United Pet Club

Samojed 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, male54–60 cm53.3–59.7 cm53.3–59.7 cm51–56 cm53.3–59.8 cm
Výška v kohoutku, female50–56 cm48.3–53.3 cm48.3–53.3 cm46–51 cm48.3–54.5 cm
Poměr výšky a délky1No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
Poměr mozkovny a tlamy1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
SkusNůžkový skusPodle standardu (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)Podle standardu (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)Podle standardu (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)Podle standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Podle standardu (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
SkusKlešťový skusVada (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
SkusPodkusDiskvalifikující (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Vada (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Vada (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
SkusPředkusDiskvalifikující (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Vada (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Vada (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
Nesení ušíVztyčené (stojaté)Podle standardu (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)Podle standardu (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)Podle standardu (“carried strongly erect”)Podle standardu (“Fully erect in adults”)No ruling
Nasazení ušíVysokéPodle standardu (“They should be mobile, set high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Tvar očíMandlovéPodle standardu (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)Podle standardu (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)Podle standardu (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)Podle standardu (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)No ruling
Tvar očíKulatéNo rulingVada (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)Vada (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Hřbetní linieRovnáPodle standardu (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)No rulingPodle standardu (“blend gracefully into the level back”)No rulingNo ruling
Nesení ocasuStočený přes hřbetPodle standardu (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)No rulingPodle standardu (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)Podle standardu (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)No ruling
Nasazení ocasuVysokéPodle standardu (“TAIL: Set rather high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Délka ocasuDlouhýNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)No ruling
Délka ocasuStředníNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“The tail is moderately long”)No rulingNo ruling
TlapkyOválnéPodle standardu (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
TlapkyKočičí tlapkaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)No ruling
HleznaNízko posazenáPodle standardu (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“with well let down hocks”)No ruling
HleznaKravský postoj (hlezna dovnitř)Vada (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)Vada (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)No rulingVada (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)No ruling
Délka krkuStředníPodle standardu (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HrudníkHlubokýPodle standardu (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)No rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“Chest deep but not too broad”)No ruling
HrudníkSoudkovitýVada (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Vtažení břichaMírnéPodle standardu (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)No rulingPodle standardu (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
Tvar tlamyZužující sePodle standardu (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)Podle standardu (“should taper toward the nose”)Podle standardu (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)Podle standardu (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)No ruling
Tvar tlamyŠpičatá (slabá)Vada (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)Vada (“neither coarse nor snipy”)Vada (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
ChrupÚplný chrupPodle standardu (“Normal dentition”)No rulingPodle standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Odstranění paspárkůPodle standardu (“The dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Samojed colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samojed in Bílá a Krémová. Standard patterns: Jednobarevná a Dvoubarevná.

Srst: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BíláPodle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“White”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)
KrémováPodle standardu (“cream”)Podle standardu (“Cream”)Podle standardu (“cream, or all biscuit”)Podle standardu (“cream”)Podle standardu (“cream”)
AlbinotickáDiskvalifikujícíDiskvalifikujícíDiskvalifikující (“albinism”)NeuznávánoDiskvalifikující
HnědáDiskvalifikující (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)DiskvalifikujícíDiskvalifikujícíNeuznávánoDiskvalifikující (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
JednobarevnáPodle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“White”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)Podle standardu (“pure white”)
DvoubarevnáPodle standardu (“white with biscuit”)Podle standardu (“White & Biscuit”)Podle standardu (“white and biscuit”)Podle standardu (“white and biscuit”)Podle standardu (“white with biscuit”)
Oči: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HnědáNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“medium to dark brown”)No ruling
Tmavě hnědáPodle standardu (“dark brown”)Podle standardu (“dark for preference”)Podle standardu (“dark brown”)Podle standardu (“medium to dark brown”)Podle standardu (“dark brown”)
ČernáNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
Světle hnědáNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
ŽlutáVada (“yellow eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingVada (“yellow eyes”)
ModráDiskvalifikující (“eyes blue”)Diskvalifikující (“blue eyes”)Diskvalifikující (“blue eyes”)No rulingDiskvalifikující (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
RůznookáDiskvalifikující (“eyes ... of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalifikující (“eyes ... of different colours”)
Nos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ČernáPodle standardu (“preferably black”)Podle standardu (“black for preference”)Podle standardu (“black is preferred”)Podle standardu (“black for preference”)Podle standardu (“preferably black”)
JátrováNo rulingPodle standardu (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)Podle standardu (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)Podle standardu (“may be brown”)No ruling
RůžováNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPodle standardu (“flesh-coloured”)No ruling
MasováNo rulingPodle standardu (“Dudley nose not penalized”)Podle standardu (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
Zimní nosPodle standardu (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)Podle standardu (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)Podle standardu (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)No rulingPodle standardu (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter 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 Samojed'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

  • Černáchanges toZimní nos

    Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back

Published standards