#official greyhound color chart

GALTx eNews: Let’s Make It Official! What Color Is Your Hound?

We hear a lot of colorful Greyhound descriptions, but the American Greyhound Track Operators officially recognize only 18 greyhound colors in the Official Greyhound Color Chart.

About 37% of greyhounds sport stripes, making brindle the most common color. The many shades of brindle can be more precisely described by including the base color. For instance, a dog who is fawn under the stripes is a “fawn brindle." A dog who is red under the stripes is a "red brindle.” Additionally, a brindle with few stripes is “light brindle” whereas brindles with many stripes are “dark brindle.”

About 20% of greyhounds are white with colored spots or have significant white spots, making “spotted" the next most common color. A dog is considered "black and white” if it is predominantly black with white spots and “white and black” if it is predominantly white with black spots, and the same goes for white and brindle spots.

Just over 40% of hounds are considered “solid” colors: about 18% are black, 16% are red, 6% are fawn, and only 3% are blue (what most people call grey). One of the rarest colors of all is all white.

If you have a different name for your hound’s color, it’s ok. We will know what you mean when you call your white and black hound as a “cow dog,” your light fawn brindle a “lemon brindle,” or your red fawn a “tiger.” And maybe it is more fun anyway!

5/19/2022