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Cane pattern
Occhi impari
Each eye a different color (complete heterochromia), as in odd-eyed white cats.
63 Cane breeds list Occhi impari. It is in a club standard for 20 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 36 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Occhi impari
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alano TedescoOcchi | Da standard (“In harlequins ... two differently coloured eyes are to be tolerated”) | Da standard (“In Harlequins and Merles ... eyes of different colors are permitted”) | Da standard (“In Harlequins and Merles ... eyes of different colors are permitted”) | Da standard (“Wall, or odd eyes permissible in harlequins”) | Da standard (“In harlequins ... two differently coloured eyes are to be tolerated”) |
| Alaskan Klee KaiOcchi | No ruling | Da standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | Da standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard HoundOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Leopard spotted dogs may have one or both blue eyes or wall eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| BassottoOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”) | Da standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”) |
| BeauceronOcchi | No ruling | Da standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BobtailOcchi | Da standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Da standard (“brown, blue or one of each”) | Da standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Da standard (“dark or wall eyes”) | Da standard (“dark or wall eyes”) |
| Border CollieOcchi | Da standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) | Da standard (“any eye color is acceptable”) | Da standard (“one, or both ... may be blue”) | Da standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) | Da standard (“one or both ... may be blue”) |
| Catahoula Leopard DogOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Eyes may be any color or combination of colors without preference”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| CollieOcchi | No ruling | Da standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china (blue merles)”) | Da standard (“blue, or blue flecked, eyes (one or both)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Collie a pelo cortoOcchi | Da standard (“one or both”) | Da standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china”) | Da standard (“(one or both)”) | Da standard (“one or both”) | Da standard (“one or both”) |
| Collie a pelo lungoOcchi | Da standard (“one or both”) | Da standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china”) | Da standard (“(one or both)”) | Da standard (“one or both”) | Da standard (“one or both”) |
| DalmataOcchi | Squalificante (“eyes of different colours (heterochromia)”) | Da standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Laika della JacuziaOcchi | Da standard (“odd eyes (one brown, one blue)”) | Da standard (“bi-eyed”) | No ruling | Da standard (“or combination”) | No ruling |
| MudiOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Heterochromia”) | Da standard (“(in either or both eyes)”) | No ruling |
| Pastore Americano in MiniaturaOcchi | Da standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Da standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Da standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any color combination thereof”) | Da standard (“or combination”) | Da standard (“one or both eyes may be ... any colour combination thereof”) |
| Pastore AustralianoOcchi | Da standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) | Da standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) | Da standard (“any variation or combination”) | Da standard (“or combination”) | Da standard (“any variation or combination thereof”) |
| Pastore dei PireneiOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“one or both may be blue ... in merle coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| Shetland SheepdogOcchi | Da standard (“one or both may be blue”) | No ruling | Da standard (“may have one or both eyes blue”) | Da standard (“one or both may be blue”) | Da standard (“one or both may be blue”) |
| Siberian HuskyOcchi | Da standard (“one of each”) | Da standard (“one of each”) | Da standard (“one eye of each color”) | Da standard (“one of each colour”) | Da standard (“one of each”) |
| Welsh Corgi CardiganOcchi | Da standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Da standard (“one dark and one blue eye permissible in blue merles”) | Da standard (“one dark and one blue eye ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Da standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) | Da standard (“one or both eyes ... blue ... permissible only in blue merles”) |
Breeds where Occhi impari is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Hairless TerrierOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“both eyes not of matching colors”) | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull TerrierOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“both eyes not matched in color”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore BergamascoOcchi | Difetto (“heterochromia of the iris, bilateral or monolateral”) | Squalificante (“one (or two) full blue eye(s)”) | No ruling | Difetto (“heterochromia of the iris, bilateral or monolateral”) |
| Cane Lupo CecoslovaccoOcchi | Difetto (“different coloured eyes”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Eyes of different colors”) | No ruling |
| ChihuahuaOcchi | No ruling | Difetto (“a difference in the color of the iris in the two eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Crestato CineseOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling |
| Pastore del CaucasoOcchi | Squalificante (“eyes of different colour”) | Squalificante (“eyes of different colour”) | Difetto (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Squalificante (“eyes of different colour”) |
| Podengo PortogheseOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes: Of different colours”) | Difetto (“Eyes of two different colors”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling |
| Rat TerrierOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“both eyes not of matching colors”) | No ruling |
| RottweilerOcchi | Squalificante (“different coloured eyes”) | Difetto (“eyes of different color or size”) | Difetto (“Eyes of different color or size”) | Squalificante (“different-coloured eyes”) |
Breeds where Occhi impari is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarzoiOcchi | Squalificante (“eyes of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“eyes of different colours”) |
| Bolonka RussaOcchi | No ruling | Squalificante (“Blue or partially blue eye(s)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bovaro del BerneseOcchi | Squalificante (“One or two blue eyes (wall eye)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“One or two blue eyes (wall eye)”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo duroOcchi | Squalificante (“differently coloured eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“differently coloured eyes”) |
| BroholmerOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling |
| Bulldog FranceseOcchi | Squalificante (“Heterochrome eyes (wall eye)”) | Squalificante (“Blue or green eye(s)”) | Squalificante (“Eyes that are two different colors”) | Squalificante (“Heterochrome eyes (wall eye)”) |
| DobermannOcchi | Squalificante (“different coloured eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“different-coloured eyes”) |
| Dogo ArgentinoOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“eyes not of matching colors”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) |
| DreverOcchi | Squalificante (“One or both eyes blue”) | Squalificante (“One or both eyes blue”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Epagneul BretonOcchi | Squalificante (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon VendéenOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) |
| Grande Bovaro SvizzeroOcchi | Squalificante (“One or two blue eyes (Wall eye)”) | Squalificante (“Blue eye or eyes”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“One or two blue eyes (Wall eye)”) |
| HamiltonstovareOcchi | Squalificante (“Blue eyes, one or both”) | Squalificante (“Blue eyes, one or both”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Blue eyes, one or both”) |
| HovawartOcchi | Squalificante (“One blue eye”) | Squalificante (“One blue eye”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Blue eye or wall eye”) |
| JagdterrierOcchi | Squalificante (“eyes of different colour”) | Squalificante (“eyes of different colour”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| KangalOcchi | Squalificante (“Different coloured eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“Different coloured eyes”) |
| Pastore dell'AnatoliaOcchi | No ruling | Squalificante (“eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore dell'Asia CentraleOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour”) |
| Pastore Svizzero BiancoOcchi | Squalificante (“One eye or both blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“One eye or both blue”) |
| Perro de Presa CanarioOcchi | Squalificante (“unmatched in colour”) | Squalificante (“unmatched in colour”) | Squalificante (“non-matching eyes”) | Squalificante (“unmatched in colour”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour (heterochromatic)”) | Non riconosciuto (“In any case, both eyes must be of the same color”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Eyes of different colour (heterochromatic)”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon VendéenOcchi | Squalificante (“Wall eye/Eyes of different colours (Heterochromia)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Podengo Portoghese PiccoloOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes: Of different colours”) | Squalificante (“Eyes - Of different color”) | Squalificante (“Eyes of two different colors”) | No ruling |
| Pointer PortogheseOcchi | Squalificante (“of different colours”) | Squalificante (“of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do AlentejoOcchi | Squalificante (“Eyes: Too light, of different sizes and colour”) | Squalificante (“Eyes: Too light, of different sizes and colour”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SamoiedoOcchi | Squalificante (“eyes ... of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“eyes ... of different colours”) |
| Terrier Nero RussoOcchi | Squalificante (“different coloured eyes”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Different colored eyes”) | Squalificante (“different coloured eyes”) |
| TornjakOcchi | Squalificante (“different colour of eyes”) | Squalificante (“different colour of eyes”) | Squalificante (“eyes of different colors”) | No ruling |
| Vallhund SvedeseOcchi | Squalificante (“blue eyes, one or both”) | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“blue eyes, one or both”) |
| WhippetOcchi | No ruling | Squalificante (“both eyes not being of the same color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| XoloitzcuintleOcchi | Squalificante (“different coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”) | Non riconosciuto (“Both eyes must be of the same color”) | Non riconosciuto (“Both eyes are to be of the same color”) | Squalificante (“different-coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-PonOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaya BorzayaOcchi | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |