Dog color
White
White hair, feathers, skin, horn or shell. A white coat can still have dark eyes and dark skin; compare albino and leucistic.
255 Dog breeds list White. It is in a club standard for 221 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 29 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept White
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Fault (“white or spotted coat”) | Standard (“A small white spot on the chest is not penalized”) | Standard (“A small white spot or a line of white hairs on the chest are not to be penalized”) | Not recognised | Fault (“white, or spotted coat”) |
| Afghan Hound | Standard (“All colours acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colours”) |
| Akbash | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The Akbash Dog is always white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Akita | Standard (“white (Japanese Akita)”) | Standard (“White (Japanese Akitainu)”) | Standard (“any color including white (Akita)”) | Standard (“White: Pure white in colour (Japanese Akita Inu)”) | Standard (“white (Akita)”) |
| AkitaJapanese | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“White: Pure white in colour”) | Standard (“white”) |
| AkitaAmerican | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“any color including white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | No ruling | Standard (“White is required on all coat colors”) | Standard (“a contrasting lighter color on the bottom half of the dogs face, throat, chest, breeches, feet, legs and underside”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Malamute | Standard (“all-white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“all white”) | Standard (“all white”) | Standard (“all-white”) |
| American Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”) |
| American Cocker SpanielParticolour | Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”) |
| American English Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“white and red, white and black, white and lemon”) | No ruling | Standard (“red and white; white and black”) |
| American Eskimo Dog | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Pure white is most desired”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Foxhound | Standard (“Any colour”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any color is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“solid white ... but must always have some white (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard Hound | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white points and a white collar. No more than one-third white is allowed”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | Standard (“more than 80% white ... not to be encouraged”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“all-white, more than 80% white ... not to be encouraged”) |
| Anatolian Shepherd | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“White No Mask”) | No ruling |
| Appenzeller Sennenhund | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“Black Brown & White”) | Standard (“white markings”) | No ruling | Standard (“white markings”) |
| Australian Shepherd | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“may have white as follows”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) |
| Azawakh | Disqualifying (“invasive white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“invasive white”) |
| Barbet | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“Solid white or white with markings”) | No ruling |
| Basenji | Standard (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”) | Standard (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”) | Standard (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”) |
| Basset Artésien Normand | Standard (“fawn and white”) | No ruling | Standard (“fawn and white”) | No ruling | Standard (“Fawn and white”) |
| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Fault (“a small white star on the chest, something not sought after”) | Fault (“a small white star on the chest, but not desirable”) | Fault (“a small white spot on the chest ... acceptable but not desirable”) | Standard (“White spot on chest permissible”) | Fault (“a small white star on the chest (something not sought-after)”) |
| Basset Hound | Standard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour); lemon and white (bi-colour)”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“black, tan and white, or lemon and white”) | Standard (“black, white and tan (tricolour); lemon and white (bicolour)”) | Standard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour); lemon and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound | Standard (“Small light-coloured patch on chest (“Bracken Star”) permitted”) | Standard (“Small light-coloured patch on chest (“Bracken Star”) permitted”) | Standard (“A small white star on the chest is permitted”) | Standard (“A small, light coloured patch on chest permitted”) | Standard (“Small light-coloured patch on chest (“Bracken Star”) permitted”) |
| Beagle | Standard (“all white”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”) | Standard (“all white”) | Standard (“all white”) |
| Bearded Collie | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) |
| Belgian Shepherd | Standard (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”) | Standard (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) | Standard (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) |
| Bergamasco Sheepdog | Fault (“colour other than permitted (white coat colour on more than 1/5 of the body disqualifying)”) | Standard (“white markings are acceptable if they cover no more than one-fifth of the body”) | Standard (“white markings are acceptable if they cover no more than one-fifth of the coat”) | Standard (“white patches allowed providing no more than one fifth of coat”) | Fault (“colour other than permitted (white coat colour on more than one-fifth of the body disqualifying)”) |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“Black Rust & White”) | Standard (“clear white”) | Standard (“white head marking (blaze) and white chest marking (cross) are essential”) | Standard (“white markings”) |
| Bichon Frise | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White is the acceptable color”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Biewer Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“black or blue and white”) | No ruling | Standard (“white”) |
| Bloodhound | Standard (“A little white on the forechest, on the toes and at the tip of the tail is tolerated”) | Standard (“A small amount of white is permissible on chest, feet, and tip of stern”) | Standard (“A small amount of white is permissible on the chest, feet and tip of the tail”) | Standard (“Small amount of white permissible on chest, feet and tip of tail”) | Standard (“A little white on the forechest, on the toes and at the tip of the tail is tolerated”) |
| Bluetick Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“There should be more blue ticking than white in the body coat”) | Standard (“There should be more blue ticking than white in the body coat”) | No ruling | Standard (“There should be more blue ticking than white in the body coat”) |
| Boerboel | No ruling | Standard (“Limited clear white patches on the legs and the fore chest are permissible”) | Standard (“Piebald white spots on a brown (tan, red), fawn or brindle dog”) | No ruling | Fault (“Irish markings ... should be discriminated against in the show ring”) |
| Bolognese | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White without markings”) | Standard (“Pure white”) |
| Border Collie | Standard (“white should never predominate”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“may have white trim”) | Standard (“white should never predominate”) | Standard (“white should never predominate”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Boston Terrier | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“white markings”) | Standard (“white markings”) |
| Boxer | Standard (“White markings should not be discarded”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed”) | Standard (“White markings acceptable not exceeding one-third of ground colour”) | Standard (“White markings should not be discarded”) |
| Bracco Italiano | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Braque du Bourbonnais | Standard (“His white coat is entirely covered with fine brown or fawn ticking”) | Standard (“His white coat is entirely covered with fine brown or fawn ticking”) | Standard (“White, with fine brown or fawn ticking”) | Standard (“Fawn & White”) | No ruling |
| Braque Francais Pyrenean | No ruling | Standard (“White & Chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Brittany | Standard (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”) | Standard (“Orange & White”) | Standard (“Orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”) | Standard (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”) |
| Broholmer | Standard (“White markings on chest, feet and tip of tail are optional”) | Standard (“White markings on chest, feet and tip of tail are optional”) | Standard (“White markings on the chest, feet and tip of tail are optional”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bull Terrier | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White: The dog is white”) | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“For White dogs: pure white coat”) |
| Bull TerrierWhite | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White: The dog is white”) | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“For White dogs: pure white coat”) |
| Bull TerrierColoured | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“any color with white markings”) | Standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Bulldog | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid white”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Canaan | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Standard (“with or without typical white markings”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“white markings ... but white should not predominate”) | Standard (“with or without the typical white markings”) | Standard (“with or without the typical white markings”) |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog | No ruling | Standard (“White Merle”) | Standard (“an endless variety of coat colors ... 70 percent or more white: Serious Fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Any solid colour, piebald or spotted colour”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Any solid colour, piebald, or spotted colour”) |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Standard (“Rich chestnut markings well broken up, on pearly white ground”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Rich chestnut markings well broken-up on a pearly white background”) | Standard (“rich chestnut markings well broken up, on pearly white ground”) | Standard (“Rich chestnut markings well broken up, on pearly white ground”) |
| Central Asian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Any”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Any colour”) |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standard (“Fawn & White”) | Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Not recognised (“All solid colours acceptable except white”) | Alternate (“White”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Not recognised (“All solid colours except white are acceptable”) | Not recognised (“All solid colours acceptable except white”) |
| Chow Chow | Standard (“white”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Cirneco dell’Etna | Standard (“Tan and white”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“Solid white or white with orange patches is acceptable, but not preferred”) | Standard (“White markings acceptable on chest, toes, head, foreface and tip of tail”) | No ruling |
| Clumber Spaniel | Standard (“Plain white body preferred”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“The primary body color is white”) | Standard (“Plain white body”) | Standard (“Plain white body preferred”) |
| Collie | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white: predominately white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Coton de Tulear | Standard (“Ground colour: White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Ground color: White”) | Standard (“Predominantly white”) | Standard (“Ground colour is white”) |
| Dachshund | Disqualifying | Standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”) | Standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”) | Not recognised (“white”) | Not recognised |
| DachshundSmooth | Disqualifying | Standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”) | Standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”) | Not recognised (“white”) | Not recognised |
| DachshundWirehaired | Disqualifying | Standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”) | Standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”) | Not recognised (“white”) | Not recognised |
