What does each club give for Вышыня ў карку in the Mastiff?

AKC, Male: over 76.2 cm; UKC, Male: over 76.2 cm; CKC, Male: over 76.3 cm; AKC, Female: over 69.9 cm; UKC, Female: over 69.9 cm; CKC, Female: over 69.8 cm.

Mastiff 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Вышыня ў карку, male	No ruling	over 76.2 cmunder 76.2 cmНедахоп	over 76.2 cm	No ruling	over 76.3 cm
Вышыня ў карку, female	No ruling	over 69.9 cmunder 69.9 cmНедахоп	over 69.9 cm	No ruling	over 69.8 cm
Суадносіны чэрапа і морды	No ruling	2	No ruling	No ruling	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкус	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Па стандарце (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Scissors bite preferred”)
ПрыкусПрамы прыкус	Па стандарце (“Incisors level (pincer bite, edge to edge)”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Па стандарце (“incisors level”)	No ruling
ПрыкусАдваротны нажніцападобны прыкус	Альтэрнатыўны (“lower projecting beyond upper (reversed scissor bite)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ПрыкусПеракус	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“a moderately undershot jaw should not be faulted”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“A moderately undershot bite is permissible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“lower projecting beyond upper but never so much as to become visible”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“a moderately undershot jaw permissible”)
Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формула	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пастава вушэйЗвісныя	Па стандарце (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”)	Па стандарце (“They should lie close to the cheeks when in repose”)	Па стандарце (“The ears lie close to the head”)	Па стандарце (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”)	Па стандарце (“lie close to the cheeks when in repose”)
Пасадка вушэйВысокая	Па стандарце (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”)	Па стандарце (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”)	Па стандарце (“set widely apart at the highest points on the side of the skull”)	Па стандарце (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”)	Па стандарце (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”)
Памер вушэйМаленькія	Па стандарце (“EARS: Small, thin to touch”)	Па стандарце (“Ears small in proportion to the skull”)	Па стандарце (“The ears are small, V-shaped”)	Па стандарце (“Small, thin to touch, wide apart”)	Па стандарце (“Ears: Small, V-shaped, rounded at the tips”)
Пасадка вачэйШырока пасаджаныя	Па стандарце (“Moderate size, wide apart”)	Па стандарце (“Eyes set wide apart, medium in size”)	Па стандарце (“small, and set wide apart”)	Па стандарце (“Moderate size, wide apart”)	Па стандарце (“Set wide apart, medium in size”)
Даўжыня мордыКароткая	Па стандарце (“Muzzle: Short, broad under eyes”)	Па стандарце (“Muzzle short, broad under the eyes”)	Па стандарце (“The muzzle is short (one-third the length of the entire head)”)	Па стандарце (“Muzzle short, broad under eyes”)	Па стандарце (“Muzzle: Short, broad under the eyes”)
Форма мордыТупая	Па стандарце (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”)	Па стандарце (“Truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off square”)	Па стандарце (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”)	Па стандарце (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”)	Па стандарце (“Truncated - i.e., blunt and cut off square”)
Форма мордыКвадратная	Па стандарце (“blunt and cut off squarely”)	Па стандарце (“blunt and cut off square”)	Па стандарце (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”)	Па стандарце (“blunt and cut off squarely”)	Па стандарце (“blunt and cut off square”)
Форма мордыЗавостраная (слабая)	No ruling	Недахоп (“Fault - snipiness of the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Форма галавыКвадратная	Па стандарце (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”)	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”)	No ruling
Лінія верхуРоўная	Па стандарце (“Topline: Level”)	Па стандарце (“the topline should be straight, level, and firm”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Topline level and maintained whilst on the move”)	No ruling
Пасадка хвастаВысокая	Па стандарце (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”)	No ruling
Пастава хвастаНізка апушчаны (звіслы)	Па стандарце (“hanging straight in repose”)	Па стандарце (“hanging straight in repose”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“hanging straight in repose”)	Па стандарце (“hanging straight in repose”)
Пастава хвастаЗакручаны на спіну	Недахоп (“end pointing upwards, but not over back, when dog is excited”)	Недахоп (“but never over the back when the dog is in motion”)	Недахоп (“but never carried over the back when dog is in action”)	Недахоп (“but not over back, when dog is excited”)	Недахоп (“but never over the back when dog is in action”)
Даўжыня хвастаДоўгі	Па стандарце (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”)	Па стандарце (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”)	Па стандарце (“reaching to or little below the hock”)	Па стандарце (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”)	Па стандарце (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”)
ЛапыКашэчая лапа	Па стандарце (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”)	Па стандарце (“Feet large, round, and compact with well arched toes”)	Па стандарце (“The feet are large, rounded and compact”)	Па стандарце (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”)	Па стандарце (“Feet: Heavy, round and compact with well-arched toes”)
Скакальныя суставыКаровін пастаў	Недахоп (“cow hocks in mature adults is highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“cow hocks in mature adults highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Даўжыня шыіСярэдняя	No ruling	Па стандарце (“slightly arched, and of medium length”)	Па стандарце (“neck is of medium length”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“slightly arched, and of medium length”)
ГрудзіШырокія	Па стандарце (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”)	Па стандарце (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”)	Па стандарце (“The chest is well rounded, wide and well let down”)	Па стандарце (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”)	Па стандарце (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”)
ГрудзіГлыбокія	Па стандарце (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”)	Па стандарце (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”)	Па стандарце (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”)
Падцягнутасць жыватаУмераная	No ruling	Па стандарце (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, cut up”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Пляма на грудзях	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Белыя адзнакі	Недахоп (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is highly”)	Недахоп (“Excessive white on the chest or white on any other part of the body.”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable.”)	No ruling

Mastiff colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mastiff in Белы, Палевы і Абрыкосавы. Standard patterns: Тыгровы і Адваротны тыгровы.

Поўсць: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Белы	Не прызнаны (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is unacceptable”)	Па стандарце (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted”)	Недахоп (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable”)	Не прызнаны (“Excessive white on body, chest, or feet is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Палевы	Па стандарце (“fawn”)	Па стандарце (“Fawn”)	Па стандарце (“fawn”)	Па стандарце (“fawn”)	Па стандарце (“silver fawn”)
Абрыкосавы	Па стандарце (“Apricot”)	Па стандарце (“Apricot”)	Па стандарце (“Apricot”)	Па стандарце (“Apricot”)	Па стандарце (“apricot”)
Альбінос	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Не прызнаны	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Тыгровы	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“Brindle”)	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“dark fawn-brindle”)
Адваротны тыгровы	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“Brindle”)	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“brindle”)	Па стандарце (“dark fawn-brindle”)

Вочы: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Карычневы	No ruling	Па стандарце (“brown, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“brown in color”)
Цёмна-карычневы	Па стандарце (“darker the better”)	Па стандарце (“the darker the better”)	Па стандарце (“darker the better”)	Па стандарце (“the darker the better”)	Па стандарце (“the darker being preferred”)
Арэхавы	Па стандарце (“hazel brown, darker the better”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“hazel brown, darker the better”)	Па стандарце (“hazel brown, the darker the better”)	No ruling

Мочка носа: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Чорны	Па стандарце (“Black”)	Па стандарце (“always dark in color, the blacker the better”)	Па стандарце (“muzzle, ears and nose should be black”)	Па стандарце (“Black”)	Па стандарце (“always dark, the blacker the better”)
Ружовы	No ruling	Недахоп (“Mask, ears, or nose lacking dark pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Па стандарце: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Mastiff'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

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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