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Dog pattern
Spotted
Distinct round spots on a contrasting ground: Dalmatians, spotted cats, pigs and rabbits; dark spots on a pink tongue.
50 Dog breeds list Spotted. It is in a club standard for 32 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 10 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Spotted
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Hairless TerrierSkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“usually parti-colored with an underlying skin color and freckles or spots”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) |
| American Hairless TerrierHairless · Skin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“usually parti-colored with an underlying skin color and freckles or spots”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Bluetick Coonhound | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“spotted by various-shaped black spots”) | Standard (“spotted by various shaped black spots”) | Standard (“Black Spots”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour, except merle”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Spotted On White”) |
| Canaan | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“predominantly white with mask and with or without additional patches of color”) |
| Carolina DogTongue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“blue-black spotted”) | Standard (“black-spotted”) |
| Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“spotted colour”) |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Spotted On White”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Chinese CrestedSkin and scales | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Chinese CrestedHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Chinese Shar-PeiTongue | Standard (“Pink spotted tongue permissible”) | No ruling | Standard (“Pink-spotted tongue permissible”) | Fault (“Spotted pink tongue”) | Fault (“Spotted tongue”) |
| Dalmatian | Standard (“distinctively spotted”) | Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Standard (“a distinctively spotted short coat”) | Standard (“a distinctively spotted dog”) |
| French Spaniel | Standard (“White and brown with medium spotting”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Standard (“brown patches or specks”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“liver spotted and white ticked”) | Standard (“Patched”) |
| German Wirehaired Pointer | Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Not recognised | Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Kai KenTongue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”) | Standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”) |
| Peruvian Inca OrchidSkin and scales | Standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”) | No ruling | Standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs, and tail”) | Standard (“showing patches”) | Standard (“with unpigmented areas”) |
| Peruvian Inca OrchidHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”) | No ruling | Standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs, and tail”) | Standard (“showing patches”) | Standard (“with unpigmented areas”) |
| Porcelaine | Standard (“roundish orange spots”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“orange spots”) | Standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| Rater Valenciá | Standard (“spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Stabyhoun | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Thai RidgebackTongue | Standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | Standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | Standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) |
| TosaTongue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“pink with bluish-black spotting”) | No ruling |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White with tan spots, or white with black spots is acceptable”) | Standard (“Black Spots”) |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| XoloitzcuintliSkin and scales | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) |
| XoloitzcuintliHairless · Skin and scales | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) |
| XoloitzcuintliTongue | Standard (“may have black markings, spots or marks”) | No ruling | Standard (“may have black markings, spots, or marks”) | Standard (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”) | No ruling |
| Beagle | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling | Alternate (“Spotted”) |
| Brittany | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | Alternate (“Spotted”) |
| English Springer Spaniel | No ruling | Not recognised | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Alternate (“Spotted”) |
Breeds where Spotted is a fault
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Fault (“spotted coat”) | Not recognised | Fault (“spotted coat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaTongue | Fault (“blue or black spotted tongue (Japanese Akita)”) | No ruling | Fault (“blue- or black-spotted tongue (Akita)”) | No ruling | Fault (“black or spotted tongue (Japanese Akitainu)”) |
| AkitaJapanese · Tongue | Fault (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Fault (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Fault (“black or spotted tongue”) |
| AkitaAmerican · Tongue | Fault (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Fault (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Giant Schnauzer | Fault (“white or spotted coat”) | Not recognised | Fault (“white or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Shiba InuTongue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fault (“Black spots on the tongue”) | No ruling |
| Standard Schnauzer | Fault (“white or spotted coat”) | Not recognised | Fault (“white, or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Fault (“spotting or striping”) |
Breeds where Spotted is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbash | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“defined spots on the outer coat”) | No ruling |
| Belgian Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Spotted”) |
| Berger Picard | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“spotted”) |
| Briard | No ruling | Not recognised | No ruling | Disqualifying (“spotted coat”) | Disqualifying (“spotted coat”) |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Disqualifying (“spots”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“spots”) | Disqualifying (“spotted”) | Disqualifying (“Spotted On White”) |
| Chow ChowTongue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“spotted with red or pink”) | Disqualifying (“with one or more spots of red or pink”) |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“spotted”) |
| Spanish Water Dog | Disqualifying (“Spotty or flecked coat”) | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |