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

FCI, Male: 69 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 69 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61 cm; AKC, Female: 61 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 61 cm; CKC, Female: 61 cm.

Otterhound 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	69 cm	68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	69 cm	68.5 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	61 cm	61 cm	58.4–66 cm	61 cm	61 cm
Peso, male	No ruling	52.2 kg	34–52.2 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	No ruling	36.3 kg	29.5–45.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerado	Estándar (“Stop: Distinct, though not exaggerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)	Estándar (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	No ruling	Estándar (“The muzzle is square, with no hint of snipiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Estándar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular scissors bite”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasPéndulas	Estándar (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Estándar (“are long, pendulous, and folded”)	Estándar (“The long, pendulous, folded ears”)	Estándar (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Estándar (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	Estándar (“They are set low, at or below eye level”)	Estándar (“The ears are set low, or below eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“NECK: Long, powerful”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)	Estándar (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)
PapadaLeve	Alternativo (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativo (“a slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativo (“A slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativo (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativo (“Slight dewlap permissible”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Top line: Level”)	Estándar (“The topline is level from the withers to the base of tail”)	Estándar (“The backline, from the withers to the base of the tail, is level”)	Estándar (“level top line and broad back”)	Estándar (“level topline and broad back”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep reaching at least to the elbows”)	Estándar (“The chest, which is deep rather then wide”)	Estándar (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Estándar (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Estándar (“The tail is set high”)	Estándar (“It is set high on the slightly sloping croup”)	Estándar (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Estándar (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	No ruling	Estándar (“and is long reaching at least to the hock”)	Estándar (“The long tail reaches at least to the hock joint”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de la colaEn sable	No ruling	Estándar (“carried saber fashion (not forward over the back)”)	Estándar (“it is carried in saber fashion, but never forward over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Falta (“never curling over back”)	Falta (“(not forward over the back)”)	Falta (“but never forward over the back”)	Falta (“never curling over back”)	Falta (“never curling over back”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Estándar (“Hocks are well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Estándar (“The well-let-down hocks are well defined”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mancha en el pecho	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Calzado bajo	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Punta de cola blanca	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed from the forelegs”)	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.

Otterhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Otterhound in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Azul, Hígado, Fuego, Rojo, Limón, Crema, Trigueño y Arena. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor, Manchado, Particolor, Agutí, Entrecano y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black and tan”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Black and tan”)	Estándar (“Black and tan”)
Blanco	Estándar (“White hounds”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“White hounds”)	Estándar (“White Hounds”)
Gris	No ruling	Estándar (“Gray”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	No reconocido	No ruling
Azul	Estándar (“blue”)	Estándar (“Blue & Cream”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“blue”)	Estándar (“blue”)
Hígado	Estándar (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Estándar (“Liver & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Estándar (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)
Fuego	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Estándar (“Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Rojo	Estándar (“red”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“red”)	Estándar (“red”)
Limón	Estándar (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“Lemon”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Crema	Estándar (“black and cream”)	Estándar (“Blue & Cream”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“black and cream”)	Estándar (“black and cream”)
Trigueño	Estándar (“wheaten”)	Estándar (“Wheaten”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“wheaten”)	Estándar (“wheaten”)
Arena	Estándar (“sandy”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“sandy”)	Estándar (“sandy”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido	No ruling
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“whole coloured”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Whole coloured”)	Estándar (“whole-coloured”)
Bicolor	Estándar (“tan and white”)	Estándar (“Blue & Cream”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“White & Black”)	Estándar (“tan and white”)
Tricolor	No reconocido (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)	Estándar (“White Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	No reconocido (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)	No reconocido (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
Manchado	Estándar (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Particolor	No ruling	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Particolour”)	No ruling
Agutí	Estándar (“badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“Badger Markings”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“badger pied markings”)	Estándar (“badger pied markings”)
Entrecano	Estándar (“grizzle”)	Estándar (“Grizzle Markings”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“grizzle”)	Estándar (“grizzle”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Estándar (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	No ruling	Estándar (“The eyes are dark”)	Estándar (“The deeply set eyes are dark”)	No ruling	No ruling
Avellana	Estándar (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Estándar (“those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Estándar (“Those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Estándar (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Estándar (“a blue and tan Hound may have hazel eyes”)
Amarillo	Falta (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	Falta (“Yellow eye undesirable”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	No ruling	Estándar (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Estándar (“Dogs with black-pigmented eye rims and noses”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pizarra	No ruling	Estándar (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Estándar (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hígado	Estándar (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Estándar (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Estándar (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	Estándar (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Estándar (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Estándar (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	Estándar (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)

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 Otterhound'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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