What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Mastín Inglés?

AKC, Male: over 76.2 cm; UKC, Male: over 76.2 cm; CKC, Male: over 76.3 cm; AKC, Female: over 69.9 cm; UKC, Female: over 69.9 cm; CKC, Female: over 69.8 cm.

Mastín Inglés 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	No ruling	over 76.2 cmunder 76.2 cmFalta	over 76.2 cm	No ruling	over 76.3 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	No ruling	over 69.9 cmunder 69.9 cmFalta	over 69.9 cm	No ruling	over 69.8 cm
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	2	No ruling	No ruling	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	No ruling	Estándar (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Scissors bite preferred”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	Estándar (“Incisors level (pincer bite, edge to edge)”)	No ruling	Estándar (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Estándar (“incisors level”)	No ruling
MordidaMordida en tijera invertida	Alternativo (“lower projecting beyond upper (reversed scissor bite)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Alternativo (“a moderately undershot jaw should not be faulted”)	Alternativo (“A moderately undershot bite is permissible”)	Alternativo (“lower projecting beyond upper but never so much as to become visible”)	Alternativo (“a moderately undershot jaw permissible”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”)	Estándar (“They should lie close to the cheeks when in repose”)	Estándar (“The ears lie close to the head”)	Estándar (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”)	Estándar (“lie close to the cheeks when in repose”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”)	Estándar (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”)	Estándar (“set widely apart at the highest points on the side of the skull”)	Estándar (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”)	Estándar (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”)
Tamaño de las orejasPequeñas	Estándar (“EARS: Small, thin to touch”)	Estándar (“Ears small in proportion to the skull”)	Estándar (“The ears are small, V-shaped”)	Estándar (“Small, thin to touch, wide apart”)	Estándar (“Ears: Small, V-shaped, rounded at the tips”)
Inserción de los ojosSeparados	Estándar (“Moderate size, wide apart”)	Estándar (“Eyes set wide apart, medium in size”)	Estándar (“small, and set wide apart”)	Estándar (“Moderate size, wide apart”)	Estándar (“Set wide apart, medium in size”)
Longitud del hocicoCorto	Estándar (“Muzzle: Short, broad under eyes”)	Estándar (“Muzzle short, broad under the eyes”)	Estándar (“The muzzle is short (one-third the length of the entire head)”)	Estándar (“Muzzle short, broad under eyes”)	Estándar (“Muzzle: Short, broad under the eyes”)
Forma del hocicoRomo	Estándar (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”)	Estándar (“Truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off square”)	Estándar (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”)	Estándar (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”)	Estándar (“Truncated - i.e., blunt and cut off square”)
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	Estándar (“blunt and cut off squarely”)	Estándar (“blunt and cut off square”)	Estándar (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”)	Estándar (“blunt and cut off squarely”)	Estándar (“blunt and cut off square”)
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	Falta (“Fault - snipiness of the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de la cabezaCuadrada	Estándar (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”)	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Topline: Level”)	Estándar (“the topline should be straight, level, and firm”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Topline level and maintained whilst on the move”)	No ruling
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Estándar (“hanging straight in repose”)	Estándar (“hanging straight in repose”)	No ruling	Estándar (“hanging straight in repose”)	Estándar (“hanging straight in repose”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Falta (“end pointing upwards, but not over back, when dog is excited”)	Falta (“but never over the back when the dog is in motion”)	Falta (“but never carried over the back when dog is in action”)	Falta (“but not over back, when dog is excited”)	Falta (“but never over the back when dog is in action”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”)	Estándar (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”)	Estándar (“reaching to or little below the hock”)	Estándar (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”)	Estándar (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”)
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”)	Estándar (“Feet large, round, and compact with well arched toes”)	Estándar (“The feet are large, rounded and compact”)	Estándar (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”)	Estándar (“Feet: Heavy, round and compact with well-arched toes”)
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	Falta (“cow hocks in mature adults is highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“cow hocks in mature adults highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedio	No ruling	Estándar (“slightly arched, and of medium length”)	Estándar (“neck is of medium length”)	No ruling	Estándar (“slightly arched, and of medium length”)
PechoAncho	Estándar (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”)	Estándar (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”)	Estándar (“The chest is well rounded, wide and well let down”)	Estándar (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”)	Estándar (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”)	Estándar (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”)	Estándar (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”)
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, cut up”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mancha en el pecho	No ruling	Alternativo (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Marcas blancas	Falta (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is highly”)	Falta (“Excessive white on the chest or white on any other part of the body.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable.”)	No ruling

Mastín Inglés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mastín Inglés in Blanco, Leonado y Albaricoque. Standard patterns: Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Blanco	No reconocido (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is unacceptable”)	Estándar (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted”)	Falta (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable”)	No reconocido (“Excessive white on body, chest, or feet is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Leonado	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“silver fawn”)
Albaricoque	Estándar (“Apricot”)	Estándar (“Apricot”)	Estándar (“Apricot”)	Estándar (“Apricot”)	Estándar (“apricot”)
Albino	No reconocido	No reconocido	No reconocido	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Atigrado	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“dark fawn-brindle”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“dark fawn-brindle”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Marrón	No ruling	Estándar (“brown, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“brown in color”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“darker the better”)	Estándar (“the darker the better”)	Estándar (“darker the better”)	Estándar (“the darker the better”)	Estándar (“the darker being preferred”)
Avellana	Estándar (“hazel brown, darker the better”)	No ruling	Estándar (“hazel brown, darker the better”)	Estándar (“hazel brown, the darker the better”)	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	KC	KUSA	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“always dark in color, the blacker the better”)	Estándar (“muzzle, ears and nose should be black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“always dark, the blacker the better”)
Rosa	No ruling	Falta (“Mask, ears, or nose lacking dark pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Mastín Inglés's colors can change over its life.

Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 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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