Saluki 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altura a la cruz | 58–71 cm | 58.4–71.1 cm | 58.4–71.1 cm | 58–71 cm | 58.5–71 cm |
| Relación altura-longitud | 1 | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MordidaMordida en tijera | Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | No ruling | Estándar (“strong, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”) | Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor”) | No ruling |
| DenticiónDentición completa | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Forma de los ojosOvalados | Estándar (“large and oval, but not prominent”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The bright, oval-shaped eyes are large”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel, bright, large and oval”) | Estándar (“large and oval, but not prominent”) |
| Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes) | Estándar (“set on high, mobile, hanging close to the skull”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The long, mobile ears hang close to the skull”) | Estándar (“hanging close to skull”) | Estándar (“hanging close to the skull and mobile”) |
| Inserción de las orejasAlta | Estándar (“set on high, mobile”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Longitud del cuelloLargo | Estándar (“NECK: Long, supple and well-muscled”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The long neck is well muscled and supple”) | Estándar (“Long, supple and well muscled”) | Estándar (“Long, supple, and well muscled”) |
| Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“never roached backed”) | No ruling |
| PechoProfundo | Estándar (“Chest: Deep, long and moderately narrow”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The chest is deep, long and moderately narrow”) | Estándar (“Brisket long and deep”) | Estándar (“Chest deep and moderately narrow”) |
| PechoEn barril | Falta (“Neither barrel ribbed nor slab sided”) | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“not barrel-ribbed or slab-sided”) | No ruling |
| Retracción del vientrePronunciada | Estándar (“Underline: Well tucked up”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The underline is well tucked up”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| CorvejonesBien descendidos | Estándar (“Hocks: Well let down”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PiesPie de gato | Falta (“not splayed, but at the same time not cat-footed”) | No ruling | Falta (“not cat footed; with long, well-arched toes”) | Falta (“not splayed out, but at the same time not cat footed”) | Falta (“not splayed out, but at the same time not cat-footed”) |
| PiesAbiertos | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed”) | No ruling | Falta (“Fault: Splayed toes”) | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed out”) | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed out”) |
| Longitud de la colaLarga | Estándar (“TAIL: Long, set on low”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The long tail is set on low”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Long, set on low and carried naturally in a curve”) |
| Inserción de la colaBaja | Estándar (“Long, set on low”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The long tail is set on low”) | Estándar (“Set on low from long and gently sloping pelvis”) | Estándar (“Long, set on low”) |
Saluki colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Saluki color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Saluki in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Azul, Plateado, Chocolate, Fuego, Rojo, Dorado, Crema y Leonado. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Tricolor, Atigrado, Particolor, Sable, Entrecano, Con fuego y Atigrado inverso.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black Particolour”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Blanco | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“White”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“White”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Gris | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Gray”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Azul | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | No reconocido | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Plateado | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Silver”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Silver Grizzle”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Chocolate | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Chocolate”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Fuego | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & Tan”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & Tan”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Rojo | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Red”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Red”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Dorado | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Golden”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Gold”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Crema | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Cream”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Cream”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Leonado | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Fawn”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Fawn”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Albino | No ruling | No reconocido | Descalificante (“Albinism”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | |||||
| Unicolor | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“White, cream, fawn, golden, red”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Tricolor | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“tricolor (white, black and tan)”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & Tan Tricolour”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Atigrado | Falta (“Brindles are undesirable”) | Estándar (“Red Brindle”) | Falta (“brindles, which are undesirable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Particolor | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Parti-Color”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & White Particolour”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Sable | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Sable”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black Fringed Fawn”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Entrecano | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Grizzle Markings”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black Grizzle”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Con fuego | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & Tan”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Estándar (“Black & Tan”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Atigrado inverso | Falta (“Brindles are undesirable”) | Estándar (“Red Brindle”) | Falta (“brindles, which are undesirable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Merle | No ruling | No reconocido | No ruling | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | No reconocido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Doble merle | No ruling | No reconocido | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrón oscuro | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) |
| Avellana | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) | Estándar (“Dark to hazel”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro | Estándar (“Black or liver brown”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) | Estándar (“black or liver”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) |
| Hígado | Estándar (“Black or liver brown”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) | Estándar (“black or liver”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) | Estándar (“Nose black or liver”) |
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 Saluki'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.