What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Otterhound?

FCI, Male: 69 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 69 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61 cm; AKC, Female: 61 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 61 cm; CKC, Female: 61 cm.

Otterhound 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	69 cm	68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	69 cm	68.5 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	61 cm	61 cm	58.4–66 cm	61 cm	61 cm
Gewicht, male	No ruling	52.2 kg	34–52.2 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Gewicht, female	No ruling	36.3 kg	29.5–45.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopMäßig	Standardgemäß (“Stop: Distinct, though not exaggerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)	Standardgemäß (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)
SchnauzenformQuadratisch	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The muzzle is square, with no hint of snipiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular scissors bite”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
OhrhaltungLang hängend	Standardgemäß (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standardgemäß (“are long, pendulous, and folded”)	Standardgemäß (“The long, pendulous, folded ears”)	Standardgemäß (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standardgemäß (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)
OhransatzNiedrig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“They are set low, at or below eye level”)	Standardgemäß (“The ears are set low, or below eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalslängeLang	Standardgemäß (“NECK: Long, powerful”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)	Standardgemäß (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)
WammeGering	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativ (“a slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativ (“A slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Top line: Level”)	Standardgemäß (“The topline is level from the withers to the base of tail”)	Standardgemäß (“The backline, from the withers to the base of the tail, is level”)	Standardgemäß (“level top line and broad back”)	Standardgemäß (“level topline and broad back”)
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep reaching at least to the elbows”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest, which is deep rather then wide”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)
SchwanzansatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is set high”)	Standardgemäß (“It is set high on the slightly sloping croup”)	Standardgemäß (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standardgemäß (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)
SchwanzlängeLang	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“and is long reaching at least to the hock”)	Standardgemäß (“The long tail reaches at least to the hock joint”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungSäbelförmig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“carried saber fashion (not forward over the back)”)	Standardgemäß (“it is carried in saber fashion, but never forward over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerollt	Fehler (“never curling over back”)	Fehler (“(not forward over the back)”)	Fehler (“but never forward over the back”)	Fehler (“never curling over back”)	Fehler (“never curling over back”)
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	Standardgemäß (“Hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standardgemäß (“Hocks are well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standardgemäß (“The well-let-down hocks are well defined”)	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brustfleck	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Weißer Fuß	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Weiße Schwanzspitze	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Entfernen der Wolfskrallen	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed from the forelegs”)	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.

Otterhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Otterhound in Schwarz, Weiß, Grau, Blau, Leberbraun, Lohfarben, Rot, Zitronengelb, Creme, Weizenfarben und Sandfarben. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Zweifarbig, Dreifarbig, Gescheckt, Weiß mit Platten, Agouti, Grizzle und Lohzeichnung.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan”)
Weiß	Standardgemäß (“White hounds”)	Standardgemäß (“White”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“White hounds”)	Standardgemäß (“White Hounds”)
Grau	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Gray”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Nicht anerkannt	No ruling
Blau	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue & Cream”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standardgemäß (“Liver & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standardgemäß (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)
Lohfarben	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Rot	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)	Standardgemäß (“red”)
Zitronengelb	Standardgemäß (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“Lemon”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Creme	Standardgemäß (“black and cream”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue & Cream”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“black and cream”)	Standardgemäß (“black and cream”)
Weizenfarben	Standardgemäß (“wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“Wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“wheaten”)	Standardgemäß (“wheaten”)
Sandfarben	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	No ruling
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“whole coloured”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Whole coloured”)	Standardgemäß (“whole-coloured”)
Zweifarbig	Standardgemäß (“tan and white”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue & Cream”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“White & Black”)	Standardgemäß (“tan and white”)
Dreifarbig	Nicht anerkannt (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)	Standardgemäß (“White Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Nicht anerkannt (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)	Nicht anerkannt (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
Gescheckt	Standardgemäß (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Weiß mit Platten	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Particolour”)	No ruling
Agouti	Standardgemäß (“badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“Badger Markings”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“badger pied markings”)	Standardgemäß (“badger pied markings”)
Grizzle	Standardgemäß (“grizzle”)	Standardgemäß (“Grizzle Markings”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“grizzle”)	Standardgemäß (“grizzle”)
Lohzeichnung	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dunkelbraun	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The eyes are dark”)	Standardgemäß (“The deeply set eyes are dark”)	No ruling	No ruling
Haselnussbraun	Standardgemäß (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“Those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standardgemäß (“a blue and tan Hound may have hazel eyes”)
Gelb	Fehler (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	Fehler (“Yellow eye undesirable”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standardgemäß (“Dogs with black-pigmented eye rims and noses”)	No ruling	No ruling
Schiefergrau	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standardgemäß (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standardgemäß (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standardgemäß (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	Standardgemäß (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standardgemäß (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”)
Patterns
Schmetterlingsnase	Standardgemäß (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	Standardgemäß (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)

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 Otterhound'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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