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

KC, Male: over 50.5 cm; KC, Female: over 45.5 cm; FCI, Altura a la cruz: 48–50 cm; AKC, Altura a la cruz: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Altura a la cruz: 48.3–53.3 cm; CKC, Altura a la cruz: 48.3–53.3 cm.

Harrier 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	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 50.5 cm	No ruling
Altura a la cruz, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 45.5 cm	No ruling
Altura a la cruz	48–50 cm48–55 cmAlternativo	48.3–53.3 cm45.7–55.9 cmAlternativo	48.3–53.3 cm	No ruling	48.3–53.3 cm45.8–55.8 cmAlternativo
Relación cráneo-hocico	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerado	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop is moderately defined”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop is moderately defined”)
StopLeve	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“and a slight stop”)	Estándar (“Slight stop”)	No ruling
Forma del hocicoAfilado	Estándar (“Muzzle: Quite long and rather more pointed than square”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Never square, instead tapering towards the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del hocicoCuadrado	No ruling	Estándar (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	No ruling	Estándar (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors or a level bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	Alternativo (“or they may be level”)	Alternativo (“scissors or a level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“or they may be level”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosOvalados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Oval, very bright and deeply set”)	No ruling
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes are almond shaped, medium size, set well apart”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“rather set on high”)	No ruling	Estándar (“set on rather high”)	Estándar (“High set, pendant, with rounded tip”)	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	Estándar (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	No ruling	Estándar (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)	No ruling	Estándar (“pendant, with rounded tip, Carried close to the head”)	Estándar (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”)
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“NECK: Long and free although well tied into the shoulders”)	Estándar (“The neck is long and strong”)	Estándar (“Neck: Long, strong, well attached and slightly arched”)	Estándar (“Long, clean and slightly arched”)	Estándar (“The neck is long and strong”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Straight and muscled”)	Estándar (“The topline is level”)	Estándar (“The topline is level and the back is straight”)	Estándar (“Topline level with slight arch over broad, well-muscled loin”)	Estándar (“The topline is level”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: More developed in depth than in width”)	Estándar (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep, with well sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“Chest deep, reaching below the elbow”)	Estándar (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”)
Retracción del vientreModerada	Estándar (“flank must neither be too full nor too tucked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de la colaMedia	Estándar (“TAIL: Of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Longitud de la colaLarga	No ruling	Estándar (“The tail is long, set on high”)	Estándar (“Tail: Long, set on high”)	Estándar (“Long, set on and carried high”)	Estándar (“The tail is long, set on high and carried upwards”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	No ruling	Estándar (“set on high”)	Estándar (“set on high”)	Estándar (“set on and carried high”)	Estándar (“set on high and carried upwards”)
Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre)	No ruling	Estándar (“carried up from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock”)	Estándar (“carried up from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock”)	Estándar (“set on and carried high, fairly straight”)	Estándar (“set on high and carried upwards”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	No ruling	Falta (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Falta (“The tail should not be curled over the back”)	Falta (“Never curled or carried over the back”)	No ruling
PiesPie de gato	No ruling	Estándar (“Feet are round and catlike”)	Estándar (“are round and catlike; with toes set close together”)	Estándar (“Strong, round cat foot”)	Estándar (“Feet are round and cat-like”)

Harrier colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Harrier in Negro, Blanco, Fuego, Rojo y Limón. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor, Manchado, Agutí y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Negro	Estándar (“all shades of black to orange”)	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any good hound color”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)
Blanco	Estándar (“Usually white as base colour”)	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any good hound color”)	Estándar (“White”)
Fuego	Estándar (“all shades of black to orange”)	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any good hound color”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)
Rojo	Estándar (“all shades of black to orange”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“Any good hound color”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)
Limón	No ruling	Estándar (“Lemon & White”)	Estándar (“Any good hound color”)	Estándar (“Lemon & White”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido
Patterns
Unicolor	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“White”)
Bicolor	Estándar (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”)	Estándar (“Lemon & White”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Red & White”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”)	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Tri-colour”)
Manchado	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Badger Pied”)
Agutí	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Badger Pied”)
Con fuego	No ruling	Estándar (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Marrón	No ruling	Estándar (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs”)	No ruling
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Always dark”)	Estándar (“darker colors are always desired”)	Estándar (“dark in color”)
Marrón claro	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Lighter eye color in the lighter colored dogs is acceptable”)
Avellana	No ruling	Estándar (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs, lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling
Amarillo	No ruling	Estándar (“lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”)	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Negro	Estándar (“Black, well developed”)	Estándar (“Well developed and black”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“Depigmented nose”)	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Harrier'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.

Published standards

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