Hund color
Leverbrun
The dog fancy's word for brown eumelanin, a reddish chocolate, and for the brown nose and pads that go with it.
198 Hund breeds list Leverbrun. It is in a club standard for 158 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 32 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Leverbrun
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghansk myndeNese | Standard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | Feil (“Nose any color other than black”) | Standard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | Standard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| AkbashNese | No ruling | Standard (“solid dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Akita | Ikke anerkjent | Standard (“any color including white (Akita)”) | Standard (“any colour (Akita)”) | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent |
| AkitaAmerikansk | Diskvalifiserende (“liver color”) | Standard (“any color including white”) | Standard (“any colour”) | Diskvalifiserende (“liver color”) | Diskvalifiserende (“liver color”) |
| AkitaNese | No ruling | Standard (“liver color is permitted on white Akitas”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“a lighter colored nose ... is acceptable (white Akitas)”) |
| AkitaAmerikansk · Nese | No ruling | Standard (“liver color is permitted on white Akitas”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“a lighter colored nose ... is acceptable (white Akitas)”) |
| Alaskan klee kaiNese | No ruling | Standard (“liver-colored for dogs whose coat colors are shades of red”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“shades of red with white have a nose that is liver/brown colored”) |
| Alaskan malamuteNese | Standard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) | Standard (“in the red dogs, where brown pigment is acceptable”) | Standard (“in red and white dogs when it is brown”) | Standard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) | Standard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) |
| Amerikansk cocker spanielNese | Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”) | Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”) |
| Amerikansk eskimohundNese | No ruling | Standard (“The nose leather is black to dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Nose pigment is black to dark brown”) |
| Amerikansk leopardhundNese | No ruling | Standard (“Red merle-colored dogs have brown or liver colored noses”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikansk nakenterrierNese | No ruling | Standard (“chocolate ... with self-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikansk pitbullterrier | No ruling | Standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikansk staffordshireterrier | Standard (“liver not to be encouraged”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“liver not to be encouraged”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Amerikansk vannspaniel | Standard (“Colour either solid liver, brown or dark chocolate”) | Standard (“Solid liver or dark chocolate”) | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Amerikansk vannspanielNese | Standard (“Dark in colour, black or dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Nose dark in color, black or dark brown”) |
| Anatolisk gjeterhund | No ruling | Standard (“liver-colored dogs”) | Standard (“All colours”) | No ruling | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Anatolisk gjeterhundNese | No ruling | Standard (“except in liver-colored dogs, where it is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“solid black or brown”) |
| Appenzeller sennenhundNese | Standard (“in havana-brown dogs brown (as dark as possible)”) | Standard (“black or brown, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | Standard (“in havana-brown dogs, brown (as dark as possible)”) | Standard (“in havana-brown dogs brown (as dark as possible)”) |
| Australian shepherdNese | Standard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) | No ruling | Standard (“shades of brown in red merles and reds”) | Standard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) | Standard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) |
| AzawakhNese | Standard (“Black or dark brown colour is obligatory”) | Standard (“generally either black or brown”) | Standard (“either black or brown”) | Standard (“Black or dark brown colour is obligatory”) | No ruling |
| BarbetNese | Standard (“black or brown depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“Black or brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Basset Fauve de BretagneNese | Standard (“dark brown”) | Standard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark brown”) | Standard (“dark brown”) |
| Basset houndNese | Standard (“in light-coloured hounds, when it may be brown or liver”) | Standard (“in light-colored hounds, where it may be brown or liver”) | Standard (“in light-coloured hounds when it may be brown or liver”) | Standard (“in light-coloured Hounds, when it may be brown or liver”) | Feil (“A deep liver-colored nose ... is permissible but not desirable”) |
| Bearded collieNese | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standard (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”) |
| Bedlingtonterrier | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| BedlingtonterrierNese | Standard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standard (“Liver-, liver and tan-, sandy-, and sandy and tan-colored dogs have brown noses”) | Standard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standard (“Livers, livers and tans, sandies, sandies and tans have brown noses”) |
| Blodhund | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| BlodhundNese | Standard (“Black or brown”) | Standard (“black or brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black or brown”) | No ruling |
| Border collieNese | Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”) | Standard (“in brown dogs where it may be brown”) | Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”) | Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour, when it may be brown”) | No ruling |
| BorderterrierNese | Feil (“liver or flesh-coloured one not a serious fault”) | Standard (“liver or flesh colored are acceptable”) | Feil (“liver- or flesh-coloured nose not a serious fault and tolerated”) | Feil (“liver- or flesh-coloured nose not a serious fault and tolerated”) | No ruling |
| Boykin spaniel | No ruling | Standard (“Solid, rich liver or dark chocolate”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Boykin spanielNese | No ruling | Standard (“Liver in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“dark liver in color”) |
| Bracco ItalianoNese | Standard (“more or less pink – to flesh-coloured or brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“Brown, pink or flesh colored depending on coat color”) | Standard (“pale pink to dark brown, depending on coat colour, but never black”) | Standard (“more-or-less pink to flesh-coloured or brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“brown or from pale pink to more or less deep fleshy red depending on the color of the coat”) |
| Braque du BourbonnaisNese | Standard (“Its colour matches that of the coat”) | Standard (“matches the coat in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Its colour matches that of the coat”) |
| Braque Français PyrénéesNese | Standard (“Chestnut-brown in colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Chestnut-brown in colour”) |
| Bretagne | Standard (“white and liver”) | Standard (“liver and white”) | Standard (“liver/white”) | Standard (“white and liver”) | Standard (“Liver & White”) |
| BretagneNese | No ruling | Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“shades of brown”) |
| Bullterrier | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue or liver color”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Standard (“Any color other than white (Colored)”) |
| BullterrierFarget | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue or liver color”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Standard (“Any color other than white”) |
| Canaanhund | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent (“liver”) | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent | Standard (“Liver”) |
| CanaanhundNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“varying shades of liver, harmonizing with coat color”) |
| Chesapeake Bay retrieverNese | No ruling | Standard (“Nose is fully pigmented and liver in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChihuahuaNese | Standard (“Any colour permitted”) | Standard (“Accepted nose colors include black, brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“In moles, blues, and chocolates, they are self-colored”) |
| Chow chowNese | Standard (“cream and near white, in which case a lighter coloured nose is permissible”) | Standard (“cream and near white Chow Chows, in which case a lighter colored nose is permissible”) | Standard (“cream and near white in which case a lighter coloured nose permissible”) | Standard (“cream and near-white, in which case a lighter-coloured nose permissible”) | Standard (“Cream chows may have a range of nose color, from dark black/brown solid pigment”) |
| Cirneco dell'EtnaNese | Standard (“light to dark flesh-colour to brown, depending on the intensity of the coat colour”) | Standard (“ranging from flesh colored through to dark chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Clumber spanielNese | No ruling | Standard (“Acceptable colors are shades of brown, to include beige, rose and cherry”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“colored shades of brown, which include beige, rose and cherry”) |
| Coton de TuléarNese | Standard (“brown is tolerated”) | Standard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“brown is tolerated”) | No ruling |
| Curly coated retriever | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Curly coated retrieverNese | Standard (“brown in livers”) | Standard (“brown in the liver dogs”) | Standard (“brown in livers”) | Standard (“brown in livers”) | Standard (“brown on liver dogs”) |
| DachshundNese | Standard (“brown, in dogs with brown base colour”) | Standard (“brown or black for chocolate dogs”) | Standard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”) | Standard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”) | Standard (“dark brown”) |
| Dalmatiner | Standard (“liver spotted variety with brown spots”) | Standard (“In liver-spotted dogs, the spots are liver brown”) | Standard (“liver spotted, liver brown spots”) | Standard (“liver-spotted dogs, liver brown spots”) | Standard (“White & Liver Brown”) |
| DalmatinerNese | Standard (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”) | Standard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”) | Standard (“in liver variety always brown”) | Standard (“in liver variety always brown”) | Standard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”) |
| DobermannNese | Standard (“in brown dogs, corresponding lighter shades”) | Standard (“dark brown in red dogs”) | Standard (“solid dark brown in brown dogs”) | Standard (“in brown dogs, corresponding lighter shades”) | Standard (“dark brown on red ones”) |
