United Pet Club

Finský špic 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
Výška v kohoutku, male44–50 cm44.5–50.8 cm44.5–50.8 cm43–50 cm44.5–49.5 cm
Výška v kohoutku, female39–45 cm39.4–45.7 cm39.4–45.7 cm39–45 cm39.3–44.5 cm
Hmotnost, maleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kg
Hmotnost, femaleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling10–13.3 kg
HmotnostNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kgNo ruling
Poměr výšky a délky111No rulingNo ruling
Poměr mozkovny a tlamy1.31.31.3No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
SkusNůžkový skusPodle standardu (“Close fitting scissor bite”)Podle standardu (“Bite - Scissors bite”)Podle standardu (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”)Podle standardu (“perfect regular scissor bite”)Podle standardu (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”)
SkusPodkusDiskvalifikující (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingVada (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingVada (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
SkusPředkusDiskvalifikující (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingVada (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingVada (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
SkusKřivý skusNo rulingVada (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ChrupÚplný chrupPodle standardu (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)No rulingPodle standardu (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
ChrupChybějící zubyVada (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)No rulingVada (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)No rulingVada (“Missing teeth undesirable”)
Nesení ušíVztyčené (stojaté)Podle standardu (“Set rather high, always erect”)Podle standardu (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”)Podle standardu (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”)Podle standardu (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”)Podle standardu (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”)
Nesení ušíVisící (svěšené)Diskvalifikující (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Nesení ušíPolovztyčenéDiskvalifikující (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Nasazení ušíVysokéPodle standardu (“EARS: Set rather high”)Podle standardu (“Ears - Set on high”)Podle standardu (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)No rulingNo ruling
Tvar očíMandlovéPodle standardu (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”)Podle standardu (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”)Podle standardu (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”)Podle standardu (“Almond shaped with black rims”)Podle standardu (“almond shaped with black rims”)
Tvar očíKulatéNo rulingVada (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)Vada (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)No rulingNo ruling
Stop (výraznost)MírnýNo rulingPodle standardu (“Stop - Moderate”)No rulingPodle standardu (“stop moderate”)No ruling
Stop (výraznost)VýraznýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“the stop pronounced”)
Tvar tlamyZužující sePodle standardu (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”)Podle standardu (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”)Podle standardu (“It tapers evenly to the tip”)Podle standardu (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”)Podle standardu (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”)
Tvar tlamyŠpičatá (slabá)No rulingVada (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)Vada (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
Délka krkuStředníNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Muscular, of medium length”)Podle standardu (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”)
LalokŽádný (suché hrdlo)Podle standardu (“Throat without dewlap”)Podle standardu (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Hřbetní linieRovnáPodle standardu (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”)Podle standardu (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”)Podle standardu (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”)No rulingPodle standardu (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
Hřbetní linieKapří hřbet (klenutý)No rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingVada (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
Hřbetní linieSedlovitý hřbetNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingVada (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
HrudníkHlubokýNo rulingPodle standardu (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”)Podle standardu (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”)Podle standardu (“Chest deep”)Podle standardu (“Chest is deep”)
Nasazení ocasuNízkéNo rulingVada (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Vada (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingVada (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Nasazení ocasuVysokéNo rulingVada (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Vada (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingNo ruling
Délka ocasuKrátkýNo rulingVada (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)Vada (“Faults: ... Too short”)No rulingVada (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Tvar ocasuZalomenýDiskvalifikující (“Kinked tail”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
TlapkyKočičí tlapkaPodle standardu (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)Podle standardu (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)Podle standardu (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)No rulingPodle standardu (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
TlapkyRoztaženéNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)No rulingVada (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
TlapkyZaječí tlapkaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
HleznaKravský postoj (hlezna dovnitř)No rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Cow hocks”)No rulingVada (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Paspárky na pánevních končetináchŽádnéNo rulingPodle standardu (“Dewclaws - Removed”)Podle standardu (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
PonožkyAlternativní (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Alternativní (“White markings on the tips of the toes”)Alternativní (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”)No rulingNo ruling
HvězdaAlternativní (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Alternativní (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”)Alternativní (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”)Alternativní (“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
Odstranění paspárkůNo rulingAlternativní (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)Podle standardu (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingAlternativní (“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.

Finský špic colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Finský špic in Bílá, Červená a Zlatá. Standard patterns: Sobolí.

Srst: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BíláPodle standardu (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Podle standardu (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”)Podle standardu (“The following white markings are permitted”)Podle standardu (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”)Podle standardu (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)
ČervenáPodle standardu (“bright red”)Alternativní (“Red”)No rulingPodle standardu (“reddish brown”)Podle standardu (“bright red”)
ZlatáPodle standardu (“golden red”)Podle standardu (“Red Gold”)Podle standardu (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)Podle standardu (“red gold”)Podle standardu (“golden red”)
AlbinotickáDiskvalifikujícíNo rulingDiskvalifikující (“Albinism”)NeuznávánoDiskvalifikující
Patterns
SobolíNo rulingPodle standardu (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”)Podle standardu (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”)Podle standardu (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”)No ruling
Oči: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Tmavě hnědáPodle standardu (“preferably dark”)Podle standardu (“Dark in color”)Podle standardu (“preferably dark in color”)Podle standardu (“preferably dark”)Podle standardu (“preferably dark”)
Světle hnědáNo rulingVada (“light eyes should be faulted”)Vada (“Light”)No rulingNo ruling
ModráDiskvalifikující (“wall eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalifikující (“wall eye”)
ŽlutáDiskvalifikující (“Eyes bright yellow”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalifikující (“Eyes bright yellow”)
Nos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ČernáPodle standardu (“jet-black”)Podle standardu (“Black”)Podle standardu (“black”)Podle standardu (“Nose pitch black”)Podle standardu (“jet-black”)

What the rulings mean

Podle standardu
Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativní
Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Finský špic's colors can change over its life.

  • Bíláchanges toProkvetlá

    Srst · S věkem · from 2 weeks

  • Černáchanges toZimní nos

    Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back

  • Černáchanges toRůžová

    Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back

Published standards