What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Skye Terrier?

AKC, Male: 25.4 cm; UKC, Male: 25.4 cm; CKC, Male: 25.5 cm; AKC, Female: 24.1 cm; UKC, Female: 24.1 cm; CKC, Female: 24.3 cm; FCI, Mankehøjde: 25–26 cm; KC, Mankehøjde: 25–26 cm.

Skye Terrier 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	25.4 cmunder 22.9 cmFejl	25.4 cm	No ruling	25.5 cmover 30.5 cmFejlunder 20.3 cmFejl
Mankehøjde, female	No ruling	24.1 cmunder 21.6 cmFejl	24.1 cm	No ruling	24.3 cmover 29.3 cmFejlunder 19 cmFejl
Mankehøjde	25–26 cm	No ruling	No ruling	25–26 cm	No ruling
Kropslængde, male	No ruling	50.8 cm	50.8 cm	No ruling	50.8 cm
Kropslængde, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	48.3 cm
Hovedlængde, male	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	21.5 cm
Hovedlængde, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	20.3 cm
Halelængde, male	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	22.8 cm
Halelængde, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	21.5 cm
Højde i forhold til længde	2	2	2	2	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“incisor teeth closing level, or with upper teeth slightly overlapping”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“incisor teeth closing level or upper teeth just fitting over lower”)
BidTangbid	No ruling	Alternativ (“incisor teeth closing level”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“incisor teeth closing level”)
BidOverbid	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Undershot or overshot jaw”)
BidUnderbid	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Undershot or overshot jaw”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOpretstående (ståøre)	Standard (“EARS: Prick or drop”)	Standard (“They may be carried prick or drop”)	Standard (“may be carried either prick or dropped”)	Standard (“Prick or drop”)	Standard (“Ears (prick or drop)”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Alternativ (“EARS: Prick or drop”)	Alternativ (“They may be carried prick or drop”)	Alternativ (“may be carried either prick or dropped”)	Alternativ (“Prick or drop”)	Alternativ (“Ears (prick or drop)”)
Øjnenes placeringTæt placeret	Standard (“medium in size, close-set”)	Standard (“medium in size, close-set”)	Standard (“medium-size, close-set eyes”)	Standard (“medium in size, close set”)	Standard (“Medium size, close set”)
StopSvagt	Standard (“Stop: Slight”)	Standard (“The stop is slight”)	Standard (“tapers gradually towards a slight stop”)	Standard (“tapering gradually with slight stop”)	Standard (“with slight stop, but never coarse”)
OverlinjeLige	Standard (“Back: Level”)	Standard (“The backline is level”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“back level”)	Standard (“Back: Level”)
HalelængdeLang	No ruling	Standard (“Tail long and well feathered”)	Standard (“The long tail is well feathered”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalebæringLav (hængende)	No ruling	Standard (“long tail hanging”)	Standard (“The long tail is hanging”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterHarepoter	No ruling	Standard (“Large hare-feet preferably pointing forward”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Large hare-feet, pointing forward”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenIngen	Standard (“Metatarsus (Rear pastern): No dewclaws”)	No ruling	Standard (“No dewclaws”)	Standard (“No dewclaws”)	No ruling
HalslængdeLang	Standard (“NECK: Long and slightly crested”)	Standard (“Neck - Long and gracefully arched”)	Standard (“The long, gracefully arched neck”)	Standard (“Long and slightly crested”)	Standard (“Long and gracefully arched”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: Deep; ribcage oval, deep and long”)	Standard (“the chest deep, with oval-shaped ribs”)	Standard (“The chest is deep”)	Standard (“chest deep”)	Standard (“Chest: Deep”)
KropstypeLang og lav	Standard (“BODY: Long and low”)	Standard (“Body pre-eminently long and low”)	Standard (“the long, low body”)	Standard (“Long and low, back level”)	Standard (“Pre-eminently long and low”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Pointfarve	Standard (“all with black points.”)	Standard (“the desirable black points of ears, muzzle and tip of tail”)	Standard (“all with dark points”)	Standard (“all with black points.”)	No ruling
Stjerne	Alternativ (“A small white spot on chest may occur.”)	Alternativ (“permissible white which occasionally exists on the chest not exceeding 2 inches in diameter”)	Alternativ (“A small white spot on the chest is acceptable.”)	Alternativ (“A small white spot on chest may occur”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live. See where each procedure is banned or allowed.

Skye Terrier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Skye Terrier in Sort, Grå, Blå, Sølv, Creme og Fawn. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Grå	Standard (“dark or light grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“dark or light gray”)	Standard (“dark or light grey”)	Standard (“dark or light grey”)
Blå	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Sølv	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“silver platinum”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Ikke anerkendt
Creme	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Fawn	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)
Albino	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Any self colour allowing shading of same colour”)	Standard (“of one over-all color at the skin”)	Standard (“Any of these solid colors may have shades of the same color”)	Standard (“Any whole colour allowing shading of same colour”)	Standard (“Any self-colour allowing shading of same colour”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Eyes brown”)	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)
Mørkebrun	Standard (“preferably dark brown”)	Standard (“preferably dark brown”)	Standard (“preferably dark brown”)	Standard (“preferably dark brown”)	Standard (“preferably dark brown”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“The nose is always black”)	Standard (“The nose is black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Leverbrun	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“A ... brown nose shall disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Lyserød	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“A ... flesh-colored ... nose shall disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dudleynæse	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“A Dudley ... nose shall disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	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 Skye Terrier'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
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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