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

FCI, Male: 44–50 cm; AKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; UKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; KC, Male: 43–50 cm; CKC, Male: 44.5–49.5 cm; FCI, Female: 39–45 cm; AKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 39–45 cm; CKC, Female: 39.3–44.5 cm.

Finnish Spitz 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	44–50 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	43–50 cm	44.5–49.5 cm
Height at the withers, female	39–45 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39–45 cm	39.3–44.5 cm
Weight, male	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg
Weight, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	10–13.3 kg
Weight	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg	No ruling
Height to length	1	1	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	1.3	1.3	1.3	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Close fitting scissor bite”)	Standard (“Bite - Scissors bite”)	Standard (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”)
BiteUndershot	Disqualifying (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fault (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
BiteOvershot	Disqualifying (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Fault (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
BiteWry mouth	No ruling	Fault (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)	No ruling	Standard (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionMissing teeth	Fault (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)	No ruling	Fault (“Missing teeth undesirable”)
Ear carriageErect (prick)	Standard (“Set rather high, always erect”)	Standard (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”)	Standard (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”)	Standard (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”)	Standard (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Disqualifying (“Other than erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageSemi-erect	Disqualifying (“Other than erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ear setHigh	Standard (“EARS: Set rather high”)	Standard (“Ears - Set on high”)	Standard (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)	No ruling	No ruling
Eye shapeAlmond	Standard (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”)	Standard (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”)	Standard (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”)	Standard (“Almond shaped with black rims”)	Standard (“almond shaped with black rims”)
Eye shapeRound	No ruling	Fault (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)	Fault (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerate	No ruling	Standard (“Stop - Moderate”)	No ruling	Standard (“stop moderate”)	No ruling
StopPronounced	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“the stop pronounced”)
Muzzle shapeTapered	Standard (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”)	Standard (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”)	Standard (“It tapers evenly to the tip”)	Standard (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”)	Standard (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”)
Muzzle shapeSnipy	No ruling	Fault (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)	Fault (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Neck lengthMedium	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Muscular, of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“Throat without dewlap”)	Standard (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”)	Standard (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”)	Standard (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”)	No ruling	Standard (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
ToplineRoach (arched)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Fault (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
ToplineSwayback	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Fault (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
ChestDeep	No ruling	Standard (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”)	Standard (“Chest deep”)	Standard (“Chest is deep”)
Tail setLow	No ruling	Fault (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Fault (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	Fault (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Tail setHigh	No ruling	Fault (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Fault (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthShort	No ruling	Fault (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)	Fault (“Faults: ... Too short”)	No ruling	Fault (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Tail shapeKinked	Disqualifying (“Kinked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
FeetCat foot	Standard (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)	Standard (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
FeetSplayed	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)	No ruling	Fault (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
FeetHare foot	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
HocksCow-hocked	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: Cow hocks”)	No ruling	Fault (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Rear dewclawsNone	No ruling	Standard (“Dewclaws - Removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Socks	Alternate (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Alternate (“White markings on the tips of the toes”)	Alternate (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Star	Alternate (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Alternate (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”)	Alternate (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”)	Alternate (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	Alternate (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”)

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

Finnish Spitz colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Finnish Spitz in White, Red, and Gold. Standard patterns: Sable.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
White	Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Standard (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”)	Standard (“The following white markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”)	Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)
Red	Standard (“bright red”)	Alternate (“Red”)	No ruling	Standard (“reddish brown”)	Standard (“bright red”)
Gold	Standard (“golden red”)	Standard (“Red Gold”)	Standard (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)	Standard (“red gold”)	Standard (“golden red”)
Albino	Disqualifying	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying
Patterns
Sable	No ruling	Standard (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”)	Standard (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”)	Standard (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”)	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“preferably dark”)	Standard (“Dark in color”)	Standard (“preferably dark in color”)	Standard (“preferably dark”)	Standard (“preferably dark”)
Light brown	No ruling	Fault (“light eyes should be faulted”)	Fault (“Light”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blue	Disqualifying (“wall eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“wall eye”)
Yellow	Disqualifying (“Eyes bright yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Eyes bright yellow”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“jet-black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Nose pitch black”)	Standard (“jet-black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternate: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Finnish Spitz'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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