What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Harrier?

KC, Male: over 50.5 cm; KC, Female: over 45.5 cm; FCI, Mankehøjde: 48–50 cm; AKC, Mankehøjde: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Mankehøjde: 48.3–53.3 cm; CKC, Mankehøjde: 48.3–53.3 cm.

Harrier 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	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 50.5 cm	No ruling
Mankehøjde, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 45.5 cm	No ruling
Mankehøjde	48–50 cm48–55 cmAlternativ	48.3–53.3 cm45.7–55.9 cmAlternativ	48.3–53.3 cm	No ruling	48.3–53.3 cm45.8–55.8 cmAlternativ
Skalle i forhold til næseparti	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerat	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)
StopSvagt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“and a slight stop”)	Standard (“Slight stop”)	No ruling
Næsepartiets formTilspidset	Standard (“Muzzle: Quite long and rather more pointed than square”)	No ruling	Standard (“Never square, instead tapering towards the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling
Næsepartiets formKvadratisk	No ruling	Standard (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)
BidSaksebid	No ruling	Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors or a level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)
BidTangbid	No ruling	Alternativ (“or they may be level”)	Alternativ (“scissors or a level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“or they may be level”)
BidOverbid	No ruling	Fejl (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
BidUnderbid	No ruling	Fejl (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØjenformOval	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Oval, very bright and deeply set”)	No ruling
ØjenformMandelformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are almond shaped, medium size, set well apart”)
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“rather set on high”)	No ruling	Standard (“set on rather high”)	Standard (“High set, pendant, with rounded tip”)	No ruling
ØreansætningLav	No ruling	Standard (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	No ruling	Standard (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)	No ruling	Standard (“pendant, with rounded tip, Carried close to the head”)	Standard (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)
HalslængdeLang	Standard (“NECK: Long and free although well tied into the shoulders”)	Standard (“The neck is long and strong”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, strong, well attached and slightly arched”)	Standard (“Long, clean and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The neck is long and strong”)
OverlinjeLige	Standard (“Back: Straight and muscled”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“The topline is level and the back is straight”)	Standard (“Topline level with slight arch over broad, well-muscled loin”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: More developed in depth than in width”)	Standard (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, with well sprung ribs”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching below the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)
Bugens optrækningModerat	Standard (“flank must neither be too full nor too tucked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalelængdeMellem	Standard (“TAIL: Of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalelængdeLang	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is long, set on high”)	Standard (“Tail: Long, set on high”)	Standard (“Long, set on and carried high”)	Standard (“The tail is long, set on high and carried upwards”)
HaleansætningHøj	No ruling	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“set on and carried high”)	Standard (“set on high and carried upwards”)
HalebæringHøjt båret (glad)	No ruling	Standard (“carried up from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock”)	Standard (“carried up from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock”)	Standard (“set on and carried high, fairly straight”)	Standard (“set on high and carried upwards”)
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	No ruling	Fejl (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Fejl (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Fejl (“Never curled or carried over the back”)	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are round and catlike”)	Standard (“are round and catlike; with toes set close together”)	Standard (“Strong, round cat foot”)	Standard (“Feet are round and cat-like”)

Harrier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Harrier in Sort, Hvid, Tan, Rød og Citrongul. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Tofarvet, Trefarvet, Skjoldet, Agouti og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Sort	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
Hvid	Standard (“Usually white as base colour”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“White”)
Tan	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
Rød	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Red & White”)
Citrongul	No ruling	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“White”)
Tofarvet	Standard (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	No ruling	Standard (“Red & White”)
Trefarvet	Standard (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tri-colour”)
Skjoldet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Badger Pied”)
Agouti	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Badger Pied”)
Tantegning	No ruling	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Tan”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Brun	No ruling	Standard (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“Always dark”)	Standard (“darker colors are always desired”)	Standard (“dark in color”)
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lighter eye color in the lighter colored dogs is acceptable”)
Nøddebrun	No ruling	Standard (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs, lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling
Gul	No ruling	Standard (“lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Sort	Standard (“Black, well developed”)	Standard (“Well developed and black”)
Lyserød	Diskvalificerende (“Depigmented nose”)	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 Harrier'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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