What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Kai Ken?

FCI, Male: under 53 cm; AKC, Male: 47–53.3 cm; UKC, Male: 47–55.9 cm; FCI, Female: under 48 cm; AKC, Female: 40–46.4 cm; UKC, Female: 44.5–50.8 cm.

Kai Ken 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Altura a la cruz, male	under 53 cm	47–53.3 cmover 53.3 cmFaltaunder 47 cmFalta	47–55.9 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	under 48 cm	40–46.4 cmover 46.4 cmFaltaunder 40 cmFalta	44.5–50.8 cm
Peso	No ruling	No ruling	11.3–25 kg

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“Jaws/Teeth: Strong with a scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Teeth are strong with a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“a level bite is acceptable”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Descalificante (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth”)	Descalificante (“Disqualifying faults - overshot or undershot jaw”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth”)	Descalificante (“Disqualifying faults - overshot or undershot jaw”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“complete set of good-size, evenly spaced, white teeth”)
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - ... missing teeth”)	Descalificante (“Disqualification: More than four missing teeth”)
Pigmento de la lenguaManchada	No ruling	Estándar (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”)	Estándar (“The tongue is generally spotted”)
Pigmento de la lenguaRosa	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“may be pink or blue black”)
Pigmento de la lenguaNegro azulada	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“may be pink or blue black”)
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	Estándar (“Triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked”)	Estándar (“Firmly pricked, moderately thick, triangular in form”)	Estándar (“The ears are strongly erect”)
Forma de los ojosTriangulares	Estándar (“EYES: Nearly triangular and dark brown”)	Estándar (“Eye shape is triangular, but not as extreme”)	Estándar (“while slightly triangular in shape, are rounder”)
StopPronunciado	Estándar (“Stop: Abrupt with slight furrow”)	No ruling	Estándar (“joined by an abrupt stop”)
StopModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“wide falling to a moderate stop”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	Falta (“snipy muzzle, roman nose”)	Falta (“Fault: Snipy muzzle”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Straight and short”)	Estándar (“inclining slightly downward to a firm, level back”)	Estándar (“inclines very slightly downward from well-developed withers and then becomes level”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“TAIL: Set on high, thick”)	Estándar (“Tail is set on high, thick, and strong”)	Estándar (“The tail is thick, and set on high”)
Porte de la colaEn hoz	Estándar (“vigorously curled or carried curved like a sickle over the back”)	Estándar (“either sickle, sword or curled”)	Estándar (“The preferred carriage is a sickle tail”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Estándar (“vigorously curled or carried curved like a sickle over the back”)	Estándar (“either sickle, sword or curled”)	Alternativo (“a tail that curls over the back is acceptable”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Descalificante (“Hanging tail, short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de la colaCorta	Descalificante (“Hanging tail, short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	Estándar (“the springiness of the round, catlike feet”)	No ruling
PiesAbiertos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Splay feet; poorly cushioned pads”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The hocks are tough, elastic and well let down”)
Longitud del cuelloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The neck is of moderate length, thick and muscular”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Neck too short, too thin, or too weak”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep, ribs moderately sprung”)	Estándar (“Chest is deep and oval”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep and moderately broad”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC
Estrella	No ruling	Alternativo (“A small white blaze is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs”)	Alternativo (“Some white is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)
Calzado bajo	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Faded coloration, socks”)	Alternativo (“Some white is allowed on the legs, but never above the knees”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)

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

Kai Ken colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Kai Ken in Negro, Blanco y Rojo. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“Black brindle”)	Estándar (“Black Brindle”)	Estándar (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Blanco	Descalificante (“Coat with many white spots”)	Estándar (“A small white blaze is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)	Estándar (“Some white is allowed on the legs ... on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)
Rojo	Estándar (“red brindle”)	Estándar (“Red Brindle”)	Estándar (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Albino	No reconocido	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Albinism”)
Crema	No reconocido	Descalificante (“cream”)	No ruling
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“solid colour in puppyhood may turn brindle as the dog grows”)	Descalificante	No ruling
Atigrado	Estándar (“Black brindle, red brindle and brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“Black brindle, red brindle and brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Manchado	Descalificante (“Pinto colour”)	Descalificante (“Pinto”)	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown in colour”)	Estándar (“the iris dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)
Marrón claro	Falta (“Light-coloured eyes”)	Falta (“light colored eyes”)	No ruling
Amarillo	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Yellow or bird-of-prey eyes”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“solid black except in red brindles, where it may be brownish black”)

Lengua: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negro azulado	No ruling	Estándar (“may be ... blue black”)
Rosa	No ruling	Estándar (“may be pink”)
Patterns
Moteado	Estándar (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”)	Estándar (“The tongue is generally spotted”)

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.
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 Kai Ken'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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