United Pet Club

Mountain Cur 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: UKC.

Size

Size
MeasureUKC
Altura a la cruz, male45.7–66 cm
Altura a la cruz, female40.6–61 cm

Conformation

Conformation
FormUKC
MordidaMordida en tijeraEstándar (“evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferiorDescalificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
MordidaPrognatismo superiorDescalificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
DenticiónDentición completaEstándar (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)Estándar (“Ears are drop, of short to medium length”)
Porte de las orejasSemierguidasFalta (“Fault: Semi-erect ears”)
Inserción de las orejasAltaEstándar (“wide at the base, and set high”)
StopModeradoEstándar (“The head is broad, with a moderate stop”)
Línea superiorHorizontalEstándar (“Back is broad, strong, of moderate length, and level”)
Inserción de la colaBajaEstándar (“The tail is set low”)
Longitud de la colaRabón naturalEstándar (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length ... Bobbed tail is preferred”)
Longitud de la colaMediaAlternativo (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length, carried high”)
PiesOvaladosEstándar (“The feet are slightly oval in shape”)
CorvejonesBien descendidosEstándar (“the hocks are well let down”)
Longitud del cuelloMedioEstándar (“slightly arched, strong, very well muscled, and of moderate length”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingUKC
Marcas fuegoAlternativo (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marcas atigradasAlternativo (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marcas blancasAlternativo (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)

Mountain Cur colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mountain Cur in Negro, Blanco, Azul, Marrón, Fuego, Rojo, Amarillo y Crema. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado, Con fuego y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
NegroEstándar (“Black”)Estándar (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
BlancoNo rulingEstándar (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)
AzulEstándar (“Blue”)Estándar (“blue”)
MarrónEstándar (“Brown”)Estándar (“brown”)
FuegoEstándar (“Tan Points”)Estándar (“tan ... points”)
RojoEstándar (“Red”)Estándar (“red”)
AmarilloEstándar (“Yellow”)Estándar (“yellow”)
CremaNo rulingEstándar (“blonde or buttermilk buckskin”)
AlbinoNo rulingDescalificante (“Albinism”)
Patterns
UnicolorEstándar (“Black”)Estándar (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
AtigradoEstándar (“Brindle”)Estándar (“brindle”)
Con fuegoEstándar (“Tan Points”)Estándar (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Atigrado inversoEstándar (“Brindle”)Estándar (“brindle”)
Ojos: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
MarrónEstándar (“Eye color is brown, ranging from dark to amber”)
ÁmbarEstándar (“ranging from dark to amber”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
NegroEstándar (“Pigment is black or self-colored”)
HígadoEstándar (“self-colored”)

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.

Color changes

How a Mountain Cur'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

  • 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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