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

FCI, Male: 44–50 cm; AKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; UKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; KC, Male: 43–50 cm; CKC, Male: 44.5–49.5 cm; FCI, Female: 39–45 cm; AKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 39–45 cm; CKC, Female: 39.3–44.5 cm.

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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Altura a la cruz, male	44–50 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	43–50 cm	44.5–49.5 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	39–45 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39–45 cm	39.3–44.5 cm
Peso, male	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg
Peso, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	10–13.3 kg
Peso	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg	No ruling
Relación altura-longitud	1	1	1	No ruling	No ruling
Relación cráneo-hocico	1.3	1.3	1.3	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“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 inferior	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Falta (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
MordidaBoca torcida	No ruling	Falta (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	Estándar (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)	No ruling	Estándar (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	Falta (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)	No ruling	Falta (“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 ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasSemierguidas	Descalificante (“Other than erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“EARS: Set rather high”)	Estándar (“Ears - Set on high”)	Estándar (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	Estándar (“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 ojosRedondos	No ruling	Falta (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“Stop - Moderate”)	No ruling	Estándar (“stop moderate”)	No ruling
StopPronunciado	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“the stop pronounced”)
Forma del hocicoAfilado	Estándar (“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 hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	Falta (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“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 ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“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 ruling	Estándar (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
Línea superiorDe carpa (arqueada)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Falta (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
Línea superiorEnsillada	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Falta (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
PechoProfundo	No ruling	Estándar (“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 colaBaja	No ruling	Falta (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Falta (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	Falta (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	No ruling	Falta (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Falta (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de la colaCorta	No ruling	Falta (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Too short”)	No ruling	Falta (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Forma de la colaAcodada	Descalificante (“Kinked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)	Estándar (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)	Estándar (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
PiesAbiertos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)	No ruling	Falta (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
PiesPie de liebre	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
CorvejonesCorvejones de vaca	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Cow hocks”)	No ruling	Falta (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Espolones posterioresNinguno	No ruling	Estándar (“Dewclaws - Removed”)	Estándar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Calzado bajo	Alternativo (“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 ruling	No ruling
Estrella	Alternativo (“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
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)	Estándar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“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 pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blanco	Estándar (“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”)
Rojo	Estándar (“bright red”)	Alternativo (“Red”)	No ruling	Estándar (“reddish brown”)	Estándar (“bright red”)
Dorado	Estándar (“golden red”)	Estándar (“Red Gold”)	Estándar (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)	Estándar (“red gold”)	Estándar (“golden red”)
Albino	Descalificante	No ruling	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido	Descalificante
Patterns
Sable	No ruling	Estándar (“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 pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“preferably dark”)	Estándar (“Dark in color”)	Estándar (“preferably dark in color”)	Estándar (“preferably dark”)	Estándar (“preferably dark”)
Marrón claro	No ruling	Falta (“light eyes should be faulted”)	Falta (“Light”)	No ruling	No ruling
Azul	Descalificante (“wall eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“wall eye”)
Amarillo	Descalificante (“Eyes bright yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Eyes bright yellow”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“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

Sources

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

Published standards

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