Hond color
Leverkleurig
The dog fancy's word for brown eumelanin, a reddish chocolate, and for the brown nose and pads that go with it.
198 Hond breeds list Leverkleurig. It is in a club standard for 158 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 32 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Leverkleurig
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghaanse windhondNeus | Standaard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | Fout (“Nose any color other than black”) | Standaard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | Standaard (“liver permissible in light-coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| AkbashNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“solid dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Akita | Niet erkend | Standaard (“any color including white (Akita)”) | Standaard (“any colour (Akita)”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| AkitaAmerikaans | Diskwalificerend (“liver color”) | Standaard (“any color including white”) | Standaard (“any colour”) | Diskwalificerend (“liver color”) | Diskwalificerend (“liver color”) |
| AkitaNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“liver color is permitted on white Akitas”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“a lighter colored nose ... is acceptable (white Akitas)”) |
| AkitaAmerikaans · Neus | No ruling | Standaard (“liver color is permitted on white Akitas”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“a lighter colored nose ... is acceptable (white Akitas)”) |
| Alaska-malamuteNeus | Standaard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) | Standaard (“in the red dogs, where brown pigment is acceptable”) | Standaard (“in red and white dogs when it is brown”) | Standaard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) | Standaard (“brown is permitted in red dogs”) |
| Alaskan klee kaiNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“liver-colored for dogs whose coat colors are shades of red”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“shades of red with white have a nose that is liver/brown colored”) |
| American leopard houndNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Red merle-colored dogs have brown or liver colored noses”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American pit bull terriër | No ruling | Standaard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse cockerspaniëlNeus | Standaard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standaard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standaard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”) | Standaard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”) | Standaard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”) |
| Amerikaanse eskimohondNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“The nose leather is black to dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose pigment is black to dark brown”) |
| Amerikaanse naakte terriërNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“chocolate ... with self-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse staffordshireterriër | Standaard (“liver not to be encouraged”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“liver not to be encouraged”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Amerikaanse waterspaniël | Standaard (“Colour either solid liver, brown or dark chocolate”) | Standaard (“Solid liver or dark chocolate”) | Standaard (“Brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Amerikaanse waterspaniëlNeus | Standaard (“Dark in colour, black or dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose dark in color, black or dark brown”) |
| Anatolische herdershond | No ruling | Standaard (“liver-colored dogs”) | Standaard (“All colours”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Anatolische herdershondNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“except in liver-colored dogs, where it is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“solid black or brown”) |
| Appenzeller sennenhondNeus | Standaard (“in havana-brown dogs brown (as dark as possible)”) | Standaard (“black or brown, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | Standaard (“in havana-brown dogs, brown (as dark as possible)”) | Standaard (“in havana-brown dogs brown (as dark as possible)”) |
| Australische herderNeus | Standaard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) | No ruling | Standaard (“shades of brown in red merles and reds”) | Standaard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) | Standaard (“red merles and reds have liver (brown) pigmentation on the nose”) |
| AzawakhNeus | Standaard (“Black or dark brown colour is obligatory”) | Standaard (“generally either black or brown”) | Standaard (“either black or brown”) | Standaard (“Black or dark brown colour is obligatory”) | No ruling |
| BarbetNeus | Standaard (“black or brown depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“Black or brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Basset Fauve de BretagneNeus | Standaard (“dark brown”) | Standaard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“dark brown”) | Standaard (“dark brown”) |
| BassethoundNeus | Standaard (“in light-coloured hounds, when it may be brown or liver”) | Standaard (“in light-colored hounds, where it may be brown or liver”) | Standaard (“in light-coloured hounds when it may be brown or liver”) | Standaard (“in light-coloured Hounds, when it may be brown or liver”) | Fout (“A deep liver-colored nose ... is permissible but not desirable”) |
| Bearded collieNeus | Standaard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standaard (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”) | Standaard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standaard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”) | Standaard (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”) |
