United Pet Club

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

BreedFCIKCKUSAUKCAKC
American Hairless TerrierPelle e squameNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa 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 squameNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa 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 TerrierNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Spotted”)
BarzoiDa 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 CoonhoundNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“spotted by various-shaped black spots”)Da standard (“spotted by various shaped black spots”)Da standard (“Black Spots”)
Bracco Tedesco a pelo cortoDa 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 duroDa standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)Non riconosciutoDa standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)Da standard (“liver and white spotted”)Da standard (“Spotted”)
Canaan DogDa 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 DogLinguaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“blue-black spotted”)Da standard (“black-spotted”)
ChihuahuaDa 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 CineseDa 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 squameDa 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 squameDa 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”)
DalmataDa 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 FrançaisDa standard (“White and brown with medium spotting”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Spotted Or Patched”)
Kai KenLinguaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”)Da standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”)
Pastore del CaucasoDa standard (“spotted colour”)No rulingDa standard (“spotted colour”)No rulingDa standard (“spotted colour”)
Perro sin Pelo del PerúPelle e squameDa standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”)No rulingDa 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 squameDa standard (“depigmented areas in any part of the body, preferably on the chest, legs and tail”)No rulingDa 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”)
PorcelaineDa standard (“roundish orange spots”)No rulingNo rulingDa standard (“orange spots”)Da standard (“Spotted Or Patched”)
Rat TerrierNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Spotted Or Patched”)
Ratonero ValencianoDa standard (“spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Shar PeiLinguaDa standard (“Pink spotted tongue permissible”)No rulingDa standard (“Pink-spotted tongue permissible”)Difetto (“Spotted pink tongue”)Difetto (“Spotted tongue”)
StabyhounNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Spotted”)
Thai RidgebackLinguaDa standard (“Black marking on the tongue is preferable”)No rulingDa 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”)
TosaLinguaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“pink with bluish-black spotting”)No ruling
Treeing Walker CoonhoundNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“White with tan spots, or white with black spots is acceptable”)Da standard (“Black Spots”)
XoloitzcuintleDa 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 peloDa 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 squameDa 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 squameDa 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”)
XoloitzcuintleLinguaDa standard (“may have black markings, spots or marks”)No rulingDa standard (“may have black markings, spots, or marks”)Da standard (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”)No ruling
BeagleNo rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciutoNo rulingAlternativo (“Spotted”)
English Springer SpanielNo rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciutoSqualificanteAlternativo (“Spotted”)
Epagneul BretonNo rulingNon riconosciutoNo rulingNo rulingAlternativo (“Spotted”)

Breeds where Maculato is a fault

BreedFCIKCKUSAUKCAKC
AffenpinscherDifetto (“spotted coat”)Non riconosciutoDifetto (“spotted coat”)No rulingNo ruling
AkitaLinguaDifetto (“blue or black spotted tongue (Japanese Akita)”)No rulingDifetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue (Akita)”)No rulingDifetto (“black or spotted tongue (Japanese Akitainu)”)
AkitaGiapponese · LinguaDifetto (“blue or black spotted tongue”)No rulingDifetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”)No rulingDifetto (“black or spotted tongue”)
AkitaAmericano · LinguaDifetto (“blue or black spotted tongue”)No rulingDifetto (“blue- or black-spotted tongue”)No rulingNo ruling
Schnauzer GiganteDifetto (“white or spotted coat”)Non riconosciutoDifetto (“white or spotted coat”)No rulingSqualificante
Schnauzer MedioDifetto (“white or spotted coat”)Non riconosciutoDifetto (“white, or spotted coat”)No rulingDifetto (“spotting or striping”)
Shiba InuLinguaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Black spots on the tongue”)No ruling

Breeds where Maculato is disqualified or not accepted

BreedFCIKCKUSAUKCAKC
AkbashNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“defined spots on the outer coat”)No ruling
Berger PicardNo rulingNon riconosciutoNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“spotted”)
Bolonka RussaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“spotted”)
BriardNo rulingNon riconosciutoNo rulingSqualificante (“spotted coat”)Squalificante (“spotted coat”)
Cane d'Acqua SpagnoloSqualificante (“Spotty or flecked coat”)Non riconosciutoNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Chow ChowLinguaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“spotted with red or pink”)Squalificante (“with one or more spots of red or pink”)
Pastore BelgaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“Spotted”)
Shar PeiSqualificante (“spots”)Non riconosciutoSqualificante (“spots”)Squalificante (“spotted”)Squalificante (“Spotted On White”)
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