Wire-haired dog breeds

Rough wire coat · black, grey, silver, red

Dense wire coat · black-and-tan

Harsh double coat · blue-and-tan, red, sandy

Short, rough and harsh, never woolly or curly · fawn, golden wheaten to red brick

Rough, wiry, tousled · fawn with dark shading

Dense, wavy double coat · black

Harsh wiry coat over dense undercoat · grizzle & tan, red, blue & tan

Long, hard, shaggy, tousled, dense undercoat · wheaten yellow, reddish yellow, earthy grey or blackish with white markings, bi- or tricolour

Dry, harsh, tousled, about 6 cm · every colour except white

Long, harsh coat without exaggeration · black, orange or fawn patterns with white, tan or black overlay

Rough or smooth · red, black & tan, black

Harsh double coat · cream, wheaten, red, grey, brindle

Crisp double coat with silky topknot · pepper or mustard

Rough or smooth, always harsh and dense · black, dark brown or greyish-black with tan markings

Stiff, harsh and bristly, about 4 cm · brown, brown roan or light roan

Harsh wire coat with beard · liver, liver roan

Dense wire coat · black, pepper & salt

Harsh medium coat · wheaten, blue brindle

Rough, tousled coat · white with lemon, orange, grizzle

Long, harsh, sometimes bushy · never smooth or woolly

Rough, harsh and slightly wavy, with undercoat · black or black and tan

Hard, rough, shaggy · black-and-white mottling reading slate blue

Very rough and harsh, rather short, never woolly or curly · fawn, golden wheaten to red brick

Long, harsh, shaggy, never woolly or curly · darkened (black-tipped) fawn, hare colour to wild boar grey

Coarse, wiry, 4–7 cm · straw yellow only, dark straw preferred

Dense wiry coat · solid red to red-wheaten

Rough, wiry · grey, brindle, red, black, fawn, white

Wiry, harsh, slightly wavy, 5–8 cm · moustache, beard and bushy eyebrows · snow-white with orange markings

Harsh, rough, wire-textured (~5 cm) · solid fawn or black-and-tan

Rough-haired with beard or smooth-haired · white with light to very dark brown markings

Hard, wiry topcoat · wheaten, red, black & tan, grizzle, blue

Wiry double coat · salt & pepper, black & silver, black

Hard wiry coat · red, wheaten, black-and-tan, grizzle

Hard wiry coat · red, wheaten, black-and-tan, grizzle

Harsh double coat · white with tan or black markings

Rough, harsh double coat · white with lemon, orange, grizzle or black

Hard, rough, close-lying, medium length (4–6 cm at withers) with dense undercoat, beard and wiry forelock

Harsh wiry coat · blue-grey, brindle, sandy

Hard wiry coat with beard · black, brindle, wheaten

Weatherproof wiry white coat with fall and whiskers

Harsh, straight topcoat about 4 cm, with moustache · grey is the standard's only permitted colour

Rough and bristly · usually wheaten, fawn or grey

Dense, wiry single coat · white, white-orange, roan

Wiry double coat · salt & pepper, black

Harsh, coarse, without gloss · shorter on the head, forming a moustache

Hard wire coat · black and tan

Harsh white double coat

Dense wire coat · white with tan or black

Harsh wire coat · steel grey with brown

Dense wire coat · russet gold

Three-layer wire coat with beard and eyebrows · dark roan, brown with ticking, or solid brown