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Dog pattern
Double merle
Merle from both parents: mostly white with small merle patches, often blue eyes and impaired sight or hearing. No standard accepts it; the Dachshund calls it double dapple.
76 Dog breeds list Double merle. No club standard describes it. At least one club disqualifies it in 19 breeds.
Breeds where Double merle is a fault
| Breed | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|
| English Cocker Spaniel | Fault | Not recognised |
Breeds where Double merle is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Cocker Spaniel | Disqualifying | No ruling | Not recognised | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielASCOB | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielParticolour | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| Bulldog | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Not recognised | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | Disqualifying |
| Dachshund | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DachshundSmooth | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| DachshundWirehaired | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| DachshundLonghaired | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Great Dane | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Italian Greyhound | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Mudi | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Poodle (Standard) | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Poodle (Toy) | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Mastiff | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| Yorkshire Terrier | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Akita | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| AkitaJapanese | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Beagle | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Boston Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| Canaan | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| French Bulldog | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| German Spitz | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| German SpitzGiant | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lhasa Apso | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Miniature American Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| Old English Sheepdog | Not recognised | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Not recognised | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Pomeranian | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Saluki | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Afghan Hound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmerican | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielBlack | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard Hound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Anatolian Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bearded Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bergamasco Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Borzoi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chihuahua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chinese Crested | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Drever | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Eurasier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Fila Brasileiro | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Finnish Lapphund | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Havanese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Löwchen | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pekingese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rough Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih Tzu | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian Husky | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Smooth Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Spaniel | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Whippet | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |