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Dog pattern
Bicolour
Two colours in clearly separate areas: in cats and dogs usually a colour with white; in koi and goldfish two colours on the body.
106 Dog breeds list Bicolour. It is in a club standard for 99 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Bicolour
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Standard (“Red & White (Akita)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmerican | Standard (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | No ruling | Standard (“symmetrical and distinctive dark and white contrasting-colored markings”) | Standard (“a contrasting lighter color on the bottom half”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Malamute | Standard (“always with white on underbody”) | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“always with white on the underbody”) | Standard (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) | Standard (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) |
| 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 & Biscuit”) | Standard (“white with biscuit or cream”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Foxhound | No ruling | Standard (“White & Red”) | Standard (“Any color is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour”) | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) | Standard (“bi-color (Coated Variety)”) | 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 |
| Anatolian Shepherd | Standard (“All colours”) | Standard (“Biscuit & White”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian Shepherd | Standard (“Black With White Trim”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) |
| Basenji | Standard (“Pure black and white; Red and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”) | Standard (“Pure black and white; red and white”) | Standard (“Pure black and white; red and white”) |
| Basset Artésien Normand | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“fawn and white”) | Standard (“fawn and white (“bi-colour)”) | Standard (“Fawn and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Basset Hound | Standard (“lemon and white (bicolour)”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“lemon and white”) | Standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) | Standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Beagle | Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) |
| Bearded Collie | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) |
| Belgian Shepherd | No ruling | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“bi-color”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Boston Terrier | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“Brindle, seal, or black with white markings”) | Standard (“Brindle, Seal, or Black, with white markings”) | Standard (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) | Standard (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) |
| Bracco Italiano | Standard (“White with orange, amber or chestnut markings”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“White with orange or chestnut patches”) | Standard (“White with patches of varied size”) | Standard (“White with patches of varied size”) |
| Braque Francais Pyrenean | No ruling | Standard (“White & Chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Briard | Not recognised (“any demarcation line denotes a bi-colour which is unacceptable”) | Standard (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Standard (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Disqualifying (“coat of two distinct colours”) | Disqualifying (“coat of two distinct colours”) |
| Brittany | Standard (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”) | Standard (“Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns”) | Standard (“in clear or roan patterns”) | Standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) | Standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) |
| Bull Terrier | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“Brindle & White”) | Standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates (Colored)”) | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Bull TerrierColoured | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“Brindle & White”) | Standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“white markings may found on the legs, chest, neck”) | Standard (“with ... typical white markings”) | Standard (“with ... the typical white markings”) |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Fawn & White”) | Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Cirneco dell’Etna | Standard (“Tan & White Markings”) | Standard (“tan with white blaze or mark on head, chest and/or throat, white feet, point of tail”) | Standard (“Fawn with white markings on head, chest, feet, tail tip and belly”) | Standard (“Tan and white”) | No ruling |
| Clumber Spaniel | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“primarily a white dog with lemon color or orange color markings”) | Standard (“The primary body color is white, accompanied by lemon or orange markings”) | Standard (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) | Standard (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) |
| Collie | No ruling | Standard (“Sable & White”) | Standard (“typical white markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Danish-Swedish Farmdog | No ruling | Standard (“White dominating. Patches of different colors, sizes, and combinations permissible”) | Standard (“broken patches of different colors”) | Standard (“White dominating. Patches of different colours, sizes and combinations permissible”) | No ruling |
| Drentsche Patrijshond | No ruling | Standard (“White with brown markings”) | Standard (“White with brown markings”) | Standard (“White with brown markings”) | No ruling |
| Drever | No ruling | Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | No ruling |
| English Foxhound | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”) | Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”) |
| English Setter | Not recognised | No ruling | Standard (“black and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Black and White”) | 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 (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) |
| English Toy SpanielBlenheim | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) | Standard (“Blenheim”) |
| Eurasier | Standard (“Red & Black”) | Standard (“colour combinations”) | Standard (“combinations of colors”) | Standard (“colour combinations”) | No ruling |
| Field Spaniel | Not recognised (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Standard (“either self-colored or bi-colored”) | Standard (“Bi-color dogs must have roaning or ticking, not clear white”) | Fault (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Fault (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) |
| Finnish Lapphund | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| French Spaniel | Standard (“Brown & White”) | Standard (“White & Brown”) | Standard (“White and brown in irregular patches”) | Standard (“White and brown”) | No ruling |
| German Longhaired Pointer | Standard (“Brown and white”) | Standard (“Brown & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Brown and white”) | No ruling |
| German Shepherd | Standard (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”) | Standard (“Bi-Color”) | Standard (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Standard (“black and white same variations”) | Standard (“a combination of liver and white”) | Standard (“any combination of liver and white”) | Standard (“White with brown head markings”) | Standard (“black and white, same variations”) |
| German Wirehaired Pointer | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“The coat is liver and white”) | Standard (“liver and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Standard (“Bi-color: white with any other color”) | Standard (“white and black”) | Standard (“white and black”) | Standard (“white and black”) |
| Great Pyrenees | Standard (“White with patches”) | Standard (“white with markings”) | Standard (“white with color patches”) | Standard (“white with patches”) | Standard (“white with patches”) |
| Harrier | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”) | No ruling |
| Havanese | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) | Standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) |
| Ibizan Hound | Standard (“any combination of these”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“white or red, solid or in any combination”) | Standard (“white and red”) | Standard (“white and red”) |
| Icelandic Sheepdog | Standard (“white always accompanies the predominant colour”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“must be accompanied by white”) | Standard (“white markings always accompany the main colour”) | No ruling |
| Japanese Chin | Standard (“Black and white or red and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“black and white; red and white”) | Standard (“White with markings of black or red”) | Standard (“White with markings of black or red”) |
| Karelian Bear Dog | No ruling | Standard (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) | Standard (“black and white coat”) | Standard (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) | No ruling |
| Kromfohrlander | No ruling | Standard (“White & Brown”) | Standard (“the basic color is white, with patches or saddle of tan or light to dark brown”) | Standard (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) | Standard (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Standard (“white with brown or orange markings”) | Standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Standard (“White with brown or orange patches”) |
| Miniature American Shepherd | Standard (“Black & white”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with or without white ... markings”) | Standard (“with or without white ... markings”) | Standard (“with or without white ... markings”) |
| Miniature Bull Terrier | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“Brindle & White”) | Standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Norwegian Lundehund | No ruling | Standard (“with black hair tips and white markings”) | Standard (“Reddish-brown to fallow, black and gray have white markings”) | Standard (“Always combined with white”) | No ruling |
| Old English Sheepdog | Standard (“Grey & White”) | Standard (“with or without white markings or in reverse”) | Standard (“the head, neck, forequarters and underbelly are white”) | Standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) | Standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) |
| Otterhound | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“Blue & Cream”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“tan and white”) | Standard (“tan and white”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Standard (“white with black or tan markings”) | Standard (“Predominantly white with black, tan ... markings”) | Standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with ... white markings”) | Standard (“with ... white markings”) | Standard (“with ... white markings”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, black, sable, tricolor or grizzle markings”) | Standard (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, tricolor and grizzle markings”) | Standard (“white and black”) | Standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle, or black markings”) |
| Pointer | Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard (“either in combination with 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 (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Portuguese Podengo | Standard (“Yellow & White”) | Standard (“Yellow & white or fawn & white of any shade”) | Standard (“either solid or with white patches”) | Standard (“with or without white markings”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Pointer | Standard (“Yellow & White”) | Standard (“White Markings”) | Standard (“with white markings”) | Standard (“or with white patches”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Water Dog | Standard (“black and white, brown and white”) | Standard (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Standard (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Standard (“Black in black, white and pied animals”) | Standard (“Black in black, white, and pied animals”) |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | Standard (“black and white”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) | Standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) |
| Rafeiro do Alentejo | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted On White”) | No ruling | Standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | No ruling |
| Rastreador Brasileiro | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“bicolor (white with fawn or black markings”) | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rater Valenciá | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black-white, cinnamon-white ... chocolate-white”) | No ruling |
| Russell Terrier | Standard (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Standard (“White is predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Standard (“predominantly white with any combination of black, tan, or brown markings”) | Standard (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Standard (“White MUST predominate with black and/or tan markings”) |
| Saint Bernard | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“All shades of red and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Samoyed | Standard (“white and biscuit”) | Standard (“White & Biscuit”) | Standard (“white and biscuit”) | Standard (“white with biscuit”) | Standard (“white with biscuit”) |
| Schapendoes | No ruling | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“All colors are permitted”) | Standard (“All colours are permitted”) | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Standard (“Black and White”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”) | Standard (“Black and White”) | Standard (“Black and white”) |
| Shih Tzu | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Siberian Husky | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“may have white markings”) | Standard (“may have white markings”) |
| Small Munsterlander Pointer | Standard (“Brown & white”) | Standard (“Brown & White”) | Standard (“Brown and white”) | Standard (“Brown-white”) | Standard (“Brown-white”) |
| Smooth Fox Terrier | Standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Standard (“White & Tan”) | Standard (“White is the predominant color”) | Standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) |
| Spinone Italiano | Standard (“white and orange”) | Standard (“white and orange”) | Standard (“white with orange markings”) | Standard (“white with orange markings”) | Standard (“White with orange markings”) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Standard (“any one of these colours with white”) | Standard (“any of these colors with white”) | Standard (“with or without white”) | Standard (“any one of these colours with white”) | Standard (“any one of these colours with white”) |
| Swedish Lapphund | Standard (“a combination of black and brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Taiwan Dog | No ruling | Standard (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) | No ruling | Standard (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“any bi-color”) | Standard (“any bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Toy Fox Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“White and Black”) | No ruling | Standard (“White and black”) |
| Transylvanian Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“Any color pattern is permitted”) | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Standard (“Rich red and white only”) |
| Wire Fox Terrier | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“white is the predominant color”) | Standard (“white predominates with black ... or tan markings”) | Standard (“white predominates with black, tan ... markings”) |
| Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Standard (“White and brown”) | Standard (“Brown & Gray”) | Standard (“liver and white, orange and white”) | Standard (“Equally permissible white and brown and white and orange coats”) | No ruling |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standard (“Black & White”) | Alternate (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Standard (“Black & White”) | Alternate (“Black & White”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
| Yakutian Laika | Standard (“bicolour”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“bicolour”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Bicolour is a fault
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernese Mountain Dog | Not recognised | Fault (“Black & White”) | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Disqualifying |
| Hamiltonstovare | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Fault (“Two colored (yellow and white, black and white, black and tan)”) | Disqualifying (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Disqualifying (“Bi-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) |
Breeds where Bicolour is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“Red & White”) | No ruling | Disqualifying | Disqualifying |
| Schipperke | Not recognised | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”) | No ruling | Not recognised |
| Andalusian Podenco | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |