What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Sealyham Terrier?

FCI, Widerristhöhe: under 31 cm; AKC, Widerristhöhe: 26.7 cm; UKC, Widerristhöhe: under 30.5 cm; KC, Widerristhöhe: under 31 cm; CKC, Widerristhöhe: 26.8 cm.

Sealyham Terrier 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	under 31 cm	26.7 cm	under 30.5 cm	under 31 cm	26.8 cm
Rückenlänge	No ruling	26.7 cm	No ruling	No ruling	26 cm
Gewicht, male	9 kg	10.4–10.9 kg	9.1 kg	9 kg	10.5–11.3 kg
Gewicht, female	8.2 kg	No ruling	8.2 kg	8 kg	No ruling
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“regular scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“Bite level or scissors”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a level or scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“regular scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“Scissors bite preferred; level accepted”)
BissZangengebiss	No ruling	Alternativ (“Bite level or scissors”)	Alternativ (“meet in a level or scissors bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“Scissors bite preferred; level accepted”)
BissRückbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot bad faults”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)
BissVorbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot bad faults”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	No ruling	Fehler (“Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears bad faults”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: ... Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears”)
OhrhaltungRosenohr	No ruling	Fehler (“Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears bad faults”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: ... Prick, tulip, rose or hound ears”)
AugenformRund	Standardgemäß (“Dark, well set, round, of medium size”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Medium size, round in shape”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark, well set, round, of medium size”)	No ruling
AugenformOval	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“of medium size, oval in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“of medium size and oval in shape”)
StopMäßig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“joining the muzzle with a moderate stop”)	Standardgemäß (“There is a moderate stop”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“joining the muzzle with a moderate stop”)
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Back: Level”)	Standardgemäß (“Topline level, neither roached nor swayed”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is level”)	Standardgemäß (“level and flexible”)	Standardgemäß (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor swayed”)
RückenlinieKarpfenrücken (gewölbt)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Roached or swayback”)
RückenlinieSenkrücken	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Roached or swayback”)
SchwanzhaltungHoch getragen (fröhlich)	Standardgemäß (“Set in line with back and carried erect”)	Standardgemäß (“Docked and carried upright”)	Standardgemäß (“Set straight off the back and carried upright”)	Standardgemäß (“Set in line with back and carried erect”)	Standardgemäß (“Docked and carried erect”)
SchwanzansatzNiedrig	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Low-tail set”)
SchwanzlängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“Docked: Medium length”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Customarily docked to a medium length”)	Standardgemäß (“Docked: Medium length”)	Standardgemäß (“Undocked: Medium length of tail”)
PfotenKatzenpfote	Standardgemäß (“Round and catlike with thick pads”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Round and cat-like, with thick pads”)	Standardgemäß (“Round and cat-like with thick pads”)	No ruling
PfotenGespreizt	No ruling	Fehler (“Thin, spread or flat feet bad faults”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Thin, spread or flat feet”)
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“hocks well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Hocks well let down and parallel to each other”)
SprunggelenkeKuhhessig	No ruling	Fehler (“Cowhocks bad fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: ... Cow hocks”)
HalslängeLang	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Long, thick and muscular, clean at the throat”)	No ruling	No ruling
BrustBreit	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Chest broad and deep”)	No ruling
BrustFassförmig	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Not too barrel-shaped”)
KörpertypRechteckig	Standardgemäß (“General outline oblong, not square”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“oblong in general outline”)	Standardgemäß (“General outline oblong, not square”)	Standardgemäß (“General outline oblong, not square”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Platte	Fehler (“Black patches or heavy ticking on body”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Heavy black markings.”)	Fehler (“Black patches or heavy ticking on body undesirable.”)	Fehler (“Heavy body markings.”)
Tüpfelung	Fehler (“Black patches or heavy ticking on body”)	Fehler (“excessive ticking should be discouraged.”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Black patches or heavy ticking on body undesirable.”)	Fehler (“excessive undercoat ticking are to be discouraged”)

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”)	Standardgemäß (“Tail: Docked and carried upright”)	Standardgemäß (“Customarily docked to a medium length”)	Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	Alternativ (“Docked: Docked and carried erect ... Undocked”)

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

Sealyham Terrier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Sealyham Terrier in Weiß, Blau, Braun und Zitronengelb. Standard patterns: Einfarbig und Gescheckt.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Weiß	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“White”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)
Blau	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)
Braun	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“tan”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)
Zitronengelb	Standardgemäß (“lemon”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon”)	Standardgemäß (“lemon”)
Schwarz	Fehler (“Much black ... undesirable”)	Nicht anerkannt	Fehler (“Heavy black markings”)	Fehler (“Black patches ... on body undesirable”)	Fehler (“Much black ... undesirable”)
Albino	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)	Standardgemäß (“All white”)
Gescheckt	Standardgemäß (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”)	Standardgemäß (“with lemon, tan or badger markings on head and ears”)	Standardgemäß (“predominately white with lemon, brown, blue or badger markings”)	Standardgemäß (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”)	Standardgemäß (“white with lemon, brown, blue or badger pied markings on head and ears”)
Stichelschimmel	Fehler (“heavy ticking undesirable”)	Fehler (“excessive ticking should be discouraged”)	Fehler (“Ticking on the body”)	Fehler (“heavy ticking on body undesirable”)	Fehler (“heavy ticking undesirable”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Very dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Very dark in color”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark”)
Hellbraun	No ruling	Fehler (“Light ... eye bad faults”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“Fully pigmented, black in color”)	Standardgemäß (“Nose black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)
Rot	No ruling	Fehler (“cherry ... bad faults”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rosa	No ruling	Fehler (“White ... bad faults”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Schmetterlingsnase	No ruling	Fehler (“butterfly bad faults”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

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 Sealyham Terrier'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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