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

AKC, Male: 45.7–50.8 cm; UKC, Male: 45.7–50.8 cm; CKC, Male: 45.8–50.8 cm; AKC, Female: 43.2–48.3 cm; UKC, Female: 43.2–48.3 cm; CKC, Female: 43.3–48.3 cm.

Clumber Spaniel 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	No ruling	45.7–50.8 cm	45.7–50.8 cm	No ruling	45.8–50.8 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	No ruling	43.2–48.3 cm	43.2–48.3 cm	No ruling	43.3–48.3 cm
Peso, male	29.5–34 kg	31.8–38.6 kg	31.8–38.6 kg	29.5–34 kg	31.8–38.5 kg
Peso, female	25–29.5 kg	25–31.8 kg	25–31.8 kg	25–29.5 kg	25–31.8 kg
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	0.8	No ruling	No ruling	0.8

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Mouth: A scissors or even bite”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Mouth: A scissors or even bite”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopPronunciado	Estándar (“Stop: Deep”)	Estándar (“The head is massive with a marked stop”)	Estándar (“The stop is marked”)	Estándar (“deep stop”)	Estándar (“There is a marked stop”)
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	Estándar (“Muzzle: Square”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Square muzzle with well-developed flews”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	Estándar (“set low and attached to the skull at approximately eye level”)	Estándar (“They are set low”)	No ruling	Estándar (“set on low, attached to the skull at about eye level”)
Tamaño de las orejasGrandes	Estándar (“EARS: Large, vine leaf-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Large, vine leaf-shaped”)	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“Hanging slightly forward”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Hanging slightly forward”)	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	Falta (“Prominent or round shaped eyes are to be penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Prominent eyes. Round-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de los ojosProminentes	No ruling	Falta (“Prominent or round shaped eyes are to be penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Prominent eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de los ojosHundidos	No ruling	Estándar (“deep set in either a diamond shaped rim”)	Estándar (“set deep in either a diamond-shaped rim”)	No ruling	Estándar (“deep set in either a diamond-shaped rim”)
Tamaño de los ojosGrandes	No ruling	Estándar (“dark amber in color, large”)	Estándar (“The large eyes”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes: Large, dark hazel”)
Membrana nictitante (tercer párpado)Visible	Alternativo (“Acceptable to have some haw showing but without excess”)	Alternativo (“Some haw may show but excessive haw is undesirable”)	Alternativo (“Some haw may show”)	Alternativo (“Acceptable to have some haw showing but without excess”)	Alternativo (“Some haw may show, but excessive haw is to be discouraged”)
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“NECK: Fairly long, thick, powerful”)	Estándar (“should have a long neck”)	Estándar (“The long, muscular neck”)	Estándar (“Fairly long, thick, powerful”)	Estándar (“Neck long, thick, and powerful”)
Forma del cuelloGrueso	Estándar (“Fairly long, thick, powerful”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Fairly long, thick, powerful”)	Estándar (“Neck long, thick, and powerful”)
PapadaLeve	No ruling	Alternativo (“some slackness of throat or presence of dewlap not to be faulted”)	Alternativo (“Some slackness, or dewlap, is not to be faulted”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“Some slackness of throat or presence of dewlap not to be faulted”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Estándar (“The back is straight, firm, long and level”)	Estándar (“The straight, firm back is long and level”)	No ruling	Estándar (“the back is long, broad, and level”)
Tipo corporalLargo y bajo	No ruling	Estándar (“a long, low, substantial dog”)	Estándar (“a long, low, heavy-looking dog”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A long, low, heavy-looking dog”)
Tipo corporalRectangular	No ruling	Estándar (“The Clumber is rectangular in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Osamenta y sustanciaPesada	No ruling	Estándar (“possessing massive bone structure”)	Estándar (“The short, straight forelegs have heavy bone”)	No ruling	Estándar (“massive bone”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep and wide”)	Estándar (“the brisket deep”)	Estándar (“Chest deep”)	Estándar (“The chest is wide and deep”)
PechoAncho	No ruling	Estándar (“The chest is deep and wide”)	Estándar (“The chest is wide”)	No ruling	Estándar (“The chest is wide and deep”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	Estándar (“Set low. Well feathered”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Set low. Well feathered”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaHorizontal	Estándar (“carried level with back”)	Estándar (“normally carried level with the topline or slightly elevated”)	Estándar (“is carried parallel to the ground”)	Estándar (“carried level with back”)	Estándar (“carried parallel to the back or slightly elevated”)
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	Alternativo (“level with the topline or slightly elevated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“parallel to the back or slightly elevated”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock joint: Low”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Hocks low”)	No ruling
Angulación posteriorBien angulada	Estándar (“Stifle (Knee): Well bent”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“stifles well bent and set straight”)	No ruling
Angulación posteriorModerada	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stifle is moderately angulated”)	No ruling	Estándar (“They are moderately angulated”)
Angulación posteriorRecta (corvejones rectos)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Fault: Lack of rear angulation”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angulación anteriorEscápula bien inclinada	No ruling	Estándar (“The Clumber shoulder is well laid back”)	Estándar (“The shoulders are well laid back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Metacarpos (cuartillas)Ligeramente inclinados	No ruling	Estándar (“Pasterns are strong and only slightly sloped”)	Estándar (“The strong pasterns are slightly sloped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de las patasCortas (enano)	Estándar (“Legs short, straight, well boned”)	Estándar (“The forelegs are short, straight and heavy in bone”)	Estándar (“The short, straight forelegs have heavy bone”)	Estándar (“legs short, straight, well boned”)	Estándar (“Forelegs: Short, straight, and very heavy in bone”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Parche	Alternativo (“Slight head markings and freckled muzzle permissible”)	Alternativo (“Markings are frequently seen on one or both ears and the face”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“Slight head markings and freckled muzzle permissible”)	No ruling
Punteado	Alternativo (“Slight head markings and freckled muzzle”)	Alternativo (“Freckles on the legs ... frequently seen and acceptable”)	Alternativo (“Freckles (ticking) on the muzzle and forelegs are acceptable”)	Alternativo (“Slight head markings and freckled muzzle permissible”)	Alternativo (“Freckles on the muzzle, forelegs, and ears are common”)
Lunares	No ruling	Alternativo (“a spot near the root of the tail are also frequently seen and acceptable”)	Alternativo (“A spot near the set-on of the tail is common and acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“a spot near the root of the tail is common”)
Anteojos	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Equal consideration is given to markings around one or both eyes”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“Markings around one eye, both eyes, or a white face are of equal value”)

