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

FCI, Male: 71–76 cm; UKC, Male: 68.6–73.7 cm; KC, Male: 71–76 cm; FCI, Female: 68–71 cm; UKC, Female: 66–71.1 cm; KC, Female: 69–71 cm.

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

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Height at the withers, male	71–76 cm	No ruling	68.6–73.7 cm	71–76 cm
Height at the withers, female	68–71 cm	No ruling	66–71.1 cm	69–71 cm
Weight, male	No ruling	29.5–31.8 kg	29.5–34 kg	No ruling
Weight, female	No ruling	27.2–29.5 kg	27.2–31.8 kg	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
StopSlight	Standard (“Stop: Slight”)	No ruling	Standard (“there is a slight stop”)	Standard (“flat skull, slight stop”)
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white, teeth”)	No ruling
Eye shapeOval	Standard (“EYES: Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are oval shaped and dark in color”)	Standard (“Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)
Ear carriageRose	Standard (“EARS: Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)	No ruling	Standard (“The small, rose-shaped ears are fine in texture”)	Standard (“Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)
Neck lengthLong	Standard (“NECK: Long and muscular”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, muscular, without throatiness”)	Standard (“Long, muscular and well arched”)	Standard (“Long and muscular, elegantly arched”)
ToplineSlight arch over the loin	Standard (“Loin: Powerful, slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Loins powerful, slightly arched”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest: Deep, and as wide as consistent with speed”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest deep and capacious”)
Tuck-upPronounced	Standard (“Flanks well cut up”)	Standard (“well cut up in the flanks”)	Standard (“The flank is well cut up”)	Standard (“Flanks well cut up”)
HocksWell let down	Standard (“Hocks well let down, inclining neither in nor out”)	No ruling	Standard (“the hocks are well let down”)	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)
FeetHare foot	No ruling	Standard (“rather more hare than catfeet”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthLong	Standard (“TAIL: Long, set on rather low”)	Standard (“Tail: Long, fine and tapering”)	Standard (“the long tail tapers toward the end”)	Standard (“Long, set on rather low”)
Tail setLow	Standard (“set on rather low”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set on rather low”)	Standard (“set on rather low”)
Tail carriageLow (hanging)	Standard (“carried low, slightly curved”)	No ruling	Standard (“is carried low, with a slight curve”)	Standard (“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 Black, White, Blue, Liver, Red and Fawn. Standard patterns: Solid, Brindle, Parti-colour, Roan and Reverse brindle.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
White	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“white”)
Blue	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Liver	Not recognised	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Red	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Fawn	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)
Albino	Not recognised	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Solid”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)
Brindle	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)
Parti-colour	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)
Roan	Not recognised	Standard (“Ticked”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Reverse brindle	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Greyhound'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

Sources

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

Published standards

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