Greyhound 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.
Size
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widerristhöhe, male | 71–76 cm | No ruling | 68.6–73.7 cm | 71–76 cm |
| Widerristhöhe, female | 68–71 cm | No ruling | 66–71.1 cm | 69–71 cm |
| Gewicht, male | No ruling | 29.5–31.8 kg | 29.5–34 kg | No ruling |
| Gewicht, female | No ruling | 27.2–29.5 kg | 27.2–31.8 kg | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StopGering | Standardgemäß (“Stop: Slight”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“there is a slight stop”) | Standardgemäß (“flat skull, slight stop”) |
| BissScherengebiss | Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) |
| BezahnungVollzahnig | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white, teeth”) | No ruling |
| AugenformOval | Standardgemäß (“EYES: Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“The eyes are oval shaped and dark in color”) | Standardgemäß (“Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”) |
| OhrhaltungRosenohr | Standardgemäß (“EARS: Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“The small, rose-shaped ears are fine in texture”) | Standardgemäß (“Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”) |
| HalslängeLang | Standardgemäß (“NECK: Long and muscular”) | Standardgemäß (“Neck: Long, muscular, without throatiness”) | Standardgemäß (“Long, muscular and well arched”) | Standardgemäß (“Long and muscular, elegantly arched”) |
| RückenlinieLeicht gewölbte Lende | Standardgemäß (“Loin: Powerful, slightly arched”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Loins powerful, slightly arched”) |
| BrustTief | Standardgemäß (“Chest: Deep and capacious”) | Standardgemäß (“Chest: Deep, and as wide as consistent with speed”) | Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep and capacious”) | Standardgemäß (“Chest deep and capacious”) |
| Aufzug (Bauchlinie)Ausgeprägt | Standardgemäß (“Flanks well cut up”) | Standardgemäß (“well cut up in the flanks”) | Standardgemäß (“The flank is well cut up”) | Standardgemäß (“Flanks well cut up”) |
| SprunggelenkeTief gestellt | Standardgemäß (“Hocks well let down, inclining neither in nor out”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“the hocks are well let down”) | Standardgemäß (“Hocks well let down”) |
| PfotenHasenpfote | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“rather more hare than catfeet”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SchwanzlängeLang | Standardgemäß (“TAIL: Long, set on rather low”) | Standardgemäß (“Tail: Long, fine and tapering”) | Standardgemäß (“the long tail tapers toward the end”) | Standardgemäß (“Long, set on rather low”) |
| SchwanzansatzNiedrig | Standardgemäß (“set on rather low”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“Set on rather low”) | Standardgemäß (“set on rather low”) |
| SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend) | Standardgemäß (“carried low, slightly curved”) | No ruling | Standardgemäß (“is carried low, with a slight curve”) | Standardgemäß (“carried low, slightly curved”) |
Greyhound colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Greyhound color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Greyhound in Schwarz, Weiß, Blau, Leberbraun, Rot und Rehfarben. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Gestromt, Weiß mit Platten, Stichelschimmel und Dunkel gestromt.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarz | Standardgemäß (“Black”) | Standardgemäß (“Black”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“Black”) | Standardgemäß (“Black”) |
| Weiß | Standardgemäß (“white”) | Standardgemäß (“White”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“white”) | Standardgemäß (“white”) |
| Blau | Standardgemäß (“blue”) | Standardgemäß (“Blue”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“blue”) | Standardgemäß (“blue”) |
| Leberbraun | Nicht anerkannt | Standardgemäß (“Liver”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Nicht anerkannt | Nicht anerkannt |
| Rot | Standardgemäß (“red”) | Standardgemäß (“Red”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“red”) | Standardgemäß (“red”) |
| Rehfarben | Standardgemäß (“fawn, fallow”) | Standardgemäß (“Fawn”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“fawn”) | Standardgemäß (“fawn, fallow”) |
| Albino | Nicht anerkannt | No ruling | Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”) | Nicht anerkannt | Nicht anerkannt |
| Patterns | |||||
| Einfarbig | Standardgemäß (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”) | Standardgemäß (“Solid”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”) | Standardgemäß (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”) |
| Gestromt | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“Red Brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) |
| Weiß mit Platten | Standardgemäß (“any of these colours broken with white”) | Standardgemäß (“Parti-Color”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“any of these colours broken with white”) | Standardgemäß (“any of these colours broken with white”) |
| Stichelschimmel | Nicht anerkannt | Standardgemäß (“Ticked”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Nicht anerkannt | Nicht anerkannt |
| Dunkel gestromt | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“Red Brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“Immaterial”) | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) | Standardgemäß (“brindle”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkelbraun | Standardgemäß (“Preferably dark”) | Standardgemäß (“Dark”) | Standardgemäß (“dark in color”) | Standardgemäß (“Preferably dark”) | Standardgemäß (“Preferably dark”) |
What the rulings mean
- Standardgemäß
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- 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 Greyhound'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
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.