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

FCI, Male: over 79 cm; AKC, Male: 81.3–86.4 cm; KC, Male: over 79 cm; CKC, Male: 81.3–86.3 cm; FCI, Female: over 71 cm; KC, Female: over 71 cm; UKC, Widerristhöhe: 81.3–86.4 cm.

Irish Wolfhound 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	over 79 cm	81.3–86.4 cmunder 81.3 cmDisqualifizierend	under 78.7 cmDisqualifizierend	over 79 cm81–86 cm	81.3–86.3 cmunder 81.3 cmDisqualifizierend
Widerristhöhe, female	over 71 cm	under 76.2 cmDisqualifizierend	under 71.1 cmDisqualifizierend	over 71 cm	under 76.3 cmDisqualifizierend
Widerristhöhe	No ruling	No ruling	81.3–86.4 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Gewicht, male	over 54.5 kg	under 54.4 kgDisqualifizierend	under 54.4 kgDisqualifizierend	over 54.5 kg	under 54.5 kgDisqualifizierend
Gewicht, female	over 40.5 kg	under 47.6 kgDisqualifizierend	under 40.8 kgDisqualifizierend	over 40.9 kg	under 47.5 kgDisqualifizierend

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“Complete Dentition, scissor bite ideal”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
BissZangengebiss	Alternativ (“level acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“A level bite is acceptable”)	Fehler (“Level bite undesirable”)	No ruling
BezahnungVollzahnig	Standardgemäß (“Complete Dentition”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“a complete set of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
AugenformOval	Standardgemäß (“EYES: Dark and oval”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Elliptical (regular oval) and full”)	No ruling
OhrhaltungRosenohr	Standardgemäß (“EARS: Small, rose ears set on high”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The small, rose ears are Greyhound-like”)	Standardgemäß (“Small, rose shaped, of fine velvet texture”)	No ruling
OhransatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“rose ears set on high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalslängeLang	Standardgemäß (“NECK: Rather long, very strong and muscular”)	Standardgemäß (“Neck: Rather long, very strong and muscular”)	Standardgemäß (“neck is rather long and well arched”)	Standardgemäß (“Rather long, very strong and muscular”)	Standardgemäß (“Rather long, very strong and muscular”)
HalslängeKurz	Fehler (“Short neck”)	Fehler (“short neck”)	Fehler (“Faults: Short neck”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Short neck”)
WammeKeine (trockene Kehle)	Standardgemäß (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”)	Standardgemäß (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”)	Standardgemäß (“There is no dewlap or loose skin about the throat”)	Standardgemäß (“without dewlap or loose skin about throat”)	Standardgemäß (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”)
WammeAusgeprägt	Fehler (“Short neck; full dewlap”)	Fehler (“full dewlap”)	Fehler (“Full dewlaps”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Full dewlap”)
RückenlinieSenkrücken	Fehler (“Back sunken or hollow or quite straight”)	Fehler (“sunken or hollow or quite straight back”)	Fehler (“Sunken or hollow back”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Sunken or hollow or quite straight back”)
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Very deep, moderately broad”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Very deep”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is very deep, and moderately broad”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest very deep”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest very deep”)
Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Ausgeprägt	Standardgemäß (“Belly: Well drawn up”)	Standardgemäß (“Belly: Well drawn up”)	Standardgemäß (“The belly is well drawn up”)	Standardgemäß (“Belly well drawn up”)	Standardgemäß (“Belly well drawn up”)
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	Standardgemäß (“Hock joint: Well let down”)	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”)	Standardgemäß (“The hocks are well let down”)	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”)	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”)
PfotenGespreizt	Fehler (“Spreading toes”)	Fehler (“spreading toes”)	Fehler (“Faults: Twisted feet. Splay feet”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Twisted feet, spreading toes”)
SchwanzlängeLang	Standardgemäß (“TAIL: Long and slightly curved at extremity”)	Standardgemäß (“Tail: Long and slightly curved”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is long and slightly curved”)	Standardgemäß (“Long and slightly curved”)	Standardgemäß (“Long and slightly curved”)
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)	Standardgemäß (“the tail should be carried low standing”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“carried low with an upward sweep towards the extremity”)	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungHoch getragen (fröhlich)	Fehler (“Tail excessively curled or carried too high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brustfleck	Alternativ (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Weißer Fuß	Alternativ (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest, toes, (not full foot)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Weiße Schwanzspitze	Alternativ (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest, toes, (not full foot) and tip of tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Irish Wolfhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Irish Wolfhound in Schwarz, Weiß, Grau, Blau, Silber, Rot, Creme, Rehfarben und Weizenfarben. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Gestromt und Dunkel gestromt.

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 (“Pure White”)	Standardgemäß (“White”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“Pure White”)
Grau	Standardgemäß (“Grey”)	Standardgemäß (“Gray”)	Standardgemäß (“gray”)	Standardgemäß (“grey ... and steel grey”)	Standardgemäß (“Grey”)
Blau	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäß (“Blue”)	Standardgemäß (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Silber	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäß (“Silver”)	Standardgemäß (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Rot	Standardgemäß (“Red”)	Standardgemäß (“Red”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“Red”)
Creme	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäß (“Cream”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Cream”)	Nicht anerkannt
Rehfarben	Standardgemäß (“Fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“Fawn”)
Weizenfarben	Standardgemäß (“Wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“Wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”)	Standardgemäß (“wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“Wheaten”)
Albino	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“grey, red, black, pure white, fawn, wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”)
Gestromt	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)
Dunkel gestromt	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“brindle”)	Standardgemäß (“Brindle”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Eyes, dark”)	Standardgemäß (“The eyes are dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)
Hellbraun	Fehler (“Very light eyes”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Very light eyes”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Very light eyes”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“black”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The nose is dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Nose and lips black”)	Standardgemäß (“black”)
Leberbraun	Fehler	Fehler (“Lips or nose liver-colored”)	Fehler	No ruling	Fehler
Rosa	Fehler	Fehler (“Lips or nose ... lacking pigmentation”)	Fehler	No ruling	Fehler

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäß: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Irish Wolfhound'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
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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