Hond pattern
Vlinderneus
A nose part pigmented and part pink, in irregular patches.
89 Hond breeds list Vlinderneus. It is in a club standard for 14 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 28 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Vlinderneus
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australische herderNeus | Standaard (“butterfly nose should not be faulted under one year of age”) | Standaard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Standaard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Standaard (“on the merles it is permissible to have small pink spots”) | Fout (“poor pigmentation undesirable over one year of age”) |
| Catahoula leopard dogNeus | Standaard (“Nose pigment may be any color or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogo ArgentinoNeus | Standaard (“Some pink pigment on the nose is acceptable, provided the nose is predominantly black”) | Fout (“Nose partially pigmented in adult specimens”) | Fout (“Noses that are only partially pigmented in adult specimens are to be severely penalized”) | Fout (“Nose partially pigmented in adult specimens”) | No ruling |
| Duitse dogNeus | Standaard (“A black spotted nose is permitted on Harlequins and Merles”) | Standaard (“a butterfly nose (black with pink patches) ... is tolerated”) | Standaard (“A black spotted nose is permitted on the Harlequins and Merles”) | Standaard (“a butterfly nose (black with pink patches) ... is tolerated”) | Standaard (“In harlequins, ... butterfly noses permissible”) |
| Duitse staande korthaarNeus | Fout (“Spotted nose”) | Standaard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”) | Fout (“A spotted nose is not desirable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Duitse staande langhaarNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”) | Standaard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”) | No ruling | Standaard (“slightly flecked markings permissible”) |
| MudiNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Butterfly or pink nose”) | Standaard (“except for a small amount of spotting in merle colours”) | Diskwalificerend (“Pink or spotted nose”) | Standaard (“except for a small amount of spotting in merle colours”) | Fout (“Spotted or flesh-coloured nose leather highly undesirable”) |
| OtterhoundNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) | No ruling | Standaard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) | Standaard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”) |
| Peruaanse naakthondNeus | Standaard (“Complete pigment is preferred”) | Diskwalificerend (“Total or partial de-pigmented nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Total or partial de-pigmented nose”) | No ruling |
| Podenco IbicencoNeus | Standaard (“may be solid or butterfly”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Pigment is solid or butterfly”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing walker coonhoundNeus | Standaard (“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 CardiganNeus | Standaard (“in blue merles, a butterfly nose is tolerated”) | No ruling | Standaard (“in blue merles ... butterfly noses are tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| WhippetNeus | No ruling | Standaard (“in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible”) | No ruling | Standaard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”) | Standaard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”) |
| XoloitzcuintliNeus | Standaard (“spotted as the rest of the body only in spotted dogs”) | Standaard (“spotted in spotted dogs”) | No ruling | Standaard (“spotted in spotted dogs”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Vlinderneus is a fault
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AkbashNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse naakte terriërNeus | Fout (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“a Dudley or butterfly nose are to be faulted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Anatolische herdershondNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“Incomplete pigment is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| BarzoiNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling |
| Basset Fauve de BretagneNeus | Diskwalificerend (“totally or partially unpigmented areas on nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“partially unpigmented areas on the nose”) | Fout (“Totally or partially unpigmented areas on the nose is a fault”) | Diskwalificerend (“partially unpigmented areas on the nose”) | No ruling |
| Belgische herdershondNeus | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| BergamascoNeus | Diskwalificerend (“nose partially depigmented”) | Fout (“nose partially depigmented”) | No ruling | Fout (“nose partially depigmented”) | No ruling |
| Bichon friséNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Nose: Loss of pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BloedhondNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Nose and lips: Loss of pigment”) | No ruling | Fout (“Nose and lips: Loss of pigment”) | No ruling |
| Bouvier des FlandresNeus | Fout (“spotted nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“a ... spotted nose is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bretonse spaniëlNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose. Two-toned nose.”) | Fout (“Very slightly depigmented, interior of the nostrils depigmented”) | Fout (“A two-tone or butterfly nose should be penalized”) | Fout (“Very slightly unpigmented, interior of the nostrils unpigmented”) | No ruling |
| Cane CorsoNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | Fout (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling |
| Carolina dogNeus | Fout (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Fout (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chinese naakthondNeus | Fout (“Partially pigmented or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Coton de TuléarNeus | Fout (“nose ... partially lacking in pigmentation”) | Fout (“discoloured nose, with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling | Fout (“discoloured nose, with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling |
| Dalmatische hondNeus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”) | No ruling | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigmentation is a major fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Duitse spitsNeus | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”) |
| Duitse staande draadhaarNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Duitse staande spaniël (Wachtelhund)Neus | No ruling | Fout (“Depigmented patches are a fault”) | Fout (“Depigmented patches are a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dwergpoedel (miniatuur)Neus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Fout (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Fout (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dwergpoedel (toy)Neus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Fout (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Fout (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Estrela-berghondNeus | Fout (“incomplete or absence of pigmentation”) | Fout (“Pale coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | Fout (“Pale coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | Fout (“Pale-coloured nostrils, partly unpigmented nose”) | No ruling |
| Grand Basset Griffon VendéenNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | Fout (“Depigmentation of the nose, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling | Fout (“depigmentation of the nose, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling |
| Italiaans windhondjeNeus | Fout (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“Nose ... half de-pigmented”) | Fout (“A light or partly pigmented nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| JagdterriërNeus | Fout (“Spotted nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kleine MünsterländerNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | Fout (“More than 50 % of the nose flesh-coloured or spotted”) | Fout (“More than 50 percent of the nose flesh-colored or spotted is a severe fault”) | Fout (“More than 50% of the nose flesh-coloured or spotted”) | No ruling |
| Laekense herderNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Nose, lips and eyelids: traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Fout (“Nose, lips and eyelids: traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Lagotto RomagnoloNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Partial and/or total de-pigmentation”) | Fout (“Depigmentation anywhere on the body is a serious fault”) | Diskwalificerend (“Partial and/or total de-pigmentation”) | Fout (“Partial or total lack of pigmentation highly undesirable”) |
| LakelandterriërNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“A ... distinctly spotted nose is very undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mastino NapoletanoNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“Incomplete pigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mechelse herderNeus | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Miniatuur Amerikaanse herderNeus | Fout (“butterfly nose in dogs over one year of age”) | Fout (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Fout (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Fout (“noses that are less than fully pigmented will be faulted”) | Fout (“poor pigmentation undesirable over one year of age”) |
| Perro de Presa CanarioNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling |
| Petit Basset Griffon VendéenNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Depigmentation of nose, lips or eyelids”) | Fout (“A butterfly nose is a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poedel (standaard)Neus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Fout (“Partially depigmented nose”) | Fout (“color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poolse herdershondNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“a nose partially lacking pigment should be penalized”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portugese podengoNeus | Fout (“Partial lack of nose pigment”) | Fout (“Nose: Partial lack of pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portugese podengo (klein)Neus | Fout (“Partial lack of nose pigment”) | Fout (“Nose: Partial lack of pigmentation”) | Fout (“Nose - Partial lack of pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portugese waterhondNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“marbled nostrils in whole or in part”) | Fout (“pink or partial pigmentation in nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“marbled nostrils in whole or in part”) | No ruling |
| Pyreneese berghondNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Nose not completely black”) | Diskwalificerend (“Nose: Not completely black”) | Fout (“Missing pigmentation on nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“Nose: Not completely black”) | No ruling |
| Rafeiro do AlentejoNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Partial external lack of pigmentation of the mouth, eyelids, lips and nose”) | Fout (“Partial external lack of pigmentation of the mouth, eyelids, lips and nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat terriërNeus | Fout (“Dudley or butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero ValencianoNeus | No ruling | Fout (“with depigmented spots”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RottweilerNeus | No ruling | Fout (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”) | No ruling | Fout (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”) | No ruling |
| Schotse terriërNeus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SealyhamterriërNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Fout (“butterfly bad faults”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shiba InuNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih TzuNeus | Fout (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sint-bernardshondNeus | Fout (“Incomplete nose pigment”) | Fout (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”) | No ruling | Fout (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”) | No ruling |
| SloughiNeus | Fout (“Unpigmented areas on nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes”) | No ruling |
| Tervuerense herderNeus | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | Fout (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling |
| Toy foxterriërNeus | Fout (“Small pink or flesh-colored specks on nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Witte Zwitserse herdershondNeus | No ruling | Fout (“Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on nose, lips and/or eye rims”) | No ruling | Fout (“Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on nose, lips and/or eye-rims”) | No ruling |
Breeds where Vlinderneus is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | UKC | FCI | AKC | KUSA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AkitaNeus | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose (Akita)”) | Diskwalificerend (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose) (American Akita)”) | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose (Japanese Akitainu)”) | Diskwalificerend (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose) (American Akita)”) | No ruling |
| AkitaJapans · Neus | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmerikaans · Neus | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose)”) | Diskwalificerend (“partial ... lack of pigmentation on the nose surface”) | Diskwalificerend (“a nose with unpigmented areas (Butterfly nose)”) | No ruling |
| BeauceronNeus | Diskwalificerend (“unpigmented areas in nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“with unpigmented areas”) | Diskwalificerend (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”) | Diskwalificerend (“with unpigmented areas”) | No ruling |
| BriardNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“presence of pink (unpigmented areas)”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“presence of pink (unpigmented areas)”) | No ruling |
| Brusselse griffonNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chow chowNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Nose spotted”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Nose spotted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Draadharige foxterriërNeus | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“spotted to a considerable extent”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Draadharige VizslaNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Spotted (butterfly) nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Spotted (butterfly) nose”) | No ruling |
| Gladharige foxterriërNeus | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Nose ... spotted to a considerable extent”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| HavanezerNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Less than full, dark pigment on eye rims, nose or lips”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Incomplete or total lack of pigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kroatische herdershondNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Lack of complete black pigment of the nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“Un-pigmented nose (more than 20%)”) | Diskwalificerend (“Un-pigmented nose (more than 20%)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nova Scotia duck tolling retrieverNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Butterfly nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“Butterfly nose”) | Diskwalificerend (“butterfly nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PapillonNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Pink or pink spotted nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portugese staande hondNeus | Diskwalificerend (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russische Tsvetnaja BolonkaNeus | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“A spotted or flesh-colored nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Slovenský ČuvačNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Pink spots on nose leather, lips or eyelids”) | Diskwalificerend (“Pink spots on nose leather, lips or eyelids”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| VizslaNeus | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Spotted(butterfly) nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cirneco dell'EtnaNeus | Niet erkend (“must never show black patches or lack of complete pigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Keeshond (Pomeraan)Neus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Niet erkend (“never parti-coloured”) | Niet erkend (“never parti-coloured”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire Ă la Pom-PonNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero AndaluzNeus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |