United Pet Club

Cane pattern

Roano

White hairs evenly intermingled with the colored hairs of the body while head and legs stay darker: roan horses and cattle, blue roan Cocker Spaniels.

83 Cane breeds list Roano. It is in a club standard for 59 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 10 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Roano

BreedFCIAKCKCKUSAUKC
Alano TedescoDifetto (“blue-grey ticking in the white”)Da standard (“Eligible but less desirable, are black hairs showing through the white base coat”)Non riconosciutoDifetto (“blue-grey ticking in the white”)Da standard (“single black hairs showing through the white background ... allowed but not preferred”)
American English CoonhoundNo rulingDa standard (“Ticked”)No rulingDa standard (“Red and white ticked; blue and white ticked”)Da standard (“Redtick, bluetick, tri color with ticking”)
American Hairless TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“The white area may be ticked as long as white predominates”)
Australian Cattle DogDa standard (“blue mottled or blue speckled; red speckle”)Da standard (“Blue Mottled”)Da standard (“blue-mottled or blue speckled; red speckle”)Da standard (“blue-mottled or blue speckled; red speckle”)Da standard (“blue mottled or blue speckled; red speckled”)
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogDa standard (“blue mottled”)Da standard (“Blue Mottled”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)
BarzoiDifetto (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)Da standard (“Spotted On White, Ticked”)Da standard (“Any colour, except merle”)Difetto (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)
BeagleDa standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)Da standard (“Ticked”)Da standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)Da standard (“all the above-mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)
Bichon HavanaisNo rulingDa standard (“Parti Belton”)Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)No rulingDa standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)
BloodhoundNo rulingDa standard (“sometimes flecked with white”)Da standard (“sometimes flecked with white”)No rulingNo ruling
Bluetick CoonhoundNo rulingDa standard (“Blue Ticked”)No rulingDa standard (“thickly mottled body”)Da standard (“thickly mottled body”)
Border CollieDa standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Da standard (“White Ticked”)Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Da standard (“variety of colours permissible”)Da standard (“white markings may be clear white or ticked to any degree”)
Bracchetto Danese-SvedeseDa standard (“Flecking permissible”)Da standard (“Flecking accepted”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Ticking or flecking is acceptable”)
Bracco ItalianoDa standard (“orange roan”)Da standard (“patches, ticking, or roan”)Da standard (“White may be speckled. Roan with solid markings”)Da standard (“orange roan”)Da standard (“Orange or chestnut roan”)
Bracco Slovacco a pelo duroDa standard (“eventually speckled”)Da standard (“eventually speckled”)Da standard (“Evenly speckled grey roan is acceptable”)Da standard (“eventually speckled”)No ruling
Bracco Tedesco a pelo cortoDa standard (“Dark brown roan”)Da standard (“Liver Roan”)Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)
Bracco Tedesco a pelo duroDa standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Liver & White Ticked”)Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)
Bracco Tedesco a pelo lungoDa standard (“Dark roan”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Dark roan”)No rulingNo ruling
Braque du BourbonnaisDa standard (“An intimate mix of white and coloured hairs, giving an overall roan colour, is also accepted”)Da standard (“Ticked”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Overall roaning is also accepted”)
BulldogNo rulingDa standard (“Ticked”)Da standard (“ticking”)Da standard (“ticking”)No ruling
Bulldog FranceseDifetto (“Fawn and white coat strongly red speckled”)Da standard (“Ticking is acceptable but not desired”)Non riconosciutoDifetto (“Fawn and white coat strongly red-speckled”)Difetto (“Excessive ticking”)
Canaan DogNon riconosciutoDa standard (“in all color patterns self-ticking may be present”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling
Cane da Pastore PortogheseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“with or without mixed white hairs”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanoDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)
Cocker Spaniel AmericanoMulticoloreDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)
Cocker Spaniel IngleseDa standard (“Roans”)Da standard (“Ticked”)Da standard (“Roans”)Da standard (“Roans”)Da standard (“Parti-colors may be clearly marked, ticked or roaned”)
Coton de TuléarDa standard (“red-roan (mixture of white and fawn hairs)”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“red-roan (mixture of white and fawn hairs)”)Da standard (“red-roan (mixture of white & fawn hairs)”)
Deutscher WachtelhundDa standard (“Brown roan, more seldom red roan”)Da standard (“Ticked”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“brown schimmel (brown ticked with white or roaned)”)
Dogo ArgentinoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“some light ticking”)
Drentsche PatrijshondDa standard (“with or without spots or ticking”)Da standard (“with or without spots or ticking”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Roan dogs or dogs with a solid mantle are acceptable but less desirable”)
English FoxhoundDa standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”)No rulingDa standard (“Tricolour Mottle”)Da standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”)Da standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”)
English Springer SpanielNo rulingDa standard (“Roan”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoDa standard (“blue or liver roan”)
Epagneul BretonDa standard (“Piobald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)Da standard (“Liver Roan”)Da standard (“roan of any of these colours”)Da standard (“Piebald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)Da standard (“in clear or roan patterns. Some ticking is desirable”)
Epagneul FrançaisDa standard (“slightly or moderately flecked and roan without excess”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Brown Roan”)No rulingDa standard (“with or without ticking and roaning”)
Field SpanielDa standard (“Blue roan”)Da standard (“Blue Roan”)Da standard (“blue roan”)Da standard (“Blue roan”)Da standard (“roan”)
Galgo SpagnoloDa standard (“Flecked with black, dark and light”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Flecked with black, dark and light”)Da standard (“Flecked with black, dark and light”)
Griffone KorthalsDa standard (“Frequently liver-roan”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Liver roan”)No rulingDa standard (“liver roan”)
Jack Russell TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“Ticking is acceptable”)Non riconosciutoNo rulingDa standard (“Any white area may be ticked providing that white predominates”)
KooikerhondjeDa standard (“a slight form of ticking are accepted but less desirable”)Da standard (“a slight form of ticking are acceptable, but less desirable”)Da standard (“slight ticking are acceptable but less desirable”)Da standard (“a slight form of ticking are accepted but less desirable”)No ruling
Lagotto RomagnoloDa standard (“orange roan, brown roan”)Da standard (“Brown Roan”)Da standard (“orange roan, brown roan”)Da standard (“Orange roan, brown roan”)Da standard (“brown roan”)
LevrieroNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Ticked”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Immaterial”)
LöwchenDa standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)Da standard (“Parti Belton”)Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)
Mastino dei PireneiNo rulingDa standard (“light flecking the same color as the patches”)Non riconosciutoNo rulingSqualificante
Parson Russell TerrierNo rulingNo rulingNon riconosciutoNo rulingDa standard (“Any white area may be ticked as long as white predominates”)
Pastore Americano in MiniaturaDa standard (“ticking may be present in white markings”)Da standard (“ticking may be present in white markings”)Non riconosciutoDa standard (“ticking may be present in white markings”)No ruling
Pastore dell'Asia CentraleDa standard (“Any”)Da standard (“Any”)No rulingDa standard (“Any colour”)Da standard (“ticked”)
Piccolo MunsterlanderDa standard (“brown roan”)Da standard (“Brown Roan”)Da standard (“Brown roan”)Da standard (“brown roan”)Da standard (“Brown roan”)
PointerNo rulingDa standard (“Ticked”)Non riconosciutoNo rulingNo ruling
PorcelaineDa standard (“Orange ticking on the ears is highly characteristic of the breed”)Da standard (“Ticked”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Orange ticking on the ears is characteristic”)
Rastreador BrasileiroDa standard (“Fully mottled black and white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Rat TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“Speckling, ticking and mottling is common, but heavy ticking is undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“The white area may be ticked as long as white predominates”)
Setter IngleseDa standard (“flecked (belton) all over preferred”)Da standard (“belton markings varying in degree from clear distinct flecking to roan shading”)Da standard (“flecked (belton) all over preferable”)Da standard (“flecked (belton) all over preferred”)Da standard (“white and orange ticked, white and blue ticked”)
Setter Irlandese rosso e biancoDa standard (“flecking but not roaning permitted around the face and feet”)Da standard (“Flecking but not roaning is permitted around the face and feet”)Da standard (“Mottling or flecking permissible around face and feet”)Da standard (“Flecking (but not roaning) permitted around the face and feet”)Da standard (“flecking but not roaning permitted around the face and feet”)
Spinone ItalianoDa standard (“orange roan or brown roan (chestnut)”)Da standard (“Orange Roan”)Da standard (“orange roan”)Da standard (“Orange roan or brown roan (chestnut)”)Da standard (“roan or roan-brown (chestnut)”)
StabyhounDa standard (“black or brown roans are accepted”)Da standard (“Roan”)No rulingDa standard (“black or brown roans are also accepted”)Da standard (“Ticking or roaning in the white is permissible”)
Teddy Roosevelt TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“ticking in any white portion is acceptable as long as white is predominant”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“the white area may be ticked if white predominates”)
TerranovaDa standard (“can show a minimum of ticking”)Da standard (“Clear white or white with minimal ticking is preferred”)Da standard (“Coat white with minimal ticking”)Da standard (“can show a minimum of ticking”)Da standard (“may have minimal ticking”)
Toy Fox TerrierNo rulingDa standard (“a small amount of ticking is not to be penalized”)No rulingDa standard (“a small amount of ticking is not to be penalised”)Da standard (“Ticking is permitted to some degree”)
Welsh Corgi CardiganNon riconosciutoDa standard (“Ticked”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoSqualificante
Welsh Springer SpanielNo rulingDa standard (“any white area may be flecked with red ticking”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Red ticking in any of the white areas is acceptable”)
Basset HoundNo rulingAlternativo (“Ticked”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling

Breeds where Roano is a fault

BreedFCIAKCKCKUSAUKC
AkitaNon riconosciutoDifetto (“excessive ticking on legs or muzzle (Japanese Akitainu)”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling
AkitaGiapponeseNon riconosciutoDifetto (“excessive ticking on legs or muzzle”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling
Bovaro dell'AppenzellDifetto (“Black ticks on white”)Difetto (“Black ticks on white”)No rulingDifetto (“Black ticking on white”)Squalificante
Bull TerrierDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)No rulingDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Ticking in white coat”)
Bull TerrierBiancoDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)No rulingDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Ticking in white coat”)
Bull Terrier MiniaturaDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)No rulingDifetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Tick markings in white coat undesirable”)Difetto (“Ticking in white coat”)
Cane d'Acqua SpagnoloSqualificante (“Spotty or flecked coat”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNo rulingDifetto (“Ticking”)
Cane da Orso della CareliaDifetto (“Heavy ticking in white areas”)Difetto (“Heavy ticking in white areas”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cavalier King Charles SpanielDifettoDifetto (“Heavy ticking on Blenheims or Tricolors”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoDifetto
Mastino TibetanoSqualificanteSqualificanteDifetto (“flecked ... undesirable”)SqualificanteNo ruling
NorrbottenspetsDifetto (“Roaning or ticking”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Pharaoh HoundDifetto (“Flecking or white other than above undesirable”)Difetto (“Flecking or other white undesirable”)Difetto (“Flecking or white other than above undesirable”)Difetto (“Flecking or white other than above undesirable”)Difetto (“Flecking or any other white is undesirable”)
Pinscher NanoDifetto (“Roans”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling
San BernardoDifetto (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)No rulingNon riconosciutoDifetto (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)No ruling
Sealyham TerrierDifetto (“heavy ticking undesirable”)Difetto (“excessive ticking should be discouraged”)Difetto (“heavy ticking on body undesirable”)Difetto (“heavy ticking undesirable”)Difetto (“Ticking on the body”)
Volpino di PomeraniaNo rulingDifetto (“ticking is undesirable”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo ruling

Breeds where Roano is disqualified or not accepted

BreedFCIAKCKUSAUKC
Basset Artésien NormandSqualificante (“Too much black-mottled giving the white a bluish tint”)No rulingSqualificante (“Too much black-mottled giving the white a bluish tint”)Squalificante (“Too much black mottling in the white, giving it a bluish tint”)
BoerboelNo rulingSqualificante (“ticking or spots within the white to be disqualified”)Non riconosciutoSqualificante (“Ticking on any basic breed standard color”)
Cane da Pastore CroatoSqualificante (“With white completely interweaved hair on the body and the limbs”)Squalificante (“With white completely interweaved hair on the body and the limbs”)No rulingNo ruling
Cane da Pastore dei CarpaziSqualificante (“flecked in these colors”)Squalificante (“flecked in these colors”)No rulingNo ruling
Carolina DogNo rulingSqualificante (“merle/roan/mottling/dappling ... ticking on a dog's body”)No rulingSqualificante (“merle, roan, mottling, dappling ... ticking”)
Hortaya BorzayaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Welsh SheepdogNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Color changes

How Roano can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Biancochanges toRoano

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

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