Dog color
Slate
A dark blue-gray: slate legs and beaks in poultry, slate turkeys, slate blue cavies, slate-gray nose leather, and the slate-gray skin of hairless Xoloitzcuintli and Peruvian Inca Orchids.
35 Dog breeds list Slate. It is in a club standard for 28 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 3 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Slate
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearded Collie | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | No ruling |
| Bearded CollieNose | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”) |
| Border Collie | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”) |
| Border CollieNose | Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | Standard (“in blues, nose should be slate colour”) | Standard (“in blue dogs, where it should be slate”) |
| Cane Corso | Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Standard (“lighter and darker shades of gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) |
| Cane CorsoNose | Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | Standard (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”) | No ruling | Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | No ruling |
| Chinese CrestedSkin and scales | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) |
| Chinese CrestedHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) |
| Chow ChowNose | No ruling | Standard (“Blue chows may have a solid blue or slate nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“In blues and fawns, self-colored nose is permissible”) |
| DachshundNose | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gray or flesh for Gray dogs”) |
| Doberman PinscherNose | No ruling | Standard (“dark gray on blue ones”) | Standard (“solid dark grey in blue dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark gray in blue dogs”) |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Standard (“Blue of any shade”) | Standard (“Slate Blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue is permissible”) |
| KomondorNose | No ruling | Fault (“a dark gray or dark brown nose is not desirable but is acceptable”) | Standard (“dark grey or dark brown nose tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lhasa Apso | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“All colors equally acceptable”) | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) |
| Neapolitan MastiffNose | Standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) | No ruling |
| OtterhoundNose | No ruling | Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”) |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“In the coated variety all colors are accepted”) | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“slate”) |
| Peruvian Inca OrchidSkin and scales | Standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“slate black”) | Standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) |
| Peruvian Inca OrchidHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“slate black”) | Standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | Standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) | Standard (“Slate Gray”) | Standard (“Slate Blue (long-haired)”) | Standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) | No ruling |
| Pyrenean ShepherdSmooth-Faced | No ruling | Standard (“Slate Gray”) | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russian ToyNose | No ruling | Standard (“Blue and Tan dogs have slate grey noses”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan MastiffNose | No ruling | Standard (“with blue/grey or blue/grey and tan dogs, the darkest shade of grey”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| WeimaranerNose | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintliSkin and scales | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
Breeds where Slate is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Welsh CorgiNose | No ruling | Fault (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Fault (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) |
| Rough Collie | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Not recognized | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Not recognized |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Not recognized | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Fault (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Smooth Collie | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge in top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Not recognized | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Fault (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Not recognized |
Breeds where Slate is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segugio Italiano | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying |
| Segugio ItalianoShorthaired | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying |
| Segugio ItalianoWirehaired | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying (“Slate or lead colour”) | Disqualifying |