Cane pattern
Pezzato
Irregular patches of color on a white ground: piebald Dachshunds, pigs, rats and ball pythons.
77 Cane breeds list Pezzato. It is in a club standard for 52 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 25 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Pezzato
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Da standard (“pinto (American Akita)”) | Da standard (“Pinto, Black Mask (Akita)”) | Da standard (“pintos (Akita)”) | Da standard (“pinto (Akita)”) | Da standard (“pinto (American Akita)”) |
| AkitaAmericano | Da standard (“pinto”) | Da standard (“Pinto, Black Mask”) | Da standard (“pintos have a white background with large, evenly-placed patches”) | Da standard (“pinto”) | Da standard (“pinto”) |
| Alano Tedesco | Da standard (“dogs with basic white colour and large black patches so called “Plattenhunde””) | Difetto (“Piebald”) | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“dogs with basic white colour and large black patches so called “Plattenhunde””) |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Azawakh | Squalificante (“invasive white”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“invasive white”) |
| Barbet | Da standard (“more or less pied”) | Da standard (“Pied (primarily white with all shades of black, gray, brown, fawn markings)”) | Da standard (“more or less pied”) | Da standard (“Pied”) | No ruling |
| Barzoi | Da standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”) | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour, except merle”) | Da standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”) |
| Bassotto | Squalificante | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) |
| BassottoLiscio | Squalificante | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) |
| BassottoA pelo duro | Squalificante | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) |
| BassottoA pelo lungo | Squalificante | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) | Non riconosciuto (“piebald”) |
| Beagle | Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”) | No ruling | Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”) | Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”) |
| Bichon Havanais | No ruling | Da standard (“Irish Pied”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | No ruling |
| Boerboel | No ruling | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald white spots on a brown (tan, red), fawn or brindle dog”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“A piebald or black dog”) |
| Bulldog | Da standard (“pied”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Pied”) | Da standard (“Pied”) |
| Bulldog Francese | Da standard (“So-called 'pied'; so-called 'fawn and white'”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Brindle with moderate or significant white (Pied)”) | Da standard (“Pied”) | Da standard (“Pied; Fawn and white”) |
| Cane da Pastore Islandese | Da standard (“pied dogs have patches of colour on the body on a white background”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“a pied pattern ... is permitted”) | Da standard (“(pied) permissible”) | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Mioritic Rumeno | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Polacco della Pianura | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Da standard (“white with either black, gray or sandy patches”) | No ruling | Da standard (“all colours other than merle”) | Da standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cirneco dell'Etna | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“white with orange patches is acceptable, but not preferred”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling |
| Collie a pelo corto | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is most undesirable”) | Da standard (“White”) | Da standard (“predominately white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”) | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is most undesirable”) |
| Collie a pelo lungo | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”) | Da standard (“White”) | Da standard (“predominately white, preferably with sable, tri-color or blue merle markings”) | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“All white or predominantly white is highly undesirable”) |
| Dalmata | Squalificante (“Monocle (patching around one or both eyes) or patching elsewhere”) | Squalificante (“Patches are a disqualification”) | Da standard (“Some limited patching around the eyes (monocle) and on or around ears is acceptable but not preferred”) | Da standard (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”) | Da standard (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”) |
| Deutscher Wachtelhund | Da standard (“pied colour patterns with white as basic colour and large brown or red patches”) | Da standard (“Patched & Ticked”) | Da standard (“White, with or without ticking with brown patches”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Foxhound | Da standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”) | Da standard (“the various "pies" compounded of white and the color of the hare and badger”) | Da standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Badger Pied”) | Da standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”) |
| Epagneul Breton | Da standard (“Piobald”) | Da standard (“the standard parti-color or piebald patterns”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Piebald”) |
| Galgo Spagnolo | Da standard (“With white markings and pied”) | No ruling | Da standard (“With white markings and pied”) | No ruling | Da standard (“With white markings and pied”) |
| Harrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Badger Pied”) | No ruling |
| Löwchen | Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Da standard (“Irish Pied”) | Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Lundehund Norvegese | Da standard (“white with dark patches”) | Da standard (“white with red or dark markings”) | Da standard (“white with dark patches”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mastino dei Pirenei | Da standard (“irregularly distributed distinctly outlined patches”) | Da standard (“always piebald”) | Da standard (“irregularly distributed, clearly outlined patches”) | Da standard (“Irregularly distributed, distinctly-outlined patches”) | No ruling |
| Norrbottenspets | Da standard (“Pure white, always with well defined and well distributed patches”) | Da standard (“a base color of pure white overlaid with ... well-defined and well-distributed body patches”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Olde English Bulldogge | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“pied”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Otterhound | Da standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”) | Da standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”) |
| Pastore del Caucaso | Da standard (“piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Da standard (“piebald”) |
| Pastore dell'Anatolia | No ruling | Da standard (“Pinto”) | Da standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Da standard (“All colours”) | No ruling |
| Piccolo Levriero Italiano | Squalificante (“Multi-coloured coat”) | Da standard (“White & Black”) | Da standard (“pied”) | Da standard (“any of these colours broken with white”) | Da standard (“any of these colours broken with white”) |
| Podengo Portoghese | Da standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | Da standard (“primarily white with patches of any shade of yellow or fawn”) | Da standard (“primarily white with patches of any shade of yellow or fawn”) | Da standard (“White only if accompanied by markings of one of the listed colours”) | No ruling |
