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Dog pattern
Double merle
Merle from both parents: mostly white with small merle patches, often blue eyes and impaired sight or hearing. No standard accepts it; the Dachshund calls it double dapple.
76 Dog breeds list Double merle. No club standard describes it. At least one club disqualifies it in 19 breeds.
Breeds where Double merle is a fault
| Breed | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|
| English Cocker Spaniel | Fault | Not recognized |
Breeds where Double merle is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Cocker Spaniel | Disqualifying | No ruling | Not recognized | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielASCOB | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielParticolor | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| Bulldog | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Not recognized | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | Disqualifying |
| Dachshund | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DachshundSmooth | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| DachshundWirehaired | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| DachshundLonghaired | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Great Dane | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Italian Greyhound | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Mudi | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Disqualifying | Not recognized |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Not recognized | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Poodle (Standard) | Not recognized | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Poodle (Toy) | Not recognized | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Mastiff | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Disqualifying | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying | No ruling |
| Yorkshire Terrier | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Akita | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| AkitaJapanese | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Beagle | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Boston Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling |
| Canaan | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| French Bulldog | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling |
| German Spitz | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| German SpitzGiant | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lhasa Apso | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Miniature American Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling |
| Old English Sheepdog | Not recognized | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Not recognized | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Pomeranian | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Saluki | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Afghan Hound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmerican | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Cocker SpanielBlack | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard Hound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Anatolian Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bearded Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bergamasco Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Borzoi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chihuahua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chinese Crested | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Drever | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Eurasier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Fila Brasileiro | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Finnish Lapphund | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Havanese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Löwchen | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pekingese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rough Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih Tzu | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian Husky | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Smooth Collie | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Spaniel | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Whippet | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |