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

FCI, Male: 47–51 cm; AKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 47–51 cm; CKC, Male: 48.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 44–47 cm; AKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 44–47 cm; CKC, Female: 45.8–53.3 cm.

Whippet 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	47–51 cm	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDescalificanteover 57.2 cmDescalificante	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDescalificanteover 57.2 cmDescalificante	47–51 cm	48.3–56 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	44–47 cm	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDescalificanteover 54.6 cmDescalificante	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDescalificanteover 54.6 cmDescalificante	44–47 cm	45.8–53.3 cm
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	under 1	under 1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopLeve	Estándar (“Stop: Slight”)	Estándar (“scarcely perceptible stop”)	Estándar (“The stop is scarcely perceptible”)	Estándar (“tapering to muzzle with slight stop”)	Estándar (“scarcely perceptible stop”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect scissor bite”)	No ruling	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualifications: Undershot bite”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“An undershot mouth”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot bite one-quarter inch or more”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosOvalados	Estándar (“EYES: Oval, bright”)	Estándar (“Eyes large, round to oval in shape”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Oval, bright, expression very alert”)	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes large, round to oval in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes large, intelligent, round in shape”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	Falta (“almond shaped eyes are undesirable and are to be faulted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasEn rosa	Estándar (“EARS: Rose shaped, small”)	Estándar (“Rose ears, small, fine in texture”)	Estándar (“The rose ears are characteristic of the breed”)	Estándar (“Rose shaped, small, fine in texture”)	Estándar (“Ears small, fine in texture, thrown back and folded”)
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	No ruling	Falta (“Erect ears should be severely penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Fault: Erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasSemierguidas	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Semi-pricked when at attention”)
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“NECK: Long, muscular, elegantly arched”)	Estándar (“Neck long, clean and muscular”)	Estándar (“The long, clean, muscular neck”)	Estándar (“Long, muscular, elegantly arched”)	Estándar (“Long and muscular, well arched”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	No ruling	Falta (“A short thick neck ... should be penalized”)	Falta (“Faults: Short, thick neck”)	No ruling	No ruling
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)	No ruling	Estándar (“no suggestion of throatiness”)	Estándar (“no suggestion of throatiness”)	No ruling	Estándar (“no suggestion of throatiness”)
Línea superiorLigero arco sobre el lomo	Estándar (“Showing a graceful arch over loin”)	Estándar (“graceful natural arch ... beginning over the loin”)	Estándar (“A graceful, natural, but not too accentuated, arch begins over the loin”)	Estándar (“showing graceful arch over the loin but not humped”)	Estándar (“a good, natural arch over the loin”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Falta (“flat back ... should be penalized”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Flat back”)	No ruling	No ruling
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Very deep with plenty of heart room”)	Estándar (“Brisket very deep”)	Estándar (“The chest is very deep”)	Estándar (“Chest very deep with plenty of heart room”)	Estándar (“Brisket very deep and strong”)
PechoEn barril	No ruling	Falta (“no suggestion of barrel shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“no suggestion of barrel-shape”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“Long, tapering”)	Estándar (“The tail long and tapering”)	Estándar (“The long, tapering tail”)	Estándar (“Long, tapering, reaching at least to the hock”)	Estándar (“Long and tapering”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	No ruling	Estándar (“the tail is carried low with only a gentle upward curve”)	Estándar (“the tail is carried low, with only a gentle, upward curve”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesOvalados	Estándar (“Forefeet: Oval, well split up between toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Oval, well split up between toes”)	No ruling
PiesPie de liebre	No ruling	Estándar (“Feet more hare than cat, but both are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Both hare and cat feet are acceptable, but the former are preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	Alternativo (“Feet more hare than cat, but both are acceptable”)	Alternativo (“Both hare and cat feet are acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiesAbiertos	No ruling	Falta (“Flat, splayed or soft feet ... strictly penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Splayed feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock joint: Well let down”)	Estándar (“The hocks are well let down and close to the ground”)	Estándar (“The hocks are well let down and close to the ground”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down and close to the ground”)
CorvejonesCorvejones en hoz	No ruling	Falta (“Sickle or cow hocks should be strictly penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Sickle hocks. Cowhocks”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	No ruling	Falta (“Sickle or cow hocks should be strictly penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Sickle hocks. Cowhocks”)	No ruling	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 may be removed”)	Alternativo (“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.

Whippet colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Whippet in Negro, Blanco, Azul, Plateado, Seal, Rojo, Crema y Leonado. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado, Particolor, Sable y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Blanco	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Azul	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Blue”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Blue”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Plateado	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Color immaterial”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Silver Brindle”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Seal	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Seal”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Rojo	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Red Fawn”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Crema	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Leonado	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Color immaterial”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Fawn Brindle”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Particolor	Estándar (“parti-colour”)	Estándar (“Color immaterial”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Black & White Particolour”)	Estándar (“particolours”)
Sable	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Sable”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Estándar (“Fawn Brindle”)	Estándar (“Color is inconsequential”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Merle	No reconocido (“Any colour or mixture of colours, except merle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“Merle unacceptable”)	No reconocido (“Merle unacceptable”)
Doble merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown to nearly black”)	Estándar (“dark”)
Marrón claro	Falta (“Light eyes are undesirable”)	Falta (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Amarillo	Falta (“yellow eyes are to be strictly penalized”)	Falta (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Azul	Descalificante (“Blue eye(s)”)	Descalificante (“Blue or wall eyes”)
Patterns
Ojos dispares	Descalificante (“both eyes not being of the same color”)	No ruling
Heterocromía sectorial	Descalificante (“any portion of blue in the eye(s)”)	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Nose black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“entirely black”)	Estándar (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Estándar (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Azul	Estándar (“in blues a bluish colour permitted”)	Estándar (“dark blue”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Estándar (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Hígado	Estándar (“liver nose in creams and other dilute colours”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Nose liver in creams”)	Estándar (“Nose liver in creams”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Estándar (“in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”)	Estándar (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is 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 Whippet'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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