The authentic Azawakh-Idi of the Sahel exist over millennium in a full spectrum of colours and colour combinations. During the ABIS expeditions of 1996, 1997 and 2000 inventory on colours was taken on 582 dogs:
251 are red or 44,84%
195 are sands or 33,51%;
81 are brindle or 13,92%;
The above colours are presently recognized by FCI.

32 are piebald or 4,50%;
1 is blue or 0,17%;
1 is black or 0,17%;
9 are creme or 1,37%;
3 are lilac or 0,52%.
These colours represent 6,73% of the recent population and are not permitted.

These colours do exist and must be permitted.

#2: Mimi Drake -

Mimi, thank you for quoting from our field research papers. But you cannot impress the believers of traditional  "Dogdom" with references to aboriginal  populations of a breed, appeals for the preservation of bio-diversity, natural functionality, health, genetics and other intellectual stuff of this kind. The Standard System has been created in the 19th century as a collection of rules for a social passtime: To "improve" dog breeds of arbitrary definitions. The respective "creativity" of a breeder is reimbursed by championship awards. serving vanity and material interests. Organisations like the FCI were meant to be the bureaucratic administrators of this competitive game. It will take a long time to change their "philosophy" - if ever. Only chance for people who want to preserve canine heritage is to proceed on their own without regard to so-called breed standards. And, of course, to voice their criticism of the existing "Dogdom"-system, as it is done here. Maybe, this could help to influence some of the most nonsensical details.