Which Dog breeds come in Agouti?

Club breed standards describe Agouti for the Alaskan Malamute, Borzoi, Carpathian Sheepdog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chihuahua, Dachshund, Danish-Swedish Farmdog, Estrela Mountain Dog, Eurasier, Finnish Lapphund, and German Spitz, and 19 more breeds.

Which breeds disqualify Agouti?

At least one club disqualifies Agouti in the Dachshund, Pyrenean Mastiff, Belgian Shepherd, Hovawart, Leonberger, Mudi, and Tibetan Mastiff.

Dog pattern

Agouti

Hairs banded with alternating dark and light pigment and a lighter belly, the wild pattern on any base color: golden or silver agouti cavies, wolf sable dogs.

42 Dog breeds list Agouti. It is in a club standard for 35 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 8 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Agouti

Breed	AKC	KC	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Alaskan Malamute	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Borzoi	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Carpathian Sheepdog	Standard (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	Standard (“wolf-grey”)	Standard (“wolf grey”)	No ruling
Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Agouti gray”)	No ruling
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	No ruling	Not recognized	No ruling	Standard (“agouti coloring”)	No ruling
Chihuahua	Standard (“Any color - Solid, marked or splashed”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”)	Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Dachshund	Standard (“Wild Boar”)	Standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”)	Standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar (wire-haired)”)	No ruling	Standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”)
DachshundSmooth	Standard (“Wild Boar”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying	No ruling	Not recognized
DachshundWirehaired	Standard (“Wild Boar”)	Standard (“wild boar of any shade”)	Standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar”)	No ruling	Standard (“wild boar of any shade”)
DachshundLonghaired	Standard (“Wild Boar”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying	No ruling	Not recognized
Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	No ruling	Standard (“badger”)	No ruling	No ruling
Estrela Mountain Dog	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“Wolf Grey. a mixture of grey and black hairs intermingled”)	Standard (“Wolf Grey”)	Standard (“wolf gray”)	Standard (“Wolf Grey”)
Eurasier	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	No ruling
Finnish Lapphund	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
German Spitz	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	No ruling
German SpitzGiant	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	No ruling
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	No ruling	Not recognized	Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”)	Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”)	Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour, or wild boar colour”)
Great Pyrenees	No ruling	Standard (“wolf-grey”)	Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”)	Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”)	Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”)
Harrier	No ruling	Standard (“Badger Pied”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Jindo	Standard (“wolf grey”)	Standard (“Wolf grey”)	Standard (“wolf grey”)	Standard (“wolf grey”)	No ruling
Kangal Shepherd Dog	No ruling	Not recognized	Standard (“wolf sable”)	No ruling	Standard (“wolf sable”)
Keeshond	Standard (“Wolfgray & Black”)	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Norrbottenspets	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Patches in ... agouti are tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling
Norwegian Buhund	No ruling	Standard (“wolf-sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Norwegian Elkhound	No ruling	Standard (“Wolf Grey”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Otterhound	Standard (“Badger Markings”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	No ruling	Not recognized	Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”)	Not recognized	Not recognized
Pomeranian	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized
Portuguese Sheepdog	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	No ruling	Standard (“wolf-grey”)	Standard (“wolf grey”)	No ruling
Pyrenean Mastiff	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	Not recognized	No ruling	Disqualifying	No ruling
Rafeiro do Alentejo	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	No ruling	Standard (“wolf grey”)	No ruling	No ruling
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Siberian Husky	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	Standard (“Agouti & White”)	Standard (“agouti”)	No ruling	Standard (“agouti”)
Spanish Mastiff	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	No ruling	Standard (“wolf colour”)	Standard (“wolf or deer colored”)	No ruling
Swedish Vallhund	No ruling	Standard (“Wolf Grey”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Breeds where Agouti is a fault

Breed	AKC	KC	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Karelian Bear Dog	Fault (“some so called wolf hair”)	No ruling	Fault (“some so called wolf hair”)	Fault (“wolf colored patches or spots”)	No ruling
Shetland Sheepdog	Not recognized	Fault (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”)	Fault (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”)	No ruling	Fault (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”)

Breeds where Agouti is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	AKC	KC	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Belgian Shepherd	Disqualifying (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Hovawart	Disqualifying (“predominantly banded hair”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“predominantly banded hair”)	Disqualifying	Disqualifying (“predominantly banded hair”)
Leonberger	No ruling	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)
Mudi	Disqualifying (“Wolf gray (agouti – alternating bands of color along each hair shaft)”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Disqualifying
Tibetan Mastiff	Disqualifying (“All other coat colors (e.g., ... wolf sable ...)”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying	No ruling	Disqualifying

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