| Dogue de BordeauxNese | Standard (“Brown mask: The nose is brown”) | Standard (“brown on brown-masked dogs”) | Standard (“Brown mask - nose and eye rims are brown”) | Standard (“Brown mask: The nose is brown”) | Standard (“Brown Mask - Pigmentation of the nose ... will also be brown”) |
| Drentsche patrijshondNese | Standard (“brown”) | Standard (“It is brown in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) |
| Drever | Diskvalifiserende (“liver brown colour”) | Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable ... solid liver brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“liver brown colour”) |
| DvergpinscherNese | No ruling | Standard (“chocolate-colored ... dogs, which have self-colored noses”) | Standard (“chocolate ... it may be self-coloured”) | Standard (“chocolate ... it may be self-coloured”) | Standard (“chocolates which should have a self-colored nose”) |
| Engelsk cocker spaniel | Standard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Engelsk cocker spanielNese | No ruling | Standard (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”) |
| Engelsk setter | Standard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standard (“liver and white; liver belton”) | Standard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standard (“Liver Belton”) |
| Engelsk setterNese | Standard (“black or liver, according to colour of coat”) | Standard (“black or dark liver in color”) | Standard (“colour of nose black or liver”) | Standard (“black or liver, according to colour of coat”) | Standard (“black or dark brown”) |
| Engelsk springer spaniel | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“Liver and white”) | Standard (“Liver & White”) |
| Engelsk springer spanielNese | No ruling | Standard (“liver or black, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“liver or black in color, depending on the color of the coat”) |
| Eurasier | Standard (“all colours”) | Ikke anerkjent (“with the exception of ... liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“liver ... unacceptable”) | No ruling | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Field spaniel | Standard (“Liver”) | Standard (“liver, golden liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Field spanielNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“light to dark brown or black as befits the color of the coat”) |
| Finsk lapphundNese | Standard (“black or brown, according to coat colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black or brown, according to coat colour”) | Standard (“brown dogs will have dark brown pigmentation”) |
| Flat coated retriever | Standard (“Black or liver only”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Black or liver only”) | Standard (“Black or liver only”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Flat coated retrieverNese | No ruling | Standard (“brown in the liver dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown on liver dogs”) |
| Fransk bulldogNese | Diskvalifiserende (“never brown”) | Diskvalifiserende (“never brown”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“never brown”) | Standard (“creams or fawns without black masks, where a lighter colored nose is acceptable”) |
| Fransk spanielNese | Standard (“Brown, well pigmented”) | Standard (“The pigment of all outer mucous membranes is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown, well pigmented”) |
| Grand basset griffon vendéenNese | Standard (“except for white and orange coats where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standard (“except in white and orange coats, when it may be brown”) | Standard (“white/lemon, white/orange coats where brown is tolerated”) | Standard (“except for white and orange coats, where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standard (“white/orange and white/lemon coats where brown is accepted”) |
| Greyhound | Ikke anerkjent | Standard (“Immaterial”) | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Hannoveransk viltsporhundNese | Standard (“rarely dark brown”) | Standard (“occasionally dark brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“rarely dark brown”) | Standard (“rarely dark brown”) |
| HavaneserNese | Standard (“Black or brown”) | Standard (“true chocolate-coated dogs, which have dark brown/liver colored pigment”) | Standard (“for brown shades the pigment may be brown”) | Standard (“Black or brown”) | Standard (“chocolate dogs which have solid brown pigment”) |
| Irsk rød og hvit setterNese | No ruling | Standard (“Black or dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Irsk vannspaniel | Standard (“A very rich puce liver”) | Standard (“Solid liver in color”) | Standard (“Rich, dark liver with purplish tint or bloom peculiar to the breed”) | Standard (“A very rich puce liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Irsk vannspanielNese | Standard (“of dark liver colour”) | Standard (“Liver colored”) | Standard (“dark liver colour”) | Standard (“of dark liver colour”) | Standard (“dark liver in color”) |
| IrsksetterNese | Standard (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”) | Standard (“Black or chocolate”) | Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”) | Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”) | Standard (“Nose black or chocolate”) |
| Islandsk fårehundNese | Standard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) | Standard (“dark brown in chocolate and some cream-colored dogs”) | Standard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) |
| Italiensk myndeNese | No ruling | Standard (“may be brown or blue in harmony with the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown or in keeping with the color of the dog”) |
| JaktterrierNese | Standard (“when the colour of the coat is dominantly brown, a brown nose is also permitted”) | Standard (“unless the dog's main color is brown, when a brown nose is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“when the colour of the coat is dominantly brown, a brown nose is also permitted”) |
| Jakutsk laikaNese | Standard (“black or brown in colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“black or brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black or brown”) |
| Japansk chinNese | Standard (“deep flesh coloured, according to the coat colour”) | Standard (“In a red and white dog, nose pigment is self-colored or black”) | Standard (“in red and whites where the colour can be appropriate to markings”) | Standard (“deep flesh coloured, according to the coat colour”) | Standard (“self-colored or black in the red and white”) |
| Kaukasisk ovtsjarkaNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Genetic brown nose, lips and eye rims”) | Standard (“a brown nose is acceptable in white and light fawn colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Genetic brown nose, lips, and eye rims”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Genetic brown nose, lips and eye rims”) |
| KomondorNese | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“dark grey or dark brown nose tolerated”) | No ruling | Feil (“a dark gray or dark brown nose is not desirable but is acceptable”) |
| Korthåret tysk vorstehhund | Standard (“Solid brown, without markings”) | Standard (“solid liver”) | Standard (“Solid liver”) | Standard (“Solid liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Korthåret tysk vorstehhundNese | Standard (“Basically brown”) | Standard (“solid brown in liver-colored dogs”) | Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”) | Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”) | Standard (“brown on a liver dog”) |
| KromfohrländerNese | Standard (“preferably black, brown permitted”) | Standard (“preferably black, but brown is permitted”) | No ruling | Standard (“preferably black, brown permitted”) | No ruling |
| Labrador retrieverNese | No ruling | Standard (“liver on chocolate dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown on chocolates”) |
| Lagotto RomagnoloNese | Standard (“The colour ranges from light to dark brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“light to dark brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | Standard (“Pigmentation ranges from light to very dark brown depending on coat colour”) | Standard (“The colour ranges from light to dark brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“in shades from light to dark brown, varying with coat color”) |
| Lakelandterrier | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| LakelandterrierNese | Standard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standard (“in liver colored dogs, when it will be brown”) | Standard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standard (“Liver colored noses ... are permissible on liver coated dogs only”) |
| Lancashire heeler | Standard (“liver brown and tan”) | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“liver and tan”) | Standard (“liver brown and tan”) | Standard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| Lancashire heelerNese | Standard (“Black or brown, in accordance to coat colour”) | Standard (“brown in the liver and tan dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black or brown, in accordance to coat colour”) | No ruling |
| Lapsk vallhund | Standard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Lapsk vallhundNese | Standard (“Black or brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Black or brown”) |
| Liten münsterländerNese | Standard (“Whole coloured brown”) | Standard (“Brown in color, fully pigmented”) | Standard (“Nose solid brown”) | Standard (“Whole-coloured brown”) | Standard (“Nose is solid brown”) |
| LöwchenNese | Standard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”) | Standard (“except in the brown-coated dogs, when it is dark brown”) | Standard (“black or brown according to coat colour”) | Standard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”) | No ruling |
| Miniatyr amerikansk gjeterhundNese | Standard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) | Standard (“reds and red merles have red (liver) nose leather pigmentation”) | Standard (“brown tones in reds and red merles”) | Standard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) | Standard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) |
| Mountain curNese | No ruling | Standard (“self-colored”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| MudiNese | Standard (“for liver (brown), ash liver and its merle varieties the colour is brown”) | Standard (“Brown dogs will have brown pigmentation”) | Standard (“brown and merle where nose colour brown”) | Standard (“for liver (brown), ash liver and its merle varieties the colour is brown”) | Standard (“Brown and graybrown dogs – Brown nose”) |
| Napolitansk mastiffNese | Standard (“chestnut for brown coats”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“chestnut for brown coats”) | No ruling |
| NewfoundlandshundNese | Standard (“brown on brown dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“brown in brown dogs”) | Standard (“brown on brown dogs”) | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| OtterhoundNese | Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”) | Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”) | Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”) | Standard (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”) | Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”) |
| Papillon | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Ikke anerkjent (“any colour except liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“any colour except liver”) | Standard (“White & Liver”) |
| Peruansk nakenhundNese | No ruling | Standard (“self-colored in the lighter colored dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Petit basset griffon vendéenNese | Standard (“the white and orange coats where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standard (“a brown nose is acceptable in orange and white dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pointer | Standard (“liver and white”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver and white”) | Standard (“liver and white”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| PointerNese | No ruling | Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) |
| Polsk lavlandsfårehundNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black or brown, depending on the coat color”) |
| PomeranianNese | Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standard (“except in brown, blue and beaver colored dogs, when it may be self colored”) | Standard (“brown in chocolate-tipped sable dogs”) | Standard (“brown in chocolate-tipped sable dogs”) | Standard (“self-colored in chocolate, beaver and blue”) |
| Portugisisk gjeterhundNese | Standard (“may be liver coloured in yellow and brown animals”) | Standard (“others are acceptable as long as it is darker than the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“may be liver coloured in yellow and brown animals”) |
| Portugisisk pointerNese | Feil | Standard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”) | No ruling | No ruling | Feil |
| Portugisisk vannhundNese | Standard (“In brown specimens the nose is the same colour as the coat”) | Standard (“Brown dogs have nose pigment in harmony with coat color”) | Standard (“Nose liver in brown, brown and white and brown tones”) | Standard (“In brown specimens, the nose is the same colour as the coat”) | Standard (“various tones of brown in dogs with brown coats”) |
| Puddel (dverg)Nese | Standard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| Puddel (standard)Nese | Standard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| Puddel (toy)Nese | Standard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“dark liver nose”) | Standard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| PudelpointerNese | Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the coat colour”) | Standard (“Strongly pigmented according to the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the coat colour”) |
| Rater ValenciàNese | Standard (“dark, according to coat color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rhodesian ridgebackNese | Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”) | Standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”) | Standard (“Nose black or brown”) | Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”) | Standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”) |
| RotteterrierNese | No ruling | Standard (“chocolate ... with self-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russisk toyNese | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Nose black or self-coloured”) | No ruling | Standard (“Chocolate and Tan dogs have noses that are brown to light brown”) |
| Russisk tsvetnaja bolonkaNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“All shades of solid brown pigmentation are allowed in brown dogs”) |
| SalukiNese | Standard (“Black or liver brown”) | Standard (“black or liver”) | Standard (“Nose black or liver”) | Standard (“Nose black or liver”) | Standard (“Nose black or liver”) |
| SamojedNese | No ruling | Standard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”) | Standard (“may be brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”) |
| SchipperkeNese | No ruling | Standard (“self-colored on the brown dogs”) | Standard (“Nose may be black or dark brown”) | Standard (“Nose may be black or dark brown”) | No ruling |
| Shar-peiNese | Standard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standard (“In dilute-colored dogs, the nose is self-colored”) | Standard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standard (“In dilute colors, the preferred nose is self-colored”) |
| Shih Tzu | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“Liver”) | Standard (“All colours permissible”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Shih TzuNese | Standard (“dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs”) | Standard (“on liver-colored dogs, when it is liver”) | Standard (“dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs”) | Standard (“dark liver in liver or liver-marked dogs”) | Standard (“liver on liver pigmented dogs”) |
| Siberian huskyNese | Standard (“liver in red dogs”) | Standard (“liver-colored in copper dogs”) | Standard (“liver in copper dogs”) | Standard (“liver in red dogs”) | Standard (“liver in red dogs”) |
| Spansk vannhundNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Beige or white dogs may have either black or brown pigment”) |
| Spinone ItalianoNese | Standard (“brown in the liver roan subjects”) | Standard (“chestnut brown in brown (roan to chestnut) dogs”) | Standard (“brown in brown roans”) | Standard (“brown in the liver roan subjects”) | Standard (“brown in brown-and-white or brown-roan dogs”) |
| StabyhounNese | Standard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) | Standard (“black or brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | Standard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) | Standard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) |
| Strihåret tysk vorstehhund | Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”) | Standard (“Solid liver”) | Standard (“solid liver”) | Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| Strihåret tysk vorstehhundNese | Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“Dark brown in liver dogs”) | Standard (“Nose liver or black”) | Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”) | Standard (“The nose is dark brown”) |
| Strihåret vizslaNese | Standard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“The colour of the nose is harmonious with the coat colour”) | Standard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | Standard (“The nose color should blend with the coat color”) |
| Strihåret vorstehhund-griffonNese | Standard (“Always brown”) | Standard (“The nose is always brown”) | Standard (“always brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Nose color is always brown”) |
| Sussex spaniel | Standard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standard (“rich, golden liver”) | Standard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standard (“Golden Liver”) |
| Sussex spanielNese | Standard (“liver in colour”) | Standard (“liver-colored”) | Standard (“liver in colour”) | Standard (“liver in colour”) | Standard (“liver colored”) |
| Svensk lapphund | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Bear-brown, ... brown”) | No ruling | Alternativ (“Liver”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt terrierNese | No ruling | Standard (“self-colored corresponding with the body color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“self-colored, corresponding with the body color”) |
| Tibetansk mastiffNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown dogs, the darkest shade of brown”) |
| Toy foxterrierNese | No ruling | Feil (“Brown nose”) | No ruling | Standard (“self-coloured in chocolate dogs”) | Standard (“self-colored in chocolate dogs”) |
| Tsjekkisk terrierNese | Standard (“liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers”) | Standard (“liver in the light coffee brown dogs”) | Standard (“liver in light brown dogs”) | Standard (“liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers”) | Standard (“liver in coffee colored dogs”) |
| Tysk langhåret vorstehhundNese | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Nose brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) |
| Tysk spissNese | Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standard (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”) | Standard (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”) | Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standard (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”) |
| Tysk vaktelhundNese | No ruling | Standard (“Color is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| VizslaNese | Standard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | Standard (“The nose is brown”) | Standard (“Nose brown”) | Standard (“Nose brown”) | Standard (“Nose self-colored”) |
| Welsh springer spanielNese | No ruling | Standard (“black or any shade of brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black or any shade of brown”) |
| WhippetNese | Standard (“liver nose in creams and other dilute colours”) | No ruling | Standard (“Nose liver in creams”) | Standard (“Nose liver in creams”) | Standard (“dark brown”) |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliPelskledd | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHud og skjell | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHårløs · Hud og skjell | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“liver”) | Standard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliNese | Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”) | Standard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”) | No ruling | Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| Belgisk tervueren | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende | Alternativ (“Fawn & Liver”) |
Breeds where Leverbrun is a fault
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australsk stumpetail cattledogNese | Feil (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Feil (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”) |
| Bouvier des FlandresNese | Diskvalifiserende | Feil (“brown ... nose”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende | Feil (“a brown ... nose is a serious fault”) |
| BulldogNese | Ikke anerkjent (“under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown”) | Feil | Ikke anerkjent (“under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown”) | Ikke anerkjent (“under no circumstances liver colour, red, or brown”) | Diskvalifiserende (“a brown or liver-colored nose shall disqualify”) |
| Irsk ulvehundNese | Feil | Feil | No ruling | Feil | Feil (“Lips or nose liver-colored”) |
| Korthåret foxterrier | Feil (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver”) | Feil (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver markings are objectionable”) |
| Miniatyrbullterrier | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue or liver color”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Feil (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Diskvalifiserende |
