Cane color
Seal
A very dark brown, almost black: the points and nose leather of a seal-point cat; a rabbit color; the Boston Terrier's black with a red cast in sunlight.
9 Cane breeds list Seal. It is in a club standard for 9 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Seal
| Breed | AKC | KC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Malamute | Da standard (“Seal & White”) | Da standard (“Seal & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | Da standard (“Seal”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | Da standard (“Seal Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Any colour ... is permissible”) | Da standard (“Any colour ... is permissible”) |
| Border Collie | Da standard (“Seal”) | Da standard (“Seal”) | Da standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Boston Terrier | Da standard (“Seal & White”) | Da standard (“black or seal with white markings acceptable”) | Da standard (“Seal”) | Da standard (“seal”) | Da standard (“seal”) |
| Piccolo Levriero Italiano | Da standard (“Seal”) | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
| Spitz Tedesco | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Seal”) | Da standard (“all colors”) | Squalificante | Squalificante |
| Spitz TedescoGrande | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | Da standard (“all colors”) | Squalificante | No ruling |
| Whippet | Da standard (“Seal”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“Color is inconsequential”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |