Pointer 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Výška v kohoutku, male | 63–69 cm | 63.5–71.1 cm | 63.5–68.6 cm | 63–69 cm | No ruling |
| Výška v kohoutku, female | 61–66 cm | 58.4–66 cm | 58.4–63.5 cm | 61–66 cm | No ruling |
| Hmotnost, male | No ruling | 25–34 kg | 25–34 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hmotnost, female | No ruling | 20–29.5 kg | 20–29.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poměr výšky a délky | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poměr mozkovny a tlamy | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkusNůžkový skus | Podle standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Podle standardu (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Podle standardu (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | Podle standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Podle standardu (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| SkusKlešťový skus | No ruling | Alternativní (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Alternativní (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | Alternativní (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| SkusPodkus | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Vada (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| SkusPředkus | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Vada (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| ChrupÚplný chrup | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nesení ušíVisící (svěšené) | Podle standardu (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Podle standardu (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”) | Podle standardu (“The ears are drop, short in length”) | Podle standardu (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Podle standardu (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”) |
| Nasazení ušíVysoké | Podle standardu (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling |
| Nasazení ušíNízké | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”) | No ruling | Vada (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”) |
| Tvar očíKulaté | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”) |
| Tvar očíOválné | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tvar očíMandlové | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”) |
| Stop (výraznost)Výrazný | No ruling | Podle standardu (“There should be a pronounced stop”) | Podle standardu (“joined by a pronounced stop”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”) |
| Stop (výraznost)Žádný | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| Profil obličejeProhnutý (konkávní) | Podle standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“the dish face is slightly preferred”) | Podle standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling |
| Profil obličejeKlabonosý (konvexní) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| Hřbetní linieRovná | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hřbetní linieKapří hřbet (klenutý) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| Hřbetní linieSedlovitý hřbet | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| Délka ocasuStřední | Podle standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling |
| Nesení ocasuV úrovni hřbetu | Podle standardu (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | Podle standardu (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”) |
| Nesení ocasuVztyčený (veselý) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“carried high, flag-pole tail”) |
| Nasazení ocasuVysoké | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| Nasazení ocasuNízké | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| TlapkyOválné | Podle standardu (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Podle standardu (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”) | Podle standardu (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”) | Podle standardu (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Podle standardu (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”) |
| TlapkyKočičí tlapka | No ruling | Vada (“Catfoot is a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Feet: Cat-foot”) |
| TlapkyRoztažené | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”) |
| Délka krkuDlouhý | Podle standardu (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Podle standardu (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”) | Podle standardu (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”) | Podle standardu (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Podle standardu (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”) |
| Délka krkuKrátký | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Short, thick neck”) |
| LalokŽádný (suché hrdlo) | Podle standardu (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling |
| LalokVýrazný | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Ewe neck, throatiness”) |
| HrudníkHluboký | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Chest, deep rather than wide”) | Podle standardu (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”) |
| HrudníkÚzký | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”) |
| HrudníkŠiroký | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”) |
| HrudníkSoudkovitý | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”) |
| Vtažení břichaMírné | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) | Podle standardu (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) |
| HleznaNízko posazená | Podle standardu (“Hock: Well let down”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Hocks well let down”) | No ruling |
| HleznaKravský postoj (hlezna dovnitř) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Cow-hocks”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kupírování ocasu | No ruling | Vada (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”) | Diskvalifikující (“Disqualification: Docked tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Odstranění paspárků | No ruling | Alternativní (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”) | Alternativní (“Front dewclaws may be removed”) | No ruling | No ruling |
The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.
Pointer colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Pointer color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Pointer in Černá, Bílá, Játrová, Oranžová a Citronová. Standard patterns: Jednobarevná, Dvoubarevná, Tříbarevná a Prokvetlá.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černá | Podle standardu (“black and white”) | Podle standardu (“Black”) | Podle standardu (“black”) | Podle standardu (“black and white”) | Podle standardu (“black and white”) |
| Bílá | Podle standardu (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Podle standardu (“Black & White”) | Podle standardu (“in combination with white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Játrová | Podle standardu (“liver and white”) | Podle standardu (“Liver”) | Podle standardu (“liver”) | Podle standardu (“liver and white”) | Podle standardu (“liver and white”) |
| Oranžová | Podle standardu (“orange and white”) | Podle standardu (“Orange”) | Podle standardu (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”) | Podle standardu (“orange and white”) | Podle standardu (“orange and white”) |
| Citronová | Podle standardu (“lemon and white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon”) | Podle standardu (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Jednobarevná | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Podle standardu (“solid-colored”) | Podle standardu (“solid”) | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Dvoubarevná | Podle standardu (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Podle standardu (“either in combination with white”) | Podle standardu (“in combination with white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Podle standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Tříbarevná | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Podle standardu (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”) | Vada (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”) | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Podle standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Prokvetlá | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Ticked”) | No ruling | Neuznáváno | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hnědá | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Tmavě hnědá | No ruling | Podle standardu (“the darker the better”) | Podle standardu (“dark eyes, the darker the better”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Světle hnědá | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oříšková | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Color or pattern | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|
| Černá | Podle standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Podle standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Játrová | Podle standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Podle standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Růžová | Podle standardu (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”) | No ruling |
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.
- Neuznáváno
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Pointer'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
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
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.