What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Samojedhund?

FCI, Male: 54–60 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; KC, Male: 51–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–59.8 cm; FCI, Female: 50–56 cm; AKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 46–51 cm; CKC, Female: 48.3–54.5 cm.

Samojedhund 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	54–60 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	51–56 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Mankehøjde, female	50–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	46–51 cm	48.3–54.5 cm
Højde i forhold til længde	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i forhold til næseparti	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
BidTangbid	Fejl (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BidUnderbid	Diskvalificerende (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Fejl (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Fejl (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
BidOverbid	Diskvalificerende (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Fejl (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Fejl (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOpretstående (ståøre)	Standard (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)	Standard (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)	Standard (“carried strongly erect”)	Standard (“Fully erect in adults”)	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“They should be mobile, set high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØjenformMandelformet	Standard (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)	Standard (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)	Standard (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	No ruling
ØjenformRund	No ruling	Fejl (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)	Fejl (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeLige	Standard (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)	No ruling	Standard (“blend gracefully into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Standard (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)	No ruling	Standard (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)	Standard (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)	No ruling
HaleansætningHøj	Standard (“TAIL: Set rather high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalelængdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)	No ruling
HalelængdeMellem	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is moderately long”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	Standard (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“with well let down hocks”)	No ruling
HaserKohaset	Fejl (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)	Fejl (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)	No ruling
HalslængdeMellem	Standard (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Chest deep but not too broad”)	No ruling
BrystTøndeformet	Fejl (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Bugens optrækningModerat	Standard (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	Standard (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Næsepartiets formTilspidset	Standard (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)	Standard (“should taper toward the nose”)	Standard (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)	Standard (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)	No ruling
Næsepartiets formSvag og spids	Fejl (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)	Fejl (“neither coarse nor snipy”)	Fejl (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	Standard (“Normal dentition”)	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	Standard (“The dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	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.

Samojedhund colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samojedhund in Hvid og Creme. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet og Tofarvet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hvid	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)
Creme	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream, or all biscuit”)	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Albino	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende (“albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende
Brun	Diskvalificerende (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)	Diskvalificerende	Diskvalificerende	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)
Tofarvet	Standard (“white with biscuit”)	Standard (“White & Biscuit”)	Standard (“white and biscuit”)	Standard (“white and biscuit”)	Standard (“white with biscuit”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“medium to dark brown”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark for preference”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“medium to dark brown”)	Standard (“dark brown”)
Sort	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Gul	Fejl (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“yellow eyes”)
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“eyes blue”)	Diskvalificerende (“blue eyes”)	Diskvalificerende (“blue eyes”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	Diskvalificerende (“eyes ... of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“eyes ... of different colours”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“preferably black”)	Standard (“black for preference”)	Standard (“black is preferred”)	Standard (“black for preference”)	Standard (“preferably black”)
Leverbrun	No ruling	Standard (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)	Standard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	Standard (“may be brown”)	No ruling
Lyserød	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“flesh-coloured”)	No ruling
Dudleynæse	No ruling	Standard (“Dudley nose not penalized”)	Standard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Snenæse	Standard (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)	Standard (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)	Standard (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)	No ruling	Standard (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”)

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 Samojedhund'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
Sortchanges toSnenæse
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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