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

FCI, Male: 61–68 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–67.9 cm; KC, Male: 60–67 cm; FCI, Female: 57–64 cm; AKC, Female: over 55.9 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 56–62 cm.

German Wirehaired 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, AKC, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Height at the withers, male	61–68 cm	61–66 cmover 66 cmFaultunder 61 cmFault	61–67.9 cm	60–67 cm
Height at the withers, female	57–64 cm	over 55.9 cmunder 55.9 cmFault	55.9–63.5 cm	56–62 cm
Weight, male	No ruling	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–34 kg
Weight, female	No ruling	No ruling	20.4–27.2 kg	20.5–29 kg
Height to length	1	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“regular, complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“The incisors meet in a true scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
BiteOvershot	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
BiteUndershot	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	Standard (“42 teeth according to the dentition formula”)	Standard (“a full complement of evenly set and properly intermeshing teeth”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“with full dentition”)
StopPronounced	Standard (“Stop: Clearly visibly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerate	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is medium”)	Standard (“Stop is medium, clearly defined”)	Standard (“Moderate stop”)
Facial profileRoman (convex)	Standard (“Slight roman nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Facial profileStraight	No ruling	Standard (“nasal bone straight, broad and parallel to the top of the skull”)	Standard (“Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
Muzzle lengthLong	Standard (“Muzzle: Long, broad, strong, deep”)	No ruling	Standard (“MUZZLE Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
Ear setHigh	Standard (“set on high and wide”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	Standard (“Medium sized in relation to head, set high”)
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	No ruling	Standard (“hang close to the head”)	Standard (“Hang close to sides of head”)	No ruling
Ear tipRounded	No ruling	Standard (“The ears are rounded but not too broad”)	Standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	No ruling
Ear sizeMedium	Standard (“EARS: Of medium size”)	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size”)	Standard (“Medium sized in relation to head”)
Eye shapeOval	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size, oval in contour”)	Standard (“Medium size, oval in shape”)	Standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
Eye sizeMedium	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size”)	Standard (“Medium size”)	Standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
Eye setProminent	Fault (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
Eye setDeep-set	Fault (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
Neck lengthMedium	Standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is of medium length”)	Standard (“Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling
Neck shapeArched	Standard (“slightly arched napeline”)	Standard (“slightly arched”)	Standard (“Slightly arched and devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“clean cut throat, no dewlap”)	Standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	Standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
ToplineSloping to the rear	Standard (“Slightly sloping from the withers in a straight line”)	Standard (“a perceptible slope down from withers to croup”)	Standard (“the topline slopes from withers to set on of tail”)	Standard (“slightly falling back line”)
ToplineSwayback	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ToplineRoach (arched)	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and capacious”)	Standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	Standard (“Chest must appear deep rather than wide”)
ChestBroad	Standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	No ruling
ChestBarrel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognised (“never barrel shaped nor flat”)
CroupSlightly sloping	Standard (“Long and broad, slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Standard (“Croup slopes slightly”)	Standard (“croup falling slightly towards tail”)
Tail setHigh	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“Set high, carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	No ruling
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“carried as horizontally as possible or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Standard (“carried at or above the horizontal when the dog is alert”)	Standard (“carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Standard (“carried horizontally or slightly upward”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	Alternate (“or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Alternate (“at or above the horizontal”)	Alternate (“at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Alternate (“horizontally or slightly upward”)
Tail carriageSabre	Alternate (“natural ... carried straight or slightly sabre-like”)	No ruling	Alternate (“natural tail ... straight or slightly saber-like”)	Alternate (“Undocked: ... carried straight or slightly sabre fashion”)
FeetOval	Standard (“Oval-round with well-knit toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Compact, close knit, round to oval shaped”)
HocksCow-hocked	Fault (“SEVERE FAULTS: ... cow hocked or close behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HocksStraight and parallel	No ruling	Standard (“The hocks (metatarsus) are short, straight and parallel”)	No ruling	No ruling
Rear angulationWell angulated	Standard (“Well angulated at the stifles and the hocks”)	No ruling	Standard (“good angulation at the stifle and hock”)	Standard (“Stifles well bent”)
Front angulationWell laid back	Standard (“Shoulders: Well laid-back, sloping shoulder blade”)	Standard (“The shoulders are well laid back”)	No ruling	No ruling
PasternsSlightly sloping	Standard (“Pasterns: Slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Standard (“Pasterns strong and very slightly sloping”)	Standard (“Pasterns slightly sloping”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Blaze	No ruling	Alternate (“The head is liver, sometimes with a white blaze”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chest patch	Alternate (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Tail docking	Standard (“Docked for the hunting purposes”)	Standard (“The tail is docked to approximately two-fifths of its original length”)	Alternate (“Customarily docked to 2/5 original length. A natural tail is acceptable”)	Alternate (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws are generally removed”)	Alternate (“Removal of dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)	No ruling

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

German Wirehaired Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the German Wirehaired Pointer in Black, White and Liver. Standard patterns: Solid, Bicolour, Roan and Spotted.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)	Fault (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Solid black”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)
White	Standard (“Light roan”)	Standard (“Liver & White”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“Liver and white”)	Standard (“Light roan”)
Liver	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Albino	Not recognised	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognised	Not recognised
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Bicolour	No ruling	Standard (“The coat is liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“Liver and white”)	No ruling
Roan	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“Liver & White Ticked”)	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Spotted	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)	Not recognised	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Tricolour	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Solid black and tricoloured highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brown	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are brown”)	No ruling	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Dark brown	Standard (“As dark as possible”)	No ruling	Standard (“as dark as possible”)	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	Standard (“As dark as possible”)
Hazel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Yellow	No ruling	Fault (“Yellow eyes are not desirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Odd-eyed	Disqualifying (“differently coloured eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“differently coloured eyes”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	No ruling	Standard (“black in black dogs”)	Standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Liver	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	Standard (“The nose is dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark brown in liver dogs”)	Standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Pink	No ruling	Fault (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Butterfly nose	No ruling	Fault (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	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 penalised.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this colour or pattern.
Not recognised: The club does not accept this colour or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a German Wirehaired Pointer's colors can change over its life.

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGrey
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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