| Podengo Portoghese Piccolo | Da standard (“white with patches of these colours”) | Da standard (“white with markings of the above colors”) | Da standard (“primarily white with patches of any shade of yellow or fawn”) | Da standard (“White only if accompanied by markings of one of the listed colours”) | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| San Bernardo | Da standard (“white with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“white with patches on body of any of the above named colours”) | Da standard (“white, with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”) |
| Sealyham Terrier | Da standard (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”) | Da standard (“with lemon, tan or badger markings on head and ears”) | Da standard (“predominately white with lemon, brown, blue or badger markings”) | Da standard (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”) | Da standard (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”) |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Difetto (“Patches of white on body highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“Specimens with more than 50 percent white shall be so severely penalized”) | Da standard (“predominantly white”) | Difetto (“Patches of white on body highly undesirable”) | Difetto (“Patches of white on body highly undesirable”) |
| Siberian Husky | Da standard (“including piebald”) | Da standard (“Piebald”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Black & White Piebald”) | Da standard (“including piebald”) |
| Stabyhoun | Da standard (“a pied dog in black or brown with white markings”) | Da standard (“a pied dog in black or brown with white markings”) | Da standard (“Black, brown or orange, with white markings”) | No ruling | Da standard (“a pied dog in black or brown with white markings”) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“White & Black Pied”) | Da standard (“any one of these colours with white”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“a piebald ... patterned dog”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Terranova | Da standard (“White and black”) | Da standard (“Landseer-White base coat with black markings”) | Da standard (“White and black (Landseer)”) | Da standard (“Landseer”) | Da standard (“White and Black”) |
| Tosa | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“pied, which is the least desirable”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto |
| Volpino di Pomerania | No ruling | Da standard (“Piebald - White with patches of color”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
Breeds where Pezzato is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Malamute | Difetto (“broken colours extending over the body or uneven splashing are undesirable”) | Difetto (“broken colors extending over the body or uneven splashing are undesirable”) | Difetto (“broken color extending over the body in spots of uneven splashing is undesirable”) | Difetto (“broken colour extending over body in spots or uneven splashings undesirable”) | Difetto (“broken colours extending over the body or uneven splashing are undesirable”) |
| Boxer | Difetto (“white markings exceeding one third of the ground colour”) | Squalificante (“Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat”) | Squalificante (“White markings that exceed one-third of the entire coat”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“white markings exceeding one-third of the ground colour”) |
| Cane da Orso della Carelia | Difetto (“Predominantly white colour with black markings”) | Difetto (“Predominantly white colour with black markings”) | Difetto (“White with black patches”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hokkaido | Difetto (“pinto colour”) | Difetto (“pinto colour”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kishu Ken | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shiba Inu | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) | Difetto (“pinto”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) |
| Shikoku | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) | Difetto (“Pinto colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Corgi Pembroke | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“Whitelies - Body color white, with red or dark markings”) | Difetto (“Whitelies: white body color, with red or dark markings”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
Breeds where Pezzato is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AkitaGiapponese | Squalificante (“markings on white ground”) | Squalificante (“pinto markings”) | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“markings on white ground”) |
| Berger Picard | Squalificante (“pied”) | Squalificante (“pied”) | Squalificante (“pied”) | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“pied”) |
| Cane Corso Italiano | Squalificante (“large white patches”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“large white patches”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“large white patches”) |
| Cane da Pastore Jugoslavo | Squalificante (“Extended white markings (spotting)”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“White spots or patches other than tiny white markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cane da Pastore Portoghese | Squalificante (“White on the extremities of limbs or pied”) | Squalificante (“White on the extremities of limbs or pied”) | Non riconosciuto (“never with white patches, except a small patch on the chest”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cuvac Slovacco | Squalificante (“Yellow patches in coat”) | Squalificante (“Yellow patches in coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogo Argentino | Squalificante (“Spots on the hair of the body”) | Squalificante (“A black spot anywhere other than on the head”) | Squalificante (“A solid patch of color anywhere except on the head”) | No ruling | Squalificante (“Spots on the hair of the body”) |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“Whites with black or sable spots”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Eurasier | Squalificante (“pied colouring”) | Squalificante (“Pinto”) | Non riconosciuto (“with the exception of ... white patches”) | Non riconosciuto (“white patches on body ... unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| Hovawart | Squalificante (“patched”) | Squalificante (“patched”) | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“patched”) |
| Kai Ken | Squalificante (“Pinto colour”) | Squalificante (“Pinto”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kangal | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“piebald”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling |
| Pastore Tedesco | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail) ... piebald”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pumi | Squalificante | Squalificante (“piebald”) | Squalificante | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante |
| Welsh Corgi Cardigan | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“body color predominantly white”) | Squalificante (“body color predominantly white”) | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto |
| Chow Chow | Non riconosciuto (“not in patches”) | No ruling | No ruling | Non riconosciuto (“not in patches”) | Non riconosciuto (“not in patches”) |
| Hortaya Borzaya | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |