Cane color
Ardesia
A dark blue-gray: slate legs and beaks in poultry, slate turkeys, slate blue cavies, slate-gray nose leather, and the slate-gray skin of hairless Xoloitzcuintli and Peruvian Inca Orchids.
35 Cane breeds list Ardesia. It is in a club standard for 28 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 3 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Ardesia
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BassottoTartufo | Da standard (“gray or flesh for Gray dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bearded Collie | No ruling | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) |
| Bearded CollieTartufo | Da standard (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”) | Da standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Da standard (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”) | Da standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Da standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) |
| Border Collie | Da standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Da standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Border CollieTartufo | Da standard (“in blue dogs, where it should be slate”) | Da standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | No ruling | Da standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”) | Da standard (“in blues, nose should be slate colour”) |
| Cane Corso Italiano | Da standard (“all shades of grey”) | Da standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Da standard (“lighter and darker shades of gray”) | No ruling | Da standard (“slate-grey (blue)”) |
| Cane Corso ItalianoTartufo | No ruling | Da standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | Da standard (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”) | No ruling | Da standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) |
| Chow ChowTartufo | Da standard (“In blues and fawns, self-colored nose is permissible”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Blue chows may have a solid blue or slate nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Crestato CinesePelle e squame | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Crestato CineseSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“Pink & Blue”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| DobermannTartufo | Da standard (“dark gray in blue dogs”) | No ruling | Da standard (“dark gray on blue ones”) | Da standard (“solid dark grey in blue dogs”) | No ruling |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Da standard (“Any shade of blue is permissible”) | Da standard (“Blue of any shade”) | Da standard (“Slate Blue”) | Da standard (“Any shade of blue”) | Da standard (“Any shade of blue”) |
| KomondorTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“a dark gray or dark brown nose is not desirable but is acceptable”) | Da standard (“dark grey or dark brown nose tolerated”) | No ruling |
| Lhasa Apso | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Da standard (“slate”) | Da standard (“All colors equally acceptable”) | Da standard (“slate”) | Da standard (“slate”) |
| Mastino NapoletanoTartufo | No ruling | Da standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“dark grey in dogs of other colours”) |
| Mastino TibetanoTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“with blue/grey or blue/grey and tan dogs, the darkest shade of grey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| OtterhoundTartufo | Da standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”) | No ruling | Da standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore dei Pirenei | No ruling | Da standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) | Da standard (“Slate Gray”) | Da standard (“Slate Blue (long-haired)”) | Da standard (“blue with black mottling (harlequin or slate blue)”) |
| Pastore dei PireneiMuso liscio | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Slate Gray”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling |
| Perro sin Pelo del Perú | Da standard (“slate”) | Da standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Da standard (“In the coated variety all colors are accepted”) | No ruling | Da standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúPelle e squame | Da standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) | Da standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“slate black”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“black through slate, blue-black”) | Da standard (“slate black”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“slate black”) |
| Russkiy ToyTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Blue and Tan dogs have slate grey noses”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| WeimaranerTartufo | Da standard (“gray”) | No ruling | Da standard (“gray”) | Da standard (“grey”) | No ruling |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintleCon pelo | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintlePelle e squame | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) |
| XoloitzcuintleSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) | Da standard (“Slate”) | Da standard (“grey in any shade”) | Da standard (“slate grey”) |
Breeds where Ardesia is a fault
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collie a pelo corto | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge in top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour or rusty tinge top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) |
| Collie a pelo lungo | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“Large black markings, slate colour, or rusty tinge either of top or undercoat are highly undesirable”) |
| Shetland Sheepdog | No ruling | Difetto (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“slate or rusty tinge in either top or undercoat highly undesirable”) |
| Welsh Corgi PembrokeTartufo | Difetto (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | Difetto (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Ardesia is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segugio Italiano | Squalificante | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) |
| Segugio ItalianoA pelo corto | Squalificante | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) |
| Segugio ItalianoA pelo duro | Squalificante | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) | Squalificante (“Slate or lead colour”) |