What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Wolfsspitz?

AKC, Male: 43.2–48.3 cm; UKC, Male: 43.2–48.3 cm; KC, Male: 46 cm; CKC, Male: 45.8 cm; AKC, Female: 40.6–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 40.6–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 43 cm; CKC, Female: 43.3 cm; FCI, Widerristhöhe: 43–55 cm.

Wolfsspitz 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	No ruling	43.2–48.3 cm	43.2–48.3 cm	46 cm	45.8 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	No ruling	40.6–45.7 cm	40.6–45.7 cm	43 cm	43.3 cm
Widerristhöhe	43–55 cm	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	1
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1.5	1	No ruling	1	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäss (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standardgemäss (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäss (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Standardgemäss (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäss (“upper teeth should just overlap the lower teeth”)
BissZangengebiss	Alternativ (“Pincer bite is permissible”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BissRückbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”)	Fehler (“Faults: Misaligned teeth. Undershot bite. Overshot bite.”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot”)
BissVorbiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”)	Fehler (“Faults: Misaligned teeth. Undershot bite. Overshot bite.”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Overshot or undershot”)
BissSchiefes Gebiss	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”)	Fehler (“Wry mouth”)	No ruling	No ruling
BezahnungVollzahnig	Standardgemäss (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“A full complement of strong, white, sound teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	Standardgemäss (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standardgemäss (“triangular in shape, mounted high on head and carried erect”)	Standardgemäss (“set high on the head and carried erect”)	Standardgemäss (“Erect, velvety texture”)	Standardgemäss (“mounted high on the head and carried erect”)
OhransatzHoch	Standardgemäss (“small ears are set high”)	Standardgemäss (“mounted high on head”)	Standardgemäss (“set high on the head”)	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“mounted high on the head”)
AugenformMandelförmig	Standardgemäss (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanting”)	Standardgemäss (“medium size, almond shaped, set obliquely”)	Standardgemäss (“medium size, almond-shaped eyes are set obliquely”)	Standardgemäss (“Dark, medium size, almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	No ruling
AugenformRund	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults - Round and/or protruding eyes”)	Fehler (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Protruding round eyes or eyes light in colour”)
StopMässig	Standardgemäss (“Stop: Moderate to marked, never abrupt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopAusgeprägt	Alternativ (“Stop: Moderate to marked, never abrupt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopKeine	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults - Apple head or absence of stop”)	Fehler (“Faults: Apple-head. Absence of stop.”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Apple head, or absence of stop”)
RückenlinieNach hinten abfallend	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“topline is straight with a slight slope to the hindquarters”)	Standardgemäss (“topline slopes slightly downward toward the hindquarters”)	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“sloping slightly downward towards the hindquarters”)
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerollt	Standardgemäss (“rolls forward over the back”)	Standardgemäss (“tightly curled over the back”)	Standardgemäss (“tightly curled over the back, lying flat”)	Standardgemäss (“tightly curled over back”)	Standardgemäss (“tightly curled over back”)
SchwanzhaltungDoppelt geringelt	Alternativ (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“double curl highly desirable”)	No ruling
SchwanzansatzHoch	Standardgemäss (“The tail is set on high”)	Standardgemäss (“set on high”)	Standardgemäss (“set on high”)	Standardgemäss (“Moderately long, high-set”)	Standardgemäss (“set on high, moderately long”)
SchwanzlängeMittel	Standardgemäss (“set on high and of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PfotenKatzenpfote	Standardgemäss (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”)	Standardgemäss (“compact, well-rounded, cat-like”)	Standardgemäss (“compact feet are well rounded, cat-like”)	Standardgemäss (“Well padded, round, cat-like, tight”)	Standardgemäss (“compact, well rounded, cat-like”)
HalslängeMittel	Standardgemäss (“The medium length neck”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
WammeKeine (trockene Kehle)	Standardgemäss (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrustTief	Standardgemäss (“The deep chest is well sprung”)	Standardgemäss (“with a deep chest that extends approximately to the elbow”)	Standardgemäss (“The chest is deep and strong”)	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“deep and strong of chest”)
Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Mässig	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“belly moderately tucked up”)	Standardgemäss (“belly is moderately tucked up”)	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“belly moderately tucked up”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brille	Standardgemäss (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles>”)	Standardgemäss (“spectacles"- a hallmark of the breed.”)	Standardgemäss (“The distinctive Keeshond expression is largely dependent on the spectacles”)	Standardgemäss (“Well-defined spectacles shown as a delicately pencilled black line”)	No ruling
Bleistiftstriche	Alternativ (“except slight pencilling on the toes”)	Alternativ (“Penciling is acceptable on the toes and feet.”)	Alternativ (“Black markings more than halfway down the foreleg, except for penciling.”)	Alternativ (“Pencilling acceptable.”)	No ruling
Weisse Abzeichen	Disqualifizierend (“Definite white markings or spots.”)	Fehler (“Pronounced white markings.”)	Fehler (“Pronounced white markings on the legs and feet.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Weisser Fuss	No ruling	Fehler (“White foot or feet.”)	Fehler (“A white foot or feet.”)	No ruling	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 may be removed”)	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.

Wolfsspitz colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Wolfsspitz in Schwarz, Grau, Silber und Creme. Standard patterns: Zobel und Agouti.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäss (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)	Standardgemäss (“Black & Silver”)	Standardgemäss (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”)	Standardgemäss (“A mixture of grey and black”)	Standardgemäss (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)
Grau	Standardgemäss (“Grey-shaded”)	Standardgemäss (“Gray & Black”)	Standardgemäss (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”)	Standardgemäss (“All shades of grey acceptable”)	Standardgemäss (“Grey-shaded”)
Silber	Standardgemäss (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)	Standardgemäss (“Silver & Black”)	Standardgemäss (“a mixture of gray, black and cream, which may vary from light to dark”)	Standardgemäss (“Silver Grey”)	Standardgemäss (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)
Creme	Nicht anerkannt	Standardgemäss (“Gray Cream & Black”)	Standardgemäss (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”)	Standardgemäss (“Undercoat very pale grey or cream”)	Nicht anerkannt
Weiss	Disqualifizierend (“Definite white markings or spots”)	Fehler (“White”)	Fehler (“Pronounced white markings on the legs and feet”)	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“Definite white markings or spots”)
Albino	Nicht anerkannt	Fehler	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Braun	Nicht anerkannt	Fehler (“never containing tan, brown, or orange tones”)	Fehler	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Orange	Nicht anerkannt	Fehler (“never containing tan, brown, or orange tones”)	Fehler	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Rehfarben	Nicht anerkannt	Fehler (“Tawny”)	Fehler (“never tawny”)	Nicht anerkannt (“not tawny”)	Nicht anerkannt
Patterns
Zobel	Standardgemäss (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)	Standardgemäss (“The hair of the outer coat is black tipped”)	Standardgemäss (“The length of black tips on the outer hair coat produces the color shadings”)	Standardgemäss (“body hairs black tipped”)	Standardgemäss (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”)
Agouti	No ruling	Standardgemäss (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt	No ruling
Einfarbig	No ruling	Fehler (“Entirely black or white or any solid color”)	Fehler (“A dog that is entirely black, white, or any solid color”)	Nicht anerkannt	No ruling

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäss (“dark”)	Standardgemäss (“dark brown in color”)	Standardgemäss (“dark brown”)	Standardgemäss (“Dark”)	Standardgemäss (“dark”)
Hellbraun	Fehler (“Too big and too light eyes”)	Fehler (“eyes light of color”)	Fehler (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	Fehler (“Too big and too light eyes”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäss (“pure black”)	Standardgemäss (“Nose pigment is black”)	Standardgemäss (“Nose black”)	Standardgemäss (“pure black”)
Rosa	Fehler (“Flesh-coloured nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Flesh-coloured 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 Wolfsspitz'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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