Chien 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 Chien 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 | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barzoï | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Berger des Carpates | Standard (“wolf-grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray & Black”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger du Caucase | No ruling | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | Standard (“Agouti gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger Kangal | Standard (“wolf sable”) | No ruling | No ruling | Non reconnu | Standard (“wolf sable”) |
| Bolonka tsvetnaya russe | No ruling | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Buhund norvégien | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“wolf-sable”) | No ruling |
| Chien d'élan norvégien | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Grey”) | No ruling |
| Chien de berger portugais | Standard (“wolf-grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chien de ferme dano-suédois | Standard (“badger”) | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chien de montagne de l'Estrela | Standard (“Wolf Grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“wolf gray”) | Standard (“Wolf Grey. a mixture of grey and black hairs intermingled”) | Standard (“Wolf Grey”) |
| Chien finnois de Laponie | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | No ruling |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“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 (“Wolf Sable”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Eurasier | Standard (“colour combinations”) | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | Standard (“combinations of colors”) | Standard (“colour combinations”) | No ruling |
| Grand basset griffon vendéen | Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour, or wild boar colour”) |
| Harrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Badger Pied”) | No ruling |
| Husky de Sibérie | Standard (“agouti”) | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | Standard (“agouti”) |
| Jindo | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“Wolf grey”) | No ruling |
| Malamute de l'Alaska | No ruling | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | No ruling | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | No ruling |
| Mâtin des Pyrénées | No ruling | Standard (“Agouti & White”) | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | No ruling |
| Mâtin espagnol | Standard (“wolf colour”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“wolf or deer colored”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Montagne des Pyrénées | Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”) | No ruling | Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”) | Standard (“wolf-grey”) | Standard (“grey (badger or wolf)”) |
| Norrbottenspets | Standard (“Patches in ... agouti are tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Standard (“badger pied markings”) | Standard (“Badger Markings”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“badger pied markings”) | Standard (“badger pied markings”) |
| Petit basset griffon vendéen | Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”) | No ruling | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Rafeiro de l'Alentejo | Standard (“wolf grey”) | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Retriever de la baie de Chesapeake | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“agouti coloring”) | Non reconnu | No ruling |
| Spitz allemand | No ruling | Standard (“Wolfgray”) | Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | No ruling |
| Spitz allemandGrand | No ruling | Non reconnu | Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Spitz nain | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Sable”) | Non reconnu |
| Spitz-loup | No ruling | Standard (“Wolfgray & Black”) | No ruling | Non reconnu | No ruling |
| Teckel | Standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar (wire-haired)”) | Standard (“Wild Boar”) | No ruling | Standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”) | Standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”) |
| TeckelLisse | Éliminatoire | Standard (“Wild Boar”) | No ruling | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| TeckelPoil dur | Standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar”) | Standard (“Wild Boar”) | No ruling | Standard (“wild boar of any shade”) | Standard (“wild boar of any shade”) |
| TeckelÀ poil long | Éliminatoire | Standard (“Wild Boar”) | No ruling | Non reconnu | Non reconnu |
| Vallhund suédois | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Wolf Grey”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Agouti is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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”) |
| Chien d'ours de Carélie | Défaut (“some so called wolf hair”) | Défaut (“some so called wolf hair”) | Défaut (“wolf colored patches or spots”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Agouti is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger belge | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Wolfgray & Black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogue du Tibet | Éliminatoire | Éliminatoire (“All other coat colors (e.g., ... wolf sable ...)”) | No ruling | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Hovawart | Éliminatoire (“predominantly banded hair”) | Éliminatoire (“predominantly banded hair”) | Éliminatoire | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“predominantly banded hair”) |
| Leonberg | Éliminatoire (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) |
| Mudi | Éliminatoire | Éliminatoire (“Wolf gray (agouti – alternating bands of color along each hair shaft)”) | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |