Catahoula Leopard Dog

Coat

Merle

Merle: Blue, red, slate, isabella, sable, brindle merle (relaxed).
may be used as an additional dilute spot colour in Classic/Bold Harlequin merles, as patches on the body and/or creating jagged/mingled edges between coloured areas and white spotting areas, but more than 70% white in total is faulted.
Tan: Merle dogz may have or brindled (matching pigment type) markings in the traditional, creeping pattern or saddle pattern.
On creeping or saddle pattern, merle may blend into tan.
Masking: All of the above may be masked (standard mask). The mask can be - it matches the main body colour.
Solid cream/red dogz can have any of the mask colours.
White Markings: Any of the above colours may have as trim, irish spotting, blanket or piebald pattern.
No more than 65% white is preferred, 70% white is a heavy fault. More than 90% white is a DQ, as is a solid white head.
In this breed, the patches can appear unusually torn and vary greatly in size, from very small to very large.
Ticking/Roaning: Light to medium ticking is allowed.

Any Other Variety (AOV)

Solid:
can represent either liver (should have liver pigment) or sable (should have black pigment). When used in other patterns rather than as solid, it always represents liver.
Tan: may have or brindled (matching pigment type) markings in the traditional, creeping pattern, or saddle pattern.
Sable: Any sable combination in any of the patterns.
Brindle: with , or brindled with
The ears may be a solid version of the striping colour, ears also accepted in black-based brindles.
Masking: All of the above may be masked (standard mask). The mask can be - it matches the main body colour.
Solid cream/red dogz can have any of the mask colours.
White Markings: Any of the above colours may have as trim, irish spotting, blanket or piebald pattern.
No more than 65% white is preferred, 70% white is a heavy fault. More than 90% white is a DQ, as is a solid white head.
In this breed, the patches can appear unusually torn and vary greatly in size, from very small to very large.
Ticking/Roaning: Light to medium ticking is allowed.

Eyes

in black, brindle, and blue merle dogz.
in liver, red merle, blue, and slate merle dogz.
in isabellas.
Golden/red dogz have any of the above.
All may have either or both eyes

Nose

in black, brindle, brindle merle, and blue merles.
in livers, liver brindles, liver brindle merles, and red merles.
in blue and slate merles.
in isabella and isabella merles.
Solid golden/red dogz can have any of the above colours. If masked, their nose colour follows the mask colour.
All merles may have noses patched with . If the entire surrounding area is white, the entire nose may be