What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Amerikansk Cocker Spaniel?

FCI, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; AKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; UKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; KC, Male: 37–39 cm; CKC, Male: 36.8–39.3 cm; FCI, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; AKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; UKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; KC, Female: 34–37 cm; CKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm.

Amerikansk Cocker Spaniel 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mankehøjde, male	36.8–39.4 cmover 39.4 cmDiskvalificerende	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFejlover 39.4 cmDiskvalificerende	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFejl	37–39 cm	36.8–39.3 cmunder 36.8 cmFejlover 39.3 cmDiskvalificerende
Mankehøjde, female	34.3–36.8 cmover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerende	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFejlover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerende	34.3–36.8 cm	34–37 cm	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFejlover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerende
Højde i forhold til længde	No ruling	No ruling	1.2	1	No ruling
Skuldervinkel	90°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“Tænder stærke og sunde, ikke for små og mødes i et saksebid”)	Standard (“mødes i et saksebid”)	Standard (“mødes i et saksebid”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmæssigt og komplet saksebid”)	Standard (“mødes i et saksebid”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Et fuldt sæt kraftige, veludviklede, hvide tænder”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopMarkeret	Standard (“Stop: Udtalt”)	Standard (“øjenbrynene er tydeligt markerede med et udtalt stop”)	Standard (“Der er et udtalt stop”)	No ruling	Standard (“tydeligt markeret med et udtalt stop”)
Næsepartiets formKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Snude bred, dyb, firkantet, jævne kæber”)	No ruling
ØreansætningLav	Standard (“placeret ikke højere end en linje til den nederste del af øjet”)	Standard (“placeret ikke højere end en linje til den nederste del af øjet”)	Standard (“sat ikke højere end en linje til den nederste del af øjet”)	Standard (“sat på linje ikke højere end øjnenes nederste del”)	Standard (“placeret ikke højere end en linje til den nederste del af”)
ØjenformMandelformet	Standard (“et let mandelformet udseende”)	Standard (“et let mandelformet udseende”)	Standard (“antyder en let mandelform”)	Standard (“et let mandelformet udseende”)	Standard (“et let mandelformet udseende”)
Øjnenes placeringFremtrædende	Fejl (“øjet er ikke svagt eller glubsk”)	Fejl (“øjet er ikke svagt eller glubsk”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Hverken små eller udstående”)	Fejl (“øjet er ikke svagt eller glubsk”)
HalslængdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lang, muskuløs og fri for løs hals”)	No ruling
HalsformHvælvet	Standard (“buer let, mens den smalner af for at forene sig med hovedet”)	Standard (“buer let, mens den smalner af for at forene sig med hovedet”)	Standard (“buer let, mens den smalner af for at forene sig med hovedet”)	Standard (“Stigende kraftigt og let buet”)	No ruling
DoglæpIngen (tør hals)	Standard (“fri for hængende løs hals”)	Standard (“fri for hængende løs hals.”)	No ruling	Standard (“fri for løs hals”)	No ruling
OverlinjeFaldende bagud	Standard (“Overlinje: Skrånende let mod muskuløs bagpart”)	Standard (“Overlinje - skrånende let mod muskuløs bagpart”)	Standard (“Overlinjen skråner let mod den stærke, muskuløse bagpart”)	Standard (“Ryg stærk, skrånende jævnt og let nedad”)	Standard (“en overlinje, der skråner let mod stærk, muskuløs bagpart”)
KropstypeKompakt	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt krop”)	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt krop”)	Standard (“Den korte, kompakte, fast sammenbyggede krop”)	Standard (“kompakt kraftig krop”)	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt krop”)
KropstypeKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Cockeren er kompakt og kvadratisk i kroppen”)	No ruling	No ruling
KropstypeLang og lav	Ikke anerkendt (“hunden fremstår aldrig lang og lav”)	Ikke anerkendt (“hunden fremstår aldrig lang og lav”)	Fejl (“Alvorlig fejl: Et langt, lavt udseende”)	Ikke anerkendt (“Fremstår aldrig lang og lav”)	No ruling
BrystDybt	Standard (“Bryst: Dybt, dets laveste punkt ikke højere end albuerne”)	Standard (“Brystet er dybt, dets laveste punkt ikke højere end albuerne”)	Standard (“Brystet er dybt, med den laveste del ikke højere end albuerne”)	Standard (“Bryst dybt. Laveste punkt ikke højere end albuerne”)	No ruling
HalebæringVandret	Standard (“båret på linje med rygens overlinje, eller lidt højere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med rygens overlinje, eller lidt højere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med overlinjen, eller lidt højere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med rygens overlinje eller lidt højere”)	No ruling
HalebæringHøjt båret (glad)	Alternativ (“på linje med rygens overlinje, eller lidt højere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med rygens overlinje, eller lidt højere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med overlinjen, eller lidt højere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med rygens overlinje eller lidt højere”)	No ruling
HalebæringLav (hængende)	Ikke anerkendt (“aldrig så lavt, at det tyder på frygtsomhed”)	Ikke anerkendt (“aldrig så lavt, at det tyder på frygtsomhed”)	Ikke anerkendt (“aldrig ... så lavt, at det tyder på forsagthed”)	Ikke anerkendt (“aldrig så lavt, at det tyder på frygtsomhed”)	No ruling
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“men aldrig krøllet over ryggen”)	No ruling
HalelængdeMellem	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ikke kuperet: ... Moderat længde”)	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“Kompakte, store, runde og faste med hårde trædepuder”)	Standard (“Poter kompakte, store, runde og faste”)	Standard (“De runde, kompakte poter er store og faste”)	Standard (“Kompakte, ikke spredte, runde og faste”)	No ruling
PoterSpredte	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Kompakte, ikke spredte”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseled: Stærke og godt nedsænkede”)	No ruling	Standard (“Haseleddene er stærke og godt nedsænkede”)	Standard (“Haseled stærke, godt nedsænkede”)	No ruling
BagpartsvinklingModerat	Standard (“Moderat vinkling af knæet”)	Standard (“moderat vinkling ved knæet”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BagpartsvinklingVelvinklet	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“godt vinklede, kraftige knæ”)	No ruling	No ruling
ForpartsvinklingGodt tilbagelagt	Standard (“Skulder: Godt tilbagelagt”)	Standard (“Skuldrene er godt tilbagelagte”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brystplet	Alternativ (“En lille mængde hvidt på brystet og/eller strube”)	Alternativ (“En lille mængde hvidt på brystet og/eller strube er tilladt”)	Alternativ (“En lille mængde hvidt på brystet og/eller strube er tilladt”)	Alternativ (“en lille mængde hvidt på bryst og strube tolereres”)	Alternativ (“En lille mængde hvidt på brystet og/eller strube er tilladt”)
Tanaftegninger	Alternativ (“Ensfarvet sort, inklusive sort med brune aftegn”)	Alternativ (“Ensfarvet sort inklusive sort med brune aftegn”)	Alternativ (“Brune aftegn er acceptable”)	Alternativ (“Mængden af brune aftegn begrænset til ti procent eller mindre af individets farve”)	Alternativ (“Ensfarvet sort, inklusive sort med brune aftegn”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Halekupering	Standard (“Den kuperede hale er sat og båret på linje med overlinjen”)	Standard (“Den kuperede hale er sat og båret på linje med overlinjen”)	Standard (“med en hale, der som regel er kuperet”)	Alternativ (“Tidligere sædvanligvis kuperet. Kuperet ... Ikke kuperet”)	No ruling
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	Alternativ (“Ulveklør på forbenene kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør på forbenene kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør foran og bagpå kan fjernes”)	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.

Amerikansk Cocker Spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Amerikansk Cocker Spaniel in Sort, Hvid, Blå, Sølv, Brun, Tan, Rød, Guld, Buff og Creme. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Trefarvet, Partifarvet, Roan, Zobel og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Hvid	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”)	Standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”)	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)
Rød	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Guld	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Creme	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Albino	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Trefarvet	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifarvet	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Roan	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Zobel	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“Sable”)	Standard (“A lacing of black hairs over a lighter background color”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalificerende
Tantegning	Standard (“black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)
Merle	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“Merle Markings”)	Diskvalificerende (“Merle color”)	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende
Dobbelt merle	Diskvalificerende	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown, the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)
Nøddebrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In reds and browns, dark hazel”)	No ruling
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“Eyes: blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalificerende (“Eye(s) blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Eye(s) blue, blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Patterns
Marmoreret	Diskvalificerende (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalificerende (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)	Standard (“black in color in the blacks, black and tans, and black and whites”)	Standard (“The nose is black in the Black and Black and Tan dogs”)	Standard (“Nostrils black in black and tans”)	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”)	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)

ASCOB

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sølv	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Rød	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Guld	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Creme	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Zobel	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“Sable”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalificerende
Tantegning	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Dobbelt merle	Diskvalificerende	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende

Flerfarvet

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Hvid	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Brun	Standard (“brown and white”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Chocolate & White Particolour”)	Standard (“brown and white”)
Tan	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Rød	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Red & White Particolour”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Buff	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Buff & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Patterns
Trefarvet	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifarvet	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Roan	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Zobel	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Diskvalificerende
Tantegning	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Dobbelt merle	Diskvalificerende	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende

Sort

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tan	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tantegning	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Dobbelt merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Diskvalificerende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkendt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Amerikansk Cocker Spaniel's colors can change over its life.

Sortchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kropstilstanden · can change back
Sortchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Sortchanges toBrun
Pels · I solen · can change back
Hvidchanges toRoan
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSadeltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Sortchanges toSnenæse
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back
Sortchanges toLyserød
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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