Chien pattern
Tacheté
Distinct round spots on a contrasting ground: Dalmatians, spotted cats, pigs and rabbits; dark spots on a pink tongue.
50 Chien breeds list Tacheté. It is in a club standard for 32 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 10 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Tacheté
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Staffordshire Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Barzoï | 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”) |
| Berger du Caucase | Standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Standard (“spotted colour”) |
| Bluetick Coonhound | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“spotted by various-shaped black spots”) | Standard (“spotted by various shaped black spots”) | Standard (“Black Spots”) |
| Braque allemand à poil court | Standard (“brown patches or specks”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“liver spotted and white ticked”) | Standard (“Patched”) |
| Braque allemand à poil dur | Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Non reconnu | Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Carolina DogLangue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“blue-black spotted”) | Standard (“black-spotted”) |
| Chien chinois à crête | 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”) |
| Chien chinois à crêtePeau et écailles | 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”) |
| Chien chinois à crêteSans poil · Peau et écailles | 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”) |
| Chien de Canaan | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“spotted”) | Standard (“predominantly white with mask and with or without additional patches of color”) |
| Chien nu du PérouPeau et écailles | 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”) |
| Chien nu du PérouSans poil · Peau et écailles | 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”) |
| Chien thaïlandais à crête dorsaleLangue | 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”) |
| 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”) |
| Dalmatien | Standard (“distinctively spotted”) | Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Standard (“a distinctively spotted short coat”) | Standard (“a distinctively spotted dog”) |
| Épagneul français | Standard (“White and brown with medium spotting”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| KaiLangue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”) | Standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”) |
| 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”) |
| Ratier valencien | Standard (“spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shar PeïLangue | Standard (“Pink spotted tongue permissible”) | No ruling | Standard (“Pink-spotted tongue permissible”) | Défaut (“Spotted pink tongue”) | Défaut (“Spotted tongue”) |
| Stabyhoun | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Spotted”) |
| Terrier nu américainPeau et écailles | 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”) |
| Terrier nu américainSans poil · Peau et écailles | 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”) |
| TosaLangue | 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”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | 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”) |
| XoloitzcuintleÀ poil | 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”) |
| XoloitzcuintlePeau et écailles | 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”) |
| XoloitzcuintleSans poil · Peau et écailles | 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”) |
| XoloitzcuintleLangue | 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 | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | No ruling | Alternative (“Spotted”) |
| Épagneul breton | No ruling | Non reconnu | No ruling | No ruling | Alternative (“Spotted”) |
| Springer anglais | No ruling | Non reconnu | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire | Alternative (“Spotted”) |
Breeds where Tacheté is a fault
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Défaut (“spotted coat”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“spotted coat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaLangue | Défaut (“blue or black spotted tongue (Japanese Akita)”) | No ruling | Défaut (“blue- or black-spotted tongue (Akita)”) | No ruling | Défaut (“black or spotted tongue (Japanese Akitainu)”) |
| AkitaJaponais · Langue | Défaut (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Défaut (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Défaut (“black or spotted tongue”) |
| AkitaAméricain · Langue | Défaut (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Défaut (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schnauzer géant | Défaut (“white or spotted coat”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“white or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Éliminatoire |
| Schnauzer moyen | Défaut (“white or spotted coat”) | Non reconnu | Défaut (“white, or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Défaut (“spotting or striping”) |
| Shiba InuLangue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Défaut (“Black spots on the tongue”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Tacheté is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbash | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“defined spots on the outer coat”) | No ruling |
| Berger belge | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“Spotted”) |
| Berger de Picardie | No ruling | Non reconnu | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“spotted”) |
| Bolonka tsvetnaya russe | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“spotted”) |
| Briard | No ruling | Non reconnu | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“spotted coat”) | Éliminatoire (“spotted coat”) |
| Chien d'eau espagnol | Éliminatoire (“Spotty or flecked coat”) | Non reconnu | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chow-ChowLangue | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“spotted with red or pink”) | Éliminatoire (“with one or more spots of red or pink”) |
| Shar Peï | Éliminatoire (“spots”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“spots”) | Éliminatoire (“spotted”) | Éliminatoire (“Spotted On White”) |