What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Setter Gordon?

FCI, Male: 66 cm; AKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 66 cm; CKC, Male: 61–68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 62 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 62 cm; CKC, Female: 58.5–66 cm.

Setter Gordon 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
Altura a la cruz, male	66 cm	61–68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	66 cm	61–68.5 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	62 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	62 cm	58.5–66 cm
Peso, male	29.5 kg	25–36.3 kg	25–36.3 kg	29.5 kg	23–34 kg
Peso, female	25.5 kg	20.4–31.8 kg	20.4–31.8 kg	25.5 kg	20.5–29.5 kg
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“meeting in front in a scissors bite”)	No ruling	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Alternativo (“A level bite is not a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Not overshot or undershot”)	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Not overshot or undershot”)	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Estándar (“well folded and carried close to the head”)	Estándar (“lying close to it”)	Estándar (“Set low, lying close to head”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	Estándar (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Estándar (“Ears set low on the head”)	Estándar (“Set low on the head”)	Estándar (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Estándar (“Ears set low on the head”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Ears: Set too high”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	Estándar (“The shape is oval rather than round”)	Estándar (“oval in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Level topline”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Level topline”)	No ruling
Línea superiorDescendente hacia atrás	No ruling	Estándar (“Topline moderately sloping”)	Estándar (“Topline slopes slightly”)	No ruling	Estándar (“giving a moderately sloping topline”)
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	Estándar (“carried horizontal or nearly so”)	Estándar (“carried horizontal or below the level of the back”)	Estándar (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	Estándar (“carried horizontal or nearly so”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Alternativo (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“carried horizontal or below the level of the back”)	Alternativo (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	No ruling
Longitud de la colaCorta	No ruling	Estándar (“Tail short and not reaching below the hocks”)	Estándar (“Fairly short in length”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Short and should not reach below the hocks”)
PiesOvalados	Estándar (“Oval, close-knit, well arched toes”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Oval and close knit”)	Estándar (“Oval, close knit, well-arched toes”)	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	Estándar (“Feet catlike in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“Long, lean, arched”)	Estándar (“Neck long, lean, arched to the head”)	Estándar (“Long, lean and arched to the head”)	Estándar (“Long, lean, arched”)	Estándar (“Long, lean, arched to the head”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Neck: Thick and short”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Brisket deep, ribs well sprung”)	Estándar (“Chest deep and not too broad in front”)	Estándar (“Chest is deep, but not too broad”)	Estándar (“deep brisket, ribs well sprung”)	Estándar (“Chest deep and not too broad in front”)
PechoAncho	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Chest: Too broad”)
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	Estándar (“without throatiness”)	Estándar (“without throatiness”)	Estándar (“without any throatiness”)	Estándar (“without throatiness”)	Estándar (“without throatiness”)
CorvejonesRectos y paralelos	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Hocks straight and parallel”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Marcas fuego	Estándar (“with markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)	Estándar (“Black with tan markings, either of rich chestnut or mahogany color”)	Estándar (“with tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Estándar (“with tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Estándar (“Deep, shining coal-black with tan markings”)
Marcas de lápiz	Alternativo (“Black pencilling on toes and black streak under jaw permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling is allowed on the toes”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling on the toes, and also black streaking under jaw are permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black pencilling on toes and black streak under jaw permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling allowed on toes”)
Estrella	Alternativo (“Very small white spot on chest permissible”)	Alternativo (“A white spot on the chest is allowed, but the smaller the better”)	Alternativo (“A white spot on the chest is allowed, but the smaller the better”)	Alternativo (“Very small white spot on chest permissible”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Corte de orejas	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“He has a natural ear and tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	No ruling	No reconocido (“not docked”)	No reconocido (“He has a natural ear and tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Setter Gordon colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Setter Gordon in Negro y Fuego. Standard patterns: Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Deep, shining coal black”)	Estándar (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)	Estándar (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)
Fuego	Estándar (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Estándar (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Estándar (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)
Rojo	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Red”)	Descalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Ante	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Descalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Con fuego	Estándar (“Tan markings”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Tan markings should be located as follows”)	Estándar (“‘Tan markings’”)	Estándar (“Tan markings”)
Unicolor	No ruling	Descalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Descalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs which do not have the typical pattern of markings”)	No reconocido	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)	Estándar (“Dark brown in color”)	Estándar (“Dark brown”)	Estándar (“Dark brown”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“black in color”)	Estándar (“black in color”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“black”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Descalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Setter Gordon's colors can change over its life.

Negrochanges toÓxido
Pelaje · Con el estado corporal · can change back
Negrochanges toGris
Pelaje · Progresivo
Negrochanges toMarrón
Pelaje · Al sol · can change back
Con fuegochanges toEnsillado
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negrochanges toNariz de nieve
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back
Negrochanges toRosa
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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