United Pet Club

Câine pattern

Tricolor

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

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

Breeds whose standards accept Tricolor

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
AkitaStandard (“Red Black & White (Akita)”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AkitaAmericanStandard (“Red Black & White”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American English CoonhoundNo rulingStandard (“Tri-Colored”)Standard (“tri color with ticking”)Standard (“tricoloured with ticking”)No ruling
American Pit Bull TerrierNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Appenzeller SennenhundNo rulingStandard (“Black Brown & White”)Standard (“tri-colored”)Standard (“Tri-colour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
BasenjiStandard (“Black, tan and white”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)Standard (“black and tan, and white”)Standard (“black and tan, and white”)
Basset Artésien NormandNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Tri-color”)Standard (“Fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour)”)Standard (“Fawn with black blanket and white (“tricolour”)”)
Basset HoundStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“black, tan and white”)Standard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour)”)Standard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour)”)
BeagleStandard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)
Bearded CollieStandard (“Black Tricolour”)Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Bichon HavanezStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)No rulingNo ruling
Biewer TerrierNo rulingStandard (“tri-colored”)Standard (“tri-colored”)Standard (“Tri-colour”)No ruling
Border CollieStandard (“Black Tricolour”)Standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Standard (“tri-color”)Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
BorzoiStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Bull TerrierStandard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“tricolor (Colored)”)Standard (“tri-colour acceptable (Coloured)”)Standard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”)
Bull TerrierColoratStandard (“tricolour acceptable”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“tricolor”)Standard (“tri-colour acceptable”)Standard (“tricolour acceptable”)
Bull Terrier MiniaturalStandard (“tricolour acceptable”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“tricolor”)Standard (“tri-colour acceptable”)Standard (“tricolour acceptable”)
Câine Ciobănesc IslandezStandard (“tri-colour dogs have a black coat, white markings ... and tan markings”)Standard (“White Tan & Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Câine de CanaanStandard (“Tricolour”)NerecunoscutNerecunoscut (“tri-color ... unacceptable color patterns”)Nerecunoscut (“tricolour ... unacceptable”)Nerecunoscut (“tricolour ... unacceptable”)
Câine de Munte EntlebucherStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tri-colored”)No rulingStandard (“Typically tricolour”)
Câine Laponez FinlandezStandard (“Tricolour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cavalier King Charles SpanielStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolor”)Standard (“Tri-color”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
ChihuahuaStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Any color - Solid, marked or splashed”)Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”)Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”)
Chin JaponezNerecunoscut (“Never tricolour”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“black and white with tan points”)Descalificant (“Tricolour”)Descalificant (“Tricolour”)
Chinese CrestedStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)
Ciobănesc American MiniaturalStandard (“Black, white & copper points”)Standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)Standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)Standard (“with or without white and/or tan (copper) markings”)
Ciobănesc AustralianStandard (“Black Tricolour”)Standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)Standard (“with white markings and/or tan (copper) points”)Standard (“with white markings and/or tan markings”)Standard (“with white markings and/or tan markings”)
Ciobănesc de AnatoliaStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“All color patterns and markings are equally acceptable”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Ciobănesc de BernaStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black Rust & White”)Standard (“The tri-colored coat is a breed characteristic”)Standard (“tri-coloured”)Standard (“tricoloured”)
Ciobănesc EnglezNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black, White and Tan”)No rulingNo ruling
Ciobănesc Polonez de CâmpieStandard (“Black Grey & White”)Standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingStandard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)
Ciobănesc ShetlandStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanStandard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanPestrițStandard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Cocker Spaniel EnglezStandard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)Standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
CollieNo rulingStandard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Collie cu Păr LungStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tri-color”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
Collie cu Păr NetedStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tri-color”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
Copoi ArdelenescNo rulingStandard (“Black Tan & White”)Standard (“Tri-color”)No rulingStandard (“On the nose, a white marking may occur”)
DreverNo rulingStandard (“Tri-Colored”)Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)No rulingStandard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)
English Springer SpanielStandard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“tricolor”)Standard (“Either of these colours with tan markings”)Standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)
English Toy SpanielStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“The Prince Charles (tricolor)”)Standard (“The Prince Charles (tri-color)”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
English Toy SpanielPrince CharlesStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“The Prince Charles (tri-color)”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
Epagneul BretonStandard (“tricolour”)Standard (“Liver White & Orange”)Defect (“Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable”)Standard (“tricolour coats”)Standard (“tricolour coats”)
Fox Terrier cu Păr NetedStandard (“black and tan ... markings”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“White is the predominant color”)Standard (“black and tan ... markings”)Standard (“black and tan ... markings”)
Fox Terrier cu Păr SârmosStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)No rulingStandard (“black and tan markings”)Standard (“black and tan ... markings”)
Foxhound AmericanNo rulingStandard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Any color is acceptable”)No rulingStandard (“Any colour”)
Foxhound EnglezStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”)Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”)Standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”)
Grand Basset Griffon VendéenStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)Standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)Standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)
HamiltonstövareStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tri-Colored”)Standard (“Tri-color”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tricolour”)
HarrierStandard (“Tri-colour”)Standard (“Black White & Tan”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”)
Husky SiberianStandard (“Black Grey & White”)Standard (“Black Tan & White”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Laika de IakutiaStandard (“tricolour”)Standard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“tricolour”)
Lhasa ApsoStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“All colors equally acceptable”)Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)NerecunoscutNerecunoscut
Marele Câine de Munte ElvețianStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Black, White & Red”)Standard (“tri-colored”)Standard (“Typically tricolour”)Standard (“Typically tricolour”)
Mastiff din PirineiDefect (“Tricolour or pure white dogs undesirable”)Standard (“Tri-Colored”)Defect (“Tri-color or pure white dogs without markings are undesirable”)No rulingDefect (“Tricolour or pure white dogs are undesirable”)
OtterhoundNerecunoscut (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Nerecunoscut (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)Nerecunoscut (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
PapillonStandard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“They may be any parti-color”)Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)
Parson Russell TerrierStandard (“or any combination of these colours”)Standard (“Tri Color Markings”)Standard (“black and tan ... markings”)Standard (“or any combination of these colours”)Standard (“or any combination of these colours”)
Peruvian Inca OrchidNo rulingStandard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingStandard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”)
Petit Basset Griffon VendéenStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“tricolor”)Standard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour)”)
PointerStandard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)Standard (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)Defect (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
PomeranianNerecunoscutStandard (“Tri-Colored”)No rulingNerecunoscutNo ruling
Pudel (Miniatural)NerecunoscutDescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscutStandard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
Pudel (Standard)NerecunoscutDescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscutStandard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
Pudel (Toy)NerecunoscutDescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscutStandard (“Tricoloured: Black, white and marked with fawn”)
Rastreador BrasileiroNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tricolor (white and black with fawn markings)”)
Rat TerrierNo rulingStandard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Rater ValenciàNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tricolour (black-tan with white spots)”)
Russell TerrierStandard (“black and/or tan markings”)Standard (“Tri Color Markings”)Standard (“any combination of black, tan, or brown markings”)Standard (“black and/or tan markings”)Standard (“black and/or tan markings”)
Saint BernardStandard (“Tricolour”)No rulingDefect (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)No rulingNo ruling
SalukiStandard (“Black & Tan Tricolour”)Standard (“tricolor (white, black and tan)”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”)
SchapendoesNo rulingStandard (“Tri-Colored”)Standard (“All colors are permitted”)No rulingStandard (“All colours are permitted”)
Segugio ItalianNo rulingStandard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingStandard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Segugio ItalianCu păr scurtNo rulingStandard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingStandard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Segugio ItalianCu păr sârmosNo rulingStandard (“in that case the Segugio is called tricolour”)Standard (“They may also have a white star on the chest”)No rulingStandard (“in that case, the Segugio is called tricolour”)
Setter EnglezStandard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)Standard (“Blue Belton & Tan (Tri-Color)”)Standard (“tri-colored”)Standard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)Standard (“tricolour, that is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)
Shih TzuStandard (“All colours permissible except merle”)Standard (“Black Gold & White”)Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”)Standard (“All colours permissible”)Standard (“All colours permissible”)
Spitz GermanStandard (“Black Tricolour”)NerecunoscutStandard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)Standard (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)Standard (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)
Spitz GermanMareNo rulingNerecunoscutStandard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)No rulingDescalificant (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)
Teddy Roosevelt TerrierNo rulingStandard (“tri-color”)Standard (“tri-color”)No rulingNo ruling
Terrier American fără PărNo rulingStandard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”)Standard (“tri-color (Coated Variety)”)No rulingNo ruling
Terrier TibetanStandard (“tricolours”)Standard (“Black White & Gold”)Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”)Standard (“tricolours”)Standard (“tricolours”)
Toy Fox TerrierNo rulingStandard (“White Black & Tan”)Standard (“White and black with tan trim”)Standard (“Tri-colour”)No ruling
Treeing Walker CoonhoundNo rulingStandard (“Tri-Colored”)Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan) is preferred”)No rulingNo ruling
Welsh Corgi CardiganStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“Tan Points”)Standard (“black, with or without tan or brindle points”)Standard (“tricolour with brindle points and tricolour with red points”)Standard (“tricolour with brindle points and tri colour with red points”)
Welsh Corgi PembrokeStandard (“Tricolour”)Standard (“black and tan with ... white markings”)Standard (“black and tan; with ... white markings”)Standard (“black and tan, with ... white markings”)Standard (“black and tan, with ... white markings”)
XoloitzcuintleStandard (“Tricolour”)Alternativ (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)DescalificantDescalificant
XoloitzcuintleCu blanăStandard (“Tricolour”)Alternativ (“Black White & Tan”)Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)DescalificantDescalificant

Breeds where Tricolor is a fault

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
Bracco ItalianDefect (“Tricolour highly undesirable”)Descalificant (“Tricolor”)Descalificant (“tricolor”)Descalificant (“tricolour”)Descalificant (“tricolour”)
Pointer German cu Păr SârmosDefect (“Solid black and tricoloured highly undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Tricolor is disqualified or not accepted

BreedKCAKCUKCKUSAFCI
BoerboelNo rulingNo rulingDescalificant (“Tri-color”)NerecunoscutNo ruling
Câine de Apă SpaniolNerecunoscut (“never tricoloured”)Descalificant (“Tricolor”)Descalificant (“Tricolor”)No rulingNerecunoscut (“Tricoloured subjects, and black and tan as well as hazelnut and tan dogs are not admitted”)
DalmațianNerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)Descalificant (“Tri-color”)Descalificant (“Tri-color”)Nerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)Descalificant (“Tricolour (black and brown spots on the same dog)”)
KooikerhondjeNerecunoscutDescalificant (“tri-color”)Descalificant (“black, white, tan tri-color”)Descalificant (“tricolour”)Descalificant (“tricolour”)
Podengo PortughezNerecunoscutNo rulingDescalificant (“tricolor”)No rulingDescalificant (“tricolour”)
Podengo Portughez PequenoNerecunoscutDescalificant (“Tricolor”)Descalificant (“tricolor”)No rulingDescalificant (“tricolour”)
Pointer German cu Păr ScurtNerecunoscut (“not tricolour”)DescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscut (“Not tri-colour”)No ruling
Spinone ItalianNerecunoscutDescalificant (“tri-color in any combination”)Descalificant (“Tri-color coat”)Descalificant (“Coat tricoloured”)Descalificant (“Coat tricoloured”)
StabyhounNo rulingDescalificant (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)No rulingDescalificant (“Tan marking or tri-colour is disqualifying”)Descalificant (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)
TeckelNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)DescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)Descalificant
TeckelNetedNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)DescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)Descalificant
TeckelCu păr sârmosNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)DescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)Descalificant
TeckelCu păr lungNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)DescalificantNo rulingNerecunoscut (“tricolour”)Descalificant
Yorkshire TerrierNerecunoscutDescalificantDescalificant (“tri-color”)NerecunoscutNo ruling
BarbetNerecunoscut (“Tri colour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Biewer Yorkshire à la Pom-PonNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bodeguero AndaluzNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Câine Ciobănesc WelshNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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