United Pet Club

Shikoku 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, UKC, CKC.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIUKCCKC
Widerristhöhe, maleunder 55 cm49.5–54.6 cmunder 55 cm
Widerristhöhe, femaleunder 52 cm43.2–48.3 cmunder 49 cm
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge1.11.11.1

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIUKCCKC
BissScherengebissStandardgemäß (“Teeth strong, with a scissor bite.”)Standardgemäß (“evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)Standardgemäß (“Teeth strong, with a scissors bite”)
BissRückbissDisqualifizierend (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth.”)Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Extremely overshot or undershot bite.”)Disqualifizierend (“Extremely overshot or undershot bite”)
BissVorbissDisqualifizierend (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth.”)Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Extremely overshot or undershot bite.”)Disqualifizierend (“Extremely overshot or undershot bite”)
BezahnungVollzahnigNo rulingStandardgemäß (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No ruling
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)Standardgemäß (“Ears: Small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked.”)Standardgemäß (“Small, triangular, strongly pricked and slightly inclined forward.”)Standardgemäß (“Small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked”)
AugenformDreieckigStandardgemäß (“Eyes: Nearly triangular, not too small”)Standardgemäß (“Relatively small, triangular in shape”)Standardgemäß (“Relatively small, triangular, set well apart”)
StopGeringStandardgemäß (“Stop: Shallow, but defined.”)Standardgemäß (“The stop is shallow but defined.”)Standardgemäß (“Stop: Shallow, but defined”)
RückenlinieGeradeStandardgemäß (“Back: Straight and strong.”)Standardgemäß (“the back is straight and strong”)Standardgemäß (“Back: Straight and strong”)
SchwanzansatzHochStandardgemäß (“TAIL: Set on high, thick”)Standardgemäß (“Thick, set on high”)Standardgemäß (“Set on high, thick”)
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerolltStandardgemäß (“carried over the back vigorously curled”)Standardgemäß (“carried curled over the back or like a sickle”)Standardgemäß (“carried over the back vigorously curled”)
SchwanzhaltungSichelförmigStandardgemäß (“or curved like a sickle”)Standardgemäß (“carried curled over the back or like a sickle”)Standardgemäß (“or curved like a sickle”)
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)Disqualifizierend (“DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: ... Hanging tail, short tail.”)Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Hanging or short tail.”)Disqualifizierend (“Hanging tail, short tail”)
SchwanzlängeKurzDisqualifizierend (“Hanging tail, short tail.”)Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Hanging or short tail.”)Disqualifizierend (“Hanging tail, short tail”)
BrustTiefStandardgemäß (“Chest: Deep, ribs well sprung.”)Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep, and the ribs are well sprung.”)Standardgemäß (“Chest: Deep, ribs well sprung”)

Shikoku colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Shikoku in Schwarz, Lohfarben und Rot. Standard patterns: Zobel und Lohzeichnung.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKC
SchwarzStandardgemäß (“black and tan”)Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)Standardgemäß (“black sesame (more black than white hairs)”)
LohfarbenStandardgemäß (“black and tan”)Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)Nicht anerkannt
RotStandardgemäß (“red”)Standardgemäß (“Red”)Standardgemäß (“red sesame (ground color of red mixed with black hairs)”)
AlbinoNicht anerkanntNo rulingDisqualifizierend (“Albinism”)
Patterns
ZobelStandardgemäß (“Sesame (well mixture of black, red and white hairs in whole.)”)Standardgemäß (“Sesame”)Standardgemäß (“Sesame (equal mix of black and white hairs), black sesame, and red sesame”)
LohzeichnungStandardgemäß (“black and tan”)Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)No ruling
GeschecktFehler (“Pinto colour”)No rulingNo ruling
Augen: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKC
DunkelbraunStandardgemäß (“dark brown in colour”)Standardgemäß (“dark brown in color”)
Nase: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKC
SchwarzStandardgemäß (“Black”)Standardgemäß (“Black”)

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 Shikoku'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

  • 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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