United Pet Club

Cane pattern

Tricolore

Three colors in distinct areas, typically black, tan and white in dogs, or red, black and white in koi.

109 Cane breeds list Tricolore. It is in a club standard for 89 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 22 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tricolore

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
AkitaDa standard (“Red Black & White (Akita)”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AkitaAmericanoDa standard (“Red Black & White”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American English CoonhoundNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)Da standard (“tri color with ticking”)Da standard (“tricoloured with ticking”)No ruling
American FoxhoundNo rulingDa standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Any color is acceptable”)No rulingDa standard (“Any colour”)
American Hairless TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”)Da standard (“tri-color (Coated Variety)”)No rulingNo ruling
American Pit Bull TerrierNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Barboncino GrandeNon riconosciutoSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
Barboncino NanoNon riconosciutoSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
Barboncino ToyNon riconosciutoSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
BarzoiDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
BasenjiDa standard (“Black, tan and white”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)Da standard (“black and tan, and white”)Da standard (“black and tan, and white”)
Basset Artésien NormandNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-color”)Da standard (“Fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour)”)Da standard (“Fawn with black blanket and white (“tricolour”)”)
Basset HoundDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“black, tan and white”)Da standard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour)”)Da standard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour)”)
BeagleDa standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)
Bearded CollieDa standard (“Black Tricolour”)Da standard (“White & Tan Markings”)Da standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)Da standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)Da standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Bichon HavanaisDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)Da standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)No rulingNo ruling
Biewer TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“tri-colored”)Da standard (“tri-colored”)Da standard (“Tri-colour”)No ruling
Border CollieDa standard (“Black Tricolour”)Da standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Da standard (“tri-color”)Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Bovaro del BerneseDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black Rust & White”)Da standard (“The tri-colored coat is a breed characteristic”)Da standard (“tri-coloured”)Da standard (“tricoloured”)
Bovaro dell'AppenzellNo rulingDa standard (“Black Brown & White”)Da standard (“tri-colored”)Da standard (“Tri-colour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
Bull TerrierDa standard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“tricolor (Colored)”)Da standard (“tri-colour acceptable (Coloured)”)Da standard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”)
Bull TerrierColoratoDa standard (“tricolour acceptable”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“tricolor”)Da standard (“tri-colour acceptable”)Da standard (“tricolour acceptable”)
Bull Terrier MiniaturaDa standard (“tricolour acceptable”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“tricolor”)Da standard (“tri-colour acceptable”)Da standard (“tricolour acceptable”)
Canaan DogDa standard (“Tricolour”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto (“tri-color ... unacceptable color patterns”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour ... unacceptable”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour ... unacceptable”)
Cane da Pastore IslandeseDa standard (“tri-colour dogs have a black coat, white markings ... and tan markings”)Da standard (“White Tan & Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cane da Pastore Polacco della PianuraDa standard (“Black Grey & White”)Da standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingDa standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)
Cane Finlandese di LapponiaDa standard (“Tricolour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cavalier King Charles SpanielDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolor”)Da standard (“Tri-color”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
ChihuahuaDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Any color - Solid, marked or splashed”)Da standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”)Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)Da standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”)
Chin GiapponeseNon riconosciuto (“Never tricolour”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“black and white with tan points”)Squalificante (“Tricolour”)Squalificante (“Tricolour”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanoDa standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanoMulticoloreDa standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Cocker Spaniel IngleseDa standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)Da standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Da standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
CollieNo rulingDa standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Collie a pelo cortoDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tri-color”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
Collie a pelo lungoDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tri-color”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
Crestato CineseDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)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”)
DreverNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)Da standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)No rulingDa standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)
English FoxhoundDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”)Da standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”)Da standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”)
English ShepherdNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Black, White and Tan”)No rulingNo ruling
English Springer SpanielDa standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tricolor”)Da standard (“Either of these colours with tan markings”)Da standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)
EntlebucherDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“tri-colored”)No rulingDa standard (“Typically tricolour”)
Epagneul BretonDa standard (“tricolour”)Da standard (“Liver White & Orange”)Difetto (“Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable”)Da standard (“tricolour coats”)Da standard (“tricolour coats”)
Grand Basset Griffon VendéenDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)Da standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)Da standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)
Grande Bovaro SvizzeroDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black, White & Red”)Da standard (“tri-colored”)Da standard (“Typically tricolour”)Da standard (“Typically tricolour”)
HamiltonstovareDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tri-Colored”)Da standard (“Tri-color”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
HarrierDa standard (“Tri-colour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”)
