What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Whippet?

FCI, Male: 47–51 cm; AKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 47–51 cm; CKC, Male: 48.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 44–47 cm; AKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 44–47 cm; CKC, Female: 45.8–53.3 cm.

Whippet 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	47–51 cm	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDiskvalificerendeover 57.2 cmDiskvalificerende	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDiskvalificerendeover 57.2 cmDiskvalificerende	47–51 cm	48.3–56 cm
Mankehøjde, female	44–47 cm	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalificerendeover 54.6 cmDiskvalificerende	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalificerendeover 54.6 cmDiskvalificerende	44–47 cm	45.8–53.3 cm
Højde i forhold til længde	No ruling	under 1	under 1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopSvagt	Standard (“Stop: Svagt”)	Standard (“knap mærkbart stop”)	Standard (“Stoppet er knap mærkbart”)	Standard (“tilspidset mod snuden med let stop”)	Standard (“knap mærkbart stop”)
BidSaksebid	Standard (“perfekt saksebid”)	No ruling	Standard (“mødes i et saksebid”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmæssigt og komplet saksebid”)	No ruling
BidUnderbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Diskvalifikationer: Underbid”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Underbid”)
BidOverbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Overbid på en kvart tomme eller mere”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØjenformOval	Standard (“ØJNE: Ovale, lyse”)	Standard (“Øjne store, runde til ovale i formen”)	No ruling	Standard (“Ovale, lyse, meget vågent udtryk”)	No ruling
ØjenformRund	No ruling	Standard (“Øjne store, runde til ovale i formen”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Øjne store, intelligente, runde i formen”)
ØjenformMandelformet	No ruling	Fejl (“mandelformede øjne er uønskede og skal bedømmes som fejl”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingRosenøre	Standard (“ØRER: Rosenører, små”)	Standard (“Rosenører, små, fine i teksturen”)	Standard (“Rosenørerne er karakteristiske for racen”)	Standard (“Rosenører, små, fine i teksturen”)	Standard (“Ører små, fine i teksturen, kastet tilbage og foldede”)
ØrestillingOpretstående (ståøre)	No ruling	Fejl (“Opretstående ører bør straffes hårdt”)	Fejl (“Alvorlig fejl: Opretstående ører”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHalvt opretstående	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Halvt opretstående, når hunden er opmærksom”)
HalslængdeLang	Standard (“HALS: Lang, muskuløs, elegant svunget”)	Standard (“Hals lang, ren og muskuløs”)	Standard (“Den lange, rene, muskuløse hals”)	Standard (“Lang, muskuløs, elegant svunget”)	Standard (“Lang og muskuløs, godt svunget”)
HalslængdeKort	No ruling	Fejl (“En kort tyk hals ... bør straffes”)	Fejl (“Fejl: Kort, tyk hals”)	No ruling	No ruling
DoglæpIngen (tør hals)	No ruling	Standard (“ingen antydning af løs hud i struben”)	Standard (“ingen antydning af løs hud i struben”)	No ruling	Standard (“ingen antydning af løs hud i struben”)
OverlinjeLet hvælvet lænd	Standard (“Viser en yndefuld bue over lænden”)	Standard (“yndefuld naturlig bue ... begyndende over lænden”)	Standard (“En yndefuld, naturlig, men ikke for fremhævet bue begynder over lænden”)	Standard (“viser en yndefuld bue over lænden, men ikke pukkelrygget”)	Standard (“en god, naturlig bue over lænden”)
OverlinjeLige	No ruling	Fejl (“flad ryg ... bør straffes”)	Fejl (“Fejl: ... Flad ryg”)	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDybt	Standard (“Bryst: Meget dybt med rigelig hjerteplads”)	Standard (“Brystkasse meget dyb”)	Standard (“Brystet er meget dybt”)	Standard (“Bryst meget dybt med rigelig hjerteplads”)	Standard (“Brystkasse meget dyb og stærk”)
BrystTøndeformet	No ruling	Fejl (“ingen antydning af tøndeform”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“ingen antydning af tøndeform”)
HalelængdeLang	Standard (“Lang, tilspidset”)	Standard (“Halen lang og tilspidset”)	Standard (“Den lange, tilspidsede hale”)	Standard (“Lang, tilspidset, når mindst til haseleddet”)	Standard (“Lang og tilspidsende”)
HalebæringLav (hængende)	No ruling	Standard (“halen bæres lavt med kun en blid opadgående bue”)	Standard (“halen bæres lavt, med kun en blid, opadgående bue”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	Standard (“Forpoter: Ovale, godt adskilte tæer”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ovale, godt adskilte tæer”)	No ruling
PoterHarepoter	No ruling	Standard (“Fødder mere hare end kat, men begge er acceptable”)	Standard (“Både hare- og kattefødder er acceptable, men førstnævnte foretrækkes”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	Alternativ (“Fødder mere hare end kat, men begge er acceptable”)	Alternativ (“Både hare- og kattefødder er acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterSpredte	No ruling	Fejl (“Flade, spredte eller bløde fødder ... straffes strengt”)	Fejl (“Alvorlige fejl: Spredte fødder”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseled: Godt nedsænket”)	Standard (“Haseleddene er velnedsænkede og tæt ved jorden”)	Standard (“Haseleddene er velnedsænkede og tæt ved jorden”)	Standard (“haseled godt nedsænkede”)	Standard (“haseled velnedsænkede og tæt ved jorden”)
HaserSeglhaset	No ruling	Fejl (“Segl- eller koformede haseled bør straffes strengt”)	Fejl (“Alvorlige fejl: Seglformede haseled. Koformede haseled”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaserKohaset	No ruling	Fejl (“Segl- eller koformede haseled bør straffes strengt”)	Fejl (“Alvorlige fejl: Seglformede haseled. Koformede haseled”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	Alternativ (“Ulveklør kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør kan fjernes”)	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.

Whippet colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Whippet in Sort, Hvid, Blå, Sølv, Seal, Rød, Creme og Fawn. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Tigerstribet, Partifarvet, Zobel og Mørkt tigerstribet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Hvid	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Blå	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Silver Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Seal	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Rød	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Red Fawn”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Creme	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Fawn	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Tigerstribet	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn Brindle”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Partifarvet	Standard (“parti-colour”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“particolours”)
Zobel	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Mørkt tigerstribet	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn Brindle”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Merle	Ikke anerkendt (“Any colour or mixture of colours, except merle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“Merle unacceptable”)	Ikke anerkendt (“Merle unacceptable”)
Dobbelt merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown to nearly black”)	Standard (“dark”)
Lysebrun	Fejl (“Light eyes are undesirable”)	Fejl (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Gul	Fejl (“yellow eyes are to be strictly penalized”)	Fejl (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“Blue eye(s)”)	Diskvalificerende (“Blue or wall eyes”)
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	Diskvalificerende (“both eyes not being of the same color”)	No ruling
Sektoriel	Diskvalificerende (“any portion of blue in the eye(s)”)	No ruling

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“entirely black”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Blå	Standard (“in blues a bluish colour permitted”)	Standard (“dark blue”)	No ruling	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“liver nose in creams and other dilute colours”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	No ruling	Standard (“Nose liver in creams”)	Standard (“Nose liver in creams”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	Standard (“in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”)	Standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”)

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 Whippet'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
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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