United Pet Club

Finnish Spitz 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
Вышыня ў карку, male44–50 cm44.5–50.8 cm44.5–50.8 cm43–50 cm44.5–49.5 cm
Вышыня ў карку, female39–45 cm39.4–45.7 cm39.4–45.7 cm39–45 cm39.3–44.5 cm
Вага, maleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kg
Вага, femaleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling10–13.3 kg
ВагаNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kgNo ruling
Індэкс фармату (вышыня да даўжыні)111No rulingNo ruling
Суадносіны чэрапа і морды1.31.31.3No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкусПа стандарце (“Close fitting scissor bite”)Па стандарце (“Bite - Scissors bite”)Па стандарце (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”)Па стандарце (“perfect regular scissor bite”)Па стандарце (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”)
ПрыкусПеракусДыскваліфікацыйны (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingНедахоп (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingНедахоп (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
ПрыкусНедакусДыскваліфікацыйны (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingНедахоп (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingНедахоп (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
ПрыкусПеракос сківіцыNo rulingНедахоп (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формулаПа стандарце (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)No rulingПа стандарце (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Зубная формулаАдсутнасць зубоўНедахоп (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)No rulingНедахоп (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)No rulingНедахоп (“Missing teeth undesirable”)
Пастава вушэйСтаячыяПа стандарце (“Set rather high, always erect”)Па стандарце (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”)Па стандарце (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”)Па стандарце (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”)Па стандарце (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”)
Пастава вушэйЗвісныяДыскваліфікацыйны (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Пастава вушэйПаўстаячыяДыскваліфікацыйны (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Пасадка вушэйВысокаяПа стандарце (“EARS: Set rather high”)Па стандарце (“Ears - Set on high”)Па стандарце (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)No rulingNo ruling
Форма вачэйМіндалепадобныяПа стандарце (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”)Па стандарце (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”)Па стандарце (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”)Па стандарце (“Almond shaped with black rims”)Па стандарце (“almond shaped with black rims”)
Форма вачэйКруглыяNo rulingНедахоп (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)Недахоп (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)No rulingNo ruling
СтопУмераныNo rulingПа стандарце (“Stop - Moderate”)No rulingПа стандарце (“stop moderate”)No ruling
СтопВыразныNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“the stop pronounced”)
Форма мордыЗвужанаяПа стандарце (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”)Па стандарце (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”)Па стандарце (“It tapers evenly to the tip”)Па стандарце (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”)Па стандарце (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”)
Форма мордыЗавостраная (слабая)No rulingНедахоп (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)Недахоп (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
Даўжыня шыіСярэдняяNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“Muscular, of medium length”)Па стандарце (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”)
ПадвесНяма (сухое горла)Па стандарце (“Throat without dewlap”)Па стандарце (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Лінія верхуРоўнаяПа стандарце (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”)Па стандарце (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”)Па стандарце (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”)No rulingПа стандарце (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
Лінія верхуКарпападобная (выпуклая)No rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingНедахоп (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
Лінія верхуПравіслая (мяккая спіна)No rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingНедахоп (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
ГрудзіГлыбокіяNo rulingПа стандарце (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”)Па стандарце (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”)Па стандарце (“Chest deep”)Па стандарце (“Chest is deep”)
Пасадка хвастаНізкаяNo rulingНедахоп (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Недахоп (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingНедахоп (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Пасадка хвастаВысокаяNo rulingНедахоп (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Недахоп (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingNo ruling
Даўжыня хвастаКароткіNo rulingНедахоп (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)Недахоп (“Faults: ... Too short”)No rulingНедахоп (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Форма хвастаЗ заломамДыскваліфікацыйны (“Kinked tail”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ЛапыКашэчая лапаПа стандарце (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)Па стандарце (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)Па стандарце (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)No rulingПа стандарце (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
ЛапыРаспушчаныяNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)No rulingНедахоп (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
ЛапыЗаечая лапаNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
Скакальныя суставыКаровін пастаўNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Faults: Cow hocks”)No rulingНедахоп (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Прыбылыя пальцы на задніх лапахНямаNo rulingПа стандарце (“Dewclaws - Removed”)Па стандарце (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
ШкарпэткіАльтэрнатыўны (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Альтэрнатыўны (“White markings on the tips of the toes”)Альтэрнатыўны (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”)No rulingNo ruling
ЗоркаАльтэрнатыўны (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Альтэрнатыўны (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”)Альтэрнатыўны (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”)Альтэрнатыўны (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted.”)No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Выдаленне прыбылых пальцаўNo rulingАльтэрнатыўны (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)Па стандарце (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingАльтэрнатыўны (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”)

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

Finnish Spitz colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Finnish Spitz in Белы, Чырвоны і Залацісты. Standard patterns: Собалевы.

Поўсць: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
БелыПа стандарце (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Па стандарце (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”)Па стандарце (“The following white markings are permitted”)Па стандарце (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”)Па стандарце (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)
ЧырвоныПа стандарце (“bright red”)Альтэрнатыўны (“Red”)No rulingПа стандарце (“reddish brown”)Па стандарце (“bright red”)
ЗалацістыПа стандарце (“golden red”)Па стандарце (“Red Gold”)Па стандарце (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)Па стандарце (“red gold”)Па стандарце (“golden red”)
АльбіносДыскваліфікацыйныNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“Albinism”)Не прызнаныДыскваліфікацыйны
Patterns
СобалевыNo rulingПа стандарце (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”)Па стандарце (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”)Па стандарце (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”)No ruling
Вочы: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Цёмна-карычневыПа стандарце (“preferably dark”)Па стандарце (“Dark in color”)Па стандарце (“preferably dark in color”)Па стандарце (“preferably dark”)Па стандарце (“preferably dark”)
Светла-карычневыNo rulingНедахоп (“light eyes should be faulted”)Недахоп (“Light”)No rulingNo ruling
БлакітныДыскваліфікацыйны (“wall eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“wall eye”)
ЖоўтыДыскваліфікацыйны (“Eyes bright yellow”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“Eyes bright yellow”)
Мочка носа: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ЧорныПа стандарце (“jet-black”)Па стандарце (“Black”)Па стандарце (“black”)Па стандарце (“Nose pitch black”)Па стандарце (“jet-black”)

What the rulings mean

Па стандарце
Described by the club's breed standard.
Альтэрнатыўны
Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Недахоп
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Дыскваліфікацыйны
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Не прызнаны
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Finnish Spitz's colors can change over its life.

  • Белыchanges toЧалы

    Поўсць · З узростам · from 2 weeks

  • Чорныchanges toЗімовы нос

    Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back

  • Чорныchanges toРужовы

    Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back

Published standards