What does each club give for Height at the withers in the Welsh Springer Spaniel?

FCI, Male: 48 cm; AKC, Male: 45.7–48.3 cm; UKC, Male: 45.7–48.3 cm; KC, Male: 48 cm; CKC, Male: 48.3 cm; FCI, Female: 46 cm; AKC, Female: 43.2–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 43.2–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 46 cm; CKC, Female: 45.8 cm.

Welsh Springer Spaniel 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	48 cm	45.7–48.3 cm	45.7–48.3 cm	48 cm	48.3 cm
Height at the withers, female	46 cm	43.2–45.7 cm	43.2–45.7 cm	46 cm	45.8 cm
Weight	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	15.8–20.5 kg
Height to length	No ruling	under 1	under 1	No ruling	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
BiteUndershot	No ruling	Fault (“An undershot jaw is to be severely penalized”)	Fault (“Serious Fault: Undershot bite”)	No ruling	Fault (“Jaws strong, neither undershot nor overshot”)
BiteOvershot	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Jaws strong, neither undershot nor overshot”)
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“hanging close to cheeks”)	Standard (“hang close to the cheeks”)	Standard (“hang close to the cheek”)	Standard (“hanging close to cheeks”)	Standard (“hanging close to the cheeks”)
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes should be oval in shape”)	Standard (“The medium-sized, oval-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineLevel	No ruling	Standard (“Topline is level”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)	No ruling	No ruling
Muzzle shapeSquare	Standard (“Muzzle: Of medium length, straight, fairly square”)	Standard (“It is straight, fairly square”)	Standard (“The straight, fairly square muzzle”)	Standard (“Muzzle of medium length, straight, fairly square”)	Standard (“Muzzle: Medium length, straight, fairly square”)
Tail setLow	Standard (“Well set on and low, never carried above level of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Well set on and low, never carried above level of back”)	Standard (“Well set on and low”)
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“never carried above level of back”)	Standard (“Carriage is nearly horizontal”)	Standard (“the carriage being nearly horizontal”)	Standard (“never carried above level of back”)	Standard (“never carried above the level of the back”)
Tail carriageLow (hanging)	Alternate (“never carried above level of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“never carried above level of back”)	Alternate (“never carried above the level of the back”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	No ruling	Alternate (“slightly elevated when the dog is excited”)	Alternate (“slightly elevated when the dog is excited”)	No ruling	No ruling
FeetCat foot	Standard (“Round, with thick pads. Firm and cat-like”)	Standard (“Feet should be round, tight and well arched”)	Standard (“The round, tight, well-arched feet have thick pads”)	Standard (“Round, with thick pads. Firm and cat-like”)	Standard (“Round with thick pads, firm and cat-like”)
Neck lengthLong	Standard (“Long, muscular, clean in throat”)	Standard (“The neck is long and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The long, slightly-arched, clean neck”)	Standard (“Long, muscular, clean in throat”)	Standard (“Long and muscular, clean in throat”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“clean in throat”)	Standard (“clean in throat”)	No ruling	Standard (“clean in throat”)	Standard (“clean in throat”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Deep brisket, well sprung ribs”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Deep brisket, well-sprung ribs”)	Standard (“strong and muscular with deep brisket”)
HocksWell let down	Standard (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hocks well let down”)	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ticking	No ruling	Alternate (“any white area may be flecked with red ticking”)	Alternate (“Red ticking in any of the white areas is acceptable.”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tail docking	Alternate (“Previously customarily docked ... Undocked: Feathered”)	Standard (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternate (“It is generally docked, but a natural tail is not a fault”)	Alternate (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	No ruling
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Standard (“Dewclaws are generally removed ... Rear dewclaws are removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws are usually removed ... Rear dewclaws are removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Welsh Springer Spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Welsh Springer Spaniel in White and Red. Standard patterns: Bicolour and Roan.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
White	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“rich red and white”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)
Red	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“rich red and white”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)
Patterns
Bicolour	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Any color pattern is permitted”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)	Standard (“Rich red and white only”)
Roan	No ruling	Standard (“any white area may be flecked with red ticking”)	Standard (“Red ticking in any of the white areas is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brown	No ruling	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dark brown	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	Standard (“dark to medium brown”)	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)
Light brown	No ruling	Standard (“lighter shades of brown are acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Hazel	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)	Standard (“Hazel or dark”)
Yellow	No ruling	Fault (“Yellow or mean-looking eyes are to be heavily penalized”)	Fault (“Yellow, or mean-looking eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	No ruling	Standard (“black or any shade of brown”)	Standard (“black or any shade of brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Liver	No ruling	Standard (“black or any shade of brown”)	Standard (“black or any shade of brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pink	Standard (“Flesh coloured to dark”)	Fault (“A pink nose is to be severely penalized”)	No ruling	Standard (“flesh coloured to dark”)	Standard (“Flesh coloured to dark”)
Dudley	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Dudley nose”)	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.

Color changes

How a Welsh Springer Spaniel's colors can change over its life.

Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 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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