What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Samojede?

FCI, Male: 54–60 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; KC, Male: 51–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–59.8 cm; FCI, Female: 50–56 cm; AKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 46–51 cm; CKC, Female: 48.3–54.5 cm.

Samojede 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	54–60 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	51–56 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	50–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	46–51 cm	48.3–54.5 cm
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
BissZangengebiss	Fehler (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BissVorbiss	Disqualifizierend (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Fehler (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Fehler (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
BissRückbiss	Disqualifizierend (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Fehler (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Fehler (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	Standardgemäß (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)	Standardgemäß (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)	Standardgemäß (“carried strongly erect”)	Standardgemäß (“Fully erect in adults”)	No ruling
OhransatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“They should be mobile, set high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
AugenformMandelförmig	Standardgemäß (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)	Standardgemäß (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)	Standardgemäß (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)	Standardgemäß (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	No ruling
AugenformRund	No ruling	Fehler (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)	Fehler (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“blend gracefully into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerollt	Standardgemäß (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)	Standardgemäß (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)	No ruling
SchwanzansatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“TAIL: Set rather high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
SchwanzlängeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)	No ruling
SchwanzlängeMittel	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The tail is moderately long”)	No ruling	No ruling
PfotenOval	Standardgemäß (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PfotenKatzenpfote	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)	No ruling
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	Standardgemäß (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“with well let down hocks”)	No ruling
SprunggelenkeKuhhessig	Fehler (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)	Fehler (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)	No ruling
HalslängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Chest deep but not too broad”)	No ruling
BrustFassförmig	Fehler (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Mäßig	Standardgemäß (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchnauzenformSich verjüngend	Standardgemäß (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)	Standardgemäß (“should taper toward the nose”)	Standardgemäß (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)	Standardgemäß (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)	No ruling
SchnauzenformSchwach und spitz	Fehler (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)	Fehler (“neither coarse nor snipy”)	Fehler (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
BezahnungVollzahnig	Standardgemäß (“Normal dentition”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Entfernen der Wolfskrallen	Standardgemäß (“The dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	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.

Samojede colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samojede in Weiß und Creme. Standard patterns: Einfarbig und Zweifarbig.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Weiß	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“White”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)
Creme	Standardgemäß (“cream”)	Standardgemäß (“Cream”)	Standardgemäß (“cream, or all biscuit”)	Standardgemäß (“cream”)	Standardgemäß (“cream”)
Albino	Disqualifizierend	Disqualifizierend	Disqualifizierend (“albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend
Braun	Disqualifizierend (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)	Disqualifizierend	Disqualifizierend	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“White”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)	Standardgemäß (“pure white”)
Zweifarbig	Standardgemäß (“white with biscuit”)	Standardgemäß (“White & Biscuit”)	Standardgemäß (“white and biscuit”)	Standardgemäß (“white and biscuit”)	Standardgemäß (“white with biscuit”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Braun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“medium to dark brown”)	No ruling
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“dark for preference”)	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“medium to dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)
Schwarz	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Hellbraun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Gelb	Fehler (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“yellow eyes”)
Blau	Disqualifizierend (“eyes blue”)	Disqualifizierend (“blue eyes”)	Disqualifizierend (“blue eyes”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
Verschiedenfarbige Augen	Disqualifizierend (“eyes ... of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“eyes ... of different colours”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“preferably black”)	Standardgemäß (“black for preference”)	Standardgemäß (“black is preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“black for preference”)	Standardgemäß (“preferably black”)
Leberbraun	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)	Standardgemäß (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“may be brown”)	No ruling
Rosa	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“flesh-coloured”)	No ruling
Dudley-Nase	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Dudley nose not penalized”)	Standardgemäß (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Schneenase	Standardgemäß (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)	Standardgemäß (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)	Standardgemäß (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”)

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 Samojede's colors can change over its life.

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
Schwarzchanges toSchneenase
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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