Which Dog breeds come in Marbled?

Club breed standards describe Marbled for the Australian Shepherd, Catahoula Leopard Dog, Collie, Miniature American Shepherd, Rough Collie, Shetland Sheepdog and Smooth Collie.

Which breeds disqualify Marbled?

At least one club disqualifies Marbled in the American Cocker Spaniel, Cane Corso, Pomeranian, Poodle (Miniature), Poodle (Standard) and Poodle (Toy).

Dog pattern

Marbled

Colour in swirls like marble rather than stripes or spots: marbled Bengal cats, marble bettas; an iris marbled with two colours.

13 Dog breeds list Marbled. It is in a club standard for 7 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 6 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Marbled

Breed	FCI	AKC	KUSA	UKC	KC
Australian ShepherdEyes	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)
Catahoula Leopard DogEyes	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes may be any color or combination of colors without preference”)	No ruling
CollieEyes	No ruling	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle ... in color”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Miniature American ShepherdEyes	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)	Standard (“marbling”)
Rough CollieEyes	Standard (“blueflecked”)	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle”)	Standard (“blue-flecked”)	Standard (“blue flecked”)	Standard (“blue-flecked”)
Shetland SheepdogEyes	Standard (“blue flecked”)	Standard (“merle eyes permissible in blue merles only”)	Standard (“blue-flecked”)	Standard (“flecked with blue”)	Standard (“blue flecked”)
Smooth CollieEyes	Standard (“blue-flecked”)	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle”)	Standard (“blue-flecked”)	Standard (“blue flecked”)	Standard (“blue-flecked”)

Breeds where Marbled is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	FCI	AKC	KUSA	UKC
American Cocker SpanielEyes	Disqualifying (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Disqualifying (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Disqualifying (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)	No ruling
Cane CorsoEyes	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	No ruling
PomeranianEyes	No ruling	Disqualifying (“blue marbled”)	No ruling	No ruling
Poodle (Miniature)Eyes	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Any variation of blue eyes, including ... marbling”)
Poodle (Standard)Eyes	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Any variation of blue eyes, including ... marbling”)
Poodle (Toy)Eyes	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“including flecks and marbling”)

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