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

FCI, Male: 43 cm; AKC, Male: 43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 43.2 cm; KC, Male: 43 cm; CKC, Male: 43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 40 cm; AKC, Female: 40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 40.6 cm; KC, Female: 40 cm; CKC, Female: 40.8 cm.

Basenji 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	43 cm	43.2 cm	43.2 cm	43 cm	43.3 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	40 cm	40.6 cm	40.6 cm	40 cm	40.8 cm
Peso, male	11 kg	10.9 kg	10.9 kg	11 kg	11 kg
Peso, female	9.5 kg	10 kg	9.5 kg	9.5 kg	10 kg
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Evenly aligned with a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Must be level with scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white, even teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	Estándar (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Estándar (“Small, erect and slightly hooded”)	Estándar (“The ears are small, erect”)	Estándar (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Estándar (“Small, pointed and erect of fine texture”)
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Low-set ears”)	No ruling	Falta (“Low set ears”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	Estándar (“Dark, almond-shaped; obliquely set”)	Estándar (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)	Estándar (“They are almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Estándar (“Dark, almond shaped, obliquely set”)	Estándar (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Round eyes”)	No ruling	Falta (“Round eyes”)
StopLeve	Estándar (“Stop: Slight”)	No ruling	Estándar (“There is a slight stop”)	Estándar (“with slight stop”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Coarse muzzle. Snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
PapadaPronunciada	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: ... Dewlap”)	No ruling	Falta (“Dewlap”)
Forma del cuelloArqueado	Estándar (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Estándar (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Estándar (“carried proudly upon a well-arched neck”)	Estándar (“proudly carried on a well-arched neck”)	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Short, level”)	Estándar (“Topline-Back level”)	Estándar (“The back is short and level”)	Estándar (“Balanced with short, level back”)	Estándar (“the back level”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“TAIL: High set”)	Estándar (“Tail is set high on topline”)	Estándar (“The tail is set high on the topline”)	Estándar (“High set”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Estándar (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Estándar (“lies well curled over to either side”)	Estándar (“lies, well-curled ... over to either side”)	Estándar (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Estándar (“curled tightly over to either side”)
Porte de la colaDoble enroscadura	Alternativo (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“(in a single or double curl)”)	Alternativo (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling
PiesOvalados	No ruling	Estándar (“Small, oval and compact with thick pads”)	Estándar (“The small, oval, compact feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock: Well let down”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down”)	Estándar (“The hocks are well let down”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down”)	Estándar (“hocks well let down”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep brisket”)	No ruling	Estándar (“The chest is deep”)	Estándar (“deep brisket”)	Estándar (“The chest should be deep and of medium width”)
PechoAncho	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Wide chest”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Calzado bajo	Estándar (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Mancha en el pecho	Estándar (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Punta de cola blanca	Estándar (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Calzado alto	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Lucero corrido	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Collar	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativo (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Estándar (“Dewclaws are usually removed”)	Estándar (“Dewclaws are usually 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.

Basenji colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Basenji in Negro, Blanco, Fuego y Rojo. Standard patterns: Bicolor, Tricolor, Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Pure black and white”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“pure black”)	Estándar (“Pure black and white”)	Estándar (“Pure black and white”)
Blanco	Estándar (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)
Fuego	Estándar (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)	Estándar (“Black Tan & White”)	Estándar (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Estándar (“Black, tan and white with tan melon pips and mask”)	Estándar (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)
Rojo	Estándar (“red and white”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“chestnut red”)	Estándar (“Red and white”)	Estándar (“red and white”)
Azul	No reconocido	Alternativo (“Blue Cream & White”)	Falta	No reconocido	No reconocido
Caoba	No reconocido	Alternativo (“Mahogany Tan & White”)	Falta	No reconocido	No reconocido
Crema	No reconocido	Alternativo (“Cream & White”)	Falta (“Creams”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Albino	No reconocido	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Bicolor	Estándar (“Pure black and white; red and white”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Estándar (“Pure black and white; Red and white”)	Estándar (“Pure black and white; red and white”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“black and tan, and white”)	Estándar (“Black Tan & White”)	Estándar (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Estándar (“Black, tan and white”)	Estándar (“black and tan, and white”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Estándar (“Brindle & White”)	Estándar (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Estándar (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Estándar (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Estándar (“Brindle & White”)	Estándar (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Estándar (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Estándar (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Sable	No ruling	Alternativo (“Sable & White”)	Falta (“shaded”)	No reconocido	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Dark”)	Estándar (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark in color”)	Estándar (“Dark”)	Estándar (“Dark”)
Avellana	No ruling	Estándar (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black nose desirable”)	Estándar (“Black greatly desired”)	Estándar (“A black nose is greatly desired”)	Estándar (“black nose desirable”)	Estándar (“Black nose desirable”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativo: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Basenji'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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