כלב pattern
אף שלג
A dark nose that fades to pink or brown down the middle in winter and darkens again in summer.
20 כלב breeds list אף שלג. It is in a club standard for 18 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept אף שלג
| Breed | UKC | AKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| אלסקן קלי קאיאף | תקני (“A pink streaked snow nose is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| אקבשאף | תקני (“a slight seasonal fading of nose pigment should not be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| אקיטהאף | No ruling | תקני (“for white dogs, faded black and snow noses are acceptable (Japanese Akitainu)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| אקיטהיפני · אף | No ruling | תקני (“for white dogs, faded black and snow noses are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| גולדן רטריבראף | תקני (“A slight fading of nose pigment (winter nose) is not serious”) | תקני (“fading to a lighter shade in cold weather not serious”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| האסקי סיביראף | תקני (“the snow nose, which is pink streaked, is also acceptable”) | תקני (“the lighter-streaked "snow nose" is equally acceptable”) | תקני (“the lighter-streaked « snow nose » is equally acceptable”) | תקני (“in winter, pink-streaked 'snow nose' is acceptable”) | תקני (“the lighter-streaked "snow nose" is equally acceptable”) |
| הובאוורטאף | תקני (“a snow nose is acceptable”) | תקני (“Snownose is permitted in blond dogs”) | תקני (“Snownose is permitted in blond dogs”) | תקני (“Snow nose acceptable”) | תקני (““snow nose” (temporary loss of pigmentation) accepted”) |
| כלב קרוליינהאף | תקני (“such fading of the nose color ... is not desirable, but should not be penalized”) | תקני (“such fading of the nose color ... is not desirable but should not be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| לאיקה יקוטיאף | No ruling | תקני (“The lighter-streaked "snow nose" is equally acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| לברדור רטריבראף | תקני (“a slight fading of nose pigment is not a fault”) | תקני (“nose color fading to a lighter shade is not a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| לייקלנד טרייראף | No ruling | תקני (“A "winter" nose with faded pigment is permitted, but not desired”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| מלמוט אלסקניאף | תקני (“snow nose is not a fault”) | תקני (“the lighter streaked "snow nose" is acceptable”) | תקני (“the lighter streaked « snow nose » is acceptable”) | תקני (“pink streaked 'snow nose' acceptable”) | תקני (“the lighter-streaked "snow nose" is acceptable”) |
| סלובנסקי צ'ובאץ'אף | No ruling | תקני (“Black, especially in summer”) | תקני (“Black, especially in summer”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| סמוידאף | תקני (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”) | תקני (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”) | תקני (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”) | No ruling | תקני (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”) |
| רועה אנטוליאף | No ruling | תקני (“Seasonal fading is not to be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| רועה מרכז אסיהאף | תקני (“Some fading of nose pigment is acceptable in white and light fawn colored dogs”) | תקני (“in white and fawn coloured dogs the nose can be lighter”) | תקני (“in white and fawn coloured dogs the nose can be lighter”) | No ruling | תקני (“in white and fawn coloured dogs the nose can be lighter”) |
| רועה שוויצרי לבןאף | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“snow nose and lighter nose accepted”) | תקני (“Snow nose and lighter nose colour tolerated”) | תקני (“snow-nose and lighter nose accepted”) |
| שאר-פיי סיניאף | תקני (“Cream colored dogs with black pigment may have a lighter nose”) | תקני (“Darkly pigmented cream Shar-Pei may have some light pigment either in the center of the nose or on the entire nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where אף שלג is a fault
| Breed | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| כנעניאף | פגם (“the pigment of the nose may fade somewhat during the winter months. This is not desirable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| צ'סקי טרייראף | פגם (“Snow nose”) | פגם (“Temporary loss of nasal pigmentation (snow nose)”) | פגם (“Temporary loss of nasal pigmentation (snow nose)”) |
Color changes
How אף שלג can appear or change over an animal's life.
שחורchanges toאף שלג
אף · עם העונה · can change back