What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Holländischer Schäferhund?

FCI, Male: 57–62 cm; AKC, Male: 57.2–62.2 cm; UKC, Male: 57.2–62.2 cm; FCI, Female: 55–60 cm; AKC, Female: 54.6–59.7 cm; UKC, Female: 54.6–59.7 cm.

Holländischer Schäferhund 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Widerristhöhe, male	57–62 cm	57.2–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDisqualifizierendover 66 cmDisqualifizierend	57.2–62.2 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	55–60 cm	54.6–59.7 cmunder 50.8 cmDisqualifizierendover 63.5 cmDisqualifizierend	54.6–59.7 cm
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	0.9	0.9	0.9
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1	1	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC
StopGering	Standardgemäß (“Stop: Slight, though clearly present.”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“There is a slight stop.”)
StopMäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The stop is moderate and distinct.”)	No ruling
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“Scissors bite, strong, regular and complete.”)	Standardgemäß (“Bite - is scissors.”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite”)
BissZangengebiss	No ruling	Fehler (“A level, overshot or undershot bite is a fault.”)	No ruling
BissRückbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“A level, overshot or undershot bite is a fault.”)	Fehler (“Faults: Overshot bite.”)
BissVorbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“A level, overshot or undershot bite is a fault.”)	Fehler (“Undershot bite.”)
AugenformMandelförmig	Standardgemäß (“The eyes are almond shaped and slightly oblique.”)	Standardgemäß (“set slightly oblique, almond shaped and not protruding”)	Standardgemäß (“dark, medium-sized, almond-shaped eyes”)
AugenformRund	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Round eyes.”)
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	Standardgemäß (“carried high and erect”)	Standardgemäß (“Ears - are medium sized, stiff, and erect.”)	Standardgemäß (“carried somewhat forward and firmly erect”)
OhrhaltungHängend (Hängeohr)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Disqualification - drooping or hanging ears.”)	No ruling
PfotenOval	Standardgemäß (“Forefeet: Oval. Well knit, toes arched.”)	Standardgemäß (“Forefeet are oval, well knit, toes arched.”)	No ruling
RückenlinieGerade	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“back, which must be level, straight, and firm”)	No ruling
Wolfskrallen vornVorhanden	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws are permissible.”)	No ruling
Wolfskrallen hintenKeine	Standardgemäß (“Dewclaws: None present”)	Standardgemäß (“Dewclaws - none present.”)	Standardgemäß (“There are no dewclaws on the hind legs.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC
Brustfleck	Fehler (“Heavy white markings on chest or feet is not desirable”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest or toes is permitted”)	Alternativ (“Very small white accents may occur on the breast and/or on the feet”)
Weißer Fuß	Fehler (“Heavy white markings on chest or feet is not desirable”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest or toes is permitted”)	Alternativ (“Very small white accents may occur on the breast and/or on the feet”)
Maske	Standardgemäß (“A black mask is preferable”)	Standardgemäß (“A black mask is preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“A black mask is preferred”)
Weiße Abzeichen	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Solid white markings elsewhere than on tips of toes, chest, or”)	Fehler (“White stripes or white spots on any part of the body”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Kupieren der Ohren	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Soft ears. Spoon-like ears. Cropped ears.”)
Kupieren des Schwanzes	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Cropped or stump tail are disqualifications.”)	Fehler (“Faults: Curled tail. Docked tail.”)

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

Holländischer Schäferhund colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Holländischer Schäferhund in Schwarz, Silber, Braun und Gold. Standard patterns: Gestromt und Dunkel gestromt.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Schwarz	Fehler (“Too much black is undesirable”)	Standardgemäß (“The brindle may be black or a dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“a black or very dark streaked or striped effect”)	Fehler (“Too much black is undesirable”)
Silber	Standardgemäß (“silver”)	Standardgemäß (“Silver Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle, on either brown or gray ground”)	Standardgemäß (“silver”)
Braun	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäß (“The brindle may be black or a dark brown”)	Fehler	Nicht anerkannt
Gold	Standardgemäß (“golden”)	Standardgemäß (“Gold Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle, on either brown or gray ground”)	Standardgemäß (“golden”)
Gelb	Nicht anerkannt	Alternativ (“Yellow”)	Fehler	Nicht anerkannt
Albino	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt
Patterns
Gestromt	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Gold Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Must be brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)
Dunkel gestromt	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Gold Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Must be brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)
Einfarbig	Nicht anerkannt	Alternativ (“Yellow”)	Fehler (“Wrong colors”)	Nicht anerkannt

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“Dark coloured”)	Standardgemäß (“dark colored”)	Standardgemäß (“The dark, medium-sized, almond-shaped eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark-coloured”)
Blau	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“distinctly yellow or blue eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Gelb	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“distinctly yellow or blue eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“black without spots or discolored areas”)	Standardgemäß (“The nose is black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäß: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Fehler: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Disqualifizierend: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nicht anerkannt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Holländischer Schäferhund's colors can change over its life.

Schwarzchanges toRostrot
Fell · Mit dem Körperzustand · can change back
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Fortschreitend
Schwarzchanges toBraun
Fell · In der Sonne · can change back
Schwarzchanges toSchneenase
Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back
Schwarzchanges toRosa
Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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