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Cane pattern
Bicolore
Two colors in clearly separate areas: in cats and dogs usually a color with white; in koi and goldfish two colors on the body.
106 Cane breeds list Bicolore. It is in a club standard for 99 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Bicolore
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Da standard (“Red & White (Akita)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmericano | Da standard (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | No ruling | Da standard (“symmetrical and distinctive dark and white contrasting-colored markings”) | Da standard (“a contrasting lighter color on the bottom half”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Malamute | Da standard (“always with white on underbody”) | Da standard (“Gray & White”) | Da standard (“always with white on the underbody”) | Da standard (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) | Da standard (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) |
| American English Coonhound | No ruling | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“white and red, white and black, white and lemon”) | No ruling | Da standard (“red and white; white and black”) |
| American Eskimo Dog | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Biscuit”) | Da standard (“white with biscuit or cream”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Foxhound | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Red”) | Da standard (“Any color is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour”) | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) | Da standard (“bi-color (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Basenji | Da standard (“Pure black and white; Red and white”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”) | Da standard (“Pure black and white; red and white”) | Da standard (“Pure black and white; red and white”) |
| Basset Artésien Normand | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“fawn and white”) | Da standard (“fawn and white (“bi-colour)”) | Da standard (“Fawn and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Basset Hound | Da standard (“lemon and white (bicolour)”) | Da standard (“Lemon & White”) | Da standard (“lemon and white”) | Da standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) | Da standard (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Beagle | Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Da standard (“Lemon & White”) | Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) |
| Bearded Collie | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“White Markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) |
| Bichon Havanais | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Da standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) | Da standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) |
| Bobtail | Da standard (“Grey & White”) | Da standard (“with or without white markings or in reverse”) | Da standard (“the head, neck, forequarters and underbelly are white”) | Da standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) | Da standard (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) |
| Border Collie | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“bi-color”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Boston Terrier | Da standard (“with white markings”) | Da standard (“Brindle, seal, or black with white markings”) | Da standard (“Brindle, Seal, or Black, with white markings”) | Da standard (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) | Da standard (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) |
| Bracchetto Danese-Svedese | No ruling | Da standard (“White dominating. Patches of different colors, sizes, and combinations permissible”) | Da standard (“broken patches of different colors”) | Da standard (“White dominating. Patches of different colours, sizes and combinations permissible”) | No ruling |
| Bracco Italiano | Da standard (“White with orange, amber or chestnut markings”) | Da standard (“White & Orange”) | Da standard (“White with orange or chestnut patches”) | Da standard (“White with patches of varied size”) | Da standard (“White with patches of varied size”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo corto | Da standard (“black and white same variations”) | Da standard (“a combination of liver and white”) | Da standard (“any combination of liver and white”) | Da standard (“White with brown head markings”) | Da standard (“black and white, same variations”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro | Da standard (“Liver and white”) | Da standard (“The coat is liver and white”) | Da standard (“liver and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo lungo | Da standard (“Brown and white”) | Da standard (“Brown & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Brown and white”) | No ruling |
| Braque Français tipo Pirenei | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Briard | Non riconosciuto (“any demarcation line denotes a bi-colour which is unacceptable”) | Da standard (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Da standard (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Squalificante (“coat of two distinct colours”) | Squalificante (“coat of two distinct colours”) |
| Bull Terrier | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“Brindle & White”) | Da standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates (Colored)”) | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Bull TerrierColorato | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“Brindle & White”) | Da standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Bull Terrier Miniatura | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“Brindle & White”) | Da standard (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Da standard (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Da standard (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) |
| Cane d'Acqua Portoghese | Da standard (“black and white, brown and white”) | Da standard (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Da standard (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Da standard (“Black in black, white and pied animals”) | Da standard (“Black in black, white, and pied animals”) |
| Cane da Orso della Carelia | No ruling | Da standard (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) | Da standard (“black and white coat”) | Da standard (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Islandese | Da standard (“white always accompanies the predominant colour”) | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“must be accompanied by white”) | Da standard (“white markings always accompany the main colour”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Polacco della Pianura | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Cane dei Pirenei | Da standard (“White with patches”) | Da standard (“white with markings”) | Da standard (“white with color patches”) | Da standard (“white with patches”) | Da standard (“white with patches”) |
| Cane di Taiwan | No ruling | Da standard (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) | No ruling | Da standard (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) | No ruling |
| Cane Finlandese di Lapponia | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cane Lappone Svedese | Da standard (“a combination of black and brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) |
| Chihuahua | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Fawn & White”) | Da standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Chin Giapponese | Da standard (“Black and white or red and white”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“black and white; red and white”) | Da standard (“White with markings of black or red”) | Da standard (“White with markings of black or red”) |
| Cirneco dell'Etna | Da standard (“Tan & White Markings”) | Da standard (“tan with white blaze or mark on head, chest and/or throat, white feet, point of tail”) | Da standard (“Fawn with white markings on head, chest, feet, tail tip and belly”) | Da standard (“Tan and white”) | No ruling |
| Clumber Spaniel | Da standard (“Lemon & White”) | Da standard (“primarily a white dog with lemon color or orange color markings”) | Da standard (“The primary body color is white, accompanied by lemon or orange markings”) | Da standard (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) | Da standard (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) |
| Collie | No ruling | Da standard (“Sable & White”) | Da standard (“typical white markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Crestato Cinese | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | 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”) |
| Drentsche Patrijshond | No ruling | Da standard (“White with brown markings”) | Da standard (“White with brown markings”) | Da standard (“White with brown markings”) | No ruling |
| Drever | No ruling | Da standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | Da standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”) | Da standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | No ruling |
| English Foxhound | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Lemon & White”) | Da standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”) | Da standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”) |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Black and White”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Springer Spaniel | Da standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Da standard (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Da standard (“Liver and white”) |
| Epagneul Breton | Da standard (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”) | Da standard (“Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns”) | Da standard (“in clear or roan patterns”) | Da standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) | Da standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) |
| Epagneul Français | Da standard (“Brown & White”) | Da standard (“White & Brown”) | Da standard (“White and brown in irregular patches”) | Da standard (“White and brown”) | No ruling |
| Eurasier | Da standard (“Red & Black”) | Da standard (“colour combinations”) | Da standard (“combinations of colors”) | Da standard (“colour combinations”) | No ruling |
| Field Spaniel | Non riconosciuto (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Da standard (“either self-colored or bi-colored”) | Da standard (“Bi-color dogs must have roaning or ticking, not clear white”) | Difetto (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Difetto (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Da standard (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Da standard (“Bi-color: white with any other color”) | Da standard (“white and black”) | Da standard (“white and black”) | Da standard (“white and black”) |
| Griffone Korthals | Da standard (“White and brown”) | Da standard (“Brown & Gray”) | Da standard (“liver and white, orange and white”) | Da standard (“Equally permissible white and brown and white and orange coats”) | No ruling |
| Harrier | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”) | No ruling |
| Jack Russell Terrier | Da standard (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Da standard (“White is predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Da standard (“predominantly white with any combination of black, tan, or brown markings”) | Da standard (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Da standard (“White MUST predominate with black and/or tan markings”) |
| King Charles Spaniel | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Da standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) |
| King Charles SpanielBlenheim | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Da standard (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) | Da standard (“Blenheim”) |
| Kromfohrländer | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Brown”) | Da standard (“the basic color is white, with patches or saddle of tan or light to dark brown”) | Da standard (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) | Da standard (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Da standard (“white with brown or orange markings”) | Da standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Da standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Da standard (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Da standard (“White with brown or orange patches”) |
| Laika della Jacuzia | Da standard (“bicolour”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“bicolour”) | No ruling |
| Lundehund Norvegese | No ruling | Da standard (“with black hair tips and white markings”) | Da standard (“Reddish-brown to fallow, black and gray have white markings”) | Da standard (“Always combined with white”) | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“Blue & Cream”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“tan and white”) | Da standard (“tan and white”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Da standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Da standard (“white with black or tan markings”) | Da standard (“Predominantly white with black, tan ... markings”) | Da standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Da standard (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) |
| Pastore Americano in Miniatura | Da standard (“Black & white”) | Da standard (“White Markings”) | Da standard (“with or without white ... markings”) | Da standard (“with or without white ... markings”) | Da standard (“with or without white ... markings”) |
| Pastore Australiano | Da standard (“Black With White Trim”) | Da standard (“White Markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) |
| Pastore Belga | No ruling | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore dei Pirenei | Da standard (“black and white”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) | Da standard (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) |
| Pastore dell'Anatolia | Da standard (“All colours”) | Da standard (“Biscuit & White”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore Tedesco | Da standard (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”) | Da standard (“Bi-Color”) | Da standard (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Da standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Da standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, black, sable, tricolor or grizzle markings”) | Da standard (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, tricolor and grizzle markings”) | Da standard (“white and black”) | Da standard (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle, or black markings”) |
| Piccolo Munsterlander | Da standard (“Brown & white”) | Da standard (“Brown & White”) | Da standard (“Brown and white”) | Da standard (“Brown-white”) | Da standard (“Brown-white”) |
| Podenco Ibicenco | Da standard (“any combination of these”) | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“white or red, solid or in any combination”) | Da standard (“white and red”) | Da standard (“white and red”) |
| Podengo Portoghese | Da standard (“Yellow & White”) | Da standard (“Yellow & white or fawn & white of any shade”) | Da standard (“either solid or with white patches”) | Da standard (“with or without white markings”) | No ruling |
| Pointer | Da standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Da standard (“either in combination with white”) | Da standard (“in combination with white”) | Da standard (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Da standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Pointer Portoghese | Da standard (“Yellow & White”) | Da standard (“White Markings”) | Da standard (“with white markings”) | Da standard (“or with white patches”) | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do Alentejo | No ruling | Da standard (“Spotted On White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | No ruling |
| Rastreador Brasileiro | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“bicolor (white with fawn or black markings”) | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero Valenciano | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“black-white, cinnamon-white ... chocolate-white”) | No ruling |
| Samoiedo | Da standard (“white and biscuit”) | Da standard (“White & Biscuit”) | Da standard (“white and biscuit”) | Da standard (“white with biscuit”) | Da standard (“white with biscuit”) |
| San Bernardo | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“All shades of red and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schapendoes | No ruling | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“All colors are permitted”) | Da standard (“All colours are permitted”) | No ruling |
| Segugio della Transilvania | No ruling | Da standard (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Setter Inglese | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | Da standard (“black and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Da standard (“Black and White”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”) | Da standard (“Black and White”) | Da standard (“Black and white”) |
| Shih Tzu | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Da standard (“All colours permissible”) | Da standard (“All colours permissible”) |
| Siberian Husky | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Da standard (“may have white markings”) | Da standard (“may have white markings”) |
| Smooth Fox Terrier | Da standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Da standard (“White & Tan”) | Da standard (“White is the predominant color”) | Da standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Da standard (“white with tan ... or black markings”) |
| Spinone Italiano | Da standard (“white and orange”) | Da standard (“white and orange”) | Da standard (“white with orange markings”) | Da standard (“white with orange markings”) | Da standard (“White with orange markings”) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Da standard (“any one of these colours with white”) | Da standard (“any of these colors with white”) | Da standard (“with or without white”) | Da standard (“any one of these colours with white”) | Da standard (“any one of these colours with white”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“any bi-color”) | Da standard (“any bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Toy Fox Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“White and Black”) | No ruling | Da standard (“White and black”) |
| Welsh Corgi Cardigan | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“white markings may found on the legs, chest, neck”) | Da standard (“with ... typical white markings”) | Da standard (“with ... the typical white markings”) |
| Welsh Corgi Pembroke | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“White Markings”) | Da standard (“with ... white markings”) | Da standard (“with ... white markings”) | Da standard (“with ... white markings”) |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | Da standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Da standard (“Red & White”) | Da standard (“Any color pattern is permitted”) | Da standard (“Rich red and white only”) | Da standard (“Rich red and white only”) |
| Wire Fox Terrier | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“white is the predominant color”) | Da standard (“white predominates with black ... or tan markings”) | Da standard (“white predominates with black, tan ... markings”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Alternativo (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
| XoloitzcuintleCon pelo | Da standard (“Black & White”) | Alternativo (“Black & White”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
Breeds where Bicolore is a fault
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovaro del Bernese | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Black & White”) | Squalificante | Squalificante | Squalificante |
| Hamiltonstovare | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Difetto (“Two colored (yellow and white, black and white, black and tan)”) | Squalificante (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Squalificante (“Bi-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) |
Breeds where Bicolore is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Bovaro Svizzero | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“Red & White”) | No ruling | Squalificante | Squalificante |
| Schipperke | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | Squalificante (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Podenco Andaluso | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |