United Pet Club

Dog pattern

Solid

One color all over with no pattern or white: self in rabbits, cavies, rats and canaries; a tongue or hoof of one even color.

259 Dog breeds list Solid. It is in a club standard for 214 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 30 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Solid

BreedFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
AffenpinscherStandard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Pure black”)
Afghan HoundStandard (“All colours acceptable”)Standard (“All colors are permissible”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)Standard (“All colours”)Standard (“All colours”)
AkbashNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“always white”)No rulingNo ruling
AkitaStandard (“white dogs (solid in colour) (American Akita)”)Standard (“White (Akita)”)Standard (“any color including white (Akita)”)Standard (“White: Pure white in colour (Japanese Akita Inu)”)Standard (“white dogs (solid in colour) (American Akita)”)
AkitaJapaneseStandard (“white”)Standard (“White”)No rulingStandard (“White: Pure white in colour”)Standard (“white”)
AkitaAmericanStandard (“white dogs (solid in colour)”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“any color including white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“white dogs (solid in colour)”)
Alaskan MalamuteStandard (“the only solid colour allowable is all-white”)Standard (“the only solid color allowable is all white”)Standard (“the only solid color allowable is all white”)Standard (“only solid colour permissible is all white”)Standard (“the only solid colour allowable is all-white”)
American Cocker SpanielStandard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
American Cocker SpanielBlackStandard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)Standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
American Cocker SpanielASCOBStandard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Standard (“Any solid color other than black”)Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
American Eskimo DogNo rulingStandard (“Pure white is the preferred color”)Standard (“Pure white is most desired ... and cream”)No rulingNo ruling
American FoxhoundStandard (“Any colour”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Any color is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
American Hairless TerrierNo rulingStandard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”)Standard (“may be solid white; disqualification: any solid color other than white”)No rulingNo ruling
American Pit Bull TerrierNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
American Staffordshire TerrierStandard (“solid”)Standard (“solid”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“solid”)
American Water SpanielStandard (“solid”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“Solid”)Standard (“Brown”)No ruling
Anatolian ShepherdNo rulingStandard (“All color patterns and markings are equally acceptable”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)Standard (“All colours, with or without black mask and black ears”)No ruling
Australian KelpieStandard (“fawn, chocolate, and smoke blue”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“with or without tan markings”)No rulingStandard (“fawn, chocolate, and smoke blue”)
Australian ShepherdStandard (“black, red - all with or without white markings and/or tan markings”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“solid black and solid red”)Standard (“all with or without tan points”)Standard (“all with or without white markings and/or tan markings”)
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogStandard (“blue or blue mottled, whole coloured”)Standard (“Blue”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Australian TerrierStandard (“Clear sandy or red”)Standard (“solid sandy and solid red”)Standard (“solid sandy or solid red”)Standard (“Clear sandy or red”)Standard (“Clear sandy or red”)
BarbetStandard (“Solid”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“Solid”)Standard (“with or without white”)No ruling
Basset Fauve de BretagneNo rulingStandard (“Solid colored”)No rulingNot recognizedNo ruling
BeagleStandard (“all white”)Alternate (“White”)Disqualifying (“Solid color”)Standard (“all white”)Standard (“all white”)
Bearded CollieStandard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)
Bedlington TerrierStandard (“without tan”)Standard (“Blue, sandy, liver”)Standard (“blue ... sandy ... liver”)Standard (“without tan”)Standard (“without tan”)
Belgian ShepherdStandard (“only uniform black”)Standard (“may be completely black”)Standard (“may be all black”)Standard (“Groenendael - Black”)Standard (“only uniform black”)
Bergamasco SheepdogStandard (“solid grey”)Standard (“solid gray ... up to and including solid black”)Standard (“solid gray”)Standard (“solid grey”)Standard (“solid grey”)
Berger PicardStandard (“fawn”)Standard (“a clear or true fawn with no dark markings”)Standard (“light or dark fawn”)Standard (“fawn with or without dark overlay”)Standard (“fawn”)
Bichon FriseStandard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Color is white”)Standard (“White is the acceptable color”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“White”)
Black Russian TerrierStandard (“Black”)Standard (“solid black”)Standard (“Solid black is the most desired”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Black”)
BloodhoundStandard (“the unicolour red”)Standard (“Red”)Standard (“solid red”)Standard (“Red”)Standard (“the unicolour red”)
BoerboelNo rulingStandard (“Red, Brown, Reddish Brown, Fawn, Cream”)Standard (“All shades of brown (tan, red) or fawn”)No rulingStandard (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
BologneseStandard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Pure white”)Standard (“White without markings”)Standard (“Pure white”)
Border CollieStandard (“variety of colours permissible”)Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)Standard (“solid color”)Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
BorzoiStandard (“All the colours may be solid”)Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Standard (“Self Black”)Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)
Bouvier des FlandresStandard (“a completely uniform black is also accepted”)Standard (“from fawn to black”)Standard (“all colors from fawn to black”)Standard (“from fawn to black”)Standard (“a completely uniform black is also accepted”)
BoxerStandard (“Fawn”)Standard (“the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable”)Standard (“White markings are permissible if attractively distributed, but not required”)Standard (“Fawn”)Standard (“Fawn”)
Boykin SpanielNo rulingStandard (“a solid liver color”)Standard (“Solid”)No rulingNo ruling
Bracco ItalianoStandard (“White”)Standard (“solid white”)Standard (“Solid white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“White”)
Braque Francais PyreneanNo rulingStandard (“Chestnut”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BriardStandard (“black, fawn ... grey or blue”)Standard (“all uniform colors are permitted except white”)Standard (“all uniform colors, except white, are permitted”)Standard (“all black”)Standard (“black, fawn ... grey or blue”)
Brussels GriffonStandard (“pure black and black and tan are preferred”)Standard (“Black: solid black”)Standard (“Solid black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)
Brussels GriffonRoughStandard (“pure black and black and tan are preferred”)Standard (“Black: solid black”)Standard (“Solid black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)
Brussels GriffonSmoothStandard (“Petit Brabançon: The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons”)Standard (“Black: solid black”)Standard (“Solid black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)Standard (“Clear red, black”)
Bull TerrierStandard (“pure white coat (White); red, fawn ... acceptable (Coloured)”)Standard (“Is white (White); any color other than white (Colored)”)Standard (“The dog is white (White); any color other than white (Colored)”)Standard (“pure white coat (White); red, fawn ... acceptable (Coloured)”)Standard (“pure white coat (White); red, fawn ... acceptable (Coloured)”)
Bull TerrierWhiteStandard (“For White, pure white coat”)Standard (“Is white”)Standard (“The dog is white”)Standard (“For White, pure white coat”)Standard (“For White dogs: pure white coat”)
Bull TerrierColoredStandard (“red, fawn ... acceptable”)Standard (“Any color other than white”)Standard (“Any color other than white”)Standard (“red, fawn ... acceptable”)Standard (“red, fawn ... acceptable”)
BulldogStandard (“Whole”)Standard (“Colors are red, white, fawn, fallow”)Standard (“Solid red, fawn, or yellow”)Standard (“Whole (solid) colour”)Standard (“Whole (solid) colour”)
BullmastiffStandard (“fawn or red”)Standard (“Red”)Standard (“fawn or red”)Standard (“fawn or red”)Standard (“fawn, or red”)
CanaanStandard (“sand to red-brown, white, black”)Standard (“solid colored with or without white trim”)Standard (“solid color”)Standard (“sand to red-brown, white, black”)Standard (“sand to red-brown, white, black”)
Cane CorsoStandard (“Black”)Standard (“Solid fawn and red”)Standard (“Black”)No rulingStandard (“Black”)
Cardigan Welsh CorgiStandard (“all of the above with or without typical white markings”)Standard (“all shades of red, sable and brindle”)Standard (“all shades of red, sable and brindle”)Standard (“all of the above with or without the typical white markings”)Standard (“all of the above with or without the typical white markings”)
Carolina DogNo rulingStandard (“solid black”)Standard (“solid black”)No rulingNo ruling
Catahoula Leopard DogNo rulingStandard (“Black”)Standard (“Solids have a single coat color”)No rulingNo ruling
Caucasian Shepherd DogStandard (“Any solid colour”)Standard (“Any solid colour”)Standard (“White, cream, fawn ... with or without white markings”)No rulingStandard (“Any solid colour”)
Cavalier King Charles SpanielStandard (“Ruby: Whole coloured rich red”)Standard (“Ruby- Wholecolored rich red”)Standard (“Ruby. Whole colored rich red”)Standard (“Ruby: whole coloured rich red”)Standard (“Ruby: Whole-coloured, rich red”)
Chesapeake Bay RetrieverStandard (“self-coloured Chesapeakes being preferred”)Standard (“self-colored Chesapeakes being preferred”)Standard (“Self-colored dogs are preferred”)Standard (“Self coloured dogs preferable”)Standard (“self-coloured Chesapeakes being preferred”)
ChihuahuaStandard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”)Standard (“Any color - Solid, marked or splashed”)Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”)Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Chinese CrestedStandard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors”)Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)
Chinese Shar-PeiStandard (“All solid colours acceptable”)Standard (“Only solid colors and sable are acceptable”)Standard (“any solid color”)Standard (“All solid colours except white are acceptable”)Standard (“All solid colours acceptable”)
Chinese Shar-PeiTongueStandard (“the tongue is solid lavender”)Standard (“solid bluish-black is preferred”)Standard (“solid bluish-black”)Standard (“solid bluish-black is preferred”)Standard (“In dilute-coloured dogs, the tongue is solid lavender”)
ChinookNo rulingStandard (“Tawny”)Standard (“tawny in color”)No rulingNo ruling
Chow ChowStandard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“Clear colored, solid or solid with lighter shadings”)Standard (“Colors are solid but may have lighter shadings”)Standard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“Whole-coloured”)
Chow ChowTongueNo rulingStandard (“a solid blue-black”)Standard (“solid blue-black”)No rulingNo ruling
Cirneco dell’EtnaStandard (“Fawn colour in all shades”)Standard (“Self-colored light to dark shades of tan”)Standard (“Self colored fawn”)Standard (“Self-coloured”)No ruling
Clumber SpanielNo rulingStandard (“White”)No rulingStandard (“Plain white body with or without lemon markings”)No ruling
Coton de TulearStandard (“Ground colour: White”)Standard (“Coat color is white”)Standard (“Ground color: White”)Standard (“Predominantly white”)Standard (“Ground colour is white”)
Croatian SheepdogStandard (“The colour is black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Black”)No rulingNo ruling
Curly-Coated RetrieverNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingStandard (“Black”)No ruling
DachshundStandard (“one-coloured”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“red”)Standard (“red”)
DachshundSmoothStandard (“one-coloured”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“red”)Standard (“red”)
DachshundWirehairedStandard (“one-coloured”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“red”)Standard (“red”)
DachshundLonghairedStandard (“one-coloured”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“one-colored”)Standard (“red”)Standard (“red”)
Deutscher WachtelhundStandard (“Solid brown”)Standard (“Solid brown”)Standard (“solid brown”)No rulingNo ruling
Dogo ArgentinoStandard (“Entirely white”)Standard (“Entirely white”)Standard (“White”)No rulingStandard (“Entirely white”)
Dogue de BordeauxStandard (“Self-coloured”)Standard (“Self-colored”)Standard (“Solid color”)Standard (“Self-coloured”)Standard (“Self-coloured”)
English Cocker SpanielStandard (“Solid colours”)Standard (“Solid colors are black, liver or shades of red”)Standard (“Solid-colored (also known as self-colored)”)Standard (“Solid colours”)Standard (“Solid colours”)
English FoxhoundStandard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”)
English SetterNo rulingAlternate (“White”)Standard (“solid white”)Not recognizedNo ruling
English Toy SpanielStandard (“Ruby: Whole coloured”)Standard (“The Ruby is a self-colored”)Standard (“The Ruby (self-colored)”)Standard (“Ruby: whole coloured”)Standard (“Ruby: Whole coloured”)
English Toy SpanielRubyStandard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“The Ruby is a self-colored”)Standard (“The Ruby (self-colored)”)Standard (“whole coloured”)Standard (“Whole coloured”)
Estrela Mountain DogStandard (“Solid: yellow, fawn and grey”)Standard (“Solid: yellow, fawn and grey”)Standard (“Fawn, wolf gray and yellow, with or without brindling”)Standard (“Fawn”)Standard (“Solid: yellow, fawn and grey”)
EurasierStandard (“all colours”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“all colors”)Standard (“Black”)No ruling
Field SpanielStandard (“In solid-coloured dogs”)Standard (“self-colored”)Standard (“Solid color dogs”)Standard (“In solid coloured dogs”)Standard (“In solid-coloured dogs”)
Finnish LapphundNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingStandard (“Black”)No ruling
Flat-Coated RetrieverNo rulingStandard (“Solid black or solid liver”)No rulingStandard (“Black”)Not recognized
French BulldogStandard (“Fawn: Solid coat”)Standard (“Fawn”)Standard (“SOLID COLORED”)Standard (“Clear, self-coloured fawn”)Standard (“Fawn: Solid coat”)
French SpanielNo rulingStandard (“Brown”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
German Longhaired PointerStandard (“Self coloured brown”)Standard (“Self coloured brown”)No rulingStandard (“Solid brown”)No ruling
German PinscherStandard (“Self coloured”)Standard (“Isabella (fawn), to red in various shades to stag red”)Standard (“Solid colors”)Standard (“All solid colours”)Standard (“Self-coloured”)
German ShepherdStandard (“single-coloured black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Black ... or pure white”)Standard (“all black, all grey”)Standard (“single-coloured black”)
German Shorthaired PointerStandard (“Solid brown, without markings”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)
German SpitzStandard (“white, black, brown, orange”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“all colors”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)
German SpitzGiantStandard (“white, black, brown”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“all colors”)No rulingNo ruling
German Wirehaired PointerStandard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Giant SchnauzerStandard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Solid black”)Standard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Pure black”)
Golden RetrieverNo rulingStandard (“Golden”)No rulingStandard (“Golden”)Not recognized
Great DaneStandard (“Fawn: ... evenly shaded throughout the body”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Black: Glossy black”)Standard (“Black is black”)Standard (“Fawn: ... evenly shaded throughout the body”)
Great PyreneesStandard (“White”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Solid white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“White”)
GreyhoundStandard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)Standard (“Solid”)Standard (“Immaterial”)Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”)Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)
HarrierNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“White”)No ruling
HavaneseStandard (“Rarely completely pure white, fawn in its different shades”)Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)Standard (“Rarely completely pure white, fawn in its different shades”)
HokkaidoStandard (“red, black ... white”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“red, black ... or white”)No rulingNo ruling
HovawartStandard (“Black: The coat is black and shiny”)Standard (“Black: The coat is black and shiny”)Standard (“Black The coat is black and shiny”)Standard (“Black: Deep, shining black”)Standard (“Black: The coat is black and shiny”)
Ibizan HoundStandard (“entirely white or red”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“White, chestnut or lion solid colour”)Standard (“entirely white or red”)
Irish SetterStandardStandardStandardStandardStandard
Irish TerrierStandard (“whole coloured”)Standard (“whole-colored”)Standard (“whole-colored (of one color)”)Standard (“Whole-coloured”)Standard (“Whole-coloured”)
Irish Water SpanielNo rulingStandard (“Liver”)Standard (“Solid liver in color”)Standard (“Liver”)No ruling
Irish WolfhoundStandard (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”)Standard (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”)Standard (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”)Standard (“grey, red, black, pure white, fawn, wheaten”)Standard (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”)
Italian GreyhoundStandard (“Self-coloured”)Standard (“Any color and markings are acceptable”)Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”)Standard (“Black, blue, cream, fawn, red, white”)Standard (“Black, blue, cream, fawn, red, white”)
Japanese SpitzStandard (“pure white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“pure white”)
Kai KenStandard (“solid colour in puppyhood may turn brindle as the dog grows”)DisqualifyingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kangal Shepherd DogStandard (“Whole body should be one colour”)No rulingStandard (“always solid”)Standard (“a whole coloured dog”)Standard (“Whole body should be one colour”)
Karelian Bear DogStandard (“Black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“black or black and white coat”)No rulingNo ruling
Kerry Blue TerrierNo rulingStandard (“of a fairly uniform color throughout”)Standard (“Color is fairly uniform”)Not recognizedNot recognized
KomondorStandardStandard (“color of the coat is white”)Standard (“the only acceptable coat color is ivory”)Standard (“always white”)Standard
KuvaszStandardStandard (“white in color with no markings”)Standard (“white, with no markings”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard
Labrador RetrieverStandard (“wholly”)Standard (“blacks are all black”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“wholly”)Standard (“whole”)
Lagotto RomagnoloStandard (“Off-white solid colour”)Standard (“off-white solid color”)Standard (“Off white solid color”)Standard (“Solid off-white”)Standard (“Off-white solid colour”)
Lakeland TerrierStandard (“red, wheaten ... liver, blue or black”)Standard (“Solid colors include blue, black, liver, red, and wheaten”)Standard (“solid colors, including blue, black, liver, red and wheaten”)Standard (“red, wheaten ... liver, blue or black”)Standard (“red, wheaten ... liver, blue or black”)
Lhasa ApsoStandard (“All equally acceptable”)Standard (“All colors equally acceptable”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)Standard (“all equally acceptable”)Standard (“All equally acceptable”)
LöwchenStandard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
MalteseStandard (“Pure white”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Pure white”)
Miniature American ShepherdStandard (“may be solid in color or merled”)Standard (“may be solid in color or merled”)Standard (“it may be merle or solid in color”)Standard (“Self Black”)Standard (“may be solid in colour or merled”)
Miniature Bull TerrierStandard (“For White, pure white coat”)Standard (“For white, pure white coat”)Standard (“White: The dog is white”)Standard (“For White, pure white coat”)Standard (“For White dogs: pure white coat”)
Miniature PinscherStandard (“Self coloured”)Standard (“Solid clear red”)Standard (“Solid clear red”)Standard (“Solid red of various shades”)Standard (“Solid red of various shades”)
Miniature SchnauzerStandard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Black is the only solid color allowed”)Standard (“The entire dog is solid black”)Standard (“Pure Black”)Standard (“Pure black”)
Mountain CurNo rulingStandard (“Black”)Standard (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)No rulingNo ruling
MudiStandardStandard (“there is no preference of the solid vs. merle pattern”)Standard (“Solid”)StandardStandard
Neapolitan MastiffNo rulingStandard (“Solid coats”)No rulingNot recognizedNo ruling
NewfoundlandStandard (“Black: The traditional colour is black”)Standard (“Solid Colors”)Standard (“may be solid colors”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Black: The traditional colour is black”)
Norwegian BuhundStandard (“preferably solid black”)Standard (“Wheaten”)Standard (“solid black”)Standard (“self-coloured”)Standard (“preferably solid black”)
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverStandard (“A dog of otherwise high quality is not to be penalized for lack of white”)Standard (“A dog of otherwise high quality is not to be penalized for lack of white”)Standard (“A dog of otherwise high quality is not to be penalized for lack of white”)Standard (“Lack of white permissible”)No ruling
Old English SheepdogNot recognizedStandard (“with or without white markings”)Not recognizedStandard (“Grey”)Not recognized
Olde English BulldoggeNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“solid colors”)No rulingNo ruling
OtterhoundStandard (“whole coloured”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Standard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“whole-coloured”)
Parson Russell TerrierStandard (“White”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“or no markings”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“White”)
PekingeseStandard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)Standard (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”)Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)Standard (“All colours and markings are of equal merit”)Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Pembroke Welsh CorgiStandard (“self colours”)Standard (“self colors”)Standard (“self colors”)Standard (“self colours”)Standard (“self colours”)
Peruvian Inca OrchidStandard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)Standard (“In the coated variety all colors are accepted”)Standard (“uniform”)No rulingStandard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)
Peruvian Inca OrchidSkin and scalesStandard (“uniform ... In equal conditions it is preferred solid colours”)Standard (“uniform”)Standard (“uniform”)No rulingStandard (“In equal conditions solid colours should be preferred”)
Peruvian Inca OrchidHairless · Skin and scalesStandard (“uniform ... In equal conditions it is preferred solid colours”)Standard (“uniform”)Standard (“uniform”)No rulingStandard (“In equal conditions solid colours should be preferred”)
Plott HoundNo rulingStandard (“solid black”)Standard (“solid buckskin and solid black”)No rulingNo ruling
PointerStandard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)Standard (“solid-colored”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Polish Lowland SheepdogStandard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)Standard (“all coat colors are acceptable”)No rulingStandard (“Black”)Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)
PomeranianStandard (“white, black, brown, orange”)Standard (“any solid color”)Standard (“any solid color”)Standard (“all whole colours permissible”)Standard (“all whole colours permissible”)
Poodle (Miniature)Standard (“Solid colours”)Standard (“an even and solid color at the skin”)Standard (“Coat color is solid and even”)Standard (“All solid colours”)Standard (“All solid colours”)
Poodle (Standard)Standard (“Solid colours”)Standard (“an even and solid color at the skin”)Standard (“Coat color is solid and even”)Standard (“All solid colours”)Standard (“All solid colours”)
Poodle (Toy)Standard (“Solid colours”)Standard (“an even and solid color at the skin”)Standard (“Coat color is solid and even”)Standard (“All solid colours”)Standard (“All solid colours”)
Portuguese PodengoStandard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“Yellow”)Standard (“either solid or with white patches”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)No ruling
Portuguese Podengo PequenoStandard (“with or without white markings”)Standard (“The color can be solid”)Standard (“either solid or with white patches”)Standard (“with or without white markings”)No ruling
Portuguese PointerStandard (“solid”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“either solid or with white markings”)Standard (“Solid”)No ruling
Portuguese Water DogStandard (“black or brown of various shades, or solid white”)Standard (“Black, white, and various tones of brown”)Standard (“black; white; various shades of brown”)Standard (“Black, white, various shades of brown”)Standard (“Solid white”)
PudelpointerStandard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“Whole coloured”)Standard (“Solid”)No rulingNo ruling
PugStandard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Standard (“The colors are fawn or black”)Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
PuliStandard (“black”)Standard (“only the solid colors”)Standard (“the colors should always appear solid”)Standard (“the overall appearance of all variants must be that of a solid colour”)Standard (“black”)
PumiStandard (“must always be of one solid colour”)Standard (“the overall appearance of a solid color”)Standard (“solid colors”)Standard (“must be intense and solid”)Standard (“must always be of one solid colour”)
Pyrenean ShepherdStandard (“solid colours are preferred”)Standard (“Black”)No rulingStandard (“solid colours preferable”)Standard (“solid colours are preferred”)
Rat TerrierNo rulingStandard (“the "solid white" extreme piebald dog; never a solid ground color without white”)Standard (“may be solid white; disqualification: any solid color other than white”)No rulingNo ruling
Rater ValenciáStandard (“solid coats ... cinnamon and black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Redbone CoonhoundNo rulingStandard (“Solid red preferred”)Standard (“Solid red preferred”)No rulingNo ruling
Rhodesian RidgebackStandardStandardStandardStandard (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)Standard
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd DogStandard (“Solid colors: Solid white or solid grey”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Solid white, solid gray”)No rulingNo ruling
Rough CollieFault (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”)Standard (“predominantly white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”)Standard (“predominately white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”)Fault (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”)Fault (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”)
Russell TerrierNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Solid white”)Not recognizedNo ruling
Russian ToyStandard (“red; fawn; cream”)Standard (“Red coats are whole-colored red”)Standard (“red; fawn; cream”)Standard (“Fawn, cream”)Standard (“red; fawn; cream”)
Russian Tsvetnaya BolonkaNo rulingStandard (“All colors are permitted except solid white”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
SalukiStandard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”)Standard (“White, cream, fawn, golden, red”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)
SamoyedStandard (“pure white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“pure white”)
SchapendoesStandard (“All colours are permitted”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“All colors are permitted”)No rulingNo ruling
SchipperkeStandard (“Totally black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“solid black”)Standard (“jet black”)Standard (“jet black”)
Scottish DeerhoundStandard (“it is a self-coloured dog”)Standard (“the Deerhound is a self-colored dog”)Standard (“it is a self-coloured dog”)Standard (“it is a self-coloured dog”)Standard (“it is a self-coloured dog”)
Sealyham TerrierStandard (“All white”)Standard (“All white”)Standard (“All white”)Standard (“All white”)Standard (“All white”)
Segugio ItalianoStandard (“solid fawn in all nuances”)Standard (“solid fawn in all nuances”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Segugio ItalianoShorthairedStandard (“solid fawn in all nuances”)Standard (“solid fawn in all nuances”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Segugio ItalianoWirehairedStandard (“the whole range of solid fawn”)Standard (“solid fawn in all nuances”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Shih TzuStandard (“All colours permissible”)Standard (“All are permissible”)Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”)Standard (“Solid Black”)Standard (“All colours permissible”)
Siberian HuskyStandard (“may be solid coloured”)Standard (“may be solid colored”)No rulingStandard (“White”)Standard (“may be solid-coloured”)
Skye TerrierStandard (“Any self colour allowing shading of same colour”)Standard (“of one over-all color at the skin”)Standard (“Any of these solid colors may have shades of the same color”)Standard (“Any whole colour allowing shading of same colour”)Standard (“Any self-colour allowing shading of same colour”)
SloughiStandard (“with or without black mask, ... mantle, ... brindling, ... overlay”)Standard (“with or without brindling or with or without black markings”)Standard (“with or without black markings”)Standard (“Sand”)Standard (“with or without black mask, ... mantle, ... brindling, ... overlay”)
Slovakian Wirehaired PointerNo rulingStandard (“Gray”)No rulingStandard (“Grey”)No ruling
Slovensky CuvacStandard (“White”)Standard (“White”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Smooth CollieFault (“All white or predominantly white is most undesirable”)Standard (“predominantly white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”)Standard (“predominately white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”)Fault (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”)Fault (“All white or predominantly white is most undesirable”)
Smooth Fox TerrierStandard (“all white”)Standard (“White”)No rulingStandard (“all white”)Standard (“all white”)
Soft Coated Wheaten TerrierStandard (“a good clear wheaten”)Standard (“the overall coloring must be clearly wheaten”)Standard (“any shade of clear wheaten”)Standard (“a good clear wheaten”)Standard (“a good, clear wheaten”)
Spanish GreyhoundStandard (“All colours are admitted”)No rulingStandard (“All colors are permitted”)No rulingStandard (“All colours are admitted”)
Spanish MastiffStandard (“self-coloured”)Standard (“self-coloured”)Standard (“self colors”)No rulingNo ruling
Spanish Water DogStandard (“Solid”)Standard (“solid”)Standard (“Solid”)Standard (“Solid black, brown or white of various shades”)No ruling
Spinone ItalianoStandard (“Pure white”)Standard (“Solid white”)Standard (“pure white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“Pure white”)
Staffordshire Bull TerrierStandard (“red, fawn, white, black or blue”)Standard (“Red, fawn, white, black or blue”)Standard (“red, fawn, white, black ... and blue”)Standard (“White. Red, fawn, black, blue”)Standard (“White. Red, fawn, black, blue”)
Standard SchnauzerStandard (“Pure black”)Standard (“pure black”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“Pure black”)Standard (“Pure black”)
Sussex SpanielStandard (“Rich golden liver”)Standard (“the only acceptable color”)Standard (“The only acceptable color”)Standard (“Rich golden liver”)Standard (“Rich golden liver”)
Swedish LapphundStandard (“Usually solid black”)Standard (“Usually solid black”)Standard (“usually solid black”)Standard (“solid colours preferable”)No ruling
Thai RidgebackStandard (“Solid colour”)Standard (“Solid colour”)Standard (“The following solid colors are permitted”)No rulingStandard (“Solid colour”)
Tibetan MastiffStandard (“with or without tan marking”)Standard (“with or without tan markings”)Standard (“with or without tan markings”)Standard (“with or without tan”)Standard (“with or without tan marking”)
Tibetan SpanielStandard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”)Standard (“All colors, and mixtures of colors allowed”)Standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”)Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”)Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”)
Tibetan TerrierStandard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors including white are acceptable”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”)Standard (“in fact any colour permissible”)Standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”)
TosaStandard (“Red, fawn, apricot, black”)Standard (“Red, fawn, apricot, black”)Standard (“solid colored”)No rulingStandard (“Red, fawn, apricot, black”)
VizslaStandard (“uniform in colour”)Standard (“The Vizsla is self-colored”)Standard (“Solid golden rust”)StandardStandard
WeimaranerStandardStandard (“solid color”)Standard (“solid colors”)StandardStandard
West Highland White TerrierStandard (“white”)Standard (“White”)Standard (“the only acceptable color is white”)Standard (“white”)Standard (“white”)
WhippetStandard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)Standard (“Color immaterial”)Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
White Swiss Shepherd DogStandard (“White”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“White”)Standard (“White”)
Wire Fox TerrierNo rulingStandard (“White”)No rulingNot recognizedNot recognized
Wirehaired Pointing GriffonStandard (“self-coloured brown (liver) coat”)Standard (“A uniformly brown coat, all white coat, or white and orange are less desirable”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver brown”)No ruling
Wirehaired VizslaStandard (“uniform in colour”)Standard (“self-colored”)No rulingStandardStandard (“uniform in colour”)
Working KelpieNo rulingStandard (“with or without tan”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
XoloitzcuintliStandard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
XoloitzcuintliCoatedStandard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
XoloitzcuintliSkin and scalesStandard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
XoloitzcuintliHairless · Skin and scalesStandard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Yakutian LaikaStandard (“Any solid colour except of white (disqualifying)”)Standard (“The only acceptable solid color is white”)No rulingStandard (“Any solid colour except white highly undesirable”)No ruling
Yugoslavian Shepherd DogStandard (“a solid coloured dog”)No rulingStandard (“All solid colors are acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Dutch ShepherdNot recognizedAlternate (“Yellow”)Fault (“Wrong colors”)No rulingNot recognized
Icelandic SheepdogNo rulingAlternate (“Black”)Not recognized (“must be accompanied by white”)No rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Solid is a fault

BreedFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Belgian MalinoisFault (“not enough ... black overlay”)DisqualifyingFault (“lack of charcoaling at maturity”)No rulingFault (“not enough ... black overlay”)
Belgian TervurenFault (“not enough ... black overlay”)Fault (“absence of blackening in mature dogs is a serious fault (solid black, solid liver: disqualification)”)Fault (“lack of charcoaling at maturity”)No rulingFault (“not enough ... black overlay”)
Biewer TerrierNo rulingFault (“a solid dog of either color is undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Doberman PinscherNo rulingNo rulingFault (“absence of markings”)No rulingNo ruling
Japanese ChinFault (“Solid white coat with no markings”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingFault (“Solid white coat with no markings”)
KeeshondNo rulingFault (“Entirely black or white or any solid color”)Fault (“A dog that is entirely black, white, or any solid color”)Not recognizedNo ruling
KromfohrlanderFault (“Absence of markings on body”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingFault (“Absence of markings on body”)
PorcelaineFault (“the absence of spots is not sought after”)Fault (“the absence of spots is not sought after”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Pyrenean MastiffFault (“pure white dogs are undesirable”)Disqualifying (“Solid white coat color”)Fault (“pure white dogs without markings are undesirable”)Fault (“pure white dogs undesirable”)No ruling
Shetland SheepdogNot recognizedFault (“Self-color in the case of blue merle”)Fault (“self-colored blue or sable merle with no merling or mottling”)Not recognizedNot recognized

Breeds where Solid is disqualified or not accepted

BreedFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Alaskan Klee KaiNo rulingDisqualifying (“Any solid coat color lacking distinct and contrasting markings”)Disqualifying (“solid coat color lacking distinct and contrasting markings”)No rulingNo ruling
American English CoonhoundNo rulingDisqualifying (“solid color with less than 10 percent ticking”)DisqualifyingNo rulingDisqualifying (“solid colour with less than 10% ticking”)
BeauceronDisqualifying (“complete absence of tan markings”)Disqualifying (“complete absence of markings”)Disqualifying (“a complete absence of tan markings”)Not recognizedDisqualifying (“complete absence of tan markings”)
Bohemian ShepherdDisqualifying (“Complete absence of tan-markings”)Disqualifying (“Complete absence of tan-markings”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Boston TerrierDisqualifying (“Solid black, solid brindle, or solid seal without required white markings”)Disqualifying (“Solid black, solid brindle or solid seal without required white markings”)Disqualifying (“Solid seal, black or brindle without the required white markings”)Not recognizedDisqualifying (“Solid black, solid brindle, or solid seal without required white markings”)
Braque du BourbonnaisDisqualifying (“Coat entirely white”)Disqualifying (“Coat entirely white”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Czechoslovakian VlcakNo rulingDisqualifying (“Any solid-colored coat”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DalmatianDisqualifying (“pure white colour without spots”)No rulingNo rulingNot recognizedNot recognized
DreverNo rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“Solid white or solid liver brown”)No rulingNo ruling
English ShepherdNo rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“Solid black coat”)No rulingNo ruling
Gordon SetterNo rulingDisqualifying (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)Disqualifying (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs which do not have the typical pattern of markings”)Not recognizedNo ruling
Grand Basset Griffon VendéenDisqualifying (“Self-coloured coat black or white”)Disqualifying (“Solid color”)Disqualifying (“Solid white or solid black”)Not recognizedDisqualifying (“Self-coloured coat black or white”)
Manchester Terrier (Standard)No rulingDisqualifying (“Black”)Disqualifying (“Any color other than black and tan”)Not recognizedNo ruling
Manchester Terrier (Toy)No rulingDisqualifying (“Black”)Disqualifying (“Any color other than black and tan”)No rulingNo ruling
Norwegian ElkhoundNo rulingDisqualifying (“solid black, white or other solid color”)Disqualifying (“solid black, white or other solid color”)Not recognizedNo ruling
PapillonNo rulingDisqualifying (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)Disqualifying (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)Not recognizedNot recognized
Petit Basset Griffon VendéenDisqualifying (“Self-coloured black or white coat”)No rulingNot recognizedNot recognizedNot recognized
Portuguese SheepdogDisqualifying (“Lack of tan points in brown, grey and black adults”)Disqualifying (“Lack of tan points in brown, grey and black adults”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
RottweilerDisqualifyingDisqualifying (“absence of all markings”)DisqualifyingNot recognizedDisqualifying
Saint BernardDisqualifying (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)No rulingDisqualifying (“Solid-colored dog”)Not recognizedDisqualifying (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)
Small Munsterlander PointerDisqualifying (“Wholecoloured dogs”)Disqualifying (“Solid colored dog is disqualifying”)No rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“Whole-coloured dogs”)
StabyhounDisqualifying (“the absence of white colour”)Disqualifying (“the absence of white colour”)No rulingNo rulingDisqualifying (“the absence of white colour”)
Teddy Roosevelt TerrierNo rulingDisqualifying (“absence of white”)Disqualifying (“absence of white”)No rulingNo ruling
TornjakDisqualifying (“Solid coloured dogs”)Disqualifying (“Solid coloured dogs”)Disqualifying (“Solid colored dog”)No rulingNo ruling
Toy Fox TerrierNo rulingDisqualifying (“Any dog whose body is not more than fifty-percent white”)Disqualifying (“Any solid-colored dog”)No rulingDisqualifying (“Any dog whose body is not more than 50% white”)
Yorkshire TerrierNo rulingDisqualifying (“Any solid color”)Disqualifying (“Any solid color”)Not recognizedNot recognized
BrittanyNot recognized (“A self coloured coat is not allowed”)No rulingNo rulingNot recognizedNot recognized (“A self-coloured coat is not allowed”)
NorrbottenspetsNot recognized (“Pure white, always with well defined and well distributed patches”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Norwegian LundehundNot recognized (“Always combined with white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Andalusian PodencoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bodeguero AndaluzNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Hortaya borzayaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Welsh SheepdogNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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