What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Springer Spaniel Galés?

FCI, Male: 48 cm; AKC, Male: 45.7–48.3 cm; UKC, Male: 45.7–48.3 cm; KC, Male: 48 cm; CKC, Male: 48.3 cm; FCI, Female: 46 cm; AKC, Female: 43.2–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 43.2–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 46 cm; CKC, Female: 45.8 cm.

Springer Spaniel Galés 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	48 cm	45.7–48.3 cm	45.7–48.3 cm	48 cm	48.3 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	46 cm	43.2–45.7 cm	43.2–45.7 cm	46 cm	45.8 cm
Peso	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	15.8–20.5 kg
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	under 1	under 1	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Falta (“An undershot jaw is to be severely penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Fault: Undershot bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“Jaws strong, neither undershot nor overshot”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Jaws strong, neither undershot nor overshot”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“hanging close to cheeks”)	Estándar (“hang close to the cheeks”)	Estándar (“hang close to the cheek”)	Estándar (“hanging close to cheeks”)	Estándar (“hanging close to the cheeks”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes should be oval in shape”)	Estándar (“The medium-sized, oval-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Estándar (“Topline is level”)	Estándar (“The topline is level”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	Estándar (“Muzzle: Of medium length, straight, fairly square”)	Estándar (“It is straight, fairly square”)	Estándar (“The straight, fairly square muzzle”)	Estándar (“Muzzle of medium length, straight, fairly square”)	Estándar (“Muzzle: Medium length, straight, fairly square”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	Estándar (“Well set on and low, never carried above level of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Well set on and low, never carried above level of back”)	Estándar (“Well set on and low”)
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“never carried above level of back”)	Estándar (“Carriage is nearly horizontal”)	Estándar (“the carriage being nearly horizontal”)	Estándar (“never carried above level of back”)	Estándar (“never carried above the level of the back”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Alternativo (“never carried above level of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“never carried above level of back”)	Alternativo (“never carried above the level of the back”)
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	Alternativo (“slightly elevated when the dog is excited”)	Alternativo (“slightly elevated when the dog is excited”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Round, with thick pads. Firm and cat-like”)	Estándar (“Feet should be round, tight and well arched”)	Estándar (“The round, tight, well-arched feet have thick pads”)	Estándar (“Round, with thick pads. Firm and cat-like”)	Estándar (“Round with thick pads, firm and cat-like”)
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“Long, muscular, clean in throat”)	Estándar (“The neck is long and slightly arched”)	Estándar (“The long, slightly-arched, clean neck”)	Estándar (“Long, muscular, clean in throat”)	Estándar (“Long and muscular, clean in throat”)
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	Estándar (“clean in throat”)	Estándar (“clean in throat”)	No ruling	Estándar (“clean in throat”)	Estándar (“clean in throat”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep brisket, well sprung ribs”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Deep brisket, well-sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“strong and muscular with deep brisket”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“hocks well let down”)	Estándar (“Hocks well let down”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Punteado	No ruling	Alternativo (“any white area may be flecked with red ticking”)	Alternativo (“Red ticking in any of the white areas is acceptable.”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked ... Undocked: Feathered”)	Estándar (“The tail is generally docked”)	Alternativo (“It is generally docked, but a natural tail is not a fault”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	No ruling
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Estándar (“Dewclaws are generally removed ... Rear dewclaws are removed”)	Estándar (“Dewclaws are usually removed ... Rear dewclaws are 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.

Springer Spaniel Galés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Springer Spaniel Galés in Blanco y Rojo. Standard patterns: Bicolor y Roano.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blanco	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“rich red and white”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)
Rojo	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“rich red and white”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)
Patterns
Bicolor	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“Any color pattern is permitted”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)	Estándar (“Rich red and white only”)
Roano	No ruling	Estándar (“any white area may be flecked with red ticking”)	Estándar (“Red ticking in any of the white areas is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón	No ruling	Estándar (“dark to medium brown”)	Estándar (“dark to medium brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)	Estándar (“dark to medium brown”)	Estándar (“dark to medium brown”)	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)
Marrón claro	No ruling	Estándar (“lighter shades of brown are acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Avellana	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)	Estándar (“Hazel or dark”)
Amarillo	No ruling	Falta (“Yellow or mean-looking eyes are to be heavily penalized”)	Falta (“Yellow, or mean-looking eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	No ruling	Estándar (“black or any shade of brown”)	Estándar (“black or any shade of brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hígado	No ruling	Estándar (“black or any shade of brown”)	Estándar (“black or any shade of brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Rosa	Estándar (“Flesh coloured to dark”)	Falta (“A pink nose is to be severely penalized”)	No ruling	Estándar (“flesh coloured to dark”)	Estándar (“Flesh coloured to dark”)
Nariz Dudley	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Dudley nose”)	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.

Color changes

How a Springer Spaniel Galés'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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