Jack Russell TerrierDa standard (“black and/or tan markings”)Da standard (“Tri Color Markings”)Da standard (“any combination of black, tan, or brown markings”)Da standard (“black and/or tan markings”)Da standard (“black and/or tan markings”)
King Charles SpanielDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“The Prince Charles (tricolor)”)Da standard (“The Prince Charles (tri-color)”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
King Charles SpanielPrince CharlesDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“The Prince Charles (tri-color)”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
Laika della JacuziaDa standard (“tricolour”)Da standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tricolour”)
Lhasa ApsoDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“All colors equally acceptable”)Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Mastino dei PireneiDifetto (“Tricolour or pure white dogs undesirable”)Da standard (“Tri-Colored”)Difetto (“Tri-color or pure white dogs without markings are undesirable”)No rulingDifetto (“Tricolour or pure white dogs are undesirable”)
OtterhoundNon riconosciuto (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Non riconosciuto (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)Non riconosciuto (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
PapillonDa standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“They may be any parti-color”)Da standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)
Parson Russell TerrierDa standard (“or any combination of these colours”)Da standard (“Tri Color Markings”)Da standard (“black and tan ... markings”)Da standard (“or any combination of these colours”)Da standard (“or any combination of these colours”)
Pastore Americano in MiniaturaDa standard (“Black, white & copper points”)Da standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Da standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)Da standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)Da standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)
Pastore AustralianoDa standard (“Black Tricolour”)Da standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Da standard (“with white markings and/or tan (copper) points”)Da standard (“with white markings and/or tan markings”)Da standard (“with white markings and/or tan markings”)
Pastore dell'AnatoliaDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“All color patterns and markings are equally acceptable”)Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Perro sin Pelo del PerúNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingDa standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)Da standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)
Petit Basset Griffon VendéenDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“tricolor”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)
PointerDa standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)Da standard (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)Difetto (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)Da standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)Da standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Rastreador BrasileiroNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tricolor (white and black with fawn markings)”)
Rat TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Ratonero ValencianoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“tricolour (black-tan with white spots)”)
SalukiDa standard (“Black & Tan Tricolour”)Da standard (“tricolor (white, black and tan)”)Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”)Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”)
San BernardoDa standard (“Tricolour”)No rulingDifetto (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)No rulingNo ruling
SchapendoesNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)Da standard (“All colors are permitted”)No rulingDa standard (“All colours are permitted”)
Segugio della TransilvaniaNo rulingDa standard (“Black Tan & White”)Da standard (“Tri-color”)No rulingDa standard (“On the nose, a white marking may occur”)
Segugio ItalianoNo rulingDa standard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Da standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingDa standard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Segugio ItalianoA pelo cortoNo rulingDa standard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Da standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingDa standard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Segugio ItalianoA pelo duroNo rulingDa standard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Da standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingDa standard (“in that case, the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Setter IngleseDa standard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)Da standard (“Blue Belton & Tan (Tri-Color)”)Da standard (“tri-colored”)Da standard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)Da standard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)
Shetland SheepdogDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tricolour”)
Shih TzuDa standard (“All colours permissible except merle”)Da standard (“Black Gold & White”)Da standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”)Da standard (“All colours permissible”)Da standard (“All colours permissible”)
Siberian HuskyDa standard (“Black Grey & White”)Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Smooth Fox TerrierDa standard (“black and tan ... markings”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“White is the predominant color”)Da standard (“black and tan ... markings”)Da standard (“black and tan ... markings”)
Spitz TedescoDa standard (“Black Tricolour”)Non riconosciutoDa standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)Da standard (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)Da standard (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)
Spitz TedescoGrandeNo rulingNon riconosciutoDa standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)No rulingSqualificante (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)
Teddy Roosevelt TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“tri-color”)Da standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Terrier TibetanoDa standard (“tricolours”)Da standard (“Black White & Gold”)Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”)Da standard (“tricolours”)Da standard (“tricolours”)
Toy Fox TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“White Black & Tan”)Da standard (“White and black with tan trim”)Da standard (“Tri-colour”)No ruling
Treeing Walker CoonhoundNo rulingDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)Da standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan) is preferred”)No rulingNo ruling
Volpino di PomeraniaNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNo ruling
Welsh Corgi CardiganDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“Tan Points”)Da standard (“black, with or without tan or brindle points”)Da standard (“tricolour with brindle points and tricolour with red points”)Da standard (“tricolour with brindle points and tri colour with red points”)
Welsh Corgi PembrokeDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“black and tan with ... white markings”)Da standard (“black and tan; with ... white markings”)Da standard (“black and tan, with ... white markings”)Da standard (“black and tan, with ... white markings”)
Wire Fox TerrierDa standard (“Tricolour”)Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)No rulingDa standard (“black and tan markings”)Da standard (“black and tan ... markings”)
XoloitzcuintleDa standard (“Tricolour”)Alternativo (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)SqualificanteSqualificante
XoloitzcuintleCon peloDa standard (“Tricolour”)Alternativo (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)SqualificanteSqualificante

