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

KC, Male: over 50.5 cm; KC, Female: over 45.5 cm; FCI, Height at the withers: 48–50 cm; AKC, Height at the withers: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Height at the withers: 48.3–53.3 cm; CKC, Height at the withers: 48.3–53.3 cm.

Harrier 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	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 50.5 cm	No ruling
Height at the withers, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 45.5 cm	No ruling
Height at the withers	48–50 cm48–55 cmAlternate	48.3–53.3 cm45.7–55.9 cmAlternate	48.3–53.3 cm	No ruling	48.3–53.3 cm45.8–55.8 cmAlternate
Skull to muzzle	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerate	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)
StopSlight	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“and a slight stop”)	Standard (“Slight stop”)	No ruling
Muzzle shapeTapered	Standard (“Muzzle: Quite long and rather more pointed than square”)	No ruling	Standard (“Never square, instead tapering towards the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling
Muzzle shapeSquare	No ruling	Standard (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)
BiteScissors bite	No ruling	Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors or a level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)
BiteLevel bite	No ruling	Alternate (“or they may be level”)	Alternate (“scissors or a level bite”)	No ruling	Alternate (“or they may be level”)
BiteOvershot	No ruling	Fault (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
BiteUndershot	No ruling	Fault (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Oval, very bright and deeply set”)	No ruling
Eye shapeAlmond	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are almond shaped, medium size, set well apart”)
Ear setHigh	Standard (“rather set on high”)	No ruling	Standard (“set on rather high”)	Standard (“High set, pendant, with rounded tip”)	No ruling
Ear setLow	No ruling	Standard (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	No ruling	Standard (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)	No ruling	Standard (“pendant, with rounded tip, Carried close to the head”)	Standard (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)
Neck lengthLong	Standard (“NECK: Long and free although well tied into the shoulders”)	Standard (“The neck is long and strong”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, strong, well attached and slightly arched”)	Standard (“Long, clean and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The neck is long and strong”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Straight and muscled”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“The topline is level and the back is straight”)	Standard (“Topline level with slight arch over broad, well-muscled loin”)	Standard (“The topline is level”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: More developed in depth than in width”)	Standard (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, with well sprung ribs”)	Standard (“Chest deep, reaching below the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)
Tuck-upModerate	Standard (“flank must neither be too full nor too tucked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthMedium	Standard (“TAIL: Of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tail lengthLong	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is long, set on high”)	Standard (“Tail: Long, set on high”)	Standard (“Long, set on and carried high”)	Standard (“The tail is long, set on high and carried upwards”)
Tail setHigh	No ruling	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“set on and carried high”)	Standard (“set on high and carried upwards”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	No ruling	Standard (“carried up from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock”)	Standard (“carried up from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock”)	Standard (“set on and carried high, fairly straight”)	Standard (“set on high and carried upwards”)
Tail carriageCurled over the back	No ruling	Fault (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Fault (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Fault (“Never curled or carried over the back”)	No ruling
FeetCat foot	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are round and catlike”)	Standard (“are round and catlike; with toes set close together”)	Standard (“Strong, round cat foot”)	Standard (“Feet are round and cat-like”)

Harrier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Harrier in Black, White, Tan, Red, and Lemon. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolor, Tricolor, Piebald, Agouti, and Tan point.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Black	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
White	Standard (“Usually white as base colour”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“White”)
Tan	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)
Red	Standard (“all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Red & White”)
Lemon	No ruling	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	Standard (“Any good hound color”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognized
Patterns
Solid	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“White”)
Bicolor	Standard (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	No ruling	Standard (“Red & White”)
Tricolor	Standard (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tri-colour”)
Piebald	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Badger Pied”)
Agouti	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Badger Pied”)
Tan point	No ruling	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Tan”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Brown	No ruling	Standard (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs”)	No ruling
Dark brown	Standard (“Always dark”)	Standard (“darker colors are always desired”)	Standard (“dark in color”)
Light brown	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lighter eye color in the lighter colored dogs is acceptable”)
Hazel	No ruling	Standard (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs, lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling
Yellow	No ruling	Standard (“lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Black	Standard (“Black, well developed”)	Standard (“Well developed and black”)
Pink	Disqualifying (“Depigmented nose”)	No ruling

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 Harrier'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
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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