Dog color
Wheaten
The colour of ripe wheat, pale gold to light fawn: wheaten terriers and Irish Wolfhounds. In poultry wheaten is a plumage pattern.
24 Dog breeds list Wheaten. It is in a club standard for 20 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 8 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Wheaten
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Standard (“golden wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“golden wheaten”) | Standard (“gold wheaten or red wheaten”) | Standard (“golden wheaten”) |
| Border Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Cairn Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Cane Corso | Standard (“dark wheat colour”) | Standard (“lighter and darker shades of fawn”) | Standard (“all shades of grey and fawn”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark wheat colour”) |
| Cesky Terrier | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Not recognised |
| Dachshund | Disqualifying | Standard (“Wheaten”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| DachshundSmooth | Disqualifying | Standard (“Wheaten”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| DachshundWirehaired | Disqualifying | Standard (“Wheaten”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| DachshundLonghaired | Disqualifying | Standard (“Wheaten”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Glen of Imaal Terrier | Standard (“Wheaten, from a light wheaten colour to a golden reddish shade”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“all shades of wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten, from a light wheaten colour to a golden reddish shade”) |
| Irish Terrier | Standard (“red-wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“red wheaten”) | Standard (“red/wheaten”) | Standard (“red/wheaten”) |
| Irish Wolfhound | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) |
| Lakeland Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Norfolk Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Red Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten (pale yellow or fawn)”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Norwegian Buhund | Standard (“wheaten (biscuit)”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“any shade of wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten (biscuit)”) |
| Norwich Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten (pale yellow or fawn)”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Otterhound | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”) | Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”) | Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”) |
| Scottish Terrier | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) | Standard (“wheaten”) |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Standard (“a good clear wheaten”) | Standard (“Wheaten”) | Standard (“any shade of clear wheaten”) | Standard (“a good clear wheaten”) | Standard (“a good, clear wheaten”) |
| Brussels Griffon | Disqualifying | Alternate (“Wheaten”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Brussels GriffonRough | Disqualifying | Alternate (“Wheaten”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Brussels GriffonSmooth | Disqualifying | Alternate (“Wheaten”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised |
Breeds where Wheaten is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Schnauzer | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“Wheaten”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised (“Chocolate & Wheaten”) | Not recognised |