What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Beagle?

FCI, Mankehøjde: 33–40 cm; AKC, Mankehøjde: under 33 cm; UKC, Mankehøjde: under 38.1 cm; KC, Mankehøjde: 33–40 cm; CKC, Mankehøjde: under 33 cm.

Beagle 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	33–40 cm	under 33 cm33–38.1 cmover 38.1 cmDiskvalificerende	under 38.1 cmover 38.1 cmDiskvalificerende	33–40 cm	under 33 cm33–38 cmover 38 cmDiskvalificerende

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling	Standard (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
BidTangbid	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BidOverbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot bite. Undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BidUnderbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot bite. Undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Standard (“hanging gracefully close to cheeks”)	No ruling	Standard (“setting close to the head ... almost no erectile power”)	Standard (“hanging gracefully close to cheeks”)	Standard (“almost entire absence of erectile power ... setting close to the head”)
ØreansætningLav	Standard (“Set on low, fine in texture”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Set on low, fine in texture”)	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Ears short, set on high”)
Øjnenes placeringBredt placeret	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The large eyes are set well apart”)	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes large, set well apart”)
Øjnenes placeringFremtrædende	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“or prominent and protruding”)
StopModerat	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“with the stop moderately defined”)	No ruling	Standard (“the stop moderately defined”)
Næsepartiets længdeMellem	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The muzzle is of medium length”)	No ruling	Standard (“Muzzle of medium length”)
Næsepartiets længdeKort	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“or very short”)
Næsepartiets formSvag og spids	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“muzzle long, snipey or cut away decidedly below the eyes”)
AnsigtsprofilRamsnæse (konveks)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Roman-nosed, or upturned, giving a dish-faced expression”)
HalslængdeMellem	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The medium-length neck rises free and light”)	No ruling	Standard (“of medium length”)
HalsformHvælvet	Standard (“slightly arched and showing little dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“slightly arched and showing little dewlap”)	No ruling
DoglæpSvag	Standard (“showing little dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“showing little dewlap”)	No ruling
DoglæpMarkeret	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin, termed throatiness”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin”)
OverlinjeLige	Standard (“Topline: Straight and level”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Topline straight and level”)	No ruling
OverlinjeKarperyg (hvælvet)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Very long, swayed, or roached back”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Very long, swayed or roached back”)
OverlinjeSvajryg	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Very long, swayed, or roached back”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Very long, swayed or roached back”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: Let down to below elbow”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep and broad”)	Standard (“Chest let down to below elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep and broad”)
BrystBredt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep and broad”)	No ruling	Standard (“Chest deep and broad”)
HaleansætningHøj	Standard (“Set on high, carried gaily”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Set on high, carried gaily”)	No ruling
HalebæringHøjt båret (glad)	Standard (“carried gaily but not curled over back”)	No ruling	Standard (“carried gaily over the back with a slight curve”)	Standard (“carried gaily but not curled over back”)	Standard (“carried gaily, but not turned forward over the back”)
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Ikke anerkendt (“not curled over back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“not curled over back”)	No ruling
HalelængdeKort	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“It is short as compared with the size of the hound”)	No ruling	Standard (“short as compared with size of the hound”)
HalelængdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults: A long tail”)	No ruling	Fejl (“A long tail”)
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are close, round, and firm”)	No ruling	Standard (“Feet close, round, and firm”)
PoterHarepoter	Ikke anerkendt (“Not hare-footed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“Not hare-footed”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Hock joint: Firm, well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks firm, well let down”)	No ruling
HaserKohaset	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Cowhocks or straight hocks”)
HaserLige og parallelle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Cowhocks or straight hocks”)

Beagle colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Beagle in Sort, Hvid, Blå, Grævlingegrå, Brun, Tan, Harefarvet, Rød og Citrongul. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Tofarvet, Trefarvet, Skjoldet, Roan og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Hvid	Standard (“all white”)	Standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“all white”)	Standard (“all white”)
Blå	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Standard (“Blue Tan & White”)	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)
Grævlingegrå	Standard (“badger pied”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Brun	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Brown & White”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Tan	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Harefarvet	Standard (“hare pied”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rød	Standard (“red and white”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“red and white”)	Standard (“red and white”)
Citrongul	Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)	Standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)
Fawn	Ikke anerkendt	Alternativ (“Black Fawn & White”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Albino	Ikke anerkendt	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Chokolade	Ikke anerkendt	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“all white”)	Alternativ (“White”)	Diskvalificerende (“Solid color”)	Standard (“all white”)	Standard (“all white”)
Tofarvet	Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)	Standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)
Trefarvet	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Skjoldet	Standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)	No ruling	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)	Standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)
Roan	Standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)	Standard (“Ticked”)	Standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)	Standard (“all the above-mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)
Tantegning	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“Blue White & Tan”)	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)
Plettet	No ruling	Alternativ (“Spotted”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Tigerstribet	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Diskvalificerende (“Brindle”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Merle	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Diskvalificerende (“Merle”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Mørkt tigerstribet	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Diskvalificerende (“Brindle”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Dobbelt merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	No ruling	Standard (“of a brown or hazel color”)	Standard (“brown or hazel in color”)	No ruling	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)
Nøddebrun	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“of a brown or hazel color”)	Standard (“brown or hazel in color”)	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“preferably black”)	Standard (“preferably black”)	Standard (“preferably black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Beagle'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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