Cane pattern
Maculato
Distinct round spots on a contrasting ground: Dalmatians, spotted cats, pigs and rabbits; dark spots on a pink tongue.
50 Cane breeds list Maculato. It is in a club standard for 32 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 10 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Maculato
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Hairless TerrierPelle e squame | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“usually parti-colored with an underlying skin color and freckles or spots”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) |
| American Hairless TerrierSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“usually parti-colored with an underlying skin color and freckles or spots”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Barzoi | Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any colour, except merle”) | Da standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Spotted On White”) |
| Bluetick Coonhound | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“spotted by various-shaped black spots”) | Da standard (“spotted by various shaped black spots”) | Da standard (“Black Spots”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo corto | Da standard (“brown patches or specks”) | Da standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Da standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Da standard (“liver spotted and white ticked”) | Da standard (“Patched”) |
| Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro | Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Non riconosciuto | Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”) | Da standard (“liver and white spotted”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Canaan Dog | Da standard (“spotted”) | Da standard (“spotted”) | Da standard (“spotted”) | Da standard (“spotted”) | Da standard (“predominantly white with mask and with or without additional patches of color”) |
| Carolina DogLingua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“blue-black spotted”) | Da standard (“black-spotted”) |
| Chihuahua | Da standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Da standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Da standard (“Spotted On White”) |
| Crestato Cinese | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Crestato CinesePelle e squame | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Crestato CineseSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Da standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Dalmata | Da standard (“distinctively spotted”) | Da standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Da standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”) | Da standard (“a distinctively spotted short coat”) | Da standard (“a distinctively spotted dog”) |
| Epagneul Français | Da standard (“White and brown with medium spotting”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| Kai KenLingua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”) | Da standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”) |
| Pastore del Caucaso | Da standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Da standard (“spotted colour”) | No ruling | Da standard (“spotted colour”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúPelle e squame | Da standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”) | No ruling | Da standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs, and tail”) | Da standard (“showing patches”) | Da standard (“with unpigmented areas”) |
| Perro sin Pelo del PerúSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”) | No ruling | Da standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs, and tail”) | Da standard (“showing patches”) | Da standard (“with unpigmented areas”) |
| Porcelaine | Da standard (“roundish orange spots”) | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“orange spots”) | Da standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Spotted Or Patched”) |
| Ratonero Valenciano | Da standard (“spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shar PeiLingua | Da standard (“Pink spotted tongue permissible”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Pink-spotted tongue permissible”) | Difetto (“Spotted pink tongue”) | Difetto (“Spotted tongue”) |
| Stabyhoun | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| Thai RidgebackLingua | Da standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | No ruling | Da standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | Da standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) | Da standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”) |
| TosaLingua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“pink with bluish-black spotting”) | No ruling |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Da standard (“White with tan spots, or white with black spots is acceptable”) | Da standard (“Black Spots”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| XoloitzcuintleCon pelo | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“Spotted”) |
| XoloitzcuintlePelle e squame | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) |
| XoloitzcuintleSenza pelo · Pelle e squame | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Da standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Da standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”) |
| XoloitzcuintleLingua | Da standard (“may have black markings, spots or marks”) | No ruling | Da standard (“may have black markings, spots, or marks”) | Da standard (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”) | No ruling |
| Beagle | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | Alternativo (“Spotted”) |
| English Springer Spaniel | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante | Alternativo (“Spotted”) |
| Epagneul Breton | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | No ruling | Alternativo (“Spotted”) |
Breeds where Maculato is a fault
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Difetto (“spotted coat”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“spotted coat”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaLingua | Difetto (“blue or black spotted tongue (Japanese Akita)”) | No ruling | Difetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue (Akita)”) | No ruling | Difetto (“black or spotted tongue (Japanese Akitainu)”) |
| AkitaGiapponese · Lingua | Difetto (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Difetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Difetto (“black or spotted tongue”) |
| AkitaAmericano · Lingua | Difetto (“blue or black spotted tongue”) | No ruling | Difetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schnauzer Gigante | Difetto (“white or spotted coat”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“white or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Squalificante |
| Schnauzer Medio | Difetto (“white or spotted coat”) | Non riconosciuto | Difetto (“white, or spotted coat”) | No ruling | Difetto (“spotting or striping”) |
| Shiba InuLingua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Difetto (“Black spots on the tongue”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Maculato is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | KC | KUSA | UKC | AKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbash | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“defined spots on the outer coat”) | No ruling |
| Berger Picard | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“spotted”) |
| Bolonka Russa | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“spotted”) |
| Briard | No ruling | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | Squalificante (“spotted coat”) | Squalificante (“spotted coat”) |
| Cane d'Acqua Spagnolo | Squalificante (“Spotty or flecked coat”) | Non riconosciuto | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chow ChowLingua | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“spotted with red or pink”) | Squalificante (“with one or more spots of red or pink”) |
| Pastore Belga | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Squalificante (“Spotted”) |
| Shar Pei | Squalificante (“spots”) | Non riconosciuto | Squalificante (“spots”) | Squalificante (“spotted”) | Squalificante (“Spotted On White”) |