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

FCI, Male: 39–41 cm; AKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; KC, Male: 39–41 cm; CKC, Male: 40.8–43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 38–39 cm; AKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; KC, Female: 38–39 cm; CKC, Female: 38–40.8 cm.

Cocker Spaniel 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	39–41 cm	40.6–43.2 cmover 43.2 cmFaltaunder 40.6 cmFalta	40.6–43.2 cm	39–41 cm	40.8–43.3 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	38–39 cm	38.1–40.6 cmover 40.6 cmFaltaunder 38.1 cmFalta	38.1–40.6 cm	38–39 cm	38–40.8 cm
Altura a la cruz	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 43.3 cmFalta
Peso, male	No ruling	12.7–15.4 kg	12.7–15.4 kg	No ruling	12.8–15.5 kg
Peso, female	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg	11.8–14.5 kg	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg
Peso	13–14.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	13–14.5 kg	over 15.5 kgFalta
Relación altura-longitud	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	1	1	1	1	1
Ángulo escapulohumeral	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Bite-Scissors”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Falta (“A level bite is not preferred”)	Falta (“Fault: Even (level) bite”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“a level bite should not be severely penalized”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Falta (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Falta (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“Stop definite, but moderate, and slightly grooved”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop should be definite, but moderate”)
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	Estándar (“Muzzle: Square”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Square muzzle”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	Estándar (“Lobular, set low on level with eyes”)	Estándar (“Ears-Set low”)	Estándar (“They are set low”)	Estándar (“set low on a level with eyes”)	Estándar (“Ears are lobular, set low”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Ears set or carried too high”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	No ruling	Estándar (“lying close to the head”)	Estándar (“lie close to the head”)	No ruling	Estándar (“set low and close to the head”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	Estándar (“full and slightly oval”)	Estándar (“The full, slightly oval-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	Estándar (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“On no account should the eyes be round”)
Tamaño de los ojosMedianos	No ruling	Estándar (“They are medium in size”)	Estándar (“of medium size”)	No ruling	Estándar (“medium in size”)
Inserción de los ojosSeparados	No ruling	Estándar (“set wide apart”)	Estándar (“set well apart”)	No ruling	Estándar (“set fairly wide apart”)
Inserción de los ojosProminentes	Falta (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedio	Estándar (“NECK: Moderate in length”)	Estándar (“moderate in length”)	Estándar (“It is moderate in length”)	Estándar (“Moderate in length, muscular”)	Estándar (“The neck should be of moderate length”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del cuelloArqueado	No ruling	Estándar (“arched toward the head”)	Estándar (“It arches toward the head”)	No ruling	Estándar (“arched towards the head”)
Forma del cuelloGrueso	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	Estándar (“Clean throat”)	Estándar (“without throatiness”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Clean throat”)	No ruling
PapadaPronunciada	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Topline: Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
Línea superiorDescendente hacia atrás	Alternativo (“Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	Estándar (“The backline slopes very slightly toward a gently rounded croup”)	Estándar (“The topline slopes very slightly toward the gently rounded croup”)	Alternativo (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
Línea superiorEnsillada	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tipo corporalCompacto	Estándar (“BODY: Strong, compact”)	Estándar (“Body-Compact and well-knit”)	Estándar (“The compact, well-knit body”)	Estándar (“Strong, compact”)	Estándar (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
Tipo corporalCobby	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“brisket deep”)	Estándar (“Chest deep”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep”)	Estándar (“brisket deep”)	No ruling
PechoModerado	Estándar (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	Estándar (“not so wide as to interfere with action of forelegs, nor so narrow”)	Estándar (“not so wide as to interfere with foreleg action nor so narrow”)	Estándar (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	No ruling
PechoEn barril	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Insufficient spring of rib. Barrel ribbed”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“slopes gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	Estándar (“sloping gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracción del vientrePronunciada	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Exaggerated tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de la colaBaja	Estándar (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“carried level, never cocked up”)	Estándar (“the tail is carried horizontally”)	No ruling	Estándar (“carried level, never cocked up”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No reconocido (“never cocked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“never cocked up”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	No reconocido (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	Estándar (“firm, round and catlike”)	Estándar (“They are firm, round and catlike”)	Estándar (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	No ruling
PiesAbiertos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Feet too large or too small. Splayed feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesBien descendidos	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Excessive angulation. Short stifle. Hocks too long. Cowhocks”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angulación posteriorModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“Angulation moderate and, most importantly, in balance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Angulación posteriorBien angulada	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stifle is strong and well bent”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angulación anteriorModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“The English Cocker is moderately angulated”)	Estándar (“short-coupled and moderately angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Calzado bajo	No ruling	Falta (“White feet on a solid are undesirable”)	Falta (“white feet are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Medallón	No ruling	Alternativo (“a little white on throat is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“may have a little white on the throat”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Mancha en el pecho	Alternativo (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling
Marcas blancas	Falta (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	Falta (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Marcas fuego	No ruling	Alternativo (“Tan markings, clearly defined and of rich shade, may appear”)	Alternativo (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings may appear”)	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. Docked ... Undocked”)	Alternativo (“Tail-Docked or undocked”)	Alternativo (“The tail may be docked or natural”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Cocker Spaniel Inglés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Cocker Spaniel Inglés in Negro, Blanco, Azul, Hígado, Fuego, Rojo, Naranja, Dorado y Limón. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Tricolor, Particolor, Roano y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)
Blanco	Estándar (“Black and white”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red”)	Estándar (“Black and white”)	Estándar (“Black and white”)
Azul	Estándar (“Blue roan”)	Estándar (“Blue Roan”)	Estándar (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red (roaned)”)	Estándar (“Blue roan”)	Estándar (“Blue roan”)
Hígado	Estándar (“liver (chocolate)”)	Estándar (“Liver”)	Estándar (“liver”)	Estándar (“liver (chocolate)”)	Estándar (“liver (chocolate)”)
Fuego	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”)	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Rojo	Estándar (“red”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“shades of red”)	Estándar (“red”)	Estándar (“red”)
Naranja	Estándar (“orange and white”)	Estándar (“Orange & White”)	Estándar (“shades of red”)	Estándar (“orange and white”)	Estándar (“orange and white”)
Dorado	Estándar (“golden”)	Estándar (“Golden”)	Estándar (“shades of red”)	Estándar (“golden”)	Estándar (“golden”)
Limón	Estándar (“lemon and white”)	Estándar (“Lemon Roan”)	Estándar (“shades of red”)	Estándar (“lemon and white”)	Estándar (“lemon and white”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Solid colours”)	Estándar (“Solid colors are black, liver or shades of red”)	Estándar (“Solid-colored (also known as self-colored)”)	Estándar (“Solid colours”)	Estándar (“Solid colours”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	Estándar (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)	Estándar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Estándar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
Particolor	Estándar (“Particolours”)	Estándar (“Parti-colors”)	Estándar (“PARTI-COLORS”)	Estándar (“Particolours”)	Estándar (“Particolours”)
Roano	Estándar (“Roans”)	Estándar (“Ticked”)	Estándar (“Parti-colors may be clearly marked, ticked or roaned”)	Estándar (“Roans”)	Estándar (“Roans”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Black and Tans and Liver and Tans are considered Solid Colors”)	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Estándar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Sable	Falta	Alternativo (“Sable”)	No ruling	No reconocido (“Sable”)	No reconocido
Merle	Falta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido
Doble merle	Falta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)	Estándar (“Eye color dark brown”)	Estándar (“The eye color is dark brown”)	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)	Estándar (“Dark brown or brown”)
Avellana	Estándar (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonize with coat”)	Estándar (“except in livers and liver parti-colors where hazel is permitted”)	Estándar (“except in livers and liver parti-colors, where they are hazel”)	Estándar (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)	Estándar (“in the case of liver, liver roan, and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)
Marrón claro	No reconocido (“never light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“never light”)	No reconocido (“never light”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“color black”)	Estándar (“Acceptable colors include: black”)
Hígado	Estándar (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”)	Estándar (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativo: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Cocker Spaniel 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
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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