| NorrbottenspissNese | Feil (“liver brown nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Feil (“liver brown nose is a fault”) |
| Norsk buhundNese | Feil (“liver ... coloured nose”) | Feil (“liver colored ... nose”) | No ruling | Feil (“liver- ... coloured nose”) | No ruling |
| PyreneerhundNese | Diskvalifiserende | Diskvalifiserende | Feil (“Liver or pink pigmentation highly undesirable”) | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling |
| Schäferhund | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende (“liver”) | Feil (“livers ... highly undesirable”) | Ikke anerkjent | Feil (“Liver”) |
| Staffordshire bullterrier | Feil (“liver colour highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“liver”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver”) |
| Strihåret foxterrier | Feil (“liver ... markings undesirable”) | Feil (“liver”) | Feil (“liver ... marking highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver ... marking undesirable”) | Feil (“liver ... objectionable”) |
| Tibetansk spanielNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Feil (“Liver or putty-colored pigmentation”) |
| Västgötaspets | Diskvalifiserende (“liver brown ... coat colour”) | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende (“liver brown ... coat colour”) | Feil |
| Welsh corgi cardigan | Feil (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Diskvalifiserende | Feil (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Feil (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver & White”) |
| Welsh corgi pembrokeNese | No ruling | Feil (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Feil (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) |
Breeds where Leverbrun is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiewerterrierNese | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver colored nose pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“liver pigmentation of eye rims or nose”) |
| Boerboel | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver color on any basic breed standard color”) | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent (“Only dogs with black eumelanin pigmentation are acceptable”) | Diskvalifiserende |
| Bostonterrier | Diskvalifiserende (“Grey or liver colours”) | Diskvalifiserende (“gray or liver colors”) | Ikke anerkjent (“Red & White”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Grey or liver colours”) | Diskvalifiserende |
| Cane Corso | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende | Ikke anerkjent |
| Dogo ArgentinoNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose”) | Diskvalifiserende |
| Dvergschnauzer | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende | Ikke anerkjent (“Liver”) | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver”) |
| Fransk bulldog | Diskvalifiserende | Diskvalifiserende (“liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“Brown”) | Diskvalifiserende | Diskvalifiserende (“liver”) |
| Grand danoisNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Nose: Liver coloured”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Nose: Liver coloured”) | No ruling |
| Kangal gjeterhund | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Dogs with a white, black, chocolate, red or liver main body color”) | Ikke anerkjent | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kangal gjeterhundNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose and pigmentation”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver or chocolate-colored nose”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose and pigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Leonberger | Diskvalifiserende (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”) | Ikke anerkjent | Diskvalifiserende (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskvalifiserende |
| LeonbergerNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose leather”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown nose leather”) | No ruling |
| Parson Russell terrierNese | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown or liver nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Liver color nose”) |
| Podenco IbicencoNese | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown pigment ... on nose leather”) | Diskvalifiserende (“Dark brown pigment ... on the nose leather”) | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown pigment ... on nose leather”) | Diskvalifiserende (“never black or liver”) |
| Russell terrierNese | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Brown or liver nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Nose any color other than black”) |
| Segugio Italiano | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| Segugio ItalianoKorthåret | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| Segugio ItalianoStrihåret | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, brown or liver colour”) | Diskvalifiserende | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| SkyeterrierNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“A ... brown nose shall disqualify”) |
| Pekingeser | Ikke anerkjent (“except albino or liver”) | No ruling | Ikke anerkjent (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”) | Ikke anerkjent (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| Andalusisk podencoNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Biewer Yorkshire à la Pom-PonNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaja borzajaNese | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |