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

FCI, Male: 52–60 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–58.4 cm; KC, Male: 54–58 cm; FCI, Female: 48–56 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 50–54 cm.

Portuguese 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, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	KC
Height at the withers, male	52–60 cm	53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmDisqualifyingover 58.4 cmDisqualifying	54–58 cm
Height at the withers, female	48–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmDisqualifyingover 55.9 cmDisqualifying	50–54 cm
Ear length	No ruling	under 15.2 cm	No ruling
Weight, male	20–27 kg	20–26.8 kg	20–27 kg
Weight, female	16–22 kg	15.9–21.8 kg	16–22 kg
Height to length	1	No ruling	1
Skull to muzzle	1.5	No ruling	1.5

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	KC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
BiteUndershot	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
BiteOvershot	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, medium in length”)	No ruling
Ear setHigh	Standard (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)
Ear tipRounded	Standard (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”)	Standard (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”)	Standard (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”)
Eye shapeOval	Standard (“oval shaped tending to round”)	Standard (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”)	Standard (“Oval tending to round and quite full”)
StopPronounced	No ruling	Standard (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)	No ruling
ToplineSloping to the rear	Standard (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”)	Standard (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”)	Standard (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”)
Tail lengthMedium	Standard (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail setMedium	Standard (“Straight, of medium set”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”)	Standard (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”)	Standard (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”)
Tail carriageSickle	Not recognized (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
FeetOval	No ruling	Standard (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)	Standard (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Rear dewclawsSingle	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
Rear dewclawsDouble	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
HocksWell let down	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
Neck lengthMedium	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Neck. Medium length.”)
DewlapSlight	Standard (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”)	Standard (“with a short dewlap along the underside”)	Standard (“Slight dewlap evident.”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Deep and broad”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling
Tuck-upModerate	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)	No ruling
Tuck-upNone (straight underline)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Muzzle shapeSquare	No ruling	Standard (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)	Standard (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	KC
White markings	Alternate (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Alternate (“either solid or with white markings”)	Alternate (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	KC
Tail docking	Alternate (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”)	Alternate (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”)	Alternate (“Docked: As above, to cover scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches.”)

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

Portuguese Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Portuguese Pointer in White, Brown, and Yellow. Standard patterns: Solid and Bicolor.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
White	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)
Brown	Disqualifying	Disqualifying	Standard (“any shade of yellow or brown”)	Not recognized
Yellow	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)	Standard (“Yellow”)	Standard (“any shade of yellow”)	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)
Albino	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognized
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“either solid or with white markings”)	Standard (“Solid”)
Bicolor	Standard (“or with white patches”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“Yellow & White”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Brown	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown in color”)	Standard (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)
Dark brown	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Darker shades are preferred”)	No ruling
Light brown	Fault (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	Fault (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blue	Disqualifying (“Wall eye”)	Disqualifying (“Wall eye”)	Disqualifying (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling
Patterns
Odd-eyed	Disqualifying (“of different colours”)	Disqualifying (“of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)	Standard (“Nose black”)
Liver	Fault	Fault	Standard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)	No ruling
Pink	Disqualifying (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Disqualifying (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Disqualifying (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	No ruling
Patterns
Butterfly nose	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	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 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 Portuguese Pointer'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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