What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Retriever de Pelo Liso?

FCI, Male: 59–61.5 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4–62.2 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–61 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 58.5–61 cm; FCI, Female: 56.5–59 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–59.7 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–58.4 cm; KC, Female: 56–58 cm; CKC, Female: 56–58.5 cm.

Retriever de Pelo Liso 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	59–61.5 cm	58.4–62.2 cmover 64.8 cmFaltaunder 55.9 cmFalta	58.4–61 cm	58–61 cm	58.5–61 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	56.5–59 cm	55.9–59.7 cmover 62.2 cmFaltaunder 53.3 cmFalta	55.9–58.4 cm	56–58 cm	56–58.5 cm
Peso, male	27–36 kg	No ruling	27.2–36.3 kg	27–36 kg	No ruling
Peso, female	25–32 kg	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–32 kg	No ruling
Peso	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27–32 kg
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Scissors bite preferred”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Alternativo (“level bite acceptable”)	Alternativo (“but a level bite is acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“level bite acceptable”)
MordidaBoca torcida	No ruling	Falta (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Falta (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	Falta (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopLeve	Estándar (“Slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Estándar (“a gradual, slight, barely perceptible stop”)	Estándar (“Stop is gradual and barely perceptible”)	Estándar (“a slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Estándar (“a gradual, slight, but perceptible stop”)
Perfil facialCóncavo	Falta (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	Falta (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Falta (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
Tamaño de las orejasPequeñas	Estándar (“EARS: Small”)	Estándar (“Ears relatively small”)	Estándar (“Relatively small”)	Estándar (“Small and well set on”)	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“close to side of head”)	Estándar (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Estándar (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Estándar (“close to side of head”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	Falta (“Not low set (houndlike or setterish)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	Estándar (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	Estándar (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	Falta (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	Falta (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	Falta (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forma de los ojosOblicuos	Falta (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling	Falta (“Not obliquely placed”)	Falta (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling
Tamaño de los ojosMedianos	Estándar (“EYES: Medium size”)	Estándar (“Medium sized”)	Estándar (“Medium sized”)	Estándar (“Medium size”)	No ruling
Inserción de los ojosSeparados	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes are set widely apart”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de los ojosProminentes	Falta (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forma del cuelloArqueado	No ruling	Estándar (“Neck strong and slightly arched”)	Estándar (“strong and slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	Estándar (“free from throatiness”)	Estándar (“Free from throatiness”)	Estándar (“free from throatiness”)	Estándar (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Estándar (“Topline strong and level”)	Estándar (“Topline strong and level”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A level topline”)
Tipo corporalCobby	No ruling	No reconocido (“The Flat-Coat is not cobby in build”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep and fairly broad”)	Estándar (“Chest (Brisket)-Deep, reaching to the elbow”)	Estándar (“Chest deep, moderately broad”)	Estándar (“Chest deep and fairly broad”)	Estándar (“a deep, long rib cage”)
PechoModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“only moderately broad”)	Estándar (“moderately broad”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)	Estándar (“Moderate tuck up”)	No ruling	Estándar (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)
GrupaLigeramente inclinada	No ruling	Estándar (“Croup slopes very slightly”)	Estándar (“Croup slopes slightly”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de la colaCorta	Estándar (“TAIL: Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	Estándar (“a smooth extension of the topline, never much above the level of the back”)	Estándar (“never much above the level of the back”)	Estándar (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	No ruling
Forma de la colaRecta	Estándar (“Short, straight and well set on”)	Estándar (“Tail fairly straight”)	Estándar (“Fairly straight”)	Estándar (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock: Moderate bend, well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“latter well let down”)	No ruling
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	Falta (“Cow hocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Cowhocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Angulación posteriorModerada	Estándar (“Stifle: Moderate bend”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Moderate bend of stifle and hock”)	No ruling
Angulación anteriorEscápula bien inclinada	No ruling	Estándar (“well laid back shoulders”)	Estándar (“Shoulder blades and upper arms long and well laid back”)	No ruling	Estándar (“well-laid-back shoulders”)
Metacarpos (cuartillas)Ligeramente inclinados	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Pasterns strong and springy, with a slight slope”)	No ruling	No ruling
Espolones posterioresNinguno	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“No dewclaws”)	No ruling	No ruling

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 (“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.

Retriever de Pelo Liso colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Retriever de Pelo Liso in Negro y Hígado. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)
Hígado	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)	Estándar (“Liver”)	Estándar (“liver”)	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)	Estándar (“Black or liver only”)
Amarillo	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Yellow”)	No reconocido	No reconocido (“Yellow”)	No reconocido
Crema	No reconocido	Descalificante (“cream”)	No reconocido	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Unicolor	No ruling	Estándar (“Solid black or solid liver”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Black”)	No reconocido

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)
Avellana	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)	Estándar (“dark brown or hazel”)
Amarillo	No ruling	No reconocido (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“Black on black dogs”)	Estándar (“black in the black dogs”)
Hígado	Estándar (“brown on liver dogs”)	Estándar (“brown in the liver dogs”)

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 Retriever de Pelo Liso'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
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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