Dog color
Isabella
A pale grayish fawn, the dilution of liver: Isabella (fawn) Dobermans and other dogs, and the canary fanciers' isabel series.
29 Dog breeds list Isabella. It is in a club standard for 24 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 13 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Isabella
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearded CollieNose | Standard (“born fawns a correspondingly lighter brown”) | Standard (“in a born fawn, the pigmentation is a lighter brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bergamasco Sheepdog | No ruling | Standard (“shadings of isabella”) | Standard (“tinges of isabella ... permitted”) | Standard (“Isabella ... acceptable”) | Standard (“tinges of isabella ... permitted”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Disqualifying (“isabella (lilac)”) | Standard (“Any colour, except merle”) | Disqualifying (“isabella (lilac)”) |
| BrittanyNose | Standard (“fawn, tan”) | Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChihuahuaNose | No ruling | Standard (“beige, pinkish-beige, or reddish-beige”) | Standard (“Any colour permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Standard (“Isabella Dilute”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Standard (“All solid colours acceptable”) | Standard (“All solid colours except white are acceptable”) | Standard (“All solid colours acceptable”) |
| Dachshund | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”) | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Isabella & Tan”) | Not recognized (“Isabella”) |
| DachshundSmooth | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”) | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Isabella & Tan”) | Not recognized (“Isabella”) |
| DachshundWirehaired | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”) | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Isabella & Tan”) | Not recognized (“Isabella”) |
| DachshundLonghaired | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”) | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Isabella & Tan”) | Not recognized (“Isabella”) |
| Doberman Pinscher | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Rust”) | Standard (“fawn (Isabella)”) | Not recognized | Standard (“fawn (Isabella)”) | Not recognized |
| Doberman PinscherNose | Standard (“dark tan on fawns”) | Standard (“dark tan in fawn dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“light brown in fawn dogs”) | No ruling |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Standard (“Isabella”) | Standard (“any shade of fawn, ranging from mahogany to isabella”) | Standard (“all shades of fawn, from mahogany to isabella”) | Standard (“Isabella”) | Standard (“all shades of fawn, from mahogany to Isabella”) |
| German Pinscher | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella)”) | Standard (“fawn (Isabella)”) | Not recognized | Standard (“fawn (Isabella)”) | Not recognized |
| Miniature Pinscher | Disqualifying (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”) | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella) with rust-red markings”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Miniature PinscherNose | No ruling | Standard (“fawn dogs, which have self-colored noses”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mudi | Standard (“Graybrown”) | Standard (“Ashbrown”) | Standard (“Ash-brown (diluted brown/izabella)”) | Standard (“blue-brown (diluted brown/Isabella)”) | Standard (“Ash-brown (diluted brown/Izabella)”) |
| MudiNose | No ruling | Standard (“Ashbrown dogs will have ashbrown pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Neapolitan Mastiff | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“hazel, dove-grey and isabella shades are tolerated”) | Not recognized | Standard (“Hazel, dove-grey, and isabella shades are tolerated”) |
| Pomeranian | Standard (“Beaver”) | Standard (“beaver”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“Beaver”) | Standard (“Beaver”) |
| PomeranianNose | Standard (“self-colored in chocolate, beaver and blue”) | Standard (“except in brown, blue and beaver colored dogs, when it may be self colored”) | No ruling | Standard (“in other colours may be self-coloured”) | Standard (“in other colours may be self-coloured”) |
| Thai Ridgeback | Standard (“Fawn (Isabella)”) | Standard (“very light fawn (isabella)”) | Standard (“very light fawn (isabella)”) | No ruling | Standard (“very light fawn (isabella)”) |
| Xoloitzcuintli | No ruling | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“Isabella”) | Disqualifying |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | No ruling | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“Isabella”) | Disqualifying |
| German Shepherd | Fault (“pale, washed-out colors ... are serious faults”) | Disqualifying (“pale, washed-out colors”) | Not recognized | Alternate (“Isabella”) | Not recognized |
Breeds where Isabella is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Corso | Not recognized | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| French Bulldog | Disqualifying | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Disqualifying |
| Great Dane | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Disqualifying (“Fawn and brindle: Silver blue or isabella-colored, with a white blaze”) | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Fawn and brindle: Silver blue or isabella-coloured, with a white blaze”) |
| Hortaya borzaya | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |