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Chien pattern
Hétérochromie partielle
Part of one iris a different color from the rest (sectoral or split heterochromia); also the part-black 'snake eye' of eclipse leopard geckos, where only part of the eye is pigmented, as against the fully black eclipse eye (BLACK).
36 Chien breeds list Hétérochromie partielle. It is in a club standard for 15 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 16 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Hétérochromie partielle
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Klee KaiYeux | Standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Berger américain miniatureYeux | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) |
| Berger australienYeux | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) | Standard (“including flecks”) |
| Berger des PyrénéesYeux | Standard (“partially ... blue eyes are acceptable only in merles”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“flecked blue in merle coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| Border CollieYeux | Standard (“any eye color is acceptable”) | Standard (“a part of one, may be blue”) | Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”) | Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”) | Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”) |
| Catahoula Leopard DogYeux | No ruling | Standard (“Eyes may be any color or combination of colors without preference”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ColleyYeux | No ruling | Standard (“blue flecked”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Colley à poil courtYeux | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“part of one or both”) | Standard (“part of one or both”) | Standard (“part of one or both”) |
| Colley à poil longYeux | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“part of one or both”) | Standard (“part of one or both”) | Standard (“part of one or both”) |
| DalmatienYeux | Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”) | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“partially blue coloured iris”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Husky de SibérieYeux | Standard (“parti-colored”) | Standard (“parti-colored eyes”) | Standard (“particoloured”) | Standard (“parti-colours”) | Standard (“parti-coloured”) |
| Laïka de IakoutieYeux | Standard (“parti-eyed”) | No ruling | Standard (“blue segments on brown iris”) | Standard (“blue segments on brown iris”) | No ruling |
| MudiYeux | Standard (“partially blue eyes”) | No ruling | Standard (“For merle colours partially or solid, blue eye colour is not a fault”) | Standard (“partially or solid blue eye colour”) | Standard (“For merle colours partially or solid, blue eye colour is not a fault”) |
| TeckelYeux | Standard (“partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes (dapples)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Corgi CardiganYeux | Standard (“partially blue eyes ... permissible in blue merles”) | Standard (“partially blue eyes ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“blue flecked permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“blue flecked, permissible only in blue merles”) | Standard (“blue-flecked, permissible only in blue merles”) |
Breeds where Hétérochromie partielle is a fault
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull TerrierYeux | No ruling | Défaut (“partially blue eyes”) | Défaut (“partly blue undesirable”) | Défaut (“partly blue undesirable”) | Défaut (“partly blue eye undesirable”) |
| Bull Terrier miniatureYeux | No ruling | Défaut (“partially blue eyes”) | Défaut (“partly blue undesirable”) | Défaut (“partly blue undesirable”) | Défaut (“partly blue undesirable”) |
| Chien de berger bergamasqueYeux | No ruling | No ruling | Défaut (“part of the iris blue”) | No ruling | Défaut (“part of the iris blue”) |
| ChihuahuaYeux | Défaut (“two different colors within one iris”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Épagneul tibétainYeux | Défaut (“eyes with blue marks”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat TerrierYeux | Éliminatoire (“Any blue in the eye(s) is a disqualification”) | Défaut (“eye with iris containing more than one color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Terrier nu américainYeux | No ruling | Défaut (“eye with iris containing more than one color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Hétérochromie partielle is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biewer TerrierYeux | Éliminatoire (“blue flecks in the iris”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bolonka tsvetnaya russeYeux | Éliminatoire (“partially blue eye(s)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Boston TerrierYeux | Éliminatoire (“any trace of blue”) | Éliminatoire (“Any trace of blue in eyes”) | Éliminatoire (“any trace of blue”) | Éliminatoire (“any trace of blue”) |
| Bouledogue françaisYeux | Éliminatoire (“any traces of blue or green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BriardYeux | Éliminatoire (“spotted eyes”) | Éliminatoire (“spotted eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bulldog anglaisYeux | Éliminatoire (“parti-colored eye(s)”) | Éliminatoire (“parti-colored eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Caniche (grand)Yeux | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Any variation of blue eyes, including flecks”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Caniche (nain)Yeux | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Any variation of blue eyes, including flecks”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Caniche (Toy)Yeux | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“including flecks and marbling”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogo argentinYeux | Éliminatoire (“any blue in the eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jagdterrier allemandYeux | Éliminatoire (“spotted eyes”) | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“spotted eyes”) | No ruling |
| Spitz nainYeux | Éliminatoire (“blue flecked”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| WhippetYeux | Éliminatoire (“any portion of blue in the eye(s)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| XoloitzcuintleYeux | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“flecks of blue in the eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |