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Dog pattern
Odd-eyed
Each eye a different colour (complete heterochromia), as in odd-eyed white cats.
63 Dog breeds list Odd-eyed. It is in a club standard for 20 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 36 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Odd-eyed
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Klee KaiEyes | Standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard HoundEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Leopard spotted dogs may have one or both blue eyes or wall eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian ShepherdEyes | Standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) | Standard (“any variation or combination”) | Standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) | Standard (“or combination”) | Standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) |
| BeauceronEyes | Standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border CollieEyes | Standard (“any eye color is acceptable”) | Standard (“one, or both ... may be blue”) | Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) | Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) | Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) |
| Cardigan Welsh CorgiEyes | Standard (“one dark and one blue eye permissible in blue merles”) | Standard (“one dark and one blue eye ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) |
| Catahoula Leopard DogEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Eyes may be any color or combination of colors without preference”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CollieEyes | Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china (blue merles)”) | Standard (“blue, or blue flecked, eyes (one or both)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DachshundEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”) | Standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”) |
| DalmatianEyes | Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colours (heterochromia)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Great DaneEyes | Standard (“In Harlequins and Merles ... eyes of different colors are permitted”) | Standard (“In Harlequins and Merles ... eyes of different colors are permitted”) | Standard (“In harlequins ... two differently coloured eyes are to be tolerated”) | Standard (“Wall, or odd eyes permissible in harlequins”) | Standard (“In harlequins ... two differently coloured eyes are to be tolerated”) |
| Miniature American ShepherdEyes | Standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Standard (“or combination”) | Standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any colour combination thereof”) |
| MudiEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Heterochromia”) | No ruling | Standard (“(in either or both eyes)”) | No ruling |
| Old English SheepdogEyes | Standard (“brown, blue or one of each”) | Standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Standard (“dark or wall eyes”) |
| Pyrenean ShepherdEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“one or both may be blue ... in merle coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| Rough CollieEyes | Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china”) | Standard (“(one or both)”) | Standard (“one or both”) | Standard (“one or both”) | Standard (“one or both”) |
| Shetland SheepdogEyes | No ruling | Standard (“may have one or both eyes blue”) | Standard (“one or both may be blue”) | Standard (“one or both may be blue”) | Standard (“one or both may be blue”) |
| Siberian HuskyEyes | Standard (“one of each”) | Standard (“one eye of each color”) | Standard (“one of each”) | Standard (“one of each colour”) | Standard (“one of each”) |
| Smooth CollieEyes | Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china”) | Standard (“(one or both)”) | Standard (“one or both”) | Standard (“one or both”) | Standard (“one or both”) |
| Yakutian LaikaEyes | Standard (“bi-eyed”) | No ruling | Standard (“odd eyes (one brown, one blue)”) | Standard (“or combination”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Odd-eyed is a fault
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Hairless TerrierEyes | No ruling | Fault (“both eyes not of matching colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull TerrierEyes | No ruling | Fault (“both eyes not matched in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bergamasco SheepdogEyes | Disqualifying (“one (or two) full blue eye(s)”) | No ruling | Fault (“heterochromia of the iris, bilateral or monolateral”) | Fault (“heterochromia of the iris, bilateral or monolateral”) |
| Caucasian Shepherd DogEyes | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colour”) | Fault (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colour”) | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colour”) |
| ChihuahuaEyes | Fault (“a difference in the color of the iris in the two eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chinese CrestedEyes | No ruling | Fault (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Czechoslovakian VlcakEyes | No ruling | Fault (“Eyes of different colors”) | Fault (“different coloured eyes”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese PodengoEyes | Fault (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes: Of different colours”) | No ruling |
| Rat TerrierEyes | No ruling | Fault (“both eyes not of matching colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| RottweilerEyes | Fault (“eyes of different color or size”) | Fault (“Eyes of different color or size”) | Disqualifying (“different coloured eyes”) | Disqualifying (“different-coloured eyes”) |
Breeds where Odd-eyed is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatolian ShepherdEyes | Disqualifying (“eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bernese Mountain DogEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“One or two blue eyes (wall eye)”) | Disqualifying (“One or two blue eyes (wall eye)”) |
| Black Russian TerrierEyes | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Different colored eyes”) | Disqualifying (“different coloured eyes”) | Disqualifying (“different coloured eyes”) |
| BorzoiEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colours”) | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colours”) |
| BrittanyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”) | Disqualifying (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”) |
| BroholmerEyes | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) | No ruling |
| Central Asian Shepherd DogEyes | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) |
| Doberman PinscherEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“different coloured eyes”) | Disqualifying (“different-coloured eyes”) |
| Dogo ArgentinoEyes | No ruling | Disqualifying (“eyes not of matching colors”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour”) |
| DreverEyes | Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”) | No ruling |
| French BulldogEyes | Disqualifying (“Blue or green eye(s)”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes that are two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“Heterochrome eyes (wall eye)”) | Disqualifying (“Heterochrome eyes (wall eye)”) |
| German Wirehaired PointerEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“differently coloured eyes”) | Disqualifying (“differently coloured eyes”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon VendéenEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) |
| Greater Swiss Mountain DogEyes | Disqualifying (“Blue eye or eyes”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“One or two blue eyes (Wall eye)”) | Disqualifying (“One or two blue eyes (Wall eye)”) |
| HamiltonstovareEyes | Disqualifying (“Blue eyes, one or both”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Blue eyes, one or both”) | Disqualifying (“Blue eyes, one or both”) |
| HovawartEyes | Disqualifying (“One blue eye”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“One blue eye”) | Disqualifying (“Blue eye or wall eye”) |
| JagdterrierEyes | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colour”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colour”) | No ruling |
| Kangal Shepherd DogEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Different coloured eyes”) | Disqualifying (“Different coloured eyes”) |
| Perro de Presa CanarioEyes | Disqualifying (“unmatched in colour”) | Disqualifying (“non-matching eyes”) | Disqualifying (“unmatched in colour”) | Disqualifying (“unmatched in colour”) |
| Peruvian Inca OrchidEyes | Not recognised (“In any case, both eyes must be of the same color”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour (heterochromatic)”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of different colour (heterochromatic)”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon VendéenEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Wall eye/Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo PequenoEyes | Disqualifying (“Eyes - Of different color”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Disqualifying (“Eyes: Of different colours”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese PointerEyes | Disqualifying (“of different colours”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“of different colours”) | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do AlentejoEyes | Disqualifying (“Eyes: Too light, of different sizes and colour”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Eyes: Too light, of different sizes and colour”) | No ruling |
| Russian Tsvetnaya BolonkaEyes | Disqualifying (“Blue or partially blue eye(s)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SamoyedEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“eyes ... of different colours”) | Disqualifying (“eyes ... of different colours”) |
| Swedish VallhundEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“blue eyes, one or both”) | Disqualifying (“blue eyes, one or both”) |
| TornjakEyes | Disqualifying (“different colour of eyes”) | Disqualifying (“eyes of different colors”) | Disqualifying (“different colour of eyes”) | No ruling |
| WhippetEyes | Disqualifying (“both eyes not being of the same color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| White Swiss Shepherd DogEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“One eye or both blue”) | Disqualifying (“One eye or both blue”) |
| XoloitzcuintliEyes | Not recognised (“Both eyes must be of the same color”) | Not recognised (“Both eyes are to be of the same color”) | Disqualifying (“different coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”) | Disqualifying (“different-coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-PonEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaya borzayaEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |