What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the San Bernardo?

FCI, Male: 70–90 cm; AKC, Male: over 69.9 cm; UKC, Male: 73.7–78.7 cm; KC, Male: over 75 cm; CKC, Male: over 69.8 cm; FCI, Female: 65–80 cm; AKC, Female: over 64.8 cm; UKC, Female: 68.6–73.7 cm; KC, Female: over 70 cm; CKC, Female: over 64.8 cm.

San Bernardo 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	70–90 cmunder 70 cmDescalificante	over 69.9 cm	73.7–78.7 cm69.9–73.7 cmFalta78.7–82.6 cmFaltaunder 69.9 cmDescalificanteover 82.6 cmDescalificante	over 75 cm	over 69.8 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	65–80 cmunder 65 cmDescalificante	over 64.8 cm	68.6–73.7 cm64.8–68.6 cmFalta73.7–77.5 cmFaltaunder 64.8 cmDescalificanteover 77.5 cmDescalificante	over 70 cm	over 64.8 cm
Relación altura-longitud	0.9	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	No ruling	2	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“regular and complete scissor or pincer bite”)	Estándar (“scissors or an even bite; the scissors bite being preferable”)	Estándar (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“scissors or an even bite, the scissors bite being preferable”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	Alternativo (“scissor or pincer bite”)	Alternativo (“scissors or an even bite”)	Alternativo (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“scissors or an even bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Alternativo (“Close fitting undershot mouth ... acceptable”)	Falta (“The undershot bite ... is not desirable”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“The undershot bite ... is not desirable”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot mouth”)	Falta (“The overshot bite is a fault”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“The overshot bite is a fault”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“front edges lying closely to the cheeks”)	Estándar (“drop with a sharp bend to the side and cling to the head”)	Estándar (“Ears are drop, of medium-size”)	Estándar (“Medium size, lying close to cheeks”)	Estándar (“drop with a sharp bend to the side and cling to the head”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“set on high and wide”)	Estándar (“rather high set”)	Estándar (“set fairly high”)	No ruling	Estándar (“rather high set”)
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Fault: Low-set ears”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: ... bulging, round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopPronunciado	Estándar (“Stop: Distinctly pronounced”)	Estándar (“The slope from the skull to the muzzle is sudden and rather steep”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The slope from the skull to the muzzle is sudden and rather steep”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Topline straight and horizontal up to the loins”)	Estándar (“perfectly straight as far as the haunches”)	Estándar (“The back is level to the haunches”)	Estándar (“Back broad, level”)	Estándar (“perfectly straight as far as the haunches”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“Tail long and heavy”)	Estándar (“is long, very heavy”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Set on rather high, long”)	No ruling
Inserción de la colaAlta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Set on rather high”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Estándar (“When in repose, the tail hangs straight down”)	Estándar (“In repose it hangs straight down”)	No ruling	Estándar (“carried low when in repose”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	No ruling	Falta (“may not be carried too erect or by any means rolled over the back”)	No ruling	Falta (“when excited or in motion should not curl over back”)	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The feet are large, round and compact”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesRectos y paralelos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Straight hocks are highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloLargo	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Neck Long, thick, muscular, slightly arched”)	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The neck is of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling
PapadaPronunciada	No ruling	Estándar (“The dewlap of throat and neck is well pronounced”)	Falta (“Fault: Excessive dewlap on neck or throat”)	Estándar (“dewlap well developed”)	No ruling
PechoModerado	Estándar (“Brisket moderately deep with well sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“Very well arched, moderately deep”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PechoProfundo	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest wide and deep”)	No ruling
PechoAncho	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest wide and deep”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoRomo	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The muzzle is broad, blunt and deep”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Muzzle short, full in front of eye and square at nose end”)	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	Alternativo (“Absence of PM 1 (premolar 1) and M3 tolerated”)	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Fault: More than two missing teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mancha en el pecho	Estándar (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest”)	No ruling
Calzado bajo	Estándar (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white forelegs, feet and end of tail”)	No ruling
Punta de cola blanca	Estándar (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)	Estándar (“white forelegs, feet and end of tail”)	No ruling
Collar	Estándar (“Desirable markings: White collar.”)	Estándar (“collar or spot on the nape”)	Estándar (“white collar or white spot on the nape of the neck”)	Estándar (“white collar”)	No ruling
Lucero corrido	Estándar (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail, muzzle band, blaze”)	Estándar (“and blaze are very desirable”)	Estándar (“white blaze between the eyes”)	Estándar (“white blaze on face”)	Estándar (“the latter and a blaze are very desirable”)
Máscara	Estándar (“Symmetrical dark mask.”)	Alternativo (“dark shadings on the head (mask) and ears”)	Estándar (“A dark mask around the eyes and dark color on the ears are highly desirable”)	Estándar (“black shadings on face and ears”)	Alternativo (“favourite dark shadings on the head (mask) and ears”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Rear 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.

San Bernardo colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the San Bernardo in Negro, Blanco, Marrón, Caoba, Rojo y Naranja. Standard patterns: Bicolor, Tricolor, Atigrado, Manchado, Sable, Manto y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA	AKC
Negro	Estándar (“Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)	Falta (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)	Estándar (“Orange Black & White”)	Estándar (“Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)	No ruling
Blanco	Estándar (“Primary colour white”)	Estándar (“All shades of red and white”)	Estándar (“white with patches”)	Estándar (“Primary colour white”)	Estándar (“White & Red”)
Marrón	Estándar (“A broken reddish-brown mantle is of equal value”)	Estándar (“any shade of brown and white”)	Estándar (“Brown & White”)	Estándar (“A broken reddish brown mantle is of equal value”)	Estándar (“Brown & White”)
Caoba	Estándar (“clear to dark red mantle”)	Estándar (“All shades of red”)	Estándar (“mahogany-brindle”)	Estándar (“clear to dark red mantle”)	Estándar (“Mahogany & White”)
Rojo	Estándar (“clear red patches ... clear to dark red mantle”)	Estándar (“All shades of red”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“clear red patches ... clear to dark red mantle”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)
Naranja	Estándar (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”)	Estándar (“All shades of red”)	Estándar (“Orange”)	Estándar (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”)	Estándar (“Orange & White”)
Albino	Descalificante	Descalificante (“albinism”)	No reconocido	Descalificante	No ruling
Patterns
Bicolor	No ruling	Estándar (“All shades of red and white”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Red & White”)
Tricolor	No ruling	Falta (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)	Estándar (“Tricolour”)	No ruling	No ruling
Atigrado	Estándar (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)	Estándar (“brindle and white”)	Estándar (“mahogany-brindle, red-brindle”)	Estándar (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)	Estándar (“Brindle & White”)
Manchado	Estándar (“white with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”)	No ruling	Estándar (“white with patches on body of any of the above named colours”)	Estándar (“white, with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”)	No ruling
Sable	Estándar (“Dark shadings on head desirable. Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)	No ruling	Estándar (“black shadings on face and ears”)	Estándar (“Dark shadings on head desirable. Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)	No ruling
Manto	Estándar (“unbroken clear to dark red mantle covering back and flanks (mantle dogs)”)	No ruling	No reconocido	Estándar (“unbroken, clear to dark red mantle covering back and flanks (mantle dogs)”)	No ruling
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)	Estándar (“brindle and white”)	Estándar (“mahogany-brindle, red-brindle”)	Estándar (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)	Estándar (“Brindle & White”)
Roano	Falta (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)	No ruling	No reconocido	Falta (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)	No ruling
Unicolor	Descalificante (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)	Descalificante (“Solid-colored dog”)	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón	Estándar (“dark brown to nut-brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“dark brown to nut brown”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown to nut-brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown in color”)	Estándar (“Dark in colour”)	Estándar (“dark brown to nut brown”)
Azul	No ruling	Descalificante (“Blue eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black, broad and square”)	Estándar (“Nose leather is black”)	Estándar (“Nose large and black”)	Estándar (“Black, broad, and square”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“flesh coloured nostrils (nostrils without pigmentation)”)	Descalificante	No ruling	Descalificante (“flesh-coloured nostrils (nostrils without pigmentation)”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Falta (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”)	Falta (“Incomplete nose pigment”)	No ruling	Falta (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”)

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 San Bernardo'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
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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