Cane Corso 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.
Size
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Výška v kohoutku, male | 64–68 cm | 63.5–69.9 cm | 63.5–68.6 cm |
| Výška v kohoutku, female | 60–64 cm | 59.7–66 cm | 59.7–63.5 cm |
| Hmotnost, male | 45–50 kg | No ruling | 45.4–49.9 kg |
| Hmotnost, female | 40–45 kg | No ruling | 39.9–45.4 kg |
| Poměr výšky a délky | 0.9 | 0.9 | No ruling |
| Poměr mozkovny a tlamy | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkusPodkus | Podle standardu (“Slightly undershot but no more than 5 mm”) | Podle standardu (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”) | Podle standardu (“meeting in a slightly undershot bite”) |
| SkusKlešťový skus | Alternativní (“Level bite tolerable but not sought after”) | Podle standardu (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”) | Alternativní (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”) |
| SkusNůžkový skus | Vada (“Scissor bite; undershot bite more than 5 mm”) | Alternativní (“Scissor bite is acceptable”) | Vada (“Serious Faults: Scissors bite”) |
| SkusPředkus | Diskvalifikující (“Overshot mouth”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Disqualification: Overshot bite”) |
| SkusKřivý skus | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Disqualification - More than two missing teeth; wry mouth”) | No ruling |
| ChrupÚplný chrup | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Dentition is complete”) | Podle standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”) |
| ChrupChybějící zuby | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“More than two missing teeth”) | No ruling |
| Nesení ušíVisící (svěšené) | Podle standardu (“Triangular, drooping, of medium size”) | Alternativní (“held tight to the cheeks”) | Podle standardu (“The ears are triangular and drooping”) |
| Nasazení ušíVysoké | Podle standardu (“wide set-on that is much above the zygomatic arches”) | Podle standardu (“Set well above the cheekbones”) | Podle standardu (“wide at the set on, which is high above the zygomatic arches”) |
| Tvar očíOválné | Podle standardu (“Close to ovoid in shape”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Medium size, and oval in shape”) |
| Tvar očíMandlové | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Medium-size, almond-shaped, not round or bulging”) | No ruling |
| Tvar tlamyHranatá | Podle standardu (“Strong, square, noticeably shorter than the skull”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“It is strong, square and flat”) |
| Hřbetní linieRovná | Podle standardu (“Back: Straight, very muscular and firm”) | Podle standardu (“the strong, level back”) | No ruling |
| Nesení ocasuVztyčený (veselý) | Podle standardu (“In action carried high, but never erect or curled”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“In action it is carried high, but not curled or erect”) |
| Nesení ocasuV úrovni hřbetu | No ruling | Podle standardu (“generally carried level with the back or slightly above”) | No ruling |
| Nesení ocasuZatočený do kroužku | Vada (“Ringed tail, tail in vertical position”) | No ruling | Vada (“Serious Faults: Ring tail”) |
| TlapkyKočičí tlapka | Podle standardu (“Forefeet: Cat feet”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Cat feet, with the rear feet less compact”) |
| LalokSlabý | No ruling | Podle standardu (“with a small amount of dewlap”) | No ruling |
| Vtažení břichaMírné | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Moderate tuck up”) | No ruling |
| HrudníkŠiroký | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Chest - Broad, well-muscled, strong forefront”) | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maska | Alternativní (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”) | Podle standardu (“have a black or gray mask”) | Alternativní (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”) |
| Skvrna na hrudi | Alternativní (“A small white patch on the chest”) | Alternativní (“There may be a white patch on the chest, throat, chin”) | No ruling |
| Hvězda | No ruling | No ruling | Alternativní (“A small white spot on the chest”) |
| Ponožky | Alternativní (“on the tip of the toes and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable”) | Alternativní (“backs of the pasterns, and on the toes”) | Alternativní (“white on the toes and on the bridge of the muzzle are acceptable”) |
| Pálení | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”) | No ruling |
| Bílé odznaky | Diskvalifikující (“large white patches.”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“large white patches.”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kupírování uší | Neuznáváno (“Ears are un-cropped”) | Alternativní (“May be cropped or uncropped”) | Alternativní (“They are often cropped in the shape of an equilateral triangle”) |
| Kupírování ocasu | Neuznáváno (“TAIL: Natural”) | Alternativní (“It is docked at the fourth vertebrae. In the case of natural tails”) | Podle standardu (“It is generally docked at the fourth vertebrae”) |
| Odstranění paspárků | No ruling | Alternativní (“Front dewclaws - Can remain or be removed”) | No ruling |
The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.
Cane Corso colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Cane Corso color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Cane Corso in Černá, Šedá, Břidlicová, Červená, Plavá a Pšeničná. Standard patterns: Jednobarevná, Žíhaná a Obráceně žíhaná.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černá | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) |
| Šedá | Podle standardu (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”) | Podle standardu (“Gray”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of grey”) | Podle standardu (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”) |
| Břidlicová | Podle standardu (“slate-grey (blue)”) | Podle standardu (“lighter and darker shades of gray”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of grey”) | Podle standardu (“slate-grey (blue)”) |
| Červená | Podle standardu (“stag red”) | Podle standardu (“Red”) | Podle standardu (“stag red”) | Podle standardu (“stag red”) |
| Plavá | Podle standardu (“light fawn; dark fawn”) | Podle standardu (“Fawn”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of grey and fawn”) | Podle standardu (“Light fawn; dark fawn”) |
| Pšeničná | Podle standardu (“dark wheat colour”) | Podle standardu (“lighter and darker shades of fawn”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of grey and fawn”) | Podle standardu (“dark wheat colour”) |
| Albinotická | Diskvalifikující | Neuznáváno | Diskvalifikující (“Albinism”) | Diskvalifikující |
| Játrová | Diskvalifikující | Neuznáváno | No ruling | Diskvalifikující |
| Izabelová | Diskvalifikující | Neuznáváno | No ruling | Diskvalifikující |
| Patterns | ||||
| Jednobarevná | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Solid fawn and red”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) |
| Žíhaná | Podle standardu (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”) | Podle standardu (“Black Brindle”) | Podle standardu (“brindle”) | Podle standardu (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”) |
| Obráceně žíhaná | Podle standardu (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”) | Podle standardu (“Black Brindle”) | Podle standardu (“brindle”) | Podle standardu (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”) |
| Strakatá | Diskvalifikující (“large white patches”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“large white patches”) | Diskvalifikující (“large white patches”) |
| S pálením | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tmavě hnědá | Podle standardu (“as dark as possible but according to the coat colour”) | Podle standardu (“dark brown eyes are preferred”) | Podle standardu (“the iris is as dark as possible, depending on the color of the coat”) | Podle standardu (“as dark as possible, but according to the coat colour”) |
| Světle hnědá | No ruling | Podle standardu (“lighter shades are approved”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Modrá | Diskvalifikující (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”) | Diskvalifikující (“blue eyes”) | Diskvalifikující (“Wall eyes”) | Diskvalifikující (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”) |
| Žlutá | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Yellow bird of prey”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | ||||
| Mramorovaná | Diskvalifikující (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černá | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“Dogs with black pigment have black noses”) | Podle standardu (“Large and black”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) |
| Břidlicová | Podle standardu (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) | Podle standardu (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”) |
| Růžová | Diskvalifikující (“Total depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Nose pink, without pigmentation”) | Diskvalifikující (“Total depigmentation of the nose”) |
| Patterns | ||||
| Motýlí nos | Vada (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | Vada (“Butterfly nose”) | Vada (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”) |
What the rulings mean
- Podle standardu
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Vada
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Diskvalifikující
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Neuznáváno
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Cane Corso's colors can change over its life.
Černáchanges toRezavá
Srst · S tělesným stavem · can change back
Černáchanges toŠedá
Srst · Postupná
Černáchanges toHnědá
Srst · Na slunci · can change back
Černáchanges toZimní nos
Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back
Černáchanges toRůžová
Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.