| DachshundLonghaired | Disqualifying | Standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”) | Standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”) | Not recognised (“white”) | Not recognised |
| Dalmatian | Standard (“The ground colour is pure white”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“The ground color is pure white”) | Standard (“Ground colour pure white”) | Standard (“Ground colour pure white”) |
| Danish-Swedish Farmdog | Standard (“White dominating”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“White is the predominating color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Deutscher Wachtelhund | Standard (“pied colour patterns with white as basic colour”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“White, with or without ticking with brown patches”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogo Argentino | Standard (“Entirely white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Entirely white”) |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Standard (“Limited white patches are permissible on the forechest, and the extremities of the limbs”) | Standard (“Individual patches of white on the forechest”) | Standard (“Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and feet”) | Standard (“Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and the extremities of the limbs”) | Standard (“Limited white patches are permissible on the forechest and the extremities of the limbs”) |
| Drentsche Patrijshond | Standard (“White with brown markings”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White with brown markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Drever | Standard (“white markings ... Not accepted is predominant white”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable ... Solid white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“Black and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red”) | Standard (“Black and white”) | Standard (“Black and white”) |
| English Foxhound | Standard (“Any recognized hound colour”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour”) |
| English Setter | Standard (“Black and white (blue belton)”) | Standard (“white ground color”) | Standard (“solid white”) | Standard (“Black and white (blue belton)”) | Standard (“Black and white (blue belton)”) |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Springer Spaniel | Standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Standard (“Liver and white”) |
| English Toy Spaniel | Standard (“Ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“a pearly-white ground”) | Standard (“ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Ground pearly white”) |
| English Toy SpanielBlenheim | Standard (“Ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“a pearly-white ground”) | Standard (“ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Ground pearly white”) |
| English Toy SpanielPrince Charles | Standard (“Tricolour: Ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“a pearly-white ground”) | Standard (“Tricolour: ground pearly white”) | Standard (“Tricolour: Ground pearly white”) |
| Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Standard (“White markings”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“clear white markings”) | Standard (“clean white markings”) | No ruling |
| Field Spaniel | Fault (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Standard (“Bi-colored dogs must be roaned and/or ticked in white areas”) | Standard (“Bi-color dogs must have roaning or ticking, not clear white”) | Not recognised (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Fault (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) |
| Finnish Lapphund | Standard (“all colours are permitted”) | Standard (“Wolf Sable & White”) | Standard (“all colors are allowed”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“all colours are permitted”) |
| Finnish Spitz | Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”) | Standard (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”) | Standard (“The following white markings are permitted”) | Standard (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”) | Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”) |
| French Bulldog | Standard (“The all-white subjects ... are admitted but not bred for”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White dogs, with black nose and eyelids, are permissible”) | Standard (“Whites are classified with pieds for show purposes”) | Standard (“All-white subjects ... are admitted, but not bred to”) |
| French Spaniel | Standard (“White and brown”) | Standard (“White & Brown”) | Standard (“White and brown in irregular patches”) | Standard (“White & Brown”) | No ruling |
| German Longhaired Pointer | Standard (“Brown with white or speckled markings”) | Standard (“Brown & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Brown with white or speckled markings”) | No ruling |
| German Shepherd | Disqualifying (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”) | Disqualifying (“White”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Fault (“whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable”) | Disqualifying (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”) |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Standard (“White with brown head markings, brown patches or specks”) | Standard (“Liver & White”) | Standard (“any combination of liver and white”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) |
| German Spitz | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“including pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) |
| German SpitzGiant | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“including pure white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| German Wirehaired Pointer | Standard (“Light roan”) | Standard (“Liver & White”) | Standard (“liver and white ticked”) | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“Light roan”) |
| Giant Schnauzer | Standard (“Black/Silver: white markings over the eyes, on the cheeks, at the beard”) | Standard (“A small white spot on the breast is permitted”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“Black and silver: white markings over the eyes, on the cheeks, at the beard”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“white spotting”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“white spotting”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white spotting”) |
| Great Dane | Standard (“Harlequin: Basic colour pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Harlequin: Black torn patches ... over a white background”) | Standard (“Harlequins: pure white underground”) | Standard (“Harlequin: Basic colour pure white”) |
| Great Pyrenees | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Standard (“clean white markings”) | Standard (“Black, White & Red”) | Standard (“There is a white blaze and muzzle”) | Standard (“clean white markings”) | Standard (“clean white markings”) |
| Greyhound | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Immaterial”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Hamiltonstovare | Standard (“White markings as a blaze, on throat, upper side of neck”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“tip of tail and lower part of legs and feet white”) | Standard (“White colouring as a blaze on muzzle, on throat, brisket, tip of tail”) | Standard (“White markings as a blaze on throat, upper side of neck”) |
| Hanoverian Scenthound | Standard (“Small white patches on forechest to be tolerated”) | Standard (“Small white patches on forechest to be tolerated”) | Standard (“Small white patches on the chest are tolerated”) | No ruling | Standard (“Small white patches on forechest to be tolerated”) |
| Harrier | Standard (“Usually white as base colour”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any good hound color”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling |
| Havanese | Standard (“Rarely completely pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Rarely completely pure white”) |
| Hokkaido | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ibizan Hound | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Icelandic Sheepdog | Standard (“white markings always accompany the main colour”) | Standard (“white always accompanies the color”) | Standard (“must be accompanied by white”) | Standard (“white always accompanies the predominant colour”) | No ruling |
| Irish Red and White Setter | Standard (“Base colour white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Base color white”) | Standard (“base colour pearl white”) | Standard (“Base colour white”) |
| Irish Wolfhound | Standard (“Pure White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“Pure White”) |
| Italian Greyhound | Disqualifying (“white except in chest and feet”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Japanese Chin | Standard (“White with markings of black or red”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“black and white; red and white”) | Standard (“Black and white or red and white”) | Standard (“White with markings of black or red”) |
| Japanese Spitz | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“pure white”) |
| Jindo | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White: may have gold tinges on ears and legs”) | No ruling |
| Kai Ken | Disqualifying (“Coat with many white spots”) | Standard (“A small white blaze is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”) | Standard (“Some white is allowed on the legs ... on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Karelian Bear Dog | Standard (“clearly defined white markings on the head, neck, chest, belly and the legs”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“sharp-edged white patches or marks on the head, neck, chest, belly, and legs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kishu Ken | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Komondor | Standard (“ivory colour”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“the only acceptable coat color is ivory”) | Standard (“always white”) | Standard (“ivory colour”) |
| Kromfohrlander | Standard (“Basic colour white”) | Standard (“White & Brown”) | Standard (“the basic color is white”) | No ruling | Standard (“Basic colour white”) |
| Kuvasz | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white, with no markings”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Standard (“Off-white solid colour”) | Standard (“Off-White”) | Standard (“Off white solid color”) | Standard (“Solid off-white”) | Standard (“Off-white solid colour”) |
| Lancashire Heeler | Fault (“White to be discouraged”) | Fault (“White to be discouraged”) | Fault (“White is to be discouraged”) | Standard (“A small white spot on forechest tolerated”) | Fault (“White to be discouraged”) |
| Lapponian Herder | Standard (“White markings may appear on neck, chest and legs”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Leonberger | Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”) | Standard (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest ... is tolerated”) | Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest, and white hairs on the toes, are permitted”) | Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hair on the toes tolerated”) | Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”) |
| Lhasa Apso | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Löwchen | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Maltese | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“Pure white”) |
| Mastiff | Not recognised (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is unacceptable”) | Standard (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted”) | No ruling | Fault (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable”) | Not recognised (“Excessive white on body, chest, or feet is unacceptable”) |
| Miniature American Shepherd | Standard (“white markings are not required but when present do not dominate”) | Standard (“white markings are not required but when present do not dominate”) | Standard (“white markings are not required, but when present do not dominate”) | Standard (“may have white as follows”) | Standard (“white markings are not required but, when present, do not dominate”) |
| Miniature Bull Terrier | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White: The dog is white”) | Standard (“For White, pure white coat”) | Standard (“For White dogs: pure white coat”) |
| Miniature Pinscher | Not recognised | Alternate (“White Markings”) | Disqualifying (“White on any part of the dog that exceeds one-half inch in its longest dimension”) | Standard (“Slight white on chest tolerated”) | Fault (“Slight white on chest permissible but undesirable”) |
| Miniature Schnauzer | Standard (“Pure white with white undercoat”) | Disqualifying (“White”) | Standard (“White, with a white undercoat”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Mountain Cur | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mudi | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Neapolitan Mastiff | Standard (“Permissible is a little white patch on the chest and/or on the tip of the toes”) | Standard (“There may be solid white markings on the chest”) | Standard (“There may be small white patches on the chest and on the tips of the toes”) | Standard (“Small star on chest and white on toes permissible”) | Standard (“Permissible is a little white patch on the chest and/or on the tip of the toes”) |
| Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | Standard (“on pure white”) | Standard (“White & Red”) | Standard (“on a white background”) | Standard (“on white”) | Standard (“on pure white”) |
| Newfoundland | Standard (“White and black”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“White and black (Landseer)”) | Standard (“Landseer (white and black)”) | Standard (“White and Black”) |
| Norrbottenspets | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Lundehund | Standard (“Always combined with white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white with dark patches”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Standard (“white markings : tip of tail, feet (not extending beyond the pasterns), chest and blaze”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“white markings - tip of tail, feet (not extending beyond the pasterns), chest and blaze”) | Standard (“White markings usual”) | No ruling |
| Old English Sheepdog | Standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white”) | Standard (“Blue & White”) | Standard (“the head, neck, forequarters and underbelly are white”) | Standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white”) | Standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white”) |
| Olde English Bulldogge | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Standard (“White hounds”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“White hounds”) | Standard (“White Hounds”) |
| Papillon | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“White with patches”) | Standard (“White with patches”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Standard (“White or predominantly white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Predominantly white”) | Standard (“White or predominantly white”) | Standard (“White or predominantly white”) |
| Pekingese | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Standard (“with or without white markings on legs, brisket and neck”) | Standard (“white is acceptable on legs, chest, neck ..., muzzle, underparts and as a narrow blaze”) | Standard (“white on the legs, chest, neck ..., muzzle, underparts and as a narrow blaze is acceptable”) | Standard (“with or without white markings on legs, brisket and neck”) | Standard (“with or without white markings on legs, brisket and neck”) |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“white spotting”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, tricolor and grizzle markings”) | Standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle, or black markings”) |
| Pharaoh Hound | Standard (“white markings allowed as follows”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“white markings allowed as follows”) | Standard (“Tan & White Markings”) | Standard (“white markings allowed as follows”) |
| Plott Hound | No ruling | Standard (“White Chest & Feet”) | Standard (“Some white on chest and feet is permissible”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pointer | Standard (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“in combination with white”) | Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Pomeranian | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Poodle (Standard) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Poodle (Toy) | Standard (“Solid colours: Black, white, brown”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Porcelaine | Standard (“Very white”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“White ground color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo | Standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | Standard (“White & Yellow”) | Standard (“primarily white with patches of any shade of yellow or fawn”) | Standard (“White only if accompanied by markings of one of the listed colours”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Standard (“white with patches of these colours (totally white: disqualifying)”) | Standard (“White & Fawn”) | Standard (“primarily white with patches (solid white: disqualifying)”) | Standard (“White only if accompanied by markings of one of the listed colours”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Pointer | Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Water Dog | Standard (“solid white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“Solid white”) |
| Puli | Standard (“pearl white coat, without any russet gold (semmelblond)”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white without any yellow markings”) | Standard (“pearl white coat, without any russet gold (semmelblond)”) |
| Pumi | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White – must be intense and solid”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Pyrenean Mastiff | Standard (“Basic colour white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Basically white”) | Standard (“Base colour pure white”) | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | Standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“black and white”) | Standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) |
| Pyrenean ShepherdSmooth-Faced | No ruling | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Grey with white patches/markings”) | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do Alentejo | Standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | Standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rastreador Brasileiro | Standard (“Fully mottled black and white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“solid white ... must always have some white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rater Valenciá | Standard (“white spots”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Solid white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rough Collie | Standard (“All should carry typical white Collie markings”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White: predominately white”) | Standard (“All should carry typical white Collie markings”) | Standard (“All should carry typical white Collie markings”) |
| Russell Terrier | Standard (“White must predominate”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid white or predominantly white”) | Standard (“White must predominate”) | Standard (“White MUST predominate”) |
| Saint Bernard | Standard (“Primary colour white”) | Standard (“White & Red”) | Standard (“All shades of red and white”) | Standard (“white with patches”) | Standard (“Primary colour white”) |
| Saluki | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Samoyed | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“pure white”) |
| Schapendoes | Standard (“All colours are permitted”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sealyham Terrier | Standard (“All white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All white”) | Standard (“All white”) | Standard (“All white”) |
| Segugio Italiano | Standard (“The black and tan may show a white star on the chest; ... called tricolour”) | Standard (“The black and tan may show a white star on the chest”) | Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoShorthaired | Standard (“The black and tan may show a white star on the chest; ... called tricolour”) | Standard (“The black and tan may show a white star on the chest”) | Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoWirehaired | Standard (“The black and tan may have only the white star on the chest; ... called tricolour”) | Standard (“The black and tan may show a white star on the chest”) | Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Standard (“Black and White”) | Standard (“Sable & White”) | Standard (“predominantly white”) | Standard (“Black and White”) | Standard (“Black and white”) |
| Shiba Inu | Not recognised | Fault (“Cream, white, pinto, or any other color or marking not specified”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“White: White coat with red or grey tinges”) | Not recognised |
| Shih Tzu | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Siberian Husky | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“all colors, from black to pure white”) | Standard (“including white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Slovensky Cuvac | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Small Munsterlander Pointer | Standard (“Brown-white”) | Standard (“Brown & White”) | Standard (“Brown and white”) | Standard (“Brown & white”) | Standard (“Brown-white”) |
| Smooth Collie | Standard (“Sable and white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White: predominately white”) | Standard (“Sable and white”) | Standard (“Sable and white”) |
| Smooth Fox Terrier | Standard (“White should predominate, all white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White is the predominant color”) | Standard (“White should predominate, all white”) | Standard (“White should predominate: all white”) |
| Spanish Greyhound | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“White”) |
| Spanish Mastiff | Standard (“dogs with a white collar”) | Standard (“dogs with a white collar”) | Standard (“solid colored with a white collar”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Spanish Water Dog | Standard (“white, black and chestnut in their different shades”) | Standard (“White w/Black Nose”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Solid black, brown or white of various shades”) | No ruling |
| Spinone Italiano | Standard (“Pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“pure white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Pure white”) |
| Stabyhoun | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | No ruling | Standard (“with white markings”) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Standard Schnauzer | Fault (“white or spotted coat”) | Standard (“A small white smudge on the chest is not a fault”) | Standard (“A small, white smudge on the chest is not to be faulted”) | Not recognised | Fault (“white, or spotted coat”) |
| Swedish Lapphund | Standard (“White on chest, on feet and tip of tail is permissible”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“White on the chest, feet and tip of the tail is acceptable, but more white is undesirable”) | Standard (“White mark on chest, white feet and white tip of tail acceptable”) | No ruling |
| Taiwan Dog | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“must always have some white”) | Standard (“always including white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Mastiff | Standard (“White star on breast permissible”) | Standard (“White markings on chest and feet acceptable”) | Standard (“White markings may occur on the chin, chest and feet”) | Standard (“White star on breast permissible”) | Standard (“White star on breast permissible”) |
| Tibetan Spaniel | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) |
| Tibetan Terrier | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Tornjak | Standard (“Usually the dominant ground colour is white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Usually the dominant ground/base color is white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tosa | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“pied, which is the least desirable”) | No ruling | Not recognised |
| Toy Fox Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“White is the predominating body color”) | No ruling | Standard (“Body is over 50% white”) |
| Transylvanian Hound | Standard (“a white marking may occur”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“white markings on the head, neck, chest, lower legs and tip of tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing Tennessee Brindle | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“A small amount of white on the breast or feet is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“rich red and white”) | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) |
| West Highland White Terrier | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“the only acceptable color is white”) | Standard (“white”) | Standard (“white”) |
| Whippet | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Color is inconsequential”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| White Swiss Shepherd Dog | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“White”) |
| Wire Fox Terrier | Standard (“white predominates”) | Standard (“White”) | Standard (“white is the predominant color”) | Standard (“white predominates”) | Standard (“white predominates”) |
| Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Standard (“Equally permissible white and brown and white and orange coats”) | Standard (“White & Brown”) | Standard (“liver and white”) | Standard (“White and brown”) | No ruling |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”) | Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”) |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”) | Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”) |
| Yakutian Laika | Standard (“White and any patching”) | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | Standard (“White and with any patching”) | No ruling |
| Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“All colours are acceptable from white to dark brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“All solid colors are acceptable from white to a very dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where White is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Fault (“White or cream coat colour”) | Fault (“White or cream coat colour”) | Fault (“Cream or white undercoat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Black and Tan Coonhound | Fault (“White on chest or other parts of body is highly undesirable”) | Fault (“White on chest or other parts of body is highly undesirable”) | No ruling | Fault (“White markings highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Bouvier des Flandres | Disqualifying (“white”) | Fault (“White”) | Fault (“white ... dogs”) | Fault (“white predominating ... highly undesirable”) | Disqualifying (“white”) |
| German Pinscher | Not recognised | Fault (“Any white markings on the dog are undesirable”) | Fault (“Solid white patches/spots anywhere on body”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Golden Retriever | Not recognised | No ruling | Fault (“Body color that approaches white or mahogany is undesirable”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Keeshond | Disqualifying (“Definite white markings or spots”) | Fault (“White”) | Fault (“Pronounced white markings on the legs and feet”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“Definite white markings or spots”) |
| Manchester Terrier (Toy) | No ruling | Fault (“White on any part of the coat is a serious fault”) | Fault (“White on any part of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Elkhound | Fault (“White on tail tip. White on chest”) | Fault (“Black White & Silver”) | Fault (“White patches”) | Fault (“white markings undesirable”) | Fault (“White on tail tip. White on chest”) |
| Rottweiler | Disqualifying (“White markings”) | Fault (“white marking any place on dog”) | Disqualifying (“White markings anywhere on the dog”) | Fault (“White marking is highly undesirable”) | Disqualifying (“White markings”) |
| Silky Terrier | Not recognised (“Silver and white not acceptable”) | No ruling | Fault (“Silver or white”) | Not recognised | Not recognised (“Silver and white not acceptable”) |
| Slovensky Kopov | Fault (“white markings”) | Fault (“white markings”) | Fault (“White markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Disqualifying (“white coat”) | Fault (“must never be white”) | Disqualifying (“white or brown color”) | Fault (“a white coat and red coat equally undesirable”) | Disqualifying (“white coat”) |
| Sussex Spaniel | Not recognised | Fault (“White on the chest is a minor fault”) | Fault (“White on the chest”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Swedish Vallhund | Disqualifying (“white ... coat colour”) | Fault (“White”) | No ruling | Not recognised (“White”) | Disqualifying (“white ... coat colour”) |
Breeds where White is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Picard | Disqualifying (“white”) | Disqualifying (“solid ... white”) | Disqualifying (“pure ... white”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“white”) |
| Black Russian Terrier | Disqualifying (“White spots or markings”) | Disqualifying | Disqualifying (“White spots or markings”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“White spots or markings”) |
| Briard | Disqualifying (“white ... colour”) | Disqualifying (“White”) | Disqualifying (“white coat”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“white ... colour”) |
| Chinook | No ruling | Disqualifying (“White”) | Disqualifying (“white dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Doberman Pinscher | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“White”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised (“White (white ancestry)”) | Not recognised |
| Eurasier | Disqualifying (“pure white”) | Disqualifying (“White”) | Not recognised (“with the exception of pure white”) | Not recognised (“pure white ... unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| Fila Brasileiro | Disqualifying (“Dogs which are white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Dogs that are white”) |
| Hovawart | Disqualifying (“white”) | Disqualifying (“white”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“white”) |
| Kangal Shepherd Dog | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Dogs with a white, black, chocolate, red or liver main body color”) | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Pug | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised (“White”) | Not recognised |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | Disqualifying (“solid white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schipperke | Disqualifying (“with tiny white spots, even on the toes”) | Disqualifying (“White”) | Disqualifying (“Any white markings”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Sloughi | Disqualifying (“White stockings, larger white markings”) | Disqualifying (“solid white extending above the toes or white anywhere else on the dog”) | Disqualifying (“Extensive white markings such as parti-color, white socks and white blaze”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“White stockings, larger white markings”) |
| Cairn Terrier | Not recognised (“Not ... white”) | Not recognised (“any color except white”) | Not recognised | Not recognised (“including ... white ... unacceptable”) | Not recognised (“including ... white ... unacceptable”) |
| Scottish Deerhound | Not recognised | Not recognised (“White is condemned by all authorities”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Andalusian Podenco | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-Pon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaya borzaya | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How White can appear or change over an animal's life.
Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 weeks
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