Breeds where Tricolore is a fault

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
Bracco ItalianoDifetto (“Tricolour highly undesirable”)Squalificante (“Tricolor”)Squalificante (“tricolor”)Squalificante (“tricolour”)Squalificante (“tricolour”)
Bracco Tedesco a pelo duroDifetto (“Solid black and tricoloured highly undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Tricolore is disqualified or not accepted

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
BassottoNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)SqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Squalificante
BassottoLiscioNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)SqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Squalificante
BassottoA pelo duroNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)SqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Squalificante
BassottoA pelo lungoNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)SqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Squalificante
BoerboelNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“Tri-color”)Non riconosciutoNo ruling
Bracco Tedesco a pelo cortoNon riconosciuto (“not tricolour”)SqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“Not tri-colour”)No ruling
Cane d'Acqua SpagnoloNon riconosciuto (“never tricoloured”)Squalificante (“Tricolor”)Squalificante (“Tricolor”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“Tricoloured subjects, and black and tan as well as hazelnut and tan dogs are not admitted”)
DalmataNon riconosciuto (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)Squalificante (“Tri-color”)Squalificante (“Tri-color”)Non riconosciuto (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)Squalificante (“Tricolour (black and brown spots on the same dog)”)
KooikerhondjeNon riconosciutoSqualificante (“tri-color”)Squalificante (“black, white, tan tri-color”)Squalificante (“tricolour”)Squalificante (“tricolour”)
Podengo PortogheseNon riconosciutoNo rulingSqualificante (“tricolor”)No rulingSqualificante (“tricolour”)
Podengo Portoghese PiccoloNon riconosciutoSqualificante (“Tricolor”)Squalificante (“tricolor”)No rulingSqualificante (“tricolour”)
Spinone ItalianoNon riconosciutoSqualificante (“tri-color in any combination”)Squalificante (“Tri-color coat”)Squalificante (“Coat tricoloured”)Squalificante (“Coat tricoloured”)
StabyhounNo rulingSqualificante (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)No rulingSqualificante (“Tan marking or tri-colour is disqualifying”)Squalificante (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)
Yorkshire TerrierNon riconosciutoSqualificanteSqualificante (“tri-color”)Non riconosciutoNo ruling
BarbetNon riconosciuto (“Tri colour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-PonNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bodeguero AndaluzNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Welsh SheepdogNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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