What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the English Cocker Spaniel?

FCI, Male: 39–41 cm; AKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; KC, Male: 39–41 cm; CKC, Male: 40.8–43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 38–39 cm; AKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; KC, Female: 38–39 cm; CKC, Female: 38–40.8 cm.

English Cocker Spaniel 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
Widerristhöhe, male	39–41 cm	40.6–43.2 cmover 43.2 cmFehlerunder 40.6 cmFehler	40.6–43.2 cm	39–41 cm	40.8–43.3 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	38–39 cm	38.1–40.6 cmover 40.6 cmFehlerunder 38.1 cmFehler	38.1–40.6 cm	38–39 cm	38–40.8 cm
Widerristhöhe	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 43.3 cmFehler
Gewicht, male	No ruling	12.7–15.4 kg	12.7–15.4 kg	No ruling	12.8–15.5 kg
Gewicht, female	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg	11.8–14.5 kg	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg
Gewicht	13–14.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	13–14.5 kg	over 15.5 kgFehler
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1	1	1	1	1
Schulterwinkel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“Bite-Scissors”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
BissZangengebiss	No ruling	Fehler (“A level bite is not preferred”)	Fehler (“Fault: Even (level) bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“a level bite should not be severely penalized”)
BissRückbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Fehler (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fehler (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
BissVorbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Fehler (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fehler (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopMäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Stop definite, but moderate, and slightly grooved”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The stop should be definite, but moderate”)
SchnauzenformQuadratisch	Standardgemäß (“Muzzle: Square”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Square muzzle”)	No ruling
OhransatzNiedrig	Standardgemäß (“Lobular, set low on level with eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“Ears-Set low”)	Standardgemäß (“They are set low”)	Standardgemäß (“set low on a level with eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“Ears are lobular, set low”)
OhransatzHoch	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Ears set or carried too high”)	No ruling	No ruling
OhrhaltungHängend (Hängeohr)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“lying close to the head”)	Standardgemäß (“lie close to the head”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“set low and close to the head”)
AugenformOval	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“full and slightly oval”)	Standardgemäß (“The full, slightly oval-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
AugenformMandelförmig	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
AugenformRund	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“On no account should the eyes be round”)
AugengrößeMittel	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“They are medium in size”)	Standardgemäß (“of medium size”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“medium in size”)
AugenstellungWeit auseinanderliegend	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“set wide apart”)	Standardgemäß (“set well apart”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“set fairly wide apart”)
AugenstellungHervortretend	Fehler (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling
HalslängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“NECK: Moderate in length”)	Standardgemäß (“moderate in length”)	Standardgemäß (“It is moderate in length”)	Standardgemäß (“Moderate in length, muscular”)	Standardgemäß (“The neck should be of moderate length”)
HalslängeKurz	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalsformGewölbt	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“arched toward the head”)	Standardgemäß (“It arches toward the head”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“arched towards the head”)
HalsformDick	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
WammeKeine (trockene Kehle)	Standardgemäß (“Clean throat”)	Standardgemäß (“without throatiness”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Clean throat”)	No ruling
WammeAusgeprägt	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Topline: Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
RückenlinieNach hinten abfallend	Alternativ (“Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	Standardgemäß (“The backline slopes very slightly toward a gently rounded croup”)	Standardgemäß (“The topline slopes very slightly toward the gently rounded croup”)	Alternativ (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
RückenlinieSenkrücken	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
RückenlinieKarpfenrücken (gewölbt)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
KörpertypKompakt	Standardgemäß (“BODY: Strong, compact”)	Standardgemäß (“Body-Compact and well-knit”)	Standardgemäß (“The compact, well-knit body”)	Standardgemäß (“Strong, compact”)	Standardgemäß (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
KörpertypGedrungen (Cobby)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“brisket deep”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep”)	Standardgemäß (“brisket deep”)	No ruling
BrustMäßig	Standardgemäß (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	Standardgemäß (“not so wide as to interfere with action of forelegs, nor so narrow”)	Standardgemäß (“not so wide as to interfere with foreleg action nor so narrow”)	Standardgemäß (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	No ruling
BrustFassförmig	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Insufficient spring of rib. Barrel ribbed”)	No ruling	No ruling
Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Mäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“slopes gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	Standardgemäß (“sloping gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Ausgeprägt	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Exaggerated tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchwanzansatzNiedrig	Standardgemäß (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungWaagerecht	Standardgemäß (“carried level, never cocked up”)	Standardgemäß (“the tail is carried horizontally”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“carried level, never cocked up”)	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungHoch getragen (fröhlich)	Nicht anerkannt (“never cocked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“never cocked up”)	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)	Nicht anerkannt (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling
PfotenKatzenpfote	Standardgemäß (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	Standardgemäß (“firm, round and catlike”)	Standardgemäß (“They are firm, round and catlike”)	Standardgemäß (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	No ruling
PfotenGespreizt	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Feet too large or too small. Splayed feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling
SprunggelenkeKuhhessig	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Excessive angulation. Short stifle. Hocks too long. Cowhocks”)	No ruling	No ruling
HinterhandwinkelungMäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Angulation moderate and, most importantly, in balance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HinterhandwinkelungGut gewinkelt	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The stifle is strong and well bent”)	No ruling	No ruling
VorhandwinkelungMäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The English Cocker is moderately angulated”)	Standardgemäß (“short-coupled and moderately angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Weißer Fuß	No ruling	Fehler (“White feet on a solid are undesirable”)	Fehler (“white feet are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Medaillon	No ruling	Alternativ (“a little white on throat is acceptable”)	Alternativ (“may have a little white on the throat”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Brustfleck	Alternativ (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling
Weiße Abzeichen	Fehler (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	Fehler (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Brandabzeichen	No ruling	Alternativ (“Tan markings, clearly defined and of rich shade, may appear”)	Alternativ (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings may appear”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kupieren des Schwanzes	Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	Alternativ (“Tail-Docked or undocked”)	Alternativ (“The tail may be docked or natural”)	Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	No ruling

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

English Cocker Spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the English Cocker Spaniel in Schwarz, Weiß, Blau, Leberbraun, Lohfarben, Rot, Orange, Gold und Zitronengelb. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Dreifarbig, Weiß mit Platten, Stichelschimmel und Lohzeichnung.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)
Weiß	Standardgemäß (“Black and white”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & White”)	Standardgemäß (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and white”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and white”)
Blau	Standardgemäß (“Blue roan”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue Roan”)	Standardgemäß (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red (roaned)”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue roan”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue roan”)
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“liver (chocolate)”)	Standardgemäß (“Liver”)	Standardgemäß (“liver”)	Standardgemäß (“liver (chocolate)”)	Standardgemäß (“liver (chocolate)”)
Lohfarben	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Rot	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“Red”)	Standardgemäß (“shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)
Orange	Standardgemäß (“orange and white”)	Standardgemäß (“Orange & White”)	Standardgemäß (“shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“orange and white”)	Standardgemäß (“orange and white”)
Gold	Standardgemäß (“golden”)	Standardgemäß (“Golden”)	Standardgemäß (“shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“golden”)	Standardgemäß (“golden”)
Zitronengelb	Standardgemäß (“lemon and white”)	Standardgemäß (“Lemon Roan”)	Standardgemäß (“shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon and white”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon and white”)
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“Solid colours”)	Standardgemäß (“Solid colors are black, liver or shades of red”)	Standardgemäß (“Solid-colored (also known as self-colored)”)	Standardgemäß (“Solid colours”)	Standardgemäß (“Solid colours”)
Dreifarbig	Standardgemäß (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black White & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)	Standardgemäß (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
Weiß mit Platten	Standardgemäß (“Particolours”)	Standardgemäß (“Parti-colors”)	Standardgemäß (“PARTI-COLORS”)	Standardgemäß (“Particolours”)	Standardgemäß (“Particolours”)
Stichelschimmel	Standardgemäß (“Roans”)	Standardgemäß (“Ticked”)	Standardgemäß (“Parti-colors may be clearly marked, ticked or roaned”)	Standardgemäß (“Roans”)	Standardgemäß (“Roans”)
Lohzeichnung	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and Tans and Liver and Tans are considered Solid Colors”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Zobel	Fehler	Alternativ (“Sable”)	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“Sable”)	Nicht anerkannt
Merle	Fehler	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt
Doppel-Merle	Fehler	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Braun	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Eye color dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“The eye color is dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark brown or brown”)
Haselnussbraun	Standardgemäß (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonize with coat”)	Standardgemäß (“except in livers and liver parti-colors where hazel is permitted”)	Standardgemäß (“except in livers and liver parti-colors, where they are hazel”)	Standardgemäß (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)	Standardgemäß (“in the case of liver, liver roan, and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)
Hellbraun	Nicht anerkannt (“never light”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“never light”)	Nicht anerkannt (“never light”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“color black”)	Standardgemäß (“Acceptable colors include: black”)
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”)

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.
Nicht anerkannt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a English Cocker Spaniel'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
Weißchanges toStichelschimmel
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Lohzeichnungchanges toSattelzeichnung
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 6 to 156 weeks
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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