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

FCI, Male: 52–60 cm; UKC, Male: 52.1–59.7 cm; KC, Male: 52–60 cm; CKC, Male: 52–60 cm; FCI, Female: 48–56 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–55.9 cm; KC, Female: 48–56 cm; CKC, Female: 48–56 cm.

Eurasier 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, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	KC	CKC
Height at the withers, male	52–60 cm	52.1–59.7 cm	52–60 cm	52–60 cm
Height at the withers, female	48–56 cm	48.3–55.9 cm	48–56 cm	48–56 cm
Weight, male	22–30 kg	25.9 kg	23–32 kg	23–32 kg
Weight, female	18–26 kg	21.8 kg	18–26 kg	18–26 kg

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Bite either scissor or pincer”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“Perfect regular and complete scissor or level bite”)	Standard (“Bite either scissors or even”)
BiteLevel bite	Alternate (“Bite either scissor or pincer”)	Alternate (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Alternate (“Perfect regular and complete scissor or level bite”)	Alternate (“Bite either scissors or even”)
BiteUndershot	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BiteOvershot	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
BiteMalocclusion	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“anomalies in bite”)
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“Strong complete set of teeth (42 teeth”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	Standard (“Strong, complete set of teeth (42 teeth”)
DentitionMissing teeth	Disqualifying (“Absence of a single or several incisors or canines”)	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Single or more incisor or canine tooth missing”)
Ear carriageErect (prick)	Standard (“pricked, medium size and triangular”)	Standard (“The prick ears are medium in size”)	Standard (“Carried pricked”)	Standard (“Prick ears with tips slightly rounded”)
Ear carriageSemi-erect	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Semi prick or hanging ears”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Semi prick or hanging ears”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Ears which flap or pendulous ears”)
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, oval, slightly oblique and medium size”)	No ruling
StopSlight	Standard (“Stop: Barely defined”)	Standard (“The stop is barely defined”)	Standard (“Barely defined stop”)	Standard (“Stop: Barely defined”)
ToplineSwayback	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Sway back and carp back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineRoach (arched)	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Sway back and carp back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail setHigh	Standard (“TAIL: Set on high, round and firm”)	Standard (“Set on high, thick at the base”)	Standard (“High set. Round and firm”)	No ruling
Tail carriageCurled over the back	Standard (“carried lying forward over back or bent slightly sideways or rolled up”)	Standard (“carried lying forward over the back, bent slightly sideways, or rolled up”)	Standard (“Carried forward, curved or curled over the back or to one side”)	Standard (“Carried lying forward over back or bent slightly sideways or rolled up”)
Tail lengthShort	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
FeetOval	Standard (“Forefeet: Oval; tight, moderately arched toes”)	Standard (“Oval and tight, with moderately arched toes”)	Standard (“Oval, tight with moderately arched toes”)	Standard (“Forefeet: Oval, tight, moderately arched”)
Neck lengthMedium	Standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is medium length”)	Standard (“well muscled and of medium length”)	Standard (“Of medium length, in balance”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	No ruling	Standard (“There is no dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling
Muzzle shapeTapered	Standard (“tapering towards the nose”)	Standard (“The muzzle is tapered, but not pointed”)	Standard (“Tapering muzzle neither too coarse nor too pointed”)	Standard (“Tapering towards the nose leather”)

Eurasier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Eurasier in Black, Gray, Liver, Tan, Red, Cream, and Fawn. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolor, Sable, Agouti, and Tan point.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Black	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)
Gray	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Grey”)
Liver	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Not recognized (“with the exception of ... liver”)	Not recognized (“liver ... unacceptable”)
Tan	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
Red	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Red”)
Cream	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Cream Black Mask”)
Fawn	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“all colours and colour combinations are permitted”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Fawn”)
White	Disqualifying (“pure white”)	Disqualifying (“White”)	Not recognized (“with the exception of pure white”)	Not recognized (“pure white ... unacceptable”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“albinism”)	No ruling
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“all colours”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)
Bicolor	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	Standard (“Red & Black”)
Sable	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	Standard (“Red Sable”)
Agouti	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)
Tan point	Standard (“colour combinations”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
Piebald	Disqualifying (“pied colouring”)	Disqualifying (“Pinto”)	Not recognized (“with the exception of ... white patches”)	Not recognized (“white patches on body ... unacceptable”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized (“merle, which are unacceptable”)
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

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

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Black	Standard (“black pigmentation”)	Standard (“black pigmentation”)	Standard (“black pigment”)	Standard (“black, medium sized nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Not recognized: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Eurasier's colors can change over its life.

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGray
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
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
Pinkchanges toBlue-black
Tongue · With age · from 8 to 26 weeks

Sources

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

Published standards

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