Lebrel Irlandés 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altura a la cruz, male | over 79 cm | 81.3–86.4 cmunder 81.3 cmDescalificante | under 78.7 cmDescalificante | over 79 cm81–86 cm | 81.3–86.3 cmunder 81.3 cmDescalificante |
| Altura a la cruz, female | over 71 cm | under 76.2 cmDescalificante | under 71.1 cmDescalificante | over 71 cm | under 76.3 cmDescalificante |
| Altura a la cruz | No ruling | No ruling | 81.3–86.4 cm | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peso, male | over 54.5 kg | under 54.4 kgDescalificante | under 54.4 kgDescalificante | over 54.5 kg | under 54.5 kgDescalificante |
| Peso, female | over 40.5 kg | under 47.6 kgDescalificante | under 40.8 kgDescalificante | over 40.9 kg | under 47.5 kgDescalificante |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MordidaMordida en tijera | Estándar (“Complete Dentition, scissor bite ideal”) | No ruling | Estándar (“teeth that meet in a scissors bite”) | Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | No ruling |
| MordidaMordida en pinza | Alternativo (“level acceptable”) | No ruling | Alternativo (“A level bite is acceptable”) | Falta (“Level bite undesirable”) | No ruling |
| DenticiónDentición completa | Estándar (“Complete Dentition”) | No ruling | Estándar (“a complete set of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Forma de los ojosOvalados | Estándar (“EYES: Dark and oval”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“Elliptical (regular oval) and full”) | No ruling |
| Porte de las orejasEn rosa | Estándar (“EARS: Small, rose ears set on high”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The small, rose ears are Greyhound-like”) | Estándar (“Small, rose shaped, of fine velvet texture”) | No ruling |
| Inserción de las orejasAlta | Estándar (“rose ears set on high”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Longitud del cuelloLargo | Estándar (“NECK: Rather long, very strong and muscular”) | Estándar (“Neck: Rather long, very strong and muscular”) | Estándar (“neck is rather long and well arched”) | Estándar (“Rather long, very strong and muscular”) | Estándar (“Rather long, very strong and muscular”) |
| Longitud del cuelloCorto | Falta (“Short neck”) | Falta (“short neck”) | Falta (“Faults: Short neck”) | No ruling | Falta (“Short neck”) |
| PapadaNinguna (cuello seco) | Estándar (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”) | Estándar (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”) | Estándar (“There is no dewlap or loose skin about the throat”) | Estándar (“without dewlap or loose skin about throat”) | Estándar (“without dewlap or loose skin about the throat”) |
| PapadaPronunciada | Falta (“Short neck; full dewlap”) | Falta (“full dewlap”) | Falta (“Full dewlaps”) | No ruling | Falta (“Full dewlap”) |
| Línea superiorEnsillada | Falta (“Back sunken or hollow or quite straight”) | Falta (“sunken or hollow or quite straight back”) | Falta (“Sunken or hollow back”) | No ruling | Falta (“Sunken or hollow or quite straight back”) |
| PechoProfundo | Estándar (“Chest: Very deep, moderately broad”) | Estándar (“Chest: Very deep”) | Estándar (“The chest is very deep, and moderately broad”) | Estándar (“Chest very deep”) | Estándar (“Chest very deep”) |
| Retracción del vientrePronunciada | Estándar (“Belly: Well drawn up”) | Estándar (“Belly: Well drawn up”) | Estándar (“The belly is well drawn up”) | Estándar (“Belly well drawn up”) | Estándar (“Belly well drawn up”) |
| CorvejonesBien descendidos | Estándar (“Hock joint: Well let down”) | Estándar (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”) | Estándar (“The hocks are well let down”) | Estándar (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”) | Estándar (“hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out”) |
| PiesAbiertos | Falta (“Spreading toes”) | Falta (“spreading toes”) | Falta (“Faults: Twisted feet. Splay feet”) | No ruling | Falta (“Twisted feet, spreading toes”) |
| Longitud de la colaLarga | Estándar (“TAIL: Long and slightly curved at extremity”) | Estándar (“Tail: Long and slightly curved”) | Estándar (“The tail is long and slightly curved”) | Estándar (“Long and slightly curved”) | Estándar (“Long and slightly curved”) |
| Porte de la colaBaja (colgante) | Estándar (“the tail should be carried low standing”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“carried low with an upward sweep towards the extremity”) | No ruling |
| Porte de la colaLevantada (alegre) | Falta (“Tail excessively curled or carried too high”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mancha en el pecho | Alternativo (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Calzado bajo | Alternativo (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest, toes, (not full foot)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Punta de cola blanca | Alternativo (“White markings are only acceptable on fore-chest, toes, (not full foot) and tip of tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Lebrel Irlandés colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Lebrel Irlandés color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Lebrel Irlandés in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Azul, Plateado, Rojo, Crema, Leonado y Trigueño. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado y Atigrado inverso.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro | Estándar (“Black”) | Estándar (“Black”) | Estándar (“black”) | Estándar (“black”) | Estándar (“Black”) |
| Blanco | Estándar (“Pure White”) | Estándar (“White”) | Estándar (“pure white”) | Estándar (“pure white”) | Estándar (“Pure White”) |
| Gris | Estándar (“Grey”) | Estándar (“Gray”) | Estándar (“gray”) | Estándar (“grey ... and steel grey”) | Estándar (“Grey”) |
| Azul | No reconocido | Estándar (“Blue”) | Estándar (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”) | No reconocido | No reconocido |
| Plateado | No reconocido | Estándar (“Silver”) | Estándar (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”) | No reconocido | No reconocido |
| Rojo | Estándar (“Red”) | Estándar (“Red”) | Estándar (“red”) | Estándar (“red”) | Estándar (“Red”) |
| Crema | No reconocido | Estándar (“Cream”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Cream”) | No reconocido |
| Leonado | Estándar (“Fawn”) | Estándar (“fawn”) | Estándar (“fawn”) | Estándar (“fawn”) | Estándar (“Fawn”) |
| Trigueño | Estándar (“Wheaten”) | Estándar (“Wheaten”) | Estándar (“any other color that is found in the Deerhound”) | Estándar (“wheaten”) | Estándar (“Wheaten”) |
| Albino | No reconