What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Portugisisk Hønsehund?

FCI, Male: 52–60 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–58.4 cm; KC, Male: 54–58 cm; FCI, Female: 48–56 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 50–54 cm.

Portugisisk Hønsehund 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, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	KC
Mankehøjde, male	52–60 cm	53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmDiskvalificerendeover 58.4 cmDiskvalificerende	54–58 cm
Mankehøjde, female	48–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmDiskvalificerendeover 55.9 cmDiskvalificerende	50–54 cm
Ørelængde	No ruling	under 15.2 cm	No ruling
Vægt, male	20–27 kg	20–26.8 kg	20–27 kg
Vægt, female	16–22 kg	15.9–21.8 kg	16–22 kg
Højde i forhold til længde	1	No ruling	1
Skalle i forhold til næseparti	1.5	No ruling	1.5

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	KC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
BidUnderbid	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
BidOverbid	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Standard (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, medium in length”)	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)
ØrespidsAfrundet	Standard (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”)	Standard (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”)	Standard (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”)
ØjenformOval	Standard (“oval shaped tending to round”)	Standard (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”)	Standard (“Oval tending to round and quite full”)
StopMarkeret	No ruling	Standard (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)	No ruling
OverlinjeFaldende bagud	Standard (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”)	Standard (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”)	Standard (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”)
HalelængdeMellem	Standard (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaleansætningMellem	Standard (“Straight, of medium set”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalebæringVandret	Standard (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”)	Standard (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”)	Standard (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”)
HalebæringSeglformet	Ikke anerkendt (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	No ruling	Standard (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)	Standard (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenEnkelte	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
Ulvekløer på bagbenDobbelte	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
HalslængdeMellem	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Neck. Medium length.”)
DoglæpSvag	Standard (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”)	Standard (“with a short dewlap along the underside”)	Standard (“Slight dewlap evident.”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: Deep and broad”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling
Bugens optrækningModerat	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)	No ruling
Bugens optrækningIngen (lige bundlinje)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Næsepartiets formKvadratisk	No ruling	Standard (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)	Standard (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	KC
Hvide aftegn	Alternativ (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Alternativ (“either solid or with white markings”)	Alternativ (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	KC
Halekupering	Alternativ (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”)	Alternativ (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”)	Alternativ (“Docked: As above, to cover scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches.”)

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

Portugisisk Hønsehund colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Portugisisk Hønsehund in Hvid, Brun og Gul. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet og Tofarvet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Hvid	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)
Brun	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende	Standard (“any shade of yellow or brown”)	Ikke anerkendt
Gul	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)	Standard (“Yellow”)	Standard (“any shade of yellow”)	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)
Albino	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“either solid or with white markings”)	Standard (“Solid”)
Tofarvet	Standard (“or with white patches”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“Yellow & White”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Brun	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown in color”)	Standard (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)
Mørkebrun	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Darker shades are preferred”)	No ruling
Lysebrun	Fejl (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	Fejl (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“Wall eye”)	Diskvalificerende (“Wall eye”)	Diskvalificerende (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	Diskvalificerende (“of different colours”)	Diskvalificerende (“of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Sort	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)	Standard (“Nose black”)
Leverbrun	Fejl	Fejl	Standard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)	No ruling
Lyserød	Diskvalificerende (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Diskvalificerende (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Diskvalificerende (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	No ruling
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fejl: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Portugisisk Hønsehund's colors can change over its life.

Hvidchanges toRoan
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 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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