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

FCI, Male: 64–68 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–69.9 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; FCI, Female: 60–64 cm; AKC, Female: 59.7–66 cm; UKC, Female: 59.7–63.5 cm.

Cane Corso 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Altura a la cruz, male	64–68 cm	63.5–69.9 cm	63.5–68.6 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	60–64 cm	59.7–66 cm	59.7–63.5 cm
Peso, male	45–50 kg	No ruling	45.4–49.9 kg
Peso, female	40–45 kg	No ruling	39.9–45.4 kg
Relación altura-longitud	0.9	0.9	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	2	2	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Estándar (“Slightly undershot but no more than 5 mm”)	Estándar (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”)	Estándar (“meeting in a slightly undershot bite”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	Alternativo (“Level bite tolerable but not sought after”)	Estándar (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”)	Alternativo (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	Falta (“Scissor bite; undershot bite more than 5 mm”)	Alternativo (“Scissor bite is acceptable”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“Overshot mouth”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualification: Overshot bite”)
MordidaBoca torcida	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualification - More than two missing teeth; wry mouth”)	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	Estándar (“Dentition is complete”)	Estándar (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	No ruling	Descalificante (“More than two missing teeth”)	No ruling
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“Triangular, drooping, of medium size”)	Alternativo (“held tight to the cheeks”)	Estándar (“The ears are triangular and drooping”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“wide set-on that is much above the zygomatic arches”)	Estándar (“Set well above the cheekbones”)	Estándar (“wide at the set on, which is high above the zygomatic arches”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	Estándar (“Close to ovoid in shape”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Medium size, and oval in shape”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	Estándar (“Medium-size, almond-shaped, not round or bulging”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	Estándar (“Strong, square, noticeably shorter than the skull”)	No ruling	Estándar (“It is strong, square and flat”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Straight, very muscular and firm”)	Estándar (“the strong, level back”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	Estándar (“In action carried high, but never erect or curled”)	No ruling	Estándar (“In action it is carried high, but not curled or erect”)
Porte de la colaHorizontal	No ruling	Estándar (“generally carried level with the back or slightly above”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEn anillo	Falta (“Ringed tail, tail in vertical position”)	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Ring tail”)
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Forefeet: Cat feet”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Cat feet, with the rear feet less compact”)
PapadaLeve	No ruling	Estándar (“with a small amount of dewlap”)	No ruling
Retracción del vientreModerada	No ruling	Estándar (“Moderate tuck up”)	No ruling
PechoAncho	No ruling	Estándar (“Chest - Broad, well-muscled, strong forefront”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC
Máscara	Alternativo (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”)	Estándar (“have a black or gray mask”)	Alternativo (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”)
Mancha en el pecho	Alternativo (“A small white patch on the chest”)	Alternativo (“There may be a white patch on the chest, throat, chin”)	No ruling
Estrella	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“A small white spot on the chest”)
Calzado bajo	Alternativo (“on the tip of the toes and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“backs of the pasterns, and on the toes”)	Alternativo (“white on the toes and on the bridge of the muzzle are acceptable”)
Marcas fuego	No ruling	Descalificante (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”)	No ruling
Marcas blancas	Descalificante (“large white patches.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“large white patches.”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Corte de orejas	No reconocido (“Ears are un-cropped”)	Alternativo (“May be cropped or uncropped”)	Alternativo (“They are often cropped in the shape of an equilateral triangle”)
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	No reconocido (“TAIL: Natural”)	Alternativo (“It is docked at the fourth vertebrae. In the case of natural tails”)	Estándar (“It is generally docked at the fourth vertebrae”)
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Front dewclaws - Can remain or be removed”)	No ruling

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

Cane Corso colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Cane Corso in Negro, Gris, Pizarra, Rojo, Leonado y Trigueño. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)
Gris	Estándar (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”)	Estándar (“Gray”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey”)	Estándar (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”)
Pizarra	Estándar (“slate-grey (blue)”)	Estándar (“lighter and darker shades of gray”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey”)	Estándar (“slate-grey (blue)”)
Rojo	Estándar (“stag red”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“stag red”)	Estándar (“stag red”)
Leonado	Estándar (“light fawn; dark fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey and fawn”)	Estándar (“Light fawn; dark fawn”)
Trigueño	Estándar (“dark wheat colour”)	Estándar (“lighter and darker shades of fawn”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey and fawn”)	Estándar (“dark wheat colour”)
Albino	Descalificante	No reconocido	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	Descalificante
Hígado	Descalificante	No reconocido	No ruling	Descalificante
Isabela	Descalificante	No reconocido	No ruling	Descalificante
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Solid fawn and red”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)	Estándar (“Black Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)	Estándar (“Black Brindle”)	Estándar (“brindle”)	Estándar (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)
Manchado	Descalificante (“large white patches”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“large white patches”)	Descalificante (“large white patches”)
Con fuego	No ruling	Descalificante (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”)	No ruling	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“as dark as possible but according to the coat colour”)	Estándar (“dark brown eyes are preferred”)	Estándar (“the iris is as dark as possible, depending on the color of the coat”)	Estándar (“as dark as possible, but according to the coat colour”)
Marrón claro	No ruling	Estándar (“lighter shades are approved”)	No ruling	No ruling
Azul	Descalificante (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	Descalificante (“blue eyes”)	Descalificante (“Wall eyes”)	Descalificante (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)
Amarillo	No ruling	Descalificante (“Yellow bird of prey”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Marmoleado	Descalificante (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Dogs with black pigment have black noses”)	Estándar (“Large and black”)	Estándar (“Black”)
Pizarra	Estándar (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”)	Estándar (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Nose pink, without pigmentation”)	Descalificante (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Falta (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Falta (“Butterfly nose”)	Falta (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”)

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 Cane Corso'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
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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