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 (“The tail may be docked or left natural, both being of equal value”)	Alternativo (“Tail may be docked or natural, with no preference”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	Alternativo (“A docked and an undocked tail are of equal value”)
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”)	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.

Clumber Spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Clumber Spaniel in Blanco, Naranja y Limón. Standard patterns: Unicolor y Bicolor.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blanco	Estándar (“Plain white body preferred”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“The primary body color is white”)	Estándar (“Plain white body”)	Estándar (“Plain white body preferred”)
Naranja	Estándar (“orange permissible”)	Estándar (“Orange Markings”)	Estándar (“lemon or orange markings”)	Estándar (“Orange markings permissible”)	Estándar (“orange permissible”)
Limón	Estándar (“with lemon markings”)	Estándar (“Lemon Markings”)	Estándar (“lemon or orange markings”)	Estándar (“with or without lemon markings”)	Estándar (“with lemon markings”)
Patterns
Unicolor	No ruling	Estándar (“White”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Plain white body with or without lemon markings”)	No ruling
Bicolor	Estándar (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”)	Estándar (“primarily a white dog with lemon color or orange color markings”)	Estándar (“The primary body color is white, accompanied by lemon or orange markings”)	Estándar (“Lemon & White”)	Estándar (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Ámbar	Estándar (“dark amber”)	Estándar (“dark amber in color”)	Estándar (“dark amber in color”)	Estándar (“Clean, dark, amber”)	Estándar (“dark amber”)
Marrón claro	Falta (“Full light eyes highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Full light eyes highly undesirable”)	Falta (“Full light eyes highly undesirable”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Hígado	Estándar (“colored shades of brown, which include beige, rose and cherry”)	Estándar (“Acceptable colors are shades of brown, to include beige, rose and cherry”)

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.

Color changes

How a Clumber Spaniel's colors can change over its life.

Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 weeks

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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