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

FCI, Male: 58–67 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 68.6 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 55–62 cm; AKC, Female: 63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 63.5 cm; CKC, Female: 63.5 cm.

Irish Setter 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, male	58–67 cm	68.6 cm	68.6 cm	No ruling	68.5 cm
Height at the withers, female	55–62 cm	63.5 cm	63.5 cm	No ruling	63.5 cm
Weight, male	No ruling	31.8 kg	34 kg	No ruling	31.8 kg
Weight, female	No ruling	27.2 kg	29.5 kg	No ruling	27.3 kg
Skull to muzzle	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Jaws of nearly equal length. Scissors bite”)	Standard (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)
BiteLevel bite	No ruling	Alternate (“or they may meet evenly”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“or they may meet evenly”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“hanging in a neat fold close to head”)	Standard (“hanging in a neat fold close to the head”)	Standard (“lying close to the head”)	Standard (“hanging in a neat fold close to head”)	Standard (“hanging in a neat fold close to the head”)
Ear setLow	Standard (“set low and well back”)	Standard (“Ears set well back and low”)	Standard (“Set well back and low”)	Standard (“set on low, well back”)	Standard (“Ears set well back and low”)
Eye shapeAlmond	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes somewhat almond shaped”)	Standard (“Somewhat almond-shaped”)	Standard (“preferably like an unshelled almond in shape”)	Standard (“somewhat almond-shaped”)
ToplineSloping to the rear	No ruling	Standard (“incline slightly downward without sharp drop at the croup”)	Standard (“slopes slightly downward from withers to set on of tail”)	Standard (“gently sloping downwards from withers”)	Standard (“slopes downward without sharp drop at the croup”)
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“Carried level with or below back”)	Standard (“nearly level with the back”)	Standard (“nearly level with back”)	Standard (“on a level with or below the back”)	Standard (“nearly level with the back”)
Tail carriageLow (hanging)	Alternate (“Carried level with or below back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“on a level with or below the back”)	No ruling
Tail lengthMedium	Standard (“Moderate length, proportionate to size of body”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Of moderate length proportionate to size of body”)	No ruling
Tail setLow	Standard (“set on rather low”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ChestDeep	Standard (“Deep chest, rather narrow in front”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbows”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest as deep as possible, rather narrow in front”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching approximately to the elbows”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“no tendency to throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free of throatiness”)	Standard (“free from all tendency to throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)
Muzzle shapeSquare	Standard (“Moderately deep and fairly square at the end”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Muzzle moderately deep, fairly square at end”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chest patch	Alternate (“white on chest, throat, and toes ... not to disqualify”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on chest, throat or toes ... not to be penalized”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on the chest, throat or toes not to be penalized”)	Alternate (“White on chest, throat, chin or toes ... may occur”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on chest, throat, or toes ... not to be penalized”)
Socks	Alternate (“white on chest, throat, and toes ... not to disqualify”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on chest, throat or toes ... not to be penalized”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on the chest, throat or toes not to be penalized”)	Alternate (“White on chest, throat, chin or toes ... may occur”)	Alternate (“A small amount of white on chest, throat, or toes ... not to be penalized”)
Stripe	Alternate (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face not to disqualify”)	Alternate (“a narrow centered streak on skull is not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternate (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face may occur”)	Alternate (“a narrow centred streak on skull, is not to be penalized”)
Blaze	Alternate (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face not to disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“narrow streak or blaze on nose or face may occur”)	No ruling
Star	Alternate (“small star on forehead ... not to disqualify”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“small star on forehead ... may occur”)	No ruling

Irish Setter colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Irish Setter in Mahogany, Red and Chestnut. Standard patterns: Solid.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Mahogany	Standard (“Mahogany”)	Standard (“mahogany”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Red	Standard (“Red”)	No ruling	Standard (“Red”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chestnut	Standard (“Chestnut”)	Standard (“Rich chestnut red”)	Standard (“Rich chestnut”)	Standard (“Rich chestnut”)	Standard (“Rich chestnut”)
Patterns
Solid	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
Sable	Not recognised (“with no black”)	Not recognised (“with no trace of black”)	Not recognised (“with no trace of black”)	Not recognised (“with no trace of black”)	Not recognised (“with no trace of black”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Brown	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	Standard (“dark to medium brown in color”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dark brown	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	Standard (“dark to medium brown in color”)	Standard (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark hazel or dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)
Hazel	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark hazel or dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Nose black or chocolate”)	Standard (“Black or chocolate”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)
Liver	Standard (“Nose black or chocolate”)	Standard (“Black or chocolate”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black”)	Standard (“dark mahogany, dark walnut or black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Irish Setter's colors can change over its life.

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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