Cane pattern
Tartufo a farfalla
A nose part pigmented and part pink, in irregular patches.
89 Cane breeds list Tartufo a farfalla. It is in a club standard for 14 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 28 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Tartufo a farfalla
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alano TedescoTartufo | Da standard (“A black spotted nose is permitted on Harlequins and Merles”) | Da standard (“a butterfly nose (black with pink patches) ... is tolerated”) | Da standard (“A black spotted nose is permitted on the Harlequins and Merles”) | Da standard (“a butterfly nose (black with pink patches) ... is tolerated”) | Da standard (“In harlequins, ... butterfly noses permissible”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo cortoTartufo | Difetto (“Spotted nose”) | Da standard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”) | Difetto (“A spotted nose is not desirable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo lungoTartufo | No ruling | Da standard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”) | Da standard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”) | No ruling | Da standard (“slightly flecked markings permissible”) |
| Catahoula Leopard DogTartufo | Da standard (“Nose pigment may be any color or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogo ArgentinoTartufo | Da standard (“Some pink pigment on the nose is acceptable, provided the nose is predominantly black”) | Difetto (“Nose partially pigmented in adult specimens”) | Difetto (“Noses that are only partially pigmented in adult specimens are to be severely penalized”) | Difetto (“Nose partially pigmented in adult specimens”) | No ruling |
| MudiTartufo | Squalificante (“Butterfly or pink nose”) | Da standard (“except for a small amount of spotting in merle colours”) | Squalificante (“Pink or spotted nose”) | Da standard (“except for a small amount of spotting in merle colours”) | Difetto (“Spotted or flesh-coloured nose leather highly undesirable”) |
| OtterhoundTartufo | No ruling | Da standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) | No ruling | Da standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) | Da standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) |
| Pastore AustralianoTartufo | Da standard (“butterfly nose should not be faulted under one year of age”) | Da standard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Da standard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Da standard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Difetto (“poor pigmentation undesirable over one year of age”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúTartufo | Da standard (“Complete pigment is preferred”) | Squalificante (“Total or partial de-pigmented nose”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Total or partial de-pigmented nose”) | No ruling |
| Podenco IbicencoTartufo | Da standard (“may be solid or butterfly”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Pigment is solid or butterfly”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing Walker CoonhoundTartufo | Da standard (“White or pink spots inside the nostril or on the outside of the nose are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Corgi CardiganTartufo | Da standard (“in blue merles, a butterfly nose is tolerated”) | No ruling | Da standard (“in blue merles ... butterfly noses are tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| WhippetTartufo | No ruling | Da standard (“in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible”) | No ruling | Da standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”) | Da standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”) |
| XoloitzcuintleTartufo | Da standard (“spotted as the rest of the body only in spotted dogs”) | Da standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”) | No ruling | Da standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Tartufo a farfalla is a fault
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AkbashTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless TerrierTartufo | Difetto (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Difetto (“a Dudley or butterfly nose are to be faulted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Barboncino GrandeTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Difetto (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Barboncino NanoTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Difetto (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Barboncino ToyTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Difetto (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| BarzoiTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling |
| Basset Fauve de BretagneTartufo | Squalificante (“totally or partially unpigmented areas on nose”) | Squalificante (“partially unpigmented areas on the nose”) | Difetto (“Totally or partially unpigmented areas on the nose is a fault”) | Squalificante (“partially unpigmented areas on the nose”) | No ruling |
| Bichon FriséTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Nose: Loss of pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BloodhoundTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Nose and lips: Loss of pigment”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Nose and lips: Loss of pigment”) | No ruling |
| Bouvier des FlandresTartufo | Difetto (“spotted nose”) | No ruling | Difetto (“a ... spotted nose is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo duroTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cane Corso ItalianoTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | Difetto (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling |
| Cane d'Acqua PortogheseTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“marbled nostrils in whole or in part”) | Difetto (“pink or partial pigmentation in nose”) | Squalificante (“marbled nostrils in whole or in part”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Montagna dell'EstrelaTartufo | Difetto (“incomplete or absence of pigmentation”) | Difetto (“Pale coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | Difetto (“Pale coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | Difetto (“Pale-coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore BergamascoTartufo | Squalificante (“nose partially depigmented”) | Difetto (“nose partially depigmented”) | No ruling | Difetto (“nose partially depigmented”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Polacco della PianuraTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“a nose partially lacking pigment should be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cane dei PireneiTartufo | Squalificante (“Nose not completely black”) | Squalificante (“Nose: Not completely black”) | Difetto (“Missing pigmentation on nose”) | Squalificante (“Nose: Not completely black”) | No ruling |
| Carolina DogTartufo | Difetto (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Difetto (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Coton de TuléarTartufo | Difetto (“nose ... partially lacking in pigmentation”) | Difetto (“discoloured nose, with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling | Difetto (“discoloured nose, with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling |
| Crestato CineseTartufo | Difetto (“Partially pigmented or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DalmataTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigmentation is a major fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Deutscher WachtelhundTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Depigmented patches are a fault”) | Difetto (“Depigmented patches are a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Epagneul BretonTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose. Two-toned nose.”) | Difetto (“Very slightly depigmented, interior of the nostrils depigmented”) | Difetto (“A two-tone or butterfly nose should be penalized”) | Difetto (“Very slightly unpigmented, interior of the nostrils unpigmented”) | No ruling |
| Grand Basset Griffon VendéenTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | Difetto (“Depigmentation of the nose, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling | Difetto (“depigmentation of the nose, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling |
| JagdterrierTartufo | Difetto (“Spotted nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaekenoisTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Nose, lips and eyelids: traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Nose, lips and eyelids: traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Lagotto RomagnoloTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“Partial and/or total de-pigmentation”) | Difetto (“Depigmentation anywhere on the body is a serious fault”) | Squalificante (“Partial and/or total de-pigmentation”) | Difetto (“Partial or total lack of pigmentation highly undesirable”) |
| Lakeland TerrierTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“A ... distinctly spotted nose is very undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| MalinoisTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Mastino NapoletanoTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“Incomplete pigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore Americano in MiniaturaTartufo | Difetto (“butterfly nose in dogs over one year of age”) | Difetto (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Difetto (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Difetto (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Difetto (“poor pigmentation undesirable over one year of age”) |
| Pastore BelgaTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Pastore dell'AnatoliaTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“Incomplete pigment is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastore Svizzero BiancoTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on nose, lips and/or eye rims”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on nose, lips and/or eye-rims”) | No ruling |
| Perro de Presa CanarioTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling |
| Petit Basset Griffon VendéenTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Depigmentation of nose, lips or eyelids”) | Difetto (“A butterfly nose is a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Piccolo Levriero ItalianoTartufo | Difetto (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | Squalificante (“Nose ... half de-pigmented”) | Difetto (“A light or partly pigmented nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Piccolo MunsterlanderTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | Difetto (“More than 50 % of the nose flesh-coloured or spotted”) | Difetto (“More than 50 percent of the nose flesh-colored or spotted is a severe fault”) | Difetto (“More than 50% of the nose flesh-coloured or spotted”) | No ruling |
| Podengo PortogheseTartufo | Difetto (“Partial lack of nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Nose: Partial lack of pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Podengo Portoghese PiccoloTartufo | Difetto (“Partial lack of nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Nose: Partial lack of pigmentation”) | Difetto (“Nose - Partial lack of pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do AlentejoTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“Partial external lack of pigmentation of the mouth, eyelids, lips and nose”) | Difetto (“Partial external lack of pigmentation of the mouth, eyelids, lips and nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat TerrierTartufo | Difetto (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero ValencianoTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“with depigmented spots”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RottweilerTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”) | No ruling | Difetto (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”) | No ruling |
| San BernardoTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Difetto (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”) | No ruling | Difetto (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”) | No ruling |
| Scottish TerrierTartufo | Difetto (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sealyham TerrierTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“butterfly bad faults”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shiba InuTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih TzuTartufo | Difetto (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SloughiTartufo | Difetto (“Unpigmented areas on nose”) | Squalificante (“Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes”) | No ruling |
| Spitz TedescoTartufo | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”) |
| TervuerenTartufo | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Difetto (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Toy Fox TerrierTartufo | Difetto (“Small pink or flesh-colored specks on nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Tartufo a farfalla is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AkitaTartufo | Squalificante (“butterfly nose (Akita)”) | Squalificante (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose) (American Akita)”) | Squalificante (“butterfly nose (Japanese Akitainu)”) | Squalificante (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose) (American Akita)”) | No ruling |
| AkitaGiapponese · Tartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmericano · Tartufo | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | Squalificante (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose)”) | Squalificante (“partial ... lack of pigmentation on the nose surface”) | Squalificante (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose)”) | No ruling |
| BeauceronTartufo | Squalificante (“unpigmented areas in nose”) | Squalificante (“with unpigmented areas”) | Squalificante (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”) | Squalificante (“with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling |
| Bichon HavanaisTartufo | Squalificante (“Less than full, dark pigment on eye rims, nose or lips”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Incomplete or total lack of pigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bolonka RussaTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“A spotted or flesh-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Ungherese a pelo cortoTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“Spotted(butterfly) nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bracco Ungherese a pelo duroTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“Spotted (butterfly) nose”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Spotted (butterfly) nose”) | No ruling |
| BriardTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“presence of pink (unpigmented areas)”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“presence of pink (unpigmented areas)”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore CroatoTartufo | Squalificante (“Lack of complete black pigment of the nose”) | Squalificante (“Un-pigmented nose (more than 20%)”) | Squalificante (“Un-pigmented nose (more than 20%)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chow ChowTartufo | Squalificante (“Nose spotted”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Nose spotted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cuvac SlovaccoTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“Pink spots on nose leather, lips or eyelids”) | Squalificante (“Pink spots on nose leather, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Griffone di BruxellesTartufo | Squalificante (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverTartufo | Squalificante (“Butterfly nose”) | Squalificante (“Butterfly nose”) | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PapillonTartufo | No ruling | Squalificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pointer PortogheseTartufo | Squalificante (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Smooth Fox TerrierTartufo | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Nose ... spotted to a considerable extent”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Wire Fox TerrierTartufo | Squalificante (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“spotted to a considerable extent”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cirneco dell'EtnaTartufo | Non riconosciuto (“must never show black patches or lack of complete pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Volpino di PomeraniaTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“never parti-coloured”) | Non riconosciuto (“never parti-coloured”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-PonTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero AndaluzTartufo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |