What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Irish Setter?

FCI, Male: 58–67 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 68.6 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 55–62 cm; AKC, Female: 63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 63.5 cm; CKC, Female: 63.5 cm.

Irish Setter 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	58–67 cm	68.6 cm	68.6 cm	No ruling	68.5 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	55–62 cm	63.5 cm	63.5 cm	No ruling	63.5 cm
Gewicht, male	No ruling	31.8 kg	34 kg	No ruling	31.8 kg
Gewicht, female	No ruling	27.2 kg	29.5 kg	No ruling	27.3 kg
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“Jaws of nearly equal length. Scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)
BissZangengebiss	No ruling	Alternativ (“or they may meet evenly”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“or they may meet evenly”)
OhrhaltungHängend (Hängeohr)	Standardgemäß (“hanging in a neat fold close to head”)	Standardgemäß (“hanging in a neat fold close to the head”)	Standardgemäß (“lying close to the head”)	Standardgemäß (“hanging in a neat fold close to head”)	Standardgemäß (“hanging in a neat fold close to the head”)
OhransatzNiedrig	Standardgemäß (“set low and well back”)	Standardgemäß (“Ears set well back and low”)	Standardgemäß (“Set well back and low”)	Standardgemäß (“set on low, well back”)	Standardgemäß (“Ears set well back and low”)
AugenformMandelförmig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Eyes somewhat almond shaped”)	Standardgemäß (“Somewhat almond-shaped”)	Standardgemäß (“preferably like an unshelled almond in shape”)	Standardgemäß (“somewhat almond-shaped”)
RückenlinieNach hinten abfallend	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“incline slightly downward without sharp drop at the croup”)	Standardgemäß (“slopes slightly downward from withers to set on of tail”)	Standardgemäß (“gently sloping downwards from withers”)	Standardgemäß (“slopes downward without sharp drop at the croup”)
SchwanzhaltungWaagerecht	Standardgemäß (“Carried level with or below back”)	Standardgemäß (“nearly level with the back”)	Standardgemäß (“nearly level with back”)	Standardgemäß (“on a level with or below the back”)	Standardgemäß (“nearly level with the back”)
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)	Alternativ (“Carried level with or below back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“on a level with or below the back”)	No ruling
SchwanzlängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“Moderate length, proportionate to size of body”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Of moderate length proportionate to size of body”)	No ruling
SchwanzansatzNiedrig	Standardgemäß (“set on rather low”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“Deep chest, rather narrow in front”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbows”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbow”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest as deep as possible, rather narrow in front”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbows”)
WammeKeine (trockene Kehle)	Standardgemäß (“no tendency to throatiness”)	Standardgemäß (“free from throatiness”)	Standardgemäß (“free of throatiness”)	Standardgemäß (“free from all tendency to throatiness”)	Standardgemäß (“free from throatiness”)
SchnauzenformQuadratisch	Standardgemäß (“Moderately deep and fairly square at the end”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Muzzle moderately deep, fairly square at end”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brustfleck	Alternativ (“white on chest, throat, and toes ... not to disqualify”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest, throat or toes ... not to be penalized”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on the chest, throat or toes not to be penalized”)	Alternativ (“White on chest, throat, chin or toes ... may occur”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest, throat, or toes ... not to be penalized”)
Weißer Fuß	Alternativ (“white on chest, throat, and toes ... not to disqualify”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest, throat or toes ... not to be penalized”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on the chest, throat or toes not to be penalized”)	Alternativ (“White on chest, throat, chin or toes ... may occur”)	Alternativ (“A small amount of white on chest, throat, or toes ... not to be penalized”)
Strich	Alternativ (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face not to disqualify”)	Alternativ (“a narrow centered streak on skull is not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face may occur”)	Alternativ (“a narrow centred streak on skull, is not to be penalized”)
Blesse	Alternativ (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face not to disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face may occur”)	No ruling
Stern	Alternativ (“small star on forehead ... not to disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“small star on forehead ... may occur”)	No ruling

Irish Setter colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Irish Setter in Mahagoni, Rot und Fuchs. Standard patterns: Einfarbig.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Mahagoni	Standardgemäß (“Mahogany”)	Standardgemäß (“mahogany”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rot	Standardgemäß (“Red”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Red”)	No ruling	No ruling
Fuchs	Standardgemäß (“Chestnut”)	Standardgemäß (“Rich chestnut red”)	Standardgemäß (“Rich chestnut”)	Standardgemäß (“Rich chestnut”)	Standardgemäß (“Rich chestnut”)
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß	Standardgemäß	Standardgemäß	Standardgemäß	Standardgemäß
Zobel	Nicht anerkannt (“with no black”)	Nicht anerkannt (“with no trace of black”)	Nicht anerkannt (“with no trace of black”)	Nicht anerkannt (“with no trace of black”)	Nicht anerkannt (“with no trace of black”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Braun	Standardgemäß (“dark to medium brown”)	Standardgemäß (“dark to medium brown in color”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“dark to medium brown”)	Standardgemäß (“dark to medium brown in color”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel or dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)
Haselnussbraun	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel or dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Nose black or chocolate”)	Standardgemäß (“Black or chocolate”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“Nose black or chocolate”)	Standardgemäß (“Black or chocolate”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”)	Standardgemäß (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäß: Described by the club's breed standard.
Nicht anerkannt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Irish Setter's colors can change over its life.

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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