Dog color
Rust
A deep orange-brown: the rust markings of a Dobermann, and rust hamsters.
13 Dog breeds list Rust. It is in a club standard for 8 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Rust
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernese Mountain Dog | Standard (“rich tan markings”) | Standard (“Black Rust & White”) | Standard (“rich rust”) | Standard (“rich reddish-brown”) | Standard (“rich tan markings”) |
| Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Any solid colour”) | Standard (“Rust”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Any solid colour”) |
| Doberman Pinscher | Standard (“rust red”) | Standard (“rust”) | Standard (“rust colored”) | Standard (“rust red”) | Standard (“rust red”) |
| Irish Terrier | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“Rust”) | Not recognised |
| Miniature Pinscher | Standard (“red or brown markings”) | Standard (“Black & Rust”) | Standard (“rust-red markings”) | Standard (“sharply defined tan markings”) | Standard (“sharply defined tan markings”) |
| Puli | Standard (“black with few rusty coloured or grey shadings”) | Standard (“rusty black”) | Standard (“rusty black (reddish-black)”) | Standard (“black with rusty or grey shading”) | Standard (“black with few rusty-coloured or grey shadings”) |
| Vizsla | Standard (“Various shades of russet gold”) | Standard (“Golden Rust”) | Standard (“Solid golden rust in different shadings”) | Standard (“Russet gold”) | Standard (“Russet gold”) |
| Wirehaired Vizsla | Standard (“Various shades of russet gold”) | Standard (“Golden Rust”) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden sand to russet”) | Standard (“Various shades of russet-gold”) |
Breeds where Rust is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Russian Terrier | Fault (“Rusty shading in guard coat”) | Disqualifying | Fault (“Rusty shading in the guard coat”) | Not recognised | Fault (“Rusty shading in guard coat”) |
| Rough Collie | Fault (“A rusty tinge in top coat highly undesirable”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Fault (“A rusty tinge in top coat highly undesirable”) | Fault (“A rusty tinge in topcoat highly undesirable”) |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Fault (“Rustiness in a black or a blue coat”) | Fault (“Rustiness in a black or blue merle coat”) | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) |
| Smooth Collie | Fault (“A rusty tinge in top coat highly undesirable”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Fault (“A rusty tinge in top coat is highly undesirable”) | Fault (“A rusty tinge in top coat is highly undesirable”) |
| Standard Schnauzer | Not recognised | Fault (“shadings or mixtures thereof in the topcoat such as rust”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised |
Color changes
How Rust can appear or change over an animal's life.
Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back