Chien color
Ardoise
A dark blue-gray: slate legs and beaks in poultry, slate turkeys, slate blue cavies, slate-gray nose leather, and the slate-gray skin of hairless Xoloitzcuintli and Peruvian Inca Orchids.
35 Chien breeds list Ardoise. It is in a club standard for 28 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 3 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Ardoise
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger des Pyrénées | Standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) | Standard (“Slate Gray”) | Standard (“Slate Blue (long-haired)”) | Standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) | No ruling |
| Berger des PyrénéesÀ face rase | No ruling | Standard (“Slate Gray”) | Non reconnu | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”) |
| Border CollieTruffe | Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | Standard (“in blues, nose should be slate colour”) | Standard (“in blue dogs, where it should be slate”) |
| Braque de WeimarTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) |
| Cane Corso | Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Standard (“lighter and darker shades of gray”) | No ruling | Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Standard (“all shades of grey”) |
| Cane CorsoTruffe | Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | Standard (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”) | No ruling | Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | No ruling |
| Chien chinois à crêtePeau et écailles | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) |
| Chien chinois à crêteSans poil · Peau et écailles | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) |
| Chien nu du Pérou | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“In the coated variety all colors are accepted”) | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“slate”) |
| Chien nu du PérouPeau et écailles | Standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“slate black”) | Standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) |
| Chien nu du PérouSans poil · Peau et écailles | Standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“slate black”) | Standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) |
| Chow-ChowTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“Blue chows may have a solid blue or slate nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“In blues and fawns, self-colored nose is permissible”) |
| Colley barbu | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | No ruling |
| Colley barbuTruffe | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”) |
| DobermanTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“dark gray on blue ones”) | Standard (“solid dark grey in blue dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark gray in blue dogs”) |
| Dogue du TibetTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“with blue/grey or blue/grey and tan dogs, the darkest shade of grey”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Standard (“Blue of any shade”) | Standard (“Slate Blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Standard (“Any shade of blue is permissible”) |
| KomondorTruffe | No ruling | Défaut (“a dark gray or dark brown nose is not desirable but is acceptable”) | Standard (“dark grey or dark brown nose tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lhassa Apso | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“All colors equally acceptable”) | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“slate”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) |
| Mâtin napolitainTruffe | Standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) | No ruling |
| OtterhoundTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”) |
| Petit chien russeTruffe | No ruling | Standard (“Blue and Tan dogs have slate grey noses”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TeckelTruffe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gray or flesh for Gray dogs”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintleÀ poil | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintlePeau et écailles | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
| XoloitzcuintleSans poil · Peau et écailles | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Slate”) | Standard (“grey in any shade”) | Standard (“slate grey”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) |
Breeds where Ardoise is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger des Shetland | Défaut (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Défaut (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Colley à poil court | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge in top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non reconnu |
| Colley à poil long | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Défaut (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non reconnu |
| Welsh Corgi PembrokeTruffe | No ruling | Défaut (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Défaut (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) |
Breeds where Ardoise is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segugio italien | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire |
| Segugio italienÀ poil court | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire |
| Segugio italienPoil dur | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire (“Slate or lead colour”) | Éliminatoire |