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Câine pattern

Heterocromie sectorială

Part of one iris a different color from the rest (sectoral or split heterochromia); also the part-black 'snake eye' of eclipse leopard geckos, where only part of the eye is pigmented, as against the fully black eclipse eye (BLACK).

36 Câine breeds list Heterocromie sectorială. It is in a club standard for 15 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 16 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Heterocromie sectorială

BreedAKCUKCFCIKCKUSA
Alaskan Klee KaiOchiStandard (“may be any color or combination of colors”)Standard (“may be any color or combination of colors”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Border CollieOchiStandard (“any eye color is acceptable”)Standard (“a part of one, may be blue”)Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)
Catahoula Leopard DogOchiNo rulingStandard (“Eyes may be any color or combination of colors without preference”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Ciobănesc American MiniaturalOchiStandard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)
Ciobănesc AustralianOchiStandard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)Standard (“including flecks”)
Ciobănesc din PirineiOchiStandard (“partially ... blue eyes are acceptable only in merles”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“flecked blue in merle coloured dogs”)No ruling
CollieOchiNo rulingStandard (“blue flecked”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Collie cu Păr LungOchiNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“part of one or both”)Standard (“part of one or both”)Standard (“part of one or both”)
Collie cu Păr NetedOchiNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“part of one or both”)Standard (“part of one or both”)Standard (“part of one or both”)
DalmațianOchiStandard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)No rulingDescalificant (“partially blue coloured iris”)No rulingNo ruling
Husky SiberianOchiStandard (“parti-colored”)Standard (“parti-colored eyes”)Standard (“particoloured”)Standard (“parti-colours”)Standard (“parti-coloured”)
Laika de IakutiaOchiStandard (“parti-eyed”)No rulingStandard (“blue segments on brown iris”)Standard (“blue segments on brown iris”)No ruling
MudiOchiStandard (“partially blue eyes”)No rulingStandard (“For merle colours partially or solid, blue eye colour is not a fault”)Standard (“partially or solid blue eye colour”)Standard (“For merle colours partially or solid, blue eye colour is not a fault”)
TeckelOchiStandard (“partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes (dapples)”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Welsh Corgi CardiganOchiStandard (“partially blue eyes ... permissible in blue merles”)Standard (“partially blue eyes ... permissible only in blue merles”)Standard (“blue flecked permissible only in blue merles”)Standard (“blue flecked, permissible only in blue merles”)Standard (“blue-flecked, permissible only in blue merles”)

Breeds where Heterocromie sectorială is a fault

BreedAKCUKCFCIKCKUSA
Bull TerrierOchiNo rulingDefect (“partially blue eyes”)Defect (“partly blue undesirable”)Defect (“partly blue undesirable”)Defect (“partly blue eye undesirable”)
Bull Terrier MiniaturalOchiNo rulingDefect (“partially blue eyes”)Defect (“partly blue undesirable”)Defect (“partly blue undesirable”)Defect (“partly blue undesirable”)
ChihuahuaOchiDefect (“two different colors within one iris”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Ciobănesc BergamascoOchiNo rulingNo rulingDefect (“part of the iris blue”)No rulingDefect (“part of the iris blue”)
Rat TerrierOchiDescalificant (“Any blue in the eye(s) is a disqualification”)Defect (“eye with iris containing more than one color”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Spaniel TibetanOchiDefect (“eyes with blue marks”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Terrier American fără PărOchiNo rulingDefect (“eye with iris containing more than one color”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Heterocromie sectorială is disqualified or not accepted

BreedAKCUKCFCIKUSA
Biewer TerrierOchiDescalificant (“blue flecks in the iris”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bolonka Țvetnaia RusescOchiDescalificant (“partially blue eye(s)”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Boston TerrierOchiDescalificant (“any trace of blue”)Descalificant (“Any trace of blue in eyes”)Descalificant (“any trace of blue”)Descalificant (“any trace of blue”)
BriardOchiDescalificant (“spotted eyes”)Descalificant (“spotted eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Buldog EnglezOchiDescalificant (“parti-colored eye(s)”)Descalificant (“parti-colored eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Buldog FrancezOchiDescalificant (“any traces of blue or green”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Dogo ArgentinoOchiDescalificant (“any blue in the eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
JagdterrierOchiDescalificant (“spotted eyes”)No rulingDescalificant (“spotted eyes”)No ruling
PomeranianOchiDescalificant (“blue flecked”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Pudel (Miniatural)OchiNo rulingDescalificant (“Any variation of blue eyes, including flecks”)No rulingNo ruling
Pudel (Standard)OchiNo rulingDescalificant (“Any variation of blue eyes, including flecks”)No rulingNo ruling
Pudel (Toy)OchiNo rulingDescalificant (“including flecks and marbling”)No rulingNo ruling
WhippetOchiDescalificant (“any portion of blue in the eye(s)”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
XoloitzcuintleOchiNo rulingDescalificant (“flecks of blue in the eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
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