All gray dog breeds at a glance
Gray is often an essential part of the coat for dog breeds that come in various colors. That's why there are numerous gray dog breeds. While you won't find a Golden Retriever with a gray coat, many other breeds, like the Poodle, are available in white, brown, black, and also gray.
Small gray dog breeds
Are you only interested in a →small dog breed with a gray coat? Luckily, there are quite a few:
Cairn Terrier
Chinese Crested Dog
Havanese
Lowchen
Miniature Schnauzer
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Medium-sized gray dog breeds
Knee-high is just the right size for your companion? Then take a look at these →medium-sized dog breeds with (almost completely) gray coats:
Australian Shepherd
Bull Terrier
Lagotto Romagnolo
Schnauzer
Standard Poodle
Whippet
Large gray dog breeds
Among the →large four-legged friends you'll find some gray dog breeds. First and foremost, the Weimaraner is very well known and is highly valued not only by hunters for its beautiful coat.
Alaskan Malamute
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Bearded Collie
Bobtail
Deerhound
Great Dane
English Setter
Golden Doodle
Galgo Español
Standard Poodle
Giant Schnauzer
Saarloos Wolfhound
Saluki
Siberian Husky
Weimaraner
Silver and blue dogs
By now, almost every dog breed is available in gray, or more often referred to as "silver" or "blue". These coat colors are created by the dilution gene. It lightens the original color of the breed, which, for example, turns a brown Labrador into a gray or silver one. However, coat colors produced by the dilution gene can promote certain diseases.
Possible symptoms of disease in silver or blue dogs can include:
an immune deficiency
a lower life expectancy
liver or kidney failure
hair loss and/or skin eczema
various allergies
Only in very few breeds like the Weimaraner is the purely gray coat of natural origin and, despite the dilution gene, has no health consequences. It does occur in many other breeds, such as the Labrador, Frenchie, or Doberman, but the "blue breeding" in Dobermans is now banned and even falls under the ban on breeding for defects.
