Dog color
Gold
A rich golden yellow: golden dogs, golden shaded and chinchilla cats, gold poultry, goldfish and gold koi, gold eyes.
45 Dog breeds list Gold. It is in a club standard for 43 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Gold
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghan Hound | Standard (“All colours acceptable”) | Standard (“All colors are permissible”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colours”) |
| Airedale Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Gold”) | Not recognized |
| American Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) | Standard (“Golden”) | 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 Cocker SpanielASCOB | Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) | Standard (“Golden”) | 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”) |
| Border Collie | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Self Gold”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Boxer | Standard (“Fawn comes in various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”) | Standard (“Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | Standard (“Golden Brindle & White”) | Standard (“Various shades from light fawn to dark deer red”) |
| Canaan | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“sand to red-brown”) | Standard (“gold”) |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| 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 (“Gold”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Chinook | No ruling | Standard (“Red Gold”) | Standard (“from light honey color to reddish-gold”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dutch Shepherd | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“Gold Brindle”) | Standard (“Brindle, on either brown or gray ground”) | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) |
| English Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“shades of red”) | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“golden”) |
| Finnish Spitz | Standard (“golden red”) | Standard (“Red Gold”) | Standard (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”) | Standard (“red gold”) | Standard (“golden red”) |
| German Shepherd | Standard (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”) | Standard (“most colors are permissible”) | Not recognized | Standard (“Black & Gold”) | Standard (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”) |
| German Spitz | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Disqualifying |
| German SpitzGiant | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Standard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Golden Retriever | Standard (“Any shade of gold”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“Any shade of gold”) | Standard (“Any shade of gold”) | Standard (“Any shade of gold”) |
| Havanese | Not recognized | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Not recognized |
| Hovawart | Standard (“blond”) | Standard (“Blonde”) | Standard (“Blond”) | Standard (“Blonde”) | Standard (“blonde”) |
| Icelandic Sheepdog | Standard (“fawn and red in various shades”) | Standard (“Gold & White”) | Standard (“all shades of tan”) | Standard (“various shades of tan”) | No ruling |
| Lhasa Apso | Standard (“Golden, ... honey”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Golden, ... honey”) | Standard (“Golden, ... honey”) |
| Löwchen | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Standard (“various shades of red or orange”) | Standard (“Red Gold”) | Standard (“various shades of red or orange”) | Standard (“All shades of red or orange”) | No ruling |
| Perro de Presa Canario | Not recognized | Standard (“Gold”) | Disqualifying | No ruling | Not recognized |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Pharaoh Hound | Not recognized | Standard (“Red Golden”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“White & Gold”) | No ruling | Standard (“all colours other than merle”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Portuguese Podengo | Not recognized | Standard (“Gold”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Standard (“Yellow and fawn in all shades from light to dark”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“Yellow and fawn of any shade”) | Standard (“Yellow, fawn (in all shades from light to dark)”) | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Mastiff | Standard (“intensive golden yellow”) | Standard (“White & Gold”) | Standard (“intensive golden yellow”) | Standard (“intense golden yellow”) | No ruling |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Saluki | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Schapendoes | Standard (“All colours are permitted”) | Standard (“White & Gold”) | Standard (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schipperke | Disqualifying | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Standard (“shades of cream, fawn and gold”) | Standard (“shades of cream, fawn and gold”) |
| Shih Tzu | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“Solid Gold”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Spanish Water Dog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Gold & White”) | No ruling |
| Tibetan Mastiff | Standard (“gold, from rich fawn to deep red”) | Standard (“Red Gold”) | Standard (“various shades of gold”) | Standard (“rich golden”) | Standard (“Gold, from rich fawn to deep red”) |
| Tibetan Spaniel | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) |
| Tibetan Terrier | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“golden”) |
| Vizsla | Standard (“Various shades of russet gold”) | Standard (“Golden Rust”) | Standard (“Solid golden rust in different shadings”) | Standard (“Russet gold”) | Standard (“Russet gold”) |
| Wirehaired Vizsla | Standard (“Various shades of russet gold”) | Standard (“Golden Rust”) | No ruling | Standard (“Russet Gold”) | Standard (“Various shades of russet-gold”) |
| Yorkshire Terrier | Standard (“rich golden tan”) | Standard (“Blue & Gold”) | Standard (“rich golden tan”) | Standard (“rich golden tan”) | Standard (“rich golden tan”) |
Breeds where Gold is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Spaniel | Fault (“golden”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized (“golden”) | Fault (“golden”) |
Breeds where Gold is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Water Dog | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized (“Gold”) | Disqualifying |