United Pet Club

Spitz Finlandés 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Altura a la cruz, male44–50 cm44.5–50.8 cm44.5–50.8 cm43–50 cm44.5–49.5 cm
Altura a la cruz, female39–45 cm39.4–45.7 cm39.4–45.7 cm39–45 cm39.3–44.5 cm
Peso, maleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kg
Peso, femaleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling10–13.3 kg
PesoNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kgNo ruling
Relación altura-longitud111No rulingNo ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico1.31.31.3No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
MordidaMordida en tijeraEstándar (“Close fitting scissor bite”)Estándar (“Bite - Scissors bite”)Estándar (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”)Estándar (“perfect regular scissor bite”)Estándar (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferiorDescalificante (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingFalta (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingFalta (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
MordidaPrognatismo superiorDescalificante (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingFalta (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingFalta (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
MordidaBoca torcidaNo rulingFalta (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DenticiónDentición completaEstándar (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)No rulingEstándar (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
DenticiónAusencia de dientesFalta (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)No rulingFalta (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)No rulingFalta (“Missing teeth undesirable”)
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)Estándar (“Set rather high, always erect”)Estándar (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”)Estándar (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”)Estándar (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”)Estándar (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)Descalificante (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Porte de las orejasSemierguidasDescalificante (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Inserción de las orejasAltaEstándar (“EARS: Set rather high”)Estándar (“Ears - Set on high”)Estándar (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)No rulingNo ruling
Forma de los ojosAlmendradosEstándar (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”)Estándar (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”)Estándar (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”)Estándar (“Almond shaped with black rims”)Estándar (“almond shaped with black rims”)
Forma de los ojosRedondosNo rulingFalta (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)Falta (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)No rulingNo ruling
StopModeradoNo rulingEstándar (“Stop - Moderate”)No rulingEstándar (“stop moderate”)No ruling
StopPronunciadoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingEstándar (“the stop pronounced”)
Forma del hocicoAfiladoEstándar (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”)Estándar (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”)Estándar (“It tapers evenly to the tip”)Estándar (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”)Estándar (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”)
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudoNo rulingFalta (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)Falta (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedioNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingEstándar (“Muscular, of medium length”)Estándar (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”)
PapadaNinguna (cuello seco)Estándar (“Throat without dewlap”)Estándar (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Línea superiorHorizontalEstándar (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”)Estándar (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”)Estándar (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”)No rulingEstándar (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada)No rulingNo rulingFalta (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingFalta (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
Línea superiorEnsilladaNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingFalta (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
PechoProfundoNo rulingEstándar (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”)Estándar (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”)Estándar (“Chest deep”)Estándar (“Chest is deep”)
Inserción de la colaBajaNo rulingFalta (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Falta (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingFalta (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Inserción de la colaAltaNo rulingFalta (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Falta (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingNo ruling
Longitud de la colaCortaNo rulingFalta (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)Falta (“Faults: ... Too short”)No rulingFalta (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Forma de la colaAcodadaDescalificante (“Kinked tail”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PiesPie de gatoEstándar (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)Estándar (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)Estándar (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)No rulingEstándar (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
PiesAbiertosNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)No rulingFalta (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
PiesPie de liebreNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
CorvejonesCorvejones de vacaNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Faults: Cow hocks”)No rulingFalta (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Espolones posterioresNingunoNo rulingEstándar (“Dewclaws - Removed”)Estándar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Calzado bajoAlternativo (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Alternativo (“White markings on the tips of the toes”)Alternativo (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”)No rulingNo ruling
EstrellaAlternativo (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Alternativo (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”)Alternativo (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”)Alternativo (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted.”)No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Extirpación de los espolonesNo rulingAlternativo (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)Estándar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingAlternativo (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Spitz Finlandés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Spitz Finlandés in Blanco, Rojo y Dorado. Standard patterns: Sable.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BlancoEstándar (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)Estándar (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”)Estándar (“The following white markings are permitted”)Estándar (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”)Estándar (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)
RojoEstándar (“bright red”)Alternativo (“Red”)No rulingEstándar (“reddish brown”)Estándar (“bright red”)
DoradoEstándar (“golden red”)Estándar (“Red Gold”)Estándar (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)Estándar (“red gold”)Estándar (“golden red”)
AlbinoDescalificanteNo rulingDescalificante (“Albinism”)No reconocidoDescalificante
Patterns
SableNo rulingEstándar (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”)Estándar (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”)Estándar (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”)No ruling
Ojos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Marrón oscuroEstándar (“preferably dark”)Estándar (“Dark in color”)Estándar (“preferably dark in color”)Estándar (“preferably dark”)Estándar (“preferably dark”)
Marrón claroNo rulingFalta (“light eyes should be faulted”)Falta (“Light”)No rulingNo ruling
AzulDescalificante (“wall eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDescalificante (“wall eye”)
AmarilloDescalificante (“Eyes bright yellow”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDescalificante (“Eyes bright yellow”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NegroEstándar (“jet-black”)Estándar (“Black”)Estándar (“black”)Estándar (“Nose pitch black”)Estándar (“jet-black”)

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 Spitz Finlandés's colors can change over its life.

  • 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

Published standards