| Bedlingtonterriër | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| BedlingtonterriërNeus | Standaard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standaard (“Liver-, liver and tan-, sandy-, and sandy and tan-colored dogs have brown noses”) | Standaard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standaard (“liver and sandies must have brown noses”) | Standaard (“Livers, livers and tans, sandies, sandies and tans have brown noses”) |
| Bloedhond | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| BloedhondNeus | Standaard (“Black or brown”) | Standaard (“black or brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Black or brown”) | No ruling |
| Border collieNeus | Standaard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”) | Standaard (“in brown dogs where it may be brown”) | Standaard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”) | Standaard (“except in brown or chocolate colour, when it may be brown”) | No ruling |
| BorderterriërNeus | Fout (“liver or flesh-coloured one not a serious fault”) | Standaard (“liver or flesh colored are acceptable”) | Fout (“liver- or flesh-coloured nose not a serious fault and tolerated”) | Fout (“liver- or flesh-coloured nose not a serious fault and tolerated”) | No ruling |
| Boykin-spaniël | No ruling | Standaard (“Solid, rich liver or dark chocolate”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Boykin-spaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“dark liver in color”) |
| Bracco ItalianoNeus | Standaard (“more or less pink – to flesh-coloured or brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“Brown, pink or flesh colored depending on coat color”) | Standaard (“pale pink to dark brown, depending on coat colour, but never black”) | Standaard (“more-or-less pink to flesh-coloured or brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“brown or from pale pink to more or less deep fleshy red depending on the color of the coat”) |
| Braque du BourbonnaisNeus | Standaard (“Its colour matches that of the coat”) | Standaard (“matches the coat in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Its colour matches that of the coat”) |
| Braque Français type PyrénéesNeus | Standaard (“Chestnut-brown in colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Chestnut-brown in colour”) |
| Bretonse spaniël | Standaard (“white and liver”) | Standaard (“liver and white”) | Standaard (“liver/white”) | Standaard (“white and liver”) | Standaard (“Liver & White”) |
| Bretonse spaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“shades of brown”) |
| Bull terriër | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue or liver color”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Standaard (“Any color other than white (Colored)”) |
| Bull terriërGekleurd | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue or liver color”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Standaard (“Any color other than white”) |
| Cesky teriérNeus | Standaard (“liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers”) | Standaard (“liver in the light coffee brown dogs”) | Standaard (“liver in light brown dogs”) | Standaard (“liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers”) | Standaard (“liver in coffee colored dogs”) |
| Chesapeake Bay-retrieverNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose is fully pigmented and liver in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChihuahuaNeus | Standaard (“Any colour permitted”) | Standaard (“Accepted nose colors include black, brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“In moles, blues, and chocolates, they are self-colored”) |
| Chinese shar-peiNeus | Standaard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standaard (“In dilute-colored dogs, the nose is self-colored”) | Standaard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standaard (“any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible”) | Standaard (“In dilute colors, the preferred nose is self-colored”) |
| Chow chowNeus | Standaard (“cream and near white, in which case a lighter coloured nose is permissible”) | Standaard (“cream and near white Chow Chows, in which case a lighter colored nose is permissible”) | Standaard (“cream and near white in which case a lighter coloured nose permissible”) | Standaard (“cream and near-white, in which case a lighter-coloured nose permissible”) | Standaard (“Cream chows may have a range of nose color, from dark black/brown solid pigment”) |
| Cirneco dell'EtnaNeus | Standaard (“light to dark flesh-colour to brown, depending on the intensity of the coat colour”) | Standaard (“ranging from flesh colored through to dark chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ClumberspaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Acceptable colors are shades of brown, to include beige, rose and cherry”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“colored shades of brown, which include beige, rose and cherry”) |
| Coton de TuléarNeus | Standaard (“brown is tolerated”) | Standaard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“brown is tolerated”) | No ruling |
| Curly coated retriever | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Curly coated retrieverNeus | Standaard (“brown in livers”) | Standaard (“brown in the liver dogs”) | Standaard (“brown in livers”) | Standaard (“brown in livers”) | Standaard (“brown on liver dogs”) |
| Dalmatische hond | Standaard (“liver spotted variety with brown spots”) | Standaard (“In liver-spotted dogs, the spots are liver brown”) | Standaard (“liver spotted, liver brown spots”) | Standaard (“liver-spotted dogs, liver brown spots”) | Standaard (“White & Liver Brown”) |
| Dalmatische hondNeus | Standaard (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”) | Standaard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”) | Standaard (“in liver variety always brown”) | Standaard (“in liver variety always brown”) | Standaard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”) |
| DobermannNeus | Standaard (“in brown dogs, corresponding lighter shades”) | Standaard (“dark brown in red dogs”) | Standaard (“solid dark brown in brown dogs”) | Standaard (“in brown dogs, corresponding lighter shades”) | Standaard (“dark brown on red ones”) |
| Dogue de BordeauxNeus | Standaard (“Brown mask: The nose is brown”) | Standaard (“brown on brown-masked dogs”) | Standaard (“Brown mask - nose and eye rims are brown”) | Standaard (“Brown mask: The nose is brown”) | Standaard (“Brown Mask - Pigmentation of the nose ... will also be brown”) |
| Draadharige VizslaNeus | Standaard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | No ruling | Standaard (“The colour of the nose is harmonious with the coat colour”) | Standaard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | Standaard (“The nose color should blend with the coat color”) |
| Drentsche patrijshondNeus | Standaard (“brown”) | Standaard (“It is brown in color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“brown”) |
| Drever | Diskwalificerend (“liver brown colour”) | Standaard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable ... solid liver brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“liver brown colour”) |
| Duitse spitsNeus | Standaard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standaard (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”) | Standaard (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”) | Standaard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standaard (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”) |
| Duitse staande draadhaar | Standaard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”) | Standaard (“Solid liver”) | Standaard (“solid liver”) | Standaard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Duitse staande draadhaarNeus | Standaard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“Dark brown in liver dogs”) | Standaard (“Nose liver or black”) | Standaard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“The nose is dark brown”) |
| Duitse staande korthaar | Standaard (“Solid brown, without markings”) | Standaard (“solid liver”) | Standaard (“Solid liver”) | Standaard (“Solid liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Duitse staande korthaarNeus | Standaard (“Basically brown”) | Standaard (“solid brown in liver-colored dogs”) | Standaard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”) | Standaard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”) | Standaard (“brown on a liver dog”) |
| Duitse staande langhaarNeus | Standaard (“Brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Brown”) |
| Duitse staande spaniël (Wachtelhund)Neus | No ruling | Standaard (“Color is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DwergpinscherNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“chocolate-colored ... dogs, which have self-colored noses”) | Standaard (“chocolate ... it may be self-coloured”) | Standaard (“chocolate ... it may be self-coloured”) | Standaard (“chocolates which should have a self-colored nose”) |
| Dwergpoedel (miniatuur)Neus | Standaard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standaard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| Dwergpoedel (toy)Neus | Standaard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standaard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| Engelse cockerspaniël | Standaard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standaard (“liver (chocolate)”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Engelse cockerspaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”) |
| Engelse setter | Standaard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standaard (“liver and white; liver belton”) | Standaard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standaard (“liver and white (liver belton)”) | Standaard (“Liver Belton”) |
| Engelse setterNeus | Standaard (“black or liver, according to colour of coat”) | Standaard (“black or dark liver in color”) | Standaard (“colour of nose black or liver”) | Standaard (“black or liver, according to colour of coat”) | Standaard (“black or dark brown”) |
| Engelse springerspaniël | Standaard (“Liver and white”) | Standaard (“Liver and white”) | Standaard (“Liver and white”) | Standaard (“Liver and white”) | Standaard (“Liver & White”) |
| Engelse springerspaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“liver or black, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“liver or black in color, depending on the color of the coat”) |
| Eurasier | Standaard (“all colours”) | Niet erkend (“with the exception of ... liver”) | Niet erkend (“liver ... unacceptable”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Field spaniël | Standaard (“Liver”) | Standaard (“liver, golden liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Field spaniëlNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“light to dark brown or black as befits the color of the coat”) |
| Finse lappenhondNeus | Standaard (“black or brown, according to coat colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black or brown, according to coat colour”) | Standaard (“brown dogs will have dark brown pigmentation”) |
| Flat coated retriever | Standaard (“Black or liver only”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Black or liver only”) | Standaard (“Black or liver only”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Flat coated retrieverNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“brown in the liver dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“brown on liver dogs”) |
| Franse bulldogNeus | Diskwalificerend (“never brown”) | Diskwalificerend (“never brown”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“never brown”) | Standaard (“creams or fawns without black masks, where a lighter colored nose is acceptable”) |
| Franse spaniëlNeus | Standaard (“Brown, well pigmented”) | Standaard (“The pigment of all outer mucous membranes is brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Brown, well pigmented”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon VendéenNeus | Standaard (“except for white and orange coats where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standaard (“except in white and orange coats, when it may be brown”) | Standaard (“white/lemon, white/orange coats where brown is tolerated”) | Standaard (“except for white and orange coats, where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standaard (“white/orange and white/lemon coats where brown is accepted”) |
| Greyhound | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Immaterial”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Hannoverse zweethondNeus | Standaard (“rarely dark brown”) | Standaard (“occasionally dark brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“rarely dark brown”) | Standaard (“rarely dark brown”) |
| HavanezerNeus | Standaard (“Black or brown”) | Standaard (“true chocolate-coated dogs, which have dark brown/liver colored pigment”) | Standaard (“for brown shades the pigment may be brown”) | Standaard (“Black or brown”) | Standaard (“chocolate dogs which have solid brown pigment”) |
| Ierse rood-witte setterNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“Black or dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ierse setterNeus | Standaard (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”) | Standaard (“Black or chocolate”) | Standaard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”) | Standaard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”) | Standaard (“Nose black or chocolate”) |
| Ierse waterspaniël | Standaard (“A very rich puce liver”) | Standaard (“Solid liver in color”) | Standaard (“Rich, dark liver with purplish tint or bloom peculiar to the breed”) | Standaard (“A very rich puce liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Ierse waterspaniëlNeus | Standaard (“of dark liver colour”) | Standaard (“Liver colored”) | Standaard (“dark liver colour”) | Standaard (“of dark liver colour”) | Standaard (“dark liver in color”) |
| IJslandse hondNeus | Standaard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) | Standaard (“dark brown in chocolate and some cream-colored dogs”) | Standaard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) | No ruling | Standaard (“dark brown on chocolate brown and some cream dogs”) |
| Italiaans windhondjeNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“may be brown or blue in harmony with the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“brown or in keeping with the color of the dog”) |
| JagdterriërNeus | Standaard (“when the colour of the coat is dominantly brown, a brown nose is also permitted”) | Standaard (“unless the dog's main color is brown, when a brown nose is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“when the colour of the coat is dominantly brown, a brown nose is also permitted”) |
| Jakoetische laikaNeus | Standaard (“black or brown in colour”) | No ruling | Standaard (“black or brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Black or brown”) |
| Japanse chinNeus | Standaard (“deep flesh coloured, according to the coat colour”) | Standaard (“In a red and white dog, nose pigment is self-colored or black”) | Standaard (“in red and whites where the colour can be appropriate to markings”) | Standaard (“deep flesh coloured, according to the coat colour”) | Standaard (“self-colored or black in the red and white”) |
| Kanaänhond | Niet erkend | Niet erkend (“liver”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| KanaänhondNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“varying shades of liver, harmonizing with coat color”) |
| Kaukasische herdershondNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Genetic brown nose, lips and eye rims”) | Standaard (“a brown nose is acceptable in white and light fawn colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Genetic brown nose, lips, and eye rims”) | Diskwalificerend (“Genetic brown nose, lips and eye rims”) |
| Keeshond (Pomeraan)Neus | Standaard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”) | Standaard (“except in brown, blue and beaver colored dogs, when it may be self colored”) | Standaard (“brown in chocolate-tipped sable dogs”) | Standaard (“brown in chocolate-tipped sable dogs”) | Standaard (“self-colored in chocolate, beaver and blue”) |
| Kleine MünsterländerNeus | Standaard (“Whole coloured brown”) | Standaard (“Brown in color, fully pigmented”) | Standaard (“Nose solid brown”) | Standaard (“Whole-coloured brown”) | Standaard (“Nose is solid brown”) |
| KomondorNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“dark grey or dark brown nose tolerated”) | No ruling | Fout (“a dark gray or dark brown nose is not desirable but is acceptable”) |
| Korthals griffonNeus | Standaard (“Always brown”) | Standaard (“The nose is always brown”) | Standaard (“always brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose color is always brown”) |
| KromfohrländerNeus | Standaard (“preferably black, brown permitted”) | Standaard (“preferably black, but brown is permitted”) | No ruling | Standaard (“preferably black, brown permitted”) | No ruling |
| Labrador retrieverNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“liver on chocolate dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“brown on chocolates”) |
| Lagotto RomagnoloNeus | Standaard (“The colour ranges from light to dark brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“light to dark brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | Standaard (“Pigmentation ranges from light to very dark brown depending on coat colour”) | Standaard (“The colour ranges from light to dark brown, depending on the colour of the coat”) | Standaard (“in shades from light to dark brown, varying with coat color”) |
| Lakelandterriër | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| LakelandterriërNeus | Standaard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standaard (“in liver colored dogs, when it will be brown”) | Standaard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standaard (“in liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver”) | Standaard (“Liver colored noses ... are permissible on liver coated dogs only”) |
| Lancashire heeler | Standaard (“liver brown and tan”) | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“liver and tan”) | Standaard (“liver brown and tan”) | Standaard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| Lancashire heelerNeus | Standaard (“Black or brown, in accordance to coat colour”) | Standaard (“brown in the liver and tan dogs”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Black or brown, in accordance to coat colour”) | No ruling |
| Lappenhond (herder) | Standaard (“dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Lappenhond (herder)Neus | Standaard (“Black or brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Black or brown”) |
| LöwchenNeus | Standaard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”) | Standaard (“except in the brown-coated dogs, when it is dark brown”) | Standaard (“black or brown according to coat colour”) | Standaard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”) | No ruling |
| Mastino NapoletanoNeus | Standaard (“chestnut for brown coats”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“chestnut for brown coats”) | No ruling |
| Miniatuur Amerikaanse herderNeus | Standaard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) | Standaard (“reds and red merles have red (liver) nose leather pigmentation”) | Standaard (“brown tones in reds and red merles”) | Standaard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) | Standaard (“red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the nose leather”) |
| Mountain curNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“self-colored”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| MudiNeus | Standaard (“for liver (brown), ash liver and its merle varieties the colour is brown”) | Standaard (“Brown dogs will have brown pigmentation”) | Standaard (“brown and merle where nose colour brown”) | Standaard (“for liver (brown), ash liver and its merle varieties the colour is brown”) | Standaard (“Brown and graybrown dogs – Brown nose”) |
| NewfoundlanderNeus | Standaard (“brown on brown dogs”) | No ruling | Standaard (“brown in brown dogs”) | Standaard (“brown on brown dogs”) | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Standaard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standaard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standaard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”) | Standaard (“Liver & Tan”) |
| OtterhoundNeus | Standaard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”) | Standaard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”) | Standaard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”) | Standaard (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”) | Standaard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”) |
| Papillon | Standaard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standaard (“white with patches of any color”) | Niet erkend (“any colour except liver”) | Niet erkend (“any colour except liver”) | Standaard (“White & Liver”) |
| Peruaanse naakthondNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“self-colored in the lighter colored dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Petit Basset Griffon VendéenNeus | Standaard (“the white and orange coats where a brown nose is tolerated”) | Standaard (“a brown nose is acceptable in orange and white dogs”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poedel (standaard)Neus | Standaard (“brown nose in brown subjects”) | Standaard (“Nose leather is liver”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“dark liver nose”) | Standaard (“liver-colored noses”) |
| Pointer | Standaard (“liver and white”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver and white”) | Standaard (“liver and white”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| PointerNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) |
| Poolse herdershondNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black or brown, depending on the coat color”) |
| Portugese herdershondNeus | Standaard (“may be liver coloured in yellow and brown animals”) | Standaard (“others are acceptable as long as it is darker than the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“may be liver coloured in yellow and brown animals”) |
| Portugese staande hondNeus | Fout | Standaard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”) | No ruling | No ruling | Fout |
| Portugese waterhondNeus | Standaard (“In brown specimens the nose is the same colour as the coat”) | Standaard (“Brown dogs have nose pigment in harmony with coat color”) | Standaard (“Nose liver in brown, brown and white and brown tones”) | Standaard (“In brown specimens, the nose is the same colour as the coat”) | Standaard (“various tones of brown in dogs with brown coats”) |
| PudelpointerNeus | Standaard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the coat colour”) | Standaard (“Strongly pigmented according to the color of the coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the coat colour”) |
| Rat terriërNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“chocolate ... with self-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero ValencianoNeus | Standaard (“dark, according to coat color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rhodesische ridgebackNeus | Standaard (“The nose should be black or brown”) | Standaard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”) | Standaard (“Nose black or brown”) | Standaard (“The nose should be black or brown”) | Standaard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”) |
| Russische toyterriërNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose black or self-coloured”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Chocolate and Tan dogs have noses that are brown to light brown”) |
| Russische Tsvetnaja BolonkaNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“All shades of solid brown pigmentation are allowed in brown dogs”) |
| SalukiNeus | Standaard (“Black or liver brown”) | Standaard (“black or liver”) | Standaard (“Nose black or liver”) | Standaard (“Nose black or liver”) | Standaard (“Nose black or liver”) |
| SamojeedNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”) | Standaard (“may be brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”) |
| SchipperkeNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“self-colored on the brown dogs”) | Standaard (“Nose may be black or dark brown”) | Standaard (“Nose may be black or dark brown”) | No ruling |
| Shih Tzu | Standaard (“All colours permissible”) | Standaard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Liver”) | Standaard (“All colours permissible”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| Shih TzuNeus | Standaard (“dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs”) | Standaard (“on liver-colored dogs, when it is liver”) | Standaard (“dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs”) | Standaard (“dark liver in liver or liver-marked dogs”) | Standaard (“liver on liver pigmented dogs”) |
| Siberische huskyNeus | Standaard (“liver in red dogs”) | Standaard (“liver-colored in copper dogs”) | Standaard (“liver in copper dogs”) | Standaard (“liver in red dogs”) | Standaard (“liver in red dogs”) |
| Spaanse waterhondNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Beige or white dogs may have either black or brown pigment”) |
| Spinone ItalianoNeus | Standaard (“brown in the liver roan subjects”) | Standaard (“chestnut brown in brown (roan to chestnut) dogs”) | Standaard (“brown in brown roans”) | Standaard (“brown in the liver roan subjects”) | Standaard (“brown in brown-and-white or brown-roan dogs”) |
| StabijhounNeus | Standaard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) | Standaard (“black or brown in color, depending on the color of the coat”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) | Standaard (“Brown in dogs with a brown and white coat colour”) |
| Sussexspaniël | Standaard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standaard (“rich, golden liver”) | Standaard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standaard (“Rich golden liver”) | Standaard (“Golden Liver”) |
| SussexspaniëlNeus | Standaard (“liver in colour”) | Standaard (“liver-colored”) | Standaard (“liver in colour”) | Standaard (“liver in colour”) | Standaard (“liver colored”) |
| TeckelNeus | Standaard (“brown, in dogs with brown base colour”) | Standaard (“brown or black for chocolate dogs”) | Standaard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”) | Standaard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”) | Standaard (“dark brown”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt-terriërNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“self-colored corresponding with the body color”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“self-colored, corresponding with the body color”) |
| Tibetaanse mastiffNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“brown dogs, the darkest shade of brown”) |
| Toy foxterriërNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Brown nose”) | No ruling | Standaard (“self-coloured in chocolate dogs”) | Standaard (“self-colored in chocolate dogs”) |
| VizslaNeus | Standaard (“The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour”) | Standaard (“The nose is brown”) | Standaard (“Nose brown”) | Standaard (“Nose brown”) | Standaard (“Nose self-colored”) |
| Welshe springerspaniëlNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“black or any shade of brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black or any shade of brown”) |
| WhippetNeus | Standaard (“liver nose in creams and other dilute colours”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Nose liver in creams”) | Standaard (“Nose liver in creams”) | Standaard (“dark brown”) |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliBevacht | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHuid en schubben | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHaarloos · Huid en schubben | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“liver”) | Standaard (“Liver”) |
| XoloitzcuintliNeus | Standaard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”) | Standaard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”) | No ruling | Standaard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”) | No ruling |
| Zweedse lappenhond | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Bear-brown, ... brown”) | No ruling | Alternatief (“Liver”) |
| Tervuerense herder | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend | Alternatief (“Fawn & Liver”) |
Breeds where Leverkleurig is a fault
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian stumpy tail cattle dogNeus | Fout (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”) |
| Bouvier des FlandresNeus | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“brown ... nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“a brown ... nose is a serious fault”) |
| BulldogNeus | Niet erkend (“under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown”) | Fout | Niet erkend (“under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown”) | Niet erkend (“under no circumstances liver colour, red, or brown”) | Diskwalificerend (“a brown or liver-colored nose shall disqualify”) |
| Draadharige foxterriër | Fout (“liver ... markings undesirable”) | Fout (“liver”) | Fout (“liver ... marking highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver ... marking undesirable”) | Fout (“liver ... objectionable”) |
| Duitse herdershond | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“liver”) | Fout (“livers ... highly undesirable”) | Niet erkend | Fout (“Liver”) |
| Gladharige foxterriër | Fout (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver”) | Fout (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver markings highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver markings are objectionable”) |
| Ierse wolfshondNeus | Fout | Fout | No ruling | Fout | Fout (“Lips or nose liver-colored”) |
| Miniatuur bull terriër | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue or liver color”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Fout (“Blue and liver highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend |
| Noorse buhundNeus | Fout (“liver ... coloured nose”) | Fout (“liver colored ... nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“liver- ... coloured nose”) | No ruling |
| NorrbottenspetsNeus | Fout (“liver brown nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“liver brown nose is a fault”) |
| Pyreneese berghondNeus | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“Liver or pink pigmentation highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend | No ruling |
| Staffordshire bull terriër | Fout (“liver colour highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver”) | Niet erkend (“liver”) | Niet erkend (“liver”) | Diskwalificerend (“Liver”) |
| Tibetaanse spaniëlNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“Liver or putty-colored pigmentation”) |
| Welsh corgi Cardigan | Fout (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Fout (“liver ... colours highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend (“Liver & White”) |
| Welsh corgi PembrokeNeus | No ruling | Fout (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“bluies ... liver or gray ... nose ... pigment”) |
| Zweedse vallhund | Diskwalificerend (“liver brown ... coat colour”) | No ruling | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“liver brown ... coat colour”) | Fout |
Breeds where Leverkleurig is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | UKC | KC | KUSA | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiewerterriërNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Liver colored nose pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“liver pigmentation of eye rims or nose”) |
| Boerboel | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Liver color on any basic breed standard color”) | No ruling | Niet erkend (“Only dogs with black eumelanin pigmentation are acceptable”) | Diskwalificerend |
| Boston terriër | Diskwalificerend (“Grey or liver colours”) | Diskwalificerend (“gray or liver colors”) | Niet erkend (“Red & White”) | Diskwalificerend (“Grey or liver colours”) | Diskwalificerend |
| Cane Corso | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend |
| Dogo ArgentinoNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose”) | Diskwalificerend |
| Duitse dogNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Nose: Liver coloured”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Nose: Liver coloured”) | No ruling |
| Dwergschnauzer | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend (“Liver”) | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Liver”) |
| Franse bulldog | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“liver”) | Niet erkend (“Brown”) | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“liver”) |
| Jack Russell-terriërNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown or liver nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Nose any color other than black”) |
| Kangal herdershond | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Dogs with a white, black, chocolate, red or liver main body color”) | Niet erkend | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kangal herdershondNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose and pigmentation”) | Diskwalificerend (“Liver or chocolate-colored nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose and pigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Leonberger | Diskwalificerend (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskwalificerend (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”) | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskwalificerend |
| LeonbergerNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose leather”) | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown nose leather”) | No ruling |
| Parson Russell-terriërNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown or liver nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Liver color nose”) |
| Podenco IbicencoNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Brown pigment ... on nose leather”) | Diskwalificerend (“Dark brown pigment ... on the nose leather”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Brown pigment ... on nose leather”) | Diskwalificerend (“never black or liver”) |
| Segugio Italiano | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| Segugio ItalianoKortharig | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| Segugio ItalianoRuwharig | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, brown or liver colour”) | Diskwalificerend | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“coffee, chestnut brown, liver”) |
| SkyeterriërNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“A ... brown nose shall disqualify”) |
| Pekinees | Niet erkend (“except albino or liver”) | No ruling | Niet erkend (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”) | Niet erkend (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| Andalusische podencoNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Biewer Yorkshire Ă la Pom-PonNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaja borzajaNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |