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

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–71.1 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm.

Pointer 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	63–69 cm	63.5–71.1 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	No ruling
Altura a la cruz, female	61–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	61–66 cm	No ruling
Peso, male	No ruling	25–34 kg	25–34 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	No ruling	20–29.5 kg	20–29.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Estándar (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“with scissors or even bite”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Alternativo (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Alternativo (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“with scissors or even bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“Undershot or overshot”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“Undershot or overshot”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Estándar (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)	Estándar (“The ears are drop, short in length”)	Estándar (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Estándar (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)	No ruling	Falta (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	Estándar (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
StopPronunciado	No ruling	Estándar (“There should be a pronounced stop”)	Estándar (“joined by a pronounced stop”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
StopNinguno	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Perfil facialCóncavo	Estándar (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Estándar (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)	Estándar (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
Perfil facialAcarnerado (convexo)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Línea superiorEnsillada	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Longitud de la colaMedia	Estándar (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	Estándar (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Set on too high or too low”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Set on too high or too low”)
PiesOvalados	Estándar (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Estándar (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)	Estándar (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)	Estándar (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Estándar (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	Falta (“Catfoot is a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
PiesAbiertos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Estándar (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)	Estándar (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)	Estándar (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Estándar (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Short, thick neck”)
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	Estándar (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
PapadaPronunciada	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
PechoProfundo	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
PechoEstrecho	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
PechoAncho	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
PechoEn barril	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)	Estándar (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Hocks well let down”)	No ruling
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	No ruling	Falta (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)	Descalificante (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativo (“Front 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.

Pointer Inglés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pointer Inglés in Negro, Blanco, Hígado, Naranja y Limón. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor y Roano.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“black and white”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“black and white”)	Estándar (“black and white”)
Blanco	Estándar (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“in combination with white”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Hígado	Estándar (“liver and white”)	Estándar (“Liver”)	Estándar (“liver”)	Estándar (“liver and white”)	Estándar (“liver and white”)
Naranja	Estándar (“orange and white”)	Estándar (“Orange”)	Estándar (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)	Estándar (“orange and white”)	Estándar (“orange and white”)
Limón	Estándar (“lemon and white”)	Estándar (“Lemon”)	Estándar (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Estándar (“solid-colored”)	Estándar (“solid”)	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Bicolor	Estándar (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Estándar (“either in combination with white”)	Estándar (“in combination with white”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Estándar (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)	Falta (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Estándar (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Roano	No ruling	Estándar (“Ticked”)	No ruling	No reconocido	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Marrón oscuro	No ruling	Estándar (“the darker the better”)	Estándar (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marrón claro	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Avellana	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Estándar (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Estándar (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Hígado	Estándar (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Estándar (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Rosa	Estándar (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)	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.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pointer Inglés'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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