What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Greyhound?

FCI, Male: 71–76 cm; UKC, Male: 68.6–73.7 cm; KC, Male: 71–76 cm; FCI, Female: 68–71 cm; UKC, Female: 66–71.1 cm; KC, Female: 69–71 cm.

Greyhound 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Mankehøjde, male	71–76 cm	No ruling	68.6–73.7 cm	71–76 cm
Mankehøjde, female	68–71 cm	No ruling	66–71.1 cm	69–71 cm
Vægt, male	No ruling	29.5–31.8 kg	29.5–34 kg	No ruling
Vægt, female	No ruling	27.2–29.5 kg	27.2–31.8 kg	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
StopSvagt	Standard (“Stop: Svagt”)	No ruling	Standard (“der er et lille stop”)	Standard (“fladt kranium, lille stop”)
BidSaksebid	Standard (“perfekt, regelmæssigt og komplet saksebid”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“perfekt, regelmæssigt og komplet saksebid”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Et fuldt sæt stærke, hvide tænder”)	No ruling
ØjenformOval	Standard (“ØJNE: Kloge, intelligente, ovale og skråtstillede”)	No ruling	Standard (“Øjnene er ovale og mørke i farven”)	Standard (“Kloge, intelligente, ovale og skråtstillede”)
ØrestillingRosenøre	Standard (“ØRER: Små, rosenører, af fin tekstur”)	No ruling	Standard (“De små rosenører er fine i teksturen”)	Standard (“Små, rosenører, af fin tekstur”)
HalslængdeLang	Standard (“HALS: Lang og muskuløs”)	Standard (“Hals: Lang, muskuløs, uden løs hud i struben”)	Standard (“Lang, muskuløs og godt svunget”)	Standard (“Lang og muskuløs, elegant svunget”)
OverlinjeLet hvælvet lænd	Standard (“Lænd: Kraftig, let svunget”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lænd kraftig, let svunget”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Bryst: Dybt og rummeligt”)	Standard (“Bryst: Dybt og så bredt, som farten tillader”)	Standard (“Brystet er dybt og rummeligt”)	Standard (“Bryst dybt og rummeligt”)
Bugens optrækningMarkeret	Standard (“Flanker kraftigt opdragede”)	Standard (“kraftigt opdraget i flankerne”)	Standard (“Flanken er kraftigt opdraget”)	Standard (“Flanker kraftigt opdragede”)
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseled velnedsænkede, hverken drejet ind eller ud”)	No ruling	Standard (“haseleddene er godt nedsænkede”)	Standard (“Haseleddene godt nedsænkede”)
PoterHarepoter	No ruling	Standard (“snarere harefødder end kattefødder”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalelængdeLang	Standard (“HALE: Lang, sat temmelig lavt”)	Standard (“Hale: Lang, fin og tilspidset”)	Standard (“den lange hale tilspidses mod enden”)	Standard (“Lang, sat temmelig lavt”)
HaleansætningLav	Standard (“sat ret lavt”)	No ruling	Standard (“Sat temmelig lavt”)	Standard (“sat ret lavt”)
HalebæringLav (hængende)	Standard (“båret lavt, let buet”)	No ruling	Standard (“bæres lavt, med en let bue”)	Standard (“båret lavt, let buet”)

Greyhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Greyhound in Sort, Hvid, Blå, Leverbrun, Rød og Fawn. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Tigerstribet, Partifarvet, Roan og Mørkt tigerstribet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Hvid	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“white”)
Blå	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Leverbrun	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Rød	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Fawn	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)
Albino	Ikke anerkendt	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Solid”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)
Tigerstribet	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)
Partifarvet	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)
Roan	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Ticked”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Mørkt tigerstribet	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mørkebrun	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)

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 Greyhound'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

Sources

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

Published standards

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