United Pet Club

البوينتر breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
الارتفاع عند الحارك, male63–69 cm63.5–71.1 cm63.5–68.6 cm63–69 cmNo ruling
الارتفاع عند الحارك, female61–66 cm58.4–66 cm58.4–63.5 cm61–66 cmNo ruling
الوزن, maleNo ruling25–34 kg25–34 kgNo rulingNo ruling
الوزن, femaleNo ruling20–29.5 kg20–29.5 kgNo rulingNo ruling
نسبة الارتفاع إلى الطولNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling
نسبة الجمجمة إلى الخطمNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
الإطباقإطباق مقصيمطابق للمعيار (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)مطابق للمعيار (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)مطابق للمعيار (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)مطابق للمعيار (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)مطابق للمعيار (“with scissors or even bite”)
الإطباقإطباق مستوٍNo rulingبديل (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)بديل (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)No rulingبديل (“with scissors or even bite”)
الإطباقفك سفلي بارزNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingعيب (“Undershot or overshot”)
الإطباقفك علوي بارزNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingعيب (“Undershot or overshot”)
مجموعة الأسنانأسنان كاملةNo rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
حمل الأذنمتدلّية (نازلة)مطابق للمعيار (“lying close to head, of medium length”)مطابق للمعيار (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)مطابق للمعيار (“The ears are drop, short in length”)مطابق للمعيار (“lying close to head, of medium length”)مطابق للمعيار (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
موضع الأذنمرتفعمطابق للمعيار (“set on fairly high”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“set on fairly high”)No ruling
موضع الأذنمنخفضNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)No rulingعيب (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
شكل العينمستديرNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
شكل العينبيضويNo rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)No rulingNo ruling
شكل العينلوزيNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
الوقفةواضحةNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“There should be a pronounced stop”)مطابق للمعيار (“joined by a pronounced stop”)No rulingمطابق للمعيار (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
الوقفةلا يوجدNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
المظهر الجانبي للوجهمقعّرمطابق للمعيار (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No rulingمطابق للمعيار (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)مطابق للمعيار (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No ruling
المظهر الجانبي للوجهروماني (محدّب)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
خط الظهرمستوٍNo rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)No rulingNo ruling
خط الظهرمحدودب (مقوّس)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
خط الظهرظهر متقعّرNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
طول الذيلمتوسطمطابق للمعيار (“Medium length, thick at root”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Medium length, thick at root”)No ruling
حمل الذيلمستوٍمطابق للمعيار (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)مطابق للمعيار (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
حمل الذيلمرفوعNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
موضع الذيلمرتفعNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Set on too high or too low”)
موضع الذيلمنخفضNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Set on too high or too low”)
شكل القدمبيضويمطابق للمعيار (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)مطابق للمعيار (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)مطابق للمعيار (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)مطابق للمعيار (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)مطابق للمعيار (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
شكل القدمقدم القطNo rulingعيب (“Catfoot is a fault”)No rulingNo rulingعيب (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
شكل القدممتفرّق الأصابعNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
طول العنقطويلمطابق للمعيار (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)مطابق للمعيار (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)مطابق للمعيار (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)مطابق للمعيار (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)مطابق للمعيار (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
طول العنققصيرNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Short, thick neck”)
الغبغبلا يوجد (حلق نظيف)مطابق للمعيار (“free from throatiness”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“free from throatiness”)No ruling
الغبغبواضحNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
الصدرعميقNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)مطابق للمعيار (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)No rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
الصدرضيقNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
الصدرعريضNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
الصدربرميليNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
انحسار البطنمعتدلNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)مطابق للمعيار (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)No rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
العراقيبمنخفضة قريبة من الأرضمطابق للمعيار (“Hock: Well let down”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Hocks well let down”)No ruling
العراقيبمتقاربة للداخل (بقرية)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingعيب (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
قطع الذيلNo rulingعيب (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)يؤدي إلى الاستبعاد (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)No rulingNo ruling
إزالة الظفر الزائدNo rulingبديل (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)بديل (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

البوينتر colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every البوينتر color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the البوينتر in أسود وأبيض وكبدي وبرتقالي وليموني. Standard patterns: سادة وثنائي اللون وثلاثي الألوان وروان.

الفراء: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
أسودمطابق للمعيار (“black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Black”)مطابق للمعيار (“black”)مطابق للمعيار (“black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“black and white”)
أبيضمطابق للمعيار (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Black & White”)مطابق للمعيار (“in combination with white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
كبديمطابق للمعيار (“liver and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Liver”)مطابق للمعيار (“liver”)مطابق للمعيار (“liver and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“liver and white”)
برتقاليمطابق للمعيار (“orange and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Orange”)مطابق للمعيار (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)مطابق للمعيار (“orange and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“orange and white”)
ليمونيمطابق للمعيار (“lemon and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon”)مطابق للمعيار (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
سادةمطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)مطابق للمعيار (“solid-colored”)مطابق للمعيار (“solid”)مطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)مطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
ثنائي اللونمطابق للمعيار (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“either in combination with white”)مطابق للمعيار (“in combination with white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)مطابق للمعيار (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
ثلاثي الألوانمطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)مطابق للمعيار (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)عيب (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)مطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)مطابق للمعيار (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
روانNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Ticked”)No rulingغير معترف بهNo ruling
العينان: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
بنيمطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)مطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
بني داكنNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“the darker the better”)مطابق للمعيار (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)No rulingNo ruling
بني فاتحNo rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)No rulingNo ruling
عسليمطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingمطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)مطابق للمعيار (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
الأنف: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
أسودمطابق للمعيار (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)مطابق للمعيار (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
كبديمطابق للمعيار (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)مطابق للمعيار (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
ورديمطابق للمعيار (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)No ruling

What the rulings mean

مطابق للمعيار
Described by the club's breed standard.
عيب
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
غير معترف به
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a البوينتر's colors can change over its life.

  • أسودchanges toصدئي

    الفراء · مع حالة الجسم · can change back

  • أسودchanges toرمادي

    الفراء · تدريجي

  • أسودchanges toبني

    الفراء · في الشمس · can change back

  • أبيضchanges toروان

    الفراء · مع العمر · from 2 weeks

  • أسودchanges toأنف ثلجي

    الأنف · مع الموسم · can change back

  • أسودchanges toوردي

    الأنف · مع الموسم · can change back

Published standards