Cane color
Argento
A bright, pale gray with a sheen: silver cats (white hair bases under dark tips), silver poultry and pigeons, silver-scaled fish, and the silver mane of a silver dapple horse.
64 Cane breeds list Argento. It is in a club standard for 55 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 12 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Argento
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Black & Silver”) | Da standard (“silver”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
| Akita | Da standard (“any colour (American Akita)”) | Da standard (“Silver, Black Overlay (Akita)”) | Da standard (“any color including white (Akita)”) | Da standard (“Silver & White (Akita)”) | Da standard (“any colour (American Akita)”) |
| AkitaGiapponese | Da standard (“brindle”) | Da standard (“Shimofuri (grey/silver)”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Brindle: defined striping”) | Da standard (“brindle”) |
| AkitaAmericano | Da standard (“any colour”) | Da standard (“Silver, Black Overlay”) | Da standard (“any color including white”) | Da standard (“Silver & White”) | Da standard (“any colour”) |
| Alaskan Malamute | No ruling | Da standard (“Silver & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Silver & White”) | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) | Difetto (“silver (the extreme dilution of blue) (Coated variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian Silky Terrier | Non riconosciuto (“Silver and white not acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver & Tan”) | Difetto (“Silver or white”) | Da standard (“Silver & Tan”) | Non riconosciuto (“Silver and white not acceptable”) |
| Barboncino Grande | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“silver”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Barboncino Nano | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“silver”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Barboncino Toy | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“silver”) | Da standard (“Blacks, silvers and blues”) | Da standard (“Blacks, silvers and blues”) |
| Barzoi | Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Bichon Havanais | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Bolonka Russa | No ruling | Da standard (“Silver”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Slovacco a pelo duro | Da standard (“with varying lighter and darker shadings”) | Da standard (“Silver Gray”) | No ruling | Da standard (“grey of any shade”) | Da standard (“with varying lighter and darker shadings”) |
| Cairn Terrier | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver Brindle”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Cane da Pastore Polacco della Pianura | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Black & Silver”) | No ruling | Da standard (“all colours other than merle”) | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Cane Lupo Cecoslovacco | Da standard (“silver-gray”) | Da standard (“Silver Gray”) | Da standard (“silver-gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Carlino | Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”) | Squalificante | Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”) | Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”) | Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”) |
| Cesky Terrier | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“any fairly uniform shade of gray ranging from charcoal to platinum gray”) | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Chihuahua | Da standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Cocker Spaniel Americano | Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”) | Da standard (“Silver Buff”) | Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) |
| Cocker Spaniel AmericanoASCOB | Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”) | Da standard (“Silver Buff”) | Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”) |
| Crestato Cinese | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Elkhound Norvegese | Da standard (“Light grey undercoat”) | Da standard (“Silver & Black”) | Da standard (“The undercoat is clear, light and silver”) | Da standard (“undercoat pure pale grey”) | Da standard (“Light grey undercoat”) |
| Keeshond | Da standard (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) | Da standard (“Silver & Black”) | Da standard (“a mixture of gray, black and cream, which may vary from light to dark”) | Da standard (“Silver Grey”) | Da standard (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Da standard (“Blue of any shade”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any shade of blue is permissible”) | Da standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Da standard (“Any shade of blue”) |
| Levriero Afgano | Da standard (“All colours acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Black and Silver”) | Da standard (“All colours”) |
| Levriero Irlandese | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
| Lhasa Apso | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Da standard (“any colour permissible”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Löwchen | Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Mastino dei Pirenei | Da standard (“grey-silver”) | No ruling | Da standard (“grey-silver”) | Da standard (“grey silver”) | No ruling |
| Papillon | Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Da standard (“White & Silver”) | Da standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Da standard (“Silver & White”) | Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Pastore Olandese | Da standard (“silver”) | Da standard (“Silver Brindle”) | Da standard (“Brindle, on either brown or gray ground”) | No ruling | Da standard (“silver”) |
| Pastore Tedesco | Da standard (“black with ... light grey markings”) | Da standard (“Black & Silver”) | Da standard (“Black and Silver”) | Da standard (“gold to light grey markings”) | Da standard (“black with ... light grey markings”) |
| Pechinese | Da standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) | Da standard (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”) | Da standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver Brindle”) | Da standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) |
| Perro de Presa Canario | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Squalificante | No ruling | Non riconosciuto |
| Puli | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“all shades of gray”) | Da standard (“grey in various shades”) | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) |
| Pumi | Da standard (“grey in various shades”) | Da standard (“Silver Gray”) | Da standard (“varying shades of grey”) | Da standard (“Grey – in various shades”) | Da standard (“grey in various shades”) |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Silver”) | Difetto (“silver (the extreme dilution of blue)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Saluki | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver Grizzle”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Schapendoes | Da standard (“All colours are permitted”) | Da standard (“Black & Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schnauzer Gigante | Da standard (“Black/Silver”) | Squalificante (“Markings other than specified”) | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Black and silver”) | Da standard (“Black and silver”) |
| Schnauzer Nano | Da standard (“Black/Silver”) | Da standard (“Black & Silver”) | Da standard (“Black and Silver”) | Da standard (“Black and silver”) | Da standard (“Black and silver”) |
| Scottish Terrier | Da standard (“brindle of any shade”) | Da standard (“Silver Brindle”) | Da standard (“brindle of any color”) | Da standard (“brindle of any shade”) | Da standard (“brindle of any shade”) |
| Shih Tzu | Da standard (“All colours permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Da standard (“All colours permissible except merle”) | Da standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Siberian Husky | Da standard (“all ranges of the allowable colours”) | Da standard (“all ranges of the allowable colors”) | Da standard (“all colors, from black to pure white”) | Da standard (“Silver Grey & White”) | Da standard (“all ranges of the allowable colours”) |
| Skye Terrier | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“silver platinum”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Spaniel Tibetano | Da standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver Sable”) | Da standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Silver Sable”) | Da standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) |
| Spitz Tedesco | Da standard (“black-and-silver (Medium, Miniature)”) | Da standard (“black and silver”) | Da standard (“all colors”) | Da standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”) | Da standard (“black-and-silver”) |
| Spitz TedescoGrande | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“Silver & White”) | Da standard (“any variety of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Terrier Tibetano | Da standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) | Da standard (“Silver”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Da standard (“in fact any colour permissible”) | Da standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) |
| Volpino di Pomerania | Da standard (“black-and-silver”) | Da standard (“all colors ... are allowed”) | Da standard (“any solid color”) | Non riconosciuto (“Black and Silver”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Weimaraner | Da standard (“silver”) | Da standard (“Silver Gray”) | Da standard (“silver-gray”) | Da standard (“silver grey”) | Da standard (“silver”) |
| Whippet | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“Color immaterial”) | Da standard (“Color is inconsequential”) | Da standard (“Silver Brindle”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Bouvier des Flandres | No ruling | Alternativo (“Silver & Gray”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | No ruling |
| Tervueren | Squalificante | Alternativo (“Silver & Black”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante |
Breeds where Argento is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alano Tedesco | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“Silver”) | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“brown/silver”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Labrador Retriever | Squalificante | Squalificante | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto (“Silver”) | Non riconosciuto |
| Leonberger | Squalificante (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) | Squalificante | Squalificante (“Off colors, such as ... silver”) | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Squalificante (“Silvery coat”) | Squalificante (“Buff is bleached, faded, or silvery”) | Squalificante (“Silvery coat”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling |
| Pastore Belga | Squalificante | Squalificante (“Silver”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante |
| Yorkshire Terrier | Non riconosciuto (“not silver blue”) | Squalificante (“not a silver-blue”) | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto (“not silver blue”) | Non riconosciuto (“not silver blue”) |