What does each club give for Height at the withers in the German Longhaired Pointer?

FCI, Male: 60–70 cm; KC, Male: 60–70 cm; FCI, Female: 58–66 cm; KC, Female: 58–66 cm.

German Longhaired Pointer 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, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	KC
Height at the withers, male	60–70 cm	60–70 cm
Height at the withers, female	58–66 cm	58–66 cm
Weight	30 kg	30 kg

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	KC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“complete (42 teeth) scissor bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“Well developed and complete (42 teeth)”)	Standard (“Full, strong dentition desirable”)
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	Standard (“of medium size slightly oval shaped”)
Ear setHigh	No ruling	Standard (“set close to and quite high on head”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“No dewlap”)	Standard (“without dewlap”)
Neck lengthMedium	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Straight, firm, not too long”)	Standard (“Back straight, firm and moderate in length”)
ToplineSwayback	Fault (“Hollow back, roach back”)	No ruling
ToplineRoach (arched)	Fault (“Hollow back, roach back”)	No ruling
ChestBarrel	Fault (“Barrel shaped or too narrow chest”)	No ruling
ChestNarrow	Fault (“Barrel shaped or too narrow chest”)	No ruling
ChestDeep	Standard (“ribcage broad and deep, reaching at least to elbows”)	Standard (“Broad, deep ribcage, reaching at least to elbows”)
ChestBroad	Standard (“ribcage broad and deep, reaching at least to elbows”)	Standard (“Broad, deep ribcage, reaching at least to elbows”)
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“It should be carried horizontally”)	Standard (“Carried horizontally or just below line of back”)
FeetSplayed	Fault (“Splayed feet, cat or hare feet”)	No ruling
FeetCat foot	Fault (“Splayed feet, cat or hare feet”)	No ruling
FeetHare foot	Fault (“Splayed feet, cat or hare feet”)	No ruling
HocksCow-hocked	Fault (“Cowhocked, bow legged hindquarters”)	No ruling
Rear dewclawsNone	Standard (“Metatarsus (Rear pastern): No dewclaws”)	No ruling
BeardPresent	Fault (“Longer hair as beard; bushy eyebrows; curly coat”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	KC
Blaze	Alternate (“possibly with white blaze, snip or star”)	Alternate (“Moderate white blaze, snip or star acceptable”)
Snip	Alternate (“possibly with white blaze, snip or star”)	Alternate (“Moderate white blaze, snip or star acceptable”)
Star	Alternate (“possibly with white blaze, snip or star”)	Alternate (“Moderate white blaze, snip or star acceptable”)

German Longhaired Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the German Longhaired Pointer in White, Brown and Tan. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolour, Roan and Tan point.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC
White	Standard (“Brown with white or speckled markings”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Brown with white or speckled markings”)
Brown	Standard (“Self coloured brown”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Solid brown”)
Tan	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”)	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”)	Not recognised
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Self coloured brown”)	Standard (“Self coloured brown”)	Standard (“Solid brown”)
Bicolour	Standard (“Brown and white”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Brown and white”)
Roan	Standard (“Dark roan”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Dark roan”)
Tan point	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur”)	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur”)	Not recognised

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC
Dark brown	Standard (“Brown colour, as dark as possible”)	Standard (“Brown colour, as dark as possible”)	Standard (“Brown, as dark as possible”)
Yellow	Fault (“Pale hawk-eyes”)	Fault (“Pale hawk-eyes”)	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC
Liver	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Nose brown”)
Patterns
Butterfly nose	Standard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”)	Standard (“slightly lighter spots permitted”)	Standard (“slightly flecked markings permissible”)

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.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a German Longhaired Pointer's colors can change over its life.

Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 weeks
Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks

Sources

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

Published standards

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