Dog color
Mahogany
A deep reddish brown: Rhode Island Red plumage, mahogany bay horses, the darkest setters.
20 Dog breeds list Mahogany. It is in a club standard for 13 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 6 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Mahogany
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basset Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Mahogany & White”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Belgian Laekenois | Disqualifying | Standard (“Mahogany”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Disqualifying |
| Belgian Malinois | Disqualifying | Standard (“Mahogany”) | No ruling | Standard (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Disqualifying |
| Belgian Tervuren | Disqualifying | Standard (“Mahogany & Black”) | No ruling | Standard (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Disqualifying |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Mahogany Red”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Boston Terrier | Standard (“Brindle”) | Standard (“Brindle & White”) | Standard (“Brindle”) | Standard (“Mahogany Brindle & White”) | Standard (“Brindle”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Standard (“all shades of fawn, from mahogany to isabella”) | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“any shade of fawn, ranging from mahogany to isabella”) | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“all shades of fawn, from mahogany to Isabella”) |
| Field Spaniel | Fault | Not recognised | Standard (“mahogany”) | Not recognised | Fault |
| Irish Setter | No ruling | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“mahogany”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Neapolitan Mastiff | No ruling | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“mahogany”) | Standard (“Mahogany”) | No ruling |
| Saint Bernard | Standard (“clear to dark red mantle”) | Standard (“Mahogany & White”) | Standard (“All shades of red”) | Standard (“mahogany-brindle”) | Standard (“clear to dark red mantle”) |
| Sloughi | Disqualifying | Standard (“Mahogany”) | Standard (“mahogany red fawn”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying |
| Basenji | Not recognised | Alternate (“Mahogany Tan & White”) | Fault | Not recognised | Not recognised |
Breeds where Mahogany is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirneco dell’Etna | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised | Fault (“Deep mahogany colour undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Golden Retriever | Not recognised (“neither red nor mahogany”) | No ruling | Fault (“Body color that approaches white or mahogany is undesirable”) | Not recognised (“neither red nor mahogany”) | Not recognised (“neither red nor mahogany”) |
| Lakeland Terrier | Fault (“Mahogany or deep tan not typical”) | No ruling | Not recognised | Fault (“Mahogany or deep tan highly undesirable”) | Fault (“Mahogany or deep tan not typical”) |
| Porcelaine | Disqualifying (“Orange spots too bright, tending to mahogany”) | Disqualifying (“Orange spots too bright, tending to mahogany”) | Fault (“Orange color too dark (mahogany)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Vizsla | Not recognised | Fault (“Solid dark mahogany and pale yellow are faulty”) | Fault (“Solid dark mahogany”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
Breeds where Mahogany is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briard | Disqualifying (“mahogany colour”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“mahogany colour”) |