Chien pattern
Grizzle
Dark and light hairs or feathers intermixed so the coat looks grayed or frosted: blue grizzle and red grizzle terriers, grizzle pigeons.
26 Chien breeds list Grizzle. It is in a club standard for 23 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Grizzle
| Breed | AKC | KC | FCI | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Standard (“Belge”) | Non reconnu | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Airedale Terrier | Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzled”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Azawakh | Standard (“Grizzle Markings”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire | Standard (“grizzle”) | Éliminatoire |
| Basset artésien normand | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black hair with “grizzle””) | Standard (“black hair with grizzle”) | Standard (“black hair with grizzle”) |
| Berger du Caucase | Standard (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bobtail | Standard (“Grizzle & White”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Bolonka tsvetnaya russe | Standard (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Terrier | Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan”) |
| Chien de Saint-Hubert | Standard (“interspersed with lighter or badger-colored hair”) | Standard (“interspersed with lighter or badger-coloured hair”) | Standard (“interspersed with lighter or badger hairs. Such a mixture ... is allowed”) | Standard (“interspersed with lighter or badger hairs”) | Standard (“interspersed with lighter or badger hairs. Such a mixture ... is allowed”) |
| Chien finnois de Laponie | Standard (“Domino”) | Standard (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Grand basset griffon vendéen | Standard (“White & Grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | 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”) |
| Griffon bruxellois | Standard (“Belge”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“The black can be mixed with red-brown, which is allowed”) | Standard (“Black and reddish-brown mixed”) | Non reconnu |
| Griffon bruxelloisPoil dur | Standard (“Belge”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“The black can be mixed with red-brown, which is allowed”) | Standard (“Black and reddish-brown mixed”) | Non reconnu |
| Griffon bruxelloisLisse | Standard (“Belge”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Petit Brabançon: The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons”) | Standard (“Black and reddish-brown mixed”) | Non reconnu |
| Lakeland Terrier | Standard (“Red Grizzle”) | Standard (“red grizzle”) | Standard (“red grizzle”) | Standard (“varying shades of grizzle”) | Standard (“red grizzle”) |
| Lhassa Apso | Standard (“Grizzle”) | Standard (“dark grizzle”) | Standard (“dark grizzle”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“dark grizzle”) |
| Norfolk Terrier | Standard (“Grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle (blue-gray or roan)”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Norwich Terrier | Standard (“Grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle (bluish gray or roan)”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Otterhound | Standard (“Grizzle Markings”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Standard (“Grizzle is acceptable and should not be confused with brindle”) | Non reconnu | No ruling | Éliminatoire | No ruling |
| Petit basset griffon vendéen | Standard (“White & Grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“Traditional names: hare colour, wolf colour, badger colour or wild boar colour”) | Standard (“grizzle”) | Standard (“grizzle”) |
| Sloughi oriental | Standard (“Grizzle Markings”) | Standard (“Black Grizzle”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Terrier gallois | Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”) | Standard (“black grizzle and tan”) | Standard (“black grizzle and tan”) | Standard (“a black grizzle jacket is also acceptable”) | Standard (“black grizzle and tan”) |
| Segugio italien | Alternative (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio italienÀ poil court | Alternative (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio italienPoil dur | Alternative (“Grizzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |