Hond color
Chocolade
A rich dark brown from brown eumelanin: chocolate Labradors, cats, rabbits and ducks; also the very dark shell of Marans eggs.
37 Hond breeds list Chocolade. It is in a club standard for 26 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 10 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Chocolade
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerikaanse naakte terriër | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate (ranging from dark liver to light chocolate) (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse naakte terriërHuid en schubben | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any skin color is acceptable (Hairless Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse naakte terriërHaarloos · Huid en schubben | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any skin color is acceptable (Hairless Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australische kelpie | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“red ranging from chocolate to light red”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | No ruling |
| Catahoula leopard dog | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“an endless variety of coat colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chihuahua | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standaard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standaard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Standaard (“Chocolate”) |
| Chinese naakthond | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Brown”) |
| Chinese naakthondHuid en schubben | Standaard (“Pink & Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Chinese naakthondHaarloos · Huid en schubben | Standaard (“Pink & Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Chinese shar-pei | Standaard (“Chocolate Dilute”) | Standaard (“any solid color”) | Standaard (“All solid colours acceptable”) | Standaard (“All solid colours acceptable”) | Standaard (“Chocolate Dilute”) |
| Dwergpinscher | Standaard (“Chocolate & Rust”) | Standaard (“Chocolate, with rust-red markings”) | Niet erkend | Standaard (“chocolate, with sharply defined tan markings”) | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) |
| Havanezer | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“true chocolate-coated dogs”) | Standaard (“havana-brown, tobacco colour, reddish-brown”) | Standaard (“havana-brown, tobacco colour, reddish-brown”) | Standaard (“Chocolate”) |
| IJslandse hond | Standaard (“Chocolate & White”) | Standaard (“chocolate brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“chocolate brown”) |
| Italiaans windhondje | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Labrador retriever | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“any solid shade of chocolate”) | Standaard (“liver/chocolate”) | Standaard (“liver/chocolate”) | Standaard (“liver/chocolate”) |
| Poolse herdershond | Standaard (“Brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standaard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Chocolate”) |
| Rat terriër | Standaard (“White & Chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate (ranging from dark liver to light chocolate)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero Valenciano | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“chocolate-tan, and chocolate-white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Saluki | Standaard (“Chocolate”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) |
| Teckel | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) |
| TeckelGlad | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) |
| TeckelRuwharig | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) |
| TeckelLangharig | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) | Standaard (“chocolate”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt-terriër | Standaard (“Chocolate & White”) | Standaard (“any variety of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetaanse terriër | Standaard (“Brown”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Niet erkend (“any colour except chocolate, liver or merle permissible”) | Niet erkend (“any colour except chocolate, liver or merle permissible”) | Niet erkend (“chocolate, liver or merle, which are unacceptable”) |
| Toy foxterriër | Standaard (“White, Chocolate & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“Maltese (Blue/Grey) or chocolate markings”) | No ruling | Standaard (“White, chocolate and tan”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Chocolade is a fault
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalier King Charles-spaniël | Diskwalificerend | Fout | Fout | Niet erkend | Niet erkend (“Chocolate & Tan”) |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“solid brown called “chocolate” (each hair being entirely brown)”) | Diskwalificerend (“solid brown called “chocolate” (each hair being entirely brown)”) | Fout (“Chocolate highly undesirable”) |
Breeds where Chocolade is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biewerterriër | Diskwalificerend (“Chocolate Tan & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Boston terriër | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Bulldog | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | No ruling | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Duitse dog | Diskwalificerend (“Chocolate”) | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Franse bulldog | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend |
| Mopshond | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Yorkshireterriër | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“chocolate and tan”) | No ruling | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Beagle | No ruling | No ruling | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Chow chow | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend (“Chocolate”) |