Chien color
Gris
An even gray. In horses the graying gene's color, which whitens with age (see the graying pattern); the wild color of cockatiels and African gray parrots; the gray to near-black eggs Cayuga ducks lay early in the season.
118 Chien breeds list Gris. It is in a club standard for 100 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 22 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Gris
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Non reconnu | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“Grey shading occurs”) | Non reconnu |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | No ruling | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“mouse color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Azawakh | Éliminatoire | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Barbet | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“grey”) | No ruling |
| Barzoï | Standard (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Grey”) | Standard (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”) |
| Beauceron | Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”) | Standard (“Gray Black & Tan”) | Standard (“gray, black and tan, in a pattern of blue-gray patches”) | Standard (“grey and black patches”) | Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”) |
| Berger allemand | Standard (“grey with darker shading”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Sable (gray ... with black tips)”) | Standard (“all grey”) | Standard (“grey, with darker shading”) |
| Berger d'Anatolie | No ruling | Standard (“Gray Fawn”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Grey Fawn With Mask”) | No ruling |
| Berger d'Asie centrale | Standard (“Any”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“Any colour”) |
| Berger de Laponie | Standard (“even greyish”) | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger de Picardie | Standard (“grey which generally remains dark”) | Standard (“brindle may be any shade of base color from almost black to light grey or fawn”) | Standard (“gray, gray-black, gray with black highlights, gray-blue, gray-red”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“grey that generally remains dark”) |
| Berger des Carpates | Standard (“wolf-grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray & Black”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger des Pyrénées | Standard (“grey, lighter or darker”) | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“light to dark grey”) | Standard (“grey, lighter or darker”) |
| Berger des PyrénéesÀ face rase | No ruling | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“light to dark grey”) | No ruling |
| Berger du Caucase | Standard (“Any solid colour”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Agouti gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“Any solid colour”) |
| Berger Kangal | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“can appear gray when there are more dark (sable) hairs”) | Standard (“steel grey”) | No ruling |
| Berger polonais de plaine | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“Grey”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Berger roumain de Mioritza | Standard (“solid grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“solid gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger yougoslave | Standard (“The preferred shade is a greenish grey (iron grey) and dark grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“The most common color is an iron gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bobtail | Standard (“any shade of grey”) | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“any shade of grey”) | Standard (“any shade of grey”) | Standard (“any shade of grey”) |
| Bolonka tsvetnaya russe | No ruling | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Bouvier des Flandres | Standard (“usually grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“Grey Brindle”) | Standard (“usually grey”) |
| Braque de Weimar | Standard (“roe or mouse grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“mouse-gray”) | Standard (“shades of mouse or roe grey”) | Standard (“roe, or mouse-grey”) |
| Braque de WeimarYeux | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Braque slovaque à poil dur | Standard (“brown shaded sable (said “grey”)”) | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“grey of any shade”) | Standard (“brown-shaded sable (said “grey”)”) |
| Briard | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“various shades of gray”) | Standard (“may also be slate grey”) | Standard (“grey”) |
| Cairn Terrier | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“grey”) |
| Cane Corso | Standard (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”) |
| Caniche (grand) | Standard (“Grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Caniche (nain) | Standard (“Grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Caniche (Toy) | Standard (“Grey must be uniform, deep, neither blackish nor whitish”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Chien d'élan norvégien | Standard (“Grey, of various shades”) | Standard (“Gray & Black”) | Standard (“Grey of various shades”) | Standard (“Grey of various shades”) | Standard (“Grey, of various shades”) |
| Chien de berger bergamasque | Standard (“solid grey or with grey patches of all possible shades”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“solid gray or with gray patches”) | Standard (“solid grey, or with patches of all shades of grey through to black”) | Standard (“solid grey or with grey patches of all possible shades”) |
| Chien de berger islandais | Standard (“grey shaded”) | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“Grey shaded”) | No ruling |
| Chien de berger portugais | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chien de montagne de l'Estrela | Standard (“grey in all ranges of colour intensity”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“wolf gray”) | Standard (“Wolf Grey”) | Standard (“grey in all ranges of colour intensity”) |
| Chien de rouge de Bavière | Standard (“reddish grey as the winter coat of a deer”) | Standard (“reddish grey as the winter coat of a deer”) | Standard (“reddish grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“reddish grey as the winter coat of a deer”) |
| Chien nu du Pérou | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“the entire range of grays”) | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Chien nu du PérouPeau et écailles | Standard (“the whole scale of greys (diluted black)”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“the entire range of grays”) | No ruling | Standard (“the whole scale of greys (diluted black)”) |
| Chien nu du PérouSans poil · Peau et écailles | Standard (“the whole scale of greys (diluted black)”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“the entire range of grays”) | No ruling | Standard (“the whole scale of greys (diluted black)”) |
| Chien-loup tchécoslovaque | Standard (“Yellowish-gray”) | Standard (“Yellow Gray”) | Standard (“Yellowish-gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cirneco de l'EtnaYeux | Non reconnu (“never grey, brown or yellow”) | No ruling | Standard (“ochre or grey in color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Colley barbu | Standard (“all shades of grey”) | Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”) | Standard (“puppies that are born black begin graying”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) |
| Coton de Tuléar | Standard (“slight shadings of light grey colour (mixture of white and black hairs)”) | Standard (“Gray Markings”) | Standard (“slight shadings of light gray color (mixture of white and black hairs)”) | Standard (“slight shadings of light grey”) | Standard (“slight shadings of light grey (mixture of white and black hairs)”) |
| Dogue allemand | Standard (“Merle: grey and black spotted”) | Standard (“Merle Color: A pale gray to dark gray merle base color”) | Standard (“Merle: A pale gray to dark gray base color”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Merle: grey and black spotted”) |
| Dogue du Tibet | Éliminatoire (“All other colours than above mentioned e.g. ... grey”) | Standard (“blue/grey”) | Standard (“slate gray”) | Standard (“Grey”) | Éliminatoire (“All colours other than above-mentioned e.g. ... grey”) |
| Eurasier | Standard (“all colours”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“Grey”) | No ruling |
| Grand basset griffon vendéen | Non reconnu | Standard (“White & Gray”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Griffon d'arrêt à poil dur Korthals | Standard (“Preferably steel grey shade with brown (liver) patches”) | Standard (“Brown & Gray”) | Standard (“Steel gray with liver patches”) | Standard (“Steel grey with liver brown patches”) | No ruling |
| Husky de Sibérie | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“all colors, from black to pure white”) | Standard (“Light Grey & White”) | Standard (“grey”) |
| Jagdterrier allemand | Standard (“greyish-black”) | Standard (“Black & Gray”) | Standard (“black and gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jindo | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“Wolf grey”) | No ruling |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Standard (“Blue of any shade”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue is permissible”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) |
| Laekenois | Éliminatoire | Standard (“grayish tones”) | Standard (“all the gamut of colors through beige to gray”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Laïka de Iakoutie | Standard (“White and any patching (bicolour or tricolour)”) | Standard (“White & Gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“Grey & White”) | No ruling |
| Lévrier écossais | Standard (“darker and lighter greys”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“darker and lighter greys”) | Standard (“darker and lighter greys”) | Standard (“darker and lighter greys”) |
| Lévrier irlandais | Standard (“Grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“grey ... and steel grey”) | Standard (“Grey”) |
| Lhassa Apso | Standard (“smoke”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“smoke”) | Standard (“smoke”) |
| Lundehund norvégien | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Malamute de l'Alaska | Standard (“light grey through intermediate shadings”) | Standard (“Gray & White”) | Standard (“light gray through the intermediate shadings”) | Standard (“light grey through intermediate shadings”) | Standard (“light grey through intermediate shadings”) |
| Malinois | Éliminatoire | Éliminatoire | Standard (“all the gamut of colors through beige to gray”) | Standard (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Éliminatoire |
| Mâtin des Pyrénées | Standard (“medium grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“medium grey”) | Standard (“medium grey”) | No ruling |
| Mâtin espagnol | Standard (“wolf colour”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“wolf or deer colored”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mâtin napolitain | Standard (“grey, lead grey”) | Standard (“Solid coats of gray (blue)”) | Standard (“gray, lead”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) | Standard (“Grey, lead-grey”) |
| Montagne des Pyrénées | Standard (“patches appearing grey (badger or wolf)”) | Standard (“Gray Markings”) | Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”) | Standard (“wolf-grey”) | Standard (“patches appearing grey (badger or wolf)”) |
| Olde English Bulldogge | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“grey brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Otterhound | No ruling | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Non reconnu | No ruling |
| Pékinois | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”) | Standard (“Grey Brindle”) | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) |
| Petit basset griffon vendéen | Non reconnu | Standard (“White & Gray”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Petit chien russeYeux | No ruling | Standard (“Blue and Tan dogs have eyes and eye rims that are slate grey”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Petit Podengo portugais | Non reconnu | Standard (“Gray”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Grey”) | No ruling |
| Plott Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Gray Brindle”) | Standard (“Any shade of brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Podengo portugais | Non reconnu | Standard (“Gray”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Grey”) | No ruling |
| Puli | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“all shades of gray”) | Standard (“all shades of gray”) | Standard (“grey in various shades”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) |
| Pumi | Standard (“grey in various shades”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“varying shades of grey”) | Standard (“Grey – in various shades”) | Standard (“grey in various shades”) |
| Rafeiro de l'Alentejo | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat TerrierYeux | No ruling | Standard (“Gray eyes are acceptable in blue or blue-fawn dogs only”) | Standard (“a dark gray eye with gray eye rims is preferred”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Retriever de la baie de Chesapeake | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Standard (“ash”) | Non reconnu |
| Schapendoes | Standard (“Preference is given to blue-grey to black”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“preference is given to blue-grey to black”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih Tzu | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“All are permissible”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“Grey & White”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Silky Terrier australien | No ruling | Standard (“Gray & Tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“Grey Blue & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Skye Terrier | Standard (“dark or light grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“dark or light gray”) | Standard (“dark or light grey”) | Standard (“dark or light grey”) |
| Sloughi oriental | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standard (“Gray”) | 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”) |
| Spitz allemand | Standard (“grey-shaded (Medium, Miniature)”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”) | Standard (“grey-shaded”) |
| Spitz allemandGrand | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Standard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Spitz nain | Standard (“grey-shaded”) | Standard (“all colors ... are allowed”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Spitz-loup | Standard (“Grey-shaded”) | Standard (“Gray & Black”) | Standard (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”) | Standard (“All shades of grey acceptable”) | Standard (“Grey-shaded”) |
| Terre-Neuve | Éliminatoire | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Terrier noir russe | Standard (“black with insignificant intermingling grey hair is permissible”) | Standard (“black with scattered gray hairs”) | Standard (“Black with insignificant, scattered gray hair”) | Standard (“black with intermingling grey hairs”) | Standard (“black with insignificant intermingling grey hair is permissible”) |
| Terrier nu américainYeux | No ruling | Standard (“gray is preferred”) | Standard (“a dark gray eye with gray eye rims is preferred”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Terrier tibétain | Standard (“grey or smoke”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Standard (“grey or smoke”) | Standard (“grey or smoke”) |
| Tervueren | Standard (“grey with black overlay”) | Défaut (“Gray & Black”) | Standard (“all the gamut of colors through beige to gray”) | Standard (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Standard (“grey with black overlay”) |
| Vallhund suédois | Standard (“grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“any shade of gray”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) | Standard (“grey”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintleÀ poil | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintlePeau et écailles | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintleSans poil · Peau et écailles | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”) |
| Yorkshire Terrier | No ruling | Éliminatoire | Éliminatoire | Standard (“Steel Grey & Tan”) | Non reconnu |
Breeds where Gris is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger belge | Défaut (“grey breeches”) | Éliminatoire (“Gray”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Défaut (“grey breeches”) |
| Berger des Shetland | Défaut (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”) | Non reconnu | No ruling | Défaut (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”) | Défaut (“Wolf-sable and grey undesirable”) |
| Chinook | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Gray & Tan”) | Défaut | No ruling | No ruling |
| Porcelaine | Éliminatoire (“Orange spots ... greyish”) | Éliminatoire (“Orange spots ... greyish”) | Défaut (“Intermingled gray or black hairs in the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schipperke | Défaut (“Grey, brownish or reddish tones in the top coat”) | Éliminatoire (“Gray”) | Éliminatoire (“Dilute colors such as grey, blue, or blue-cream”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Défaut | Défaut (“must never be white or carry gray other than on ears and muzzle”) | Défaut | Non reconnu | Défaut |
Breeds where Gris is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarzoïYeux | Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“blue/grey ... coat color”) | Éliminatoire (“blue/grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chien de Canaan | Non reconnu (“grey ... unacceptable”) | Éliminatoire (“gray”) | Non reconnu (“gray ... unacceptable”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu (“grey ... unacceptable”) |
| Dogue des CanariesYeux | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Fila Brasileiro | Éliminatoire (“mouse-grey”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“mouse-grey”) |
| Griffon bruxellois | Éliminatoire (“Any other colours than those laid down in the standard, such as grey”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Griffon bruxelloisPoil dur | Éliminatoire (“Any other colours than those laid down in the standard, such as grey”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Griffon bruxelloisLisse | Éliminatoire (“Any other colours than those laid down in the standard, such as grey”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“Black or gray coat or patches”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Retriever de la Nouvelle-Écosse | Éliminatoire (“grey in coat”) | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“gray in coat”) | Non reconnu | No ruling |
| Welsh Corgi Cardigan | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“Gray & White”) | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Hortaya borzaya | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Gris can appear or change over an animal's life.
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