the conclusion was that he's probably a regular black-orange harlequin with very low rufus).

However, I didn't personally consider Vienna markings. He has dark eyes but I keep doing double takes because he looks like he has light eyes from some angles (As you can see in the last picture), and I see that some of his kits from his previous owners seemed to have little white patches even when very young. My does will have his kits next week so that should give me more intel lol
 

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