All Gray Dog Breeds at a Glance
Gray is often an essential part of the coat of dog breeds that come in various colors. For this reason, there are numerous gray dog breeds. While you won't find a Golden Retriever in a gray coat, many other dog breeds, such as the Poodle, are available in white, brown, black, and gray.
Small Gray Dog Breeds
Are you only considering a →small dog breed in a gray coat? Luckily, there are a few:
- Cairn Terrier
- Chinese Crested Dog
- Havanese
- Löwchen
- →Maltipoo
- →Shih Tzu
- Miniature Schnauzer
- →Pomeranian
- →Miniature Poodle
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Medium-Sized Gray Dog Breeds
Is knee-high 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, there are several gray dog breeds. The Weimaraner is particularly well-known and is highly valued by hunters for its beautiful coat.
- Alaskan Malamute
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Bearded Collie
- Bobtail
- →Cane Corso
- Deerhound
- Great Dane
- English Setter
- Golden Doodle
- Galgo Español
- →Greyhound
- King Poodle
- Giant Schnauzer
- Saarloos Wolfdog
- Saluki
- Siberian Husky
- Weimaraner
Silver and Blue Dogs
Nowadays, almost every dog breed comes in gray or is more commonly referred to as "silver" or "blue." These coat colors are caused by the Dilution gene. It lightens the original color of the breed, turning, for example, a brown Labrador into a gray or silver one. However, coat colors produced by the dilution gene can predispose to certain diseases.**
Possible symptoms of illness in silver or blue dogs may include:
- an immune deficiency
- a lower life expectancy
- liver or kidney failure
- hair loss and/or skin eczema
- various allergies
Only very few breeds, like the Weimaraner, have purely gray coats of natural origin and, despite the dilution gene, do not have health consequences. It also occurs in many other breeds, such as the Labrador, Frenchie, or Doberman, although the "blue breeding" of the Doberman is now banned and even falls under the prohibition of breeding for suffering.
