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

FCI, Male: 62–66 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4–63.5 cm; UKC, Male: 61–66 cm; KC, Male: 58–64 cm; FCI, Female: 58–63 cm; AKC, Female: 53.3–58.4 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 53–59 cm.

German Shorthaired 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, AKC, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Height at the withers, male	62–66 cm	58.4–63.5 cmover 66 cmFaultunder 55.9 cmFault	61–66 cm	58–64 cm
Height at the withers, female	58–63 cm	53.3–58.4 cmover 61 cmFaultunder 50.8 cmFault	58.4–63.5 cm	53–59 cm
Weight, male	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–31.8 kg	No ruling
Weight, female	No ruling	20.4–27.2 kg	20.4–27.2 kg	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	No ruling	1	1	No ruling
Shoulder angle	No ruling	No ruling	90°	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“The bite is a true scissors bite”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
BiteLevel bite	No ruling	Fault (“A perfect level bite is not desirable and must be penalized”)	Fault (“Serious Fault: Level bite”)	No ruling
BiteOvershot	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Extreme overshot or undershot disqualifies”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
BiteUndershot	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Extreme overshot or undershot disqualifies”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
BiteWry mouth	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite. Wry Mouth”)	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“42 sound teeth, in accordance with the teeth formula”)	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
StopModerate	Standard (“Stop: Moderately defined”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopPronounced	No ruling	Fault (“A definite Pointer stop is a serious fault”)	Fault (“Serious Fault: Pronounced stop”)	Not recognised (“never possessing a definite stop”)
Facial profileDished (concave)	Fault (“a concave bridge (dish-face) is a serious fault”)	Fault (“A dish-shaped muzzle is a fault”)	Fault (“Faults: Concave or dished muzzle”)	Fault (“Dish-faced and snipy muzzle undesirable”)
Facial profileRoman (convex)	Alternate (“from a nobly constructed ram's nose to a slight rise above the straight line”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Facial profileStraight	Alternate (“A totally straight nasal bridge, although still acceptable, is less attractive”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Muzzle shapeSnipy	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: ... snipey muzzle”)	Fault (“Dish-faced and snipy muzzle undesirable”)
Ear setHigh	Standard (“EARS: Moderately long, set on high”)	Standard (“The ears are broad and set fairly high”)	No ruling	Standard (“Broad and set high”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“hanging down close to the head”)	Standard (“lie flat and never hang away from the head”)	Standard (“The ears are pendent ... hanging close to the head”)	Standard (“hung close to head, no pronounced fold”)
Ear carriageFolded	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: ... ears permanently folded”)	No ruling
Ear tipRounded	Standard (“bluntly rounded at the tip”)	No ruling	Standard (“rounded at the tips”)	Standard (“rounded at tip”)
Eye shapeAlmond	No ruling	Standard (“The eye is almond shaped”)	Standard (“They are medium sized and almond-shaped”)	No ruling
Eye shapeRound	No ruling	Fault (“almond shaped, not circular”)	No ruling	No ruling
Eye sizeMedium	Standard (“EYES: OF medium size”)	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size”)	Standard (“They are medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium size, soft and intelligent”)
Eye setProminent	Fault (“neither protruding nor deep set”)	Fault (“neither protruding nor sunken”)	No ruling	Fault (“neither protruding nor too deep set”)
Eye setDeep-set	Fault (“neither protruding nor deep set”)	Fault (“neither protruding nor sunken”)	No ruling	Fault (“neither protruding nor too deep set”)
Eye setClose-set	No ruling	Fault (“Closely set eyes are to be faulted”)	No ruling	No ruling
Eye setWide-set	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set in to the skull, but not too deep, and wide apart”)	No ruling
Neck shapeArched	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“moderately long, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Moderately long, muscular and slightly arched”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“Tight fitting skin of throat”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DewlapSlight	No ruling	Alternate (“Moderate throatiness is permitted”)	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineSloping to the rear	Standard (“Topline: Straight and slightly sloping”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ChestDeep	Standard (“Somewhat deeper than broad”)	Standard (“impression of depth rather than breadth”)	Standard (“curving down and inward to form a deep body”)	Standard (“Chest must appear deep rather than wide”)
ChestBarrel	Fault (“Ribs well sprung, neither flat nor barrel-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognised (“never barrel shaped nor flat”)
CroupSlightly sloping	Standard (“not abruptly slanting, but slightly slanting towards the tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“sloping gradually towards tail”)
Tail setHigh	Standard (“TAIL: Set high”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Docked: Starts high and thick”)
Tail lengthMedium	Standard (“of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“customarily docked to medium length”)
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“in movement horizontal”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“when moving, horizontally”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	Fault (“neither carried too high above the backline nor extremely bent”)	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognised (“Never held high over back or bent”)
Tail carriageSabre	Alternate (“natural ... carried straight or slightly sabre tail fashion”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HocksStraight and parallel	Standard (“Hocks: Strong, vertical”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rear angulationWell angulated	Standard (“Good angulations in stifles and hocks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stifles well bent”)
Front angulationWell laid back	Standard (“Shoulder blades well laid back”)	No ruling	Standard (“The shoulder blades are long and well laid back”)	No ruling
PasternsSlightly sloping	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Pasterns are strong, short, slightly sloping”)	Standard (“Pasterns slightly sloping”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Tan points	Alternate (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)	Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)	Alternate (“Tan markings are permissible”)	No ruling
Blaze	Alternate (“Blaze, fleck and speckled flews are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Flecking	Alternate (“Blaze, fleck and speckled flews are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Tail docking	Standard (“About halfway docked for hunting purposes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)

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

German Shorthaired Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the German Shorthaired Pointer in Black, White, Liver and Tan. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolour, Roan, Spotted and Tan point.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black colour in the same nuances as the brown”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“solid black”)	Standard (“solid black”)	Standard (“Solid black”)
White	Standard (“White with brown head markings, brown patches or specks”)	Standard (“Liver & White”)	Standard (“any combination of liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)
Liver	Standard (“Solid brown, without markings”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)
Tan	Standard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)	Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)	Standard (“Tan markings are permissible”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Albino	Not recognised	Disqualifying	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Red	Not recognised	Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)	Disqualifying (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Orange	Not recognised	Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)	Disqualifying (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Lemon	Not recognised	Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)	Disqualifying (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Solid brown, without markings”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)
Bicolour	Standard (“White with brown head markings”)	Standard (“a combination of liver and white”)	Standard (“any combination of liver and white”)	Standard (“black and white same variations”)	Standard (“black and white, same variations”)
Roan	Standard (“Dark brown roan”)	Standard (“Liver Roan”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)
Spotted	Standard (“brown patches or specks”)	Standard (“Patched”)	Standard (“liver spotted and white ticked”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)
Tan point	Standard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)	Disqualifying	Standard (“Tan markings are permissible”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Tricolour	No ruling	Disqualifying	No ruling	Not recognised (“not tricolour”)	Not recognised (“Not tri-colour”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brown	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Eye color is brown”)	Standard (“Varying in shades of brown to tone with coat”)	Standard (“Varying in shades of brown to tone with coat”)
Dark brown	Standard (“The ideal colour is dark brown”)	Standard (“The preferred color is dark brown”)	Standard (“Darker brown is preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
Light brown	Fault (“Eyes too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Yellow	Fault (“Yellowish « bird of prey » eyes”)	Fault (“Light yellow eyes are not desirable and are a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Blue	No ruling	Disqualifying (“China or wall eyes are to be disqualified”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“black in black or black roan dogs”)	Standard (“black on a black dog”)	Standard (“black in black-colored dogs”)	Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)
Liver	Standard (“Basically brown”)	Standard (“brown on a liver dog”)	Standard (“solid brown in liver-colored dogs”)	Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)
Pink	Standard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”)	Disqualifying (“A flesh colored nose disqualifies”)	Disqualifying (“Flesh-colored nose”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Butterfly nose	Standard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”)	Fault (“A spotted nose is not desirable”)	Fault (“Spotted 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.
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 German Shorthaired Pointer'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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