Which Cão breeds come in Arlequim?

Club breed standards describe Arlequim for the Beauceron, Cão Leopardo de Catahoula e Dogue Alemão.

Which breeds disqualify Arlequim?

At least one club disqualifies Arlequim in the Pastor de Picardia.

Cão pattern

Arlequim

A patchwork of color on white: the torn black patches of a harlequin Great Dane, the mostly white harlequin cat, the alternating color bands of harlequin rabbits, the frosted Welsh Harlequin duck.

4 Cão breeds list Arlequim. It is in a club standard for 3 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.

Breeds whose standards accept Arlequim

Breed	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Beauceron	Padrão (“harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings)”)	Padrão (“Harlequin”)	Padrão (“Harlequin”)	Padrão (“Harlequin”)	Padrão (“harlequin (blue mottled with tan markings)”)
Cão Leopardo de Catahoula	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“The Patchwork pattern ... one or more different size patches of different colors”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dogue Alemão	Padrão (“Harlequin (white with black splashed patches)”)	Padrão (“Harlequin”)	Padrão (“Harlequin”)	Padrão (“Harlequins”)	Padrão (“Harlequin (white with black splashed patches)”)

Breeds where Arlequim is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Pastor de Picardia	Desqualificante (“harlequin”)	Desqualificante (“harlequin”)	Desqualificante (“harlequin”)	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante (“harlequin”)

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