United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Výška v kohoutku, male63–69 cm63.5–71.1 cm63.5–68.6 cm63–69 cmNo ruling
Výška v kohoutku, female61–66 cm58.4–66 cm58.4–63.5 cm61–66 cmNo ruling
Hmotnost, maleNo ruling25–34 kg25–34 kgNo rulingNo ruling
Hmotnost, femaleNo ruling20–29.5 kg20–29.5 kgNo rulingNo ruling
Poměr výšky a délkyNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling
Poměr mozkovny a tlamyNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
SkusNůžkový skusPodle 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 skusNo rulingAlternativní (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)Alternativní (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)No rulingAlternativní (“with scissors or even bite”)
SkusPodkusNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingVada (“Undershot or overshot”)
SkusPředkusNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingVada (“Undershot or overshot”)
ChrupÚplný chrupNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo 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 ušíVysokéPodle standardu (“set on fairly high”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“set on fairly high”)No ruling
Nasazení ušíNízkéNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)No rulingVada (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
Tvar očíKulatéNo rulingPodle standardu (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
Tvar očíOválnéNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)No rulingNo ruling
Tvar očíMandlovéNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
Stop (výraznost)VýraznýNo rulingPodle standardu (“There should be a pronounced stop”)Podle standardu (“joined by a pronounced stop”)No rulingPodle standardu (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
Stop (výraznost)ŽádnýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Profil obličejeProhnutý (konkávní)Podle standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No rulingPodle standardu (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)Podle standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No ruling
Profil obličejeKlabonosý (konvexní)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Hřbetní linieRovnáNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)No rulingNo ruling
Hřbetní linieKapří hřbet (klenutý)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Hřbetní linieSedlovitý hřbetNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Délka ocasuStředníPodle standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”)No ruling
Nesení ocasuV úrovni hřbetuPodle standardu (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)No rulingNo rulingPodle 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 rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
Nasazení ocasuVysokéNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Set on too high or too low”)
Nasazení ocasuNízkéNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Set on too high or too low”)
TlapkyOválnéPodle 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 tlapkaNo rulingVada (“Catfoot is a fault”)No rulingNo rulingVada (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
TlapkyRoztaženéNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
Délka krkuDlouhýPodle 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 krkuKrátkýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Short, thick neck”)
LalokŽádný (suché hrdlo)Podle standardu (“free from throatiness”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“free from throatiness”)No ruling
LalokVýraznýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
HrudníkHlubokýNo rulingPodle standardu (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)Podle standardu (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)No rulingPodle standardu (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
HrudníkÚzkýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
HrudníkŠirokýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
HrudníkSoudkovitýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Vtažení břichaMírnéNo rulingPodle standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)Podle standardu (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)No rulingPodle standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
HleznaNízko posazenáPodle standardu (“Hock: Well let down”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Hocks well let down”)No ruling
HleznaKravský postoj (hlezna dovnitř)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kupírování ocasuNo rulingVada (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)Diskvalifikující (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)No rulingNo ruling
Odstranění paspárkůNo rulingAlternativní (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)Alternativní (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo 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.

Srst: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ČernáPodle standardu (“black and white”)Podle standardu (“Black”)Podle standardu (“black”)Podle standardu (“black and white”)Podle standardu (“black and white”)
BíláPodle 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”)
JátrováPodle standardu (“liver and white”)Podle standardu (“Liver”)Podle standardu (“liver”)Podle standardu (“liver and white”)Podle standardu (“liver and white”)
OranžováPodle 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”)
CitronováPodle 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
JednobarevnáPodle 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”)
DvoubarevnáPodle 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”)
TříbarevnáPodle 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”)
ProkvetláNo rulingPodle standardu (“Ticked”)No rulingNeuznávánoNo ruling
Oči: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HnědáPodle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Tmavě hnědáNo rulingPodle standardu (“the darker the better”)Podle standardu (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)No rulingNo ruling
Světle hnědáNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)No rulingNo ruling
OříškováPodle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)Podle standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Nos: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
ČernáPodle standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)Podle standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
JátrováPodle standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)Podle standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
RůžováPodle 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

Published standards