What does each club give for Height at the withers in the Havanese?

FCI, Height at the withers: 23–27 cm; AKC, Height at the withers: 22.9–26.7 cm; UKC, Height at the withers: 21.6–26.7 cm; KC, Height at the withers: 23–28 cm; CKC, Height at the withers: 23–27 cm.

Havanese 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
Height at the withers	23–27 cm21–29 cmAlternate	22.9–26.7 cm21.6–29.2 cmAlternateunder 21.6 cmDisqualifyingover 29.2 cmDisqualifying	21.6–26.7 cmunder 21.6 cmDisqualifyingover 26.7 cmDisqualifying	23–28 cm	23–27 cm21–29 cmAlternateunder 21 cmDisqualifyingover 29 cmDisqualifying
Weight	No ruling	No ruling	3.2–6.4 kgunder 3.2 kgDisqualifyingover 6.4 kgDisqualifying	No ruling	No ruling
Height to length	0.8	No ruling	0.6	No ruling	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	1	No ruling	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Jaws/Teeth: Scissor bite”)	Standard (“A scissors bite is ideal”)	Standard (“A scissors bite and normal jaw formation are expected”)	Standard (“perfect regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“Jaws/teeth: Scissors bite”)
BiteLevel bite	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Fault: Level bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BiteOvershot	Disqualifying (“Upper or lower prognathism”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“DISQUALIFICATIONS ... Overshot or undershot”)
BiteUndershot	Disqualifying (“Upper or lower prognathism”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“DISQUALIFICATIONS ... Overshot or undershot”)
BiteWry mouth	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: ... wry mouth”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“A complete dentition is desirable”)	Standard (“a full complement of incisors is preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Complete dentition desirable”)
DentitionMissing teeth	Alternate (“absence of premolars 1 (PM1) and molars 3 (M3) is tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“absence of premolars (PM1) and molars (M3) tolerated”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“they fall along the cheeks forming a discreet fold”)	Standard (“Ears are broad at the base, dropped, and have a distinct fold”)	Standard (“have dropped leathers of moderate size, which form a gentle fold”)	Standard (“Moderately pointed and dropped”)	Standard (“small drop-eared dog”)
Ear setHigh	Standard (“Set relatively high”)	Standard (“They are set high on the skull”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set relatively high”)
Eye shapeAlmond	Standard (“Quite big, almond shape”)	Standard (“Eyes are large, dark brown and almond-shaped”)	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, large, almond shaped”)	Standard (“Quite big, wide set, almond-shaped”)
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Rather large and oval shaped, deep set and dark”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerate	Standard (“Stop: Moderately marked”)	Standard (“The stop is moderate”)	Standard (“with a moderate stop”)	Standard (“skull broad, slightly rounded, moderate stop”)	Standard (“Stop: Moderate”)
Skull typeMesocephalic (medium)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“intermediate (mesaticephalic) type”)	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineSlight arch over the loin	Standard (“Topline straight, slightly arched over the loin”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“level topline, slight rise over loin”)	Standard (“Topline is straight, slightly arched over the muscular loin”)
ToplineRising to the rear	No ruling	Standard (“The straight topline rises slightly from the withers to the croup”)	Standard (“The straight topline is not level, but rises gradually to the rear”)	No ruling	Standard (“presenting a gentle, gradual rise from withers to rear”)
ToplineLevel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“level topline, slight rise over loin”)	No ruling
Tail carriageCurled over the back	Standard (“Carried high, either in shape of a crozier or preferably rolled over the back”)	Standard (“The tail is high-set and arches forward up over the back”)	Standard (“The tail is ... carried over the back”)	Standard (“Set high, carried over the back”)	Standard (“Loosely curled over the back while gaiting, may drop at rest”)
Tail carriageLow (hanging)	No ruling	Alternate (“While standing, a dropped tail is permissible”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: Straight or dropped tail”)	No ruling	Alternate (“Loosely curled over the back while gaiting, may drop at rest”)
Tail setHigh	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is high-set”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set high, carried over the back”)	No ruling
Tail setMedium	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set smoothly on the body in a moderate position”)	No ruling	No ruling
FeetHare foot	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Small, tight, hare foot”)	No ruling
Neck lengthMedium	Standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is slightly arched, of moderate length”)	Standard (“The neck is sturdy, of moderate length”)	Standard (“Medium length”)	Standard (“Medium length”)
ChestDeep	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep, well developed, and reaches the elbow”)	Standard (“The ribs are well sprung, deep and carried well back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tuck-upModerate	No ruling	Standard (“There is a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Muzzle shapeTapered	Standard (“Narrowing progressively and slightly towards the nose”)	No ruling	Standard (“tapering, with flat cheeks”)	No ruling	Standard (“narrowing slightly towards the nose”)
Muzzle shapeSnipy	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Truncated or snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Muzzle not snipy or blunt”)	Fault (“Muzzle truncated or snipey”)
Muzzle shapeBlunt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Muzzle not snipy or blunt”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tan points	Alternate (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tail docking	No ruling	Not recognised (“The tail may not be docked”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternate (“The front dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws may be removed”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live. See where each procedure is banned or allowed.

Havanese colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Havanese in Black, White, Blue, Silver, Chocolate, Tan, Red, Gold, Cream and Fawn. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolour, Tricolour, Brindle, Piebald, Parti-colour, Roan, Sable, Tan point and Reverse brindle.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)
White	Standard (“Rarely completely pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Rarely completely pure white”)
Blue	Not recognised	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	Not recognised
Silver	Not recognised	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	Not recognised
Chocolate	Standard (“havana-brown, tobacco colour, reddish-brown”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“true chocolate-coated dogs”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“havana-brown, tobacco colour, reddish-brown”)
Tan	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)
Red	Not recognised	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Red”)	Not recognised
Gold	Not recognised	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Not recognised
Cream	Not recognised	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Not recognised
Fawn	Standard (“fawn in its different shades”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	Standard (“fawn in its different shades”)
Albino	Not recognised	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Not recognised
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Rarely completely pure white, fawn in its different shades”)	Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Rarely completely pure white, fawn in its different shades”)
Bicolour	Standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”)	Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”)
Tricolour	No ruling	Standard (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	No ruling
Brindle	No ruling	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	No ruling
Piebald	No ruling	Standard (“Irish Pied”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	No ruling
Parti-colour	No ruling	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Particolour”)	No ruling
Roan	No ruling	Standard (“Parti Belton”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	No ruling
Sable	Standard (“slight blackened overlay admitted”)	Standard (“Gold Sable”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“slight blackened overlay admitted”)
Tan point	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)
Reverse brindle	No ruling	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)	No ruling
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognised (“except merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“of brown colour as dark as possible”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“of brown colour, as dark as possible”)
Light brown	No ruling	Standard (“Chocolate dogs may have somewhat lighter brown eyes”)	No ruling	Standard (“In brown shades eyes can be a slightly lighter colour”)	No ruling
Yellow	Fault (“Bird of prey eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Bird of prey eyes”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black or brown”)	Standard (“solid black for all colors except for chocolate dogs”)	Standard (“all other coat colors require jet black pigment”)	Standard (“Nose and lips solid black”)	Standard (“Black or brown”)
Liver	Standard (“Black or brown”)	Standard (“chocolate dogs which have solid brown pigment”)	Standard (“true chocolate-coated dogs, which have dark brown/liver colored pigment”)	Standard (“for brown shades the pigment may be brown”)	Standard (“Black or brown”)
Pink	Disqualifying (“Depigmented nose”)	Disqualifying (“Incomplete or total lack of pigmentation of the nose”)	Disqualifying (“Less than full, dark pigment on eye rims, nose or lips”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Depigmented nose”)
Patterns
Butterfly nose	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Incomplete or total lack of pigmentation of the nose”)	Disqualifying (“Less than full, dark pigment on eye rims, nose or lips”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalised.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this colour or pattern.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Havanese's colors can change over its life.

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGrey
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 weeks
Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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