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

FCI, Male: 32–38 cm; UKC, Male: 31.8–38.1 cm; CKC, Male: 31.8–40.8 cm; FCI, Female: 30–36 cm; UKC, Female: 29.2–35.6 cm; CKC, Female: 30.5–38 cm.

Drever 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, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Height at the withers, male	32–38 cmunder 32 cmDisqualifyingover 38 cmDisqualifying	31.8–38.1 cmunder 31.8 cmDisqualifyingover 38.1 cmDisqualifying	31.8–40.8 cm
Height at the withers, female	30–36 cmunder 30 cmDisqualifyingover 36 cmDisqualifying	29.2–35.6 cmunder 29.2 cmDisqualifyingover 35.6 cmDisqualifying	30.5–38 cm
Skull to muzzle	1	1	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling
BiteLevel bite	Alternate (“Level bite permissible”)	Alternate (“teeth meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling
BiteOvershot	Disqualifying (“Pronounced over- or undershot bite”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Pronounced overshot or undershot”)	No ruling
BiteUndershot	Disqualifying (“Pronounced over- or undershot bite”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Pronounced overshot or undershot”)	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
DentitionMissing teeth	Alternate (“Lack of PM1 and M3 should no longer be considered as a disqualifying fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“hanging without folds close to the cheeks”)	Standard (“hanging close to the cheeks without folds”)	No ruling
Ear setLow	Standard (“Set fairly low, medium long and broad”)	Standard (“Set fairly low, medium long and broad”)	No ruling
Ear setMedium	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“They must be set neither especially high nor low”)
StopSlight	Standard (“Stop: Slight”)	Standard (“There is little stop”)	No ruling
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Top line: Backline level”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)	No ruling
ToplineSwayback	Fault (“Severe faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: ... Sway back or roach back”)	No ruling
ToplineRoach (arched)	Fault (“Severe faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: ... Sway back or roach back”)	No ruling
Tail lengthLong	Standard (“TAIL: Long and thick at base”)	Standard (“Long, and thick at the base”)	Standard (“The tail should be long and thick at the root”)
Tail carriageLow (hanging)	Standard (“Preferably hanging down but may be carried higher”)	Standard (“the tail is preferred carried down”)	Standard (“Preferably, it should be carried hanging”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	Alternate (“may be carried higher but never over the back”)	Alternate (“may be carried higher as long as it does not rise over the back”)	Alternate (“it may be carried higher, though never over the back”)
Tail shapeKinked	Disqualifying (“Kinked or otherwise deformed tail”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Kinked or deformed tail”)	No ruling
Neck lengthLong	Standard (“NECK: Proportionally long and powerful”)	Standard (“Powerful, and fairly long”)	Standard (“The neck should be long and powerful”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	No ruling	Standard (“Powerful, and fairly long. No dewlap”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	CKC
Blaze	Standard (“preferably be in form of a blaze, a full necklace”)	No ruling	No ruling
Collar	Standard (“preferably be in form of a blaze, a full necklace”)	No ruling	No ruling
Socks	Standard (“a full necklace, on legs, feet and tip of tail”)	No ruling	Standard (“preferably appear on the front ... and on the paws”)
White tail tip	Standard (“a full necklace, on legs, feet and tip of tail”)	No ruling	Standard (“preferably appear on the front ... at the tip of the tail”)
White markings	No ruling	Alternate (“All colors with white markings are acceptable.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws may be removed”)

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

Drever colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Drever in Black, White, Liver, Tan, Red, and Fawn. Standard patterns: Bicolor, Tricolor, Brindle, Sable, and Reverse brindle.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Black	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
White	Standard (“white markings ... Not accepted is predominant white”)	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable ... Solid white”)
Liver	Disqualifying (“liver brown colour”)	Disqualifying (“liver brown colour”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable ... solid liver brown”)
Tan	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Red	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Fawn	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Bicolor	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Tricolor	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Brindle	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Sable	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Reverse brindle	Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”)
Solid	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Solid white or solid liver brown”)
Merle	Disqualifying (“merle”)	Disqualifying (“merle”)	No ruling
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Dark brown	Standard (“Dark brown in colour”)	Standard (“Dark brown in colour”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)
Light brown	Fault (“Light eyes”)	Fault (“Light eyes”)	Fault (“Light eyes”)
Blue	Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”)	Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”)	Disqualifying (“Blue eyes”)
Patterns
Odd-eyed	Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”)	Disqualifying (“One or both eyes blue”)	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Pink	Fault (“Flesh-coloured nose”)	Fault (“Flesh-coloured nose”)	Fault (“Flesh colored nose”)

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.

Color changes

How a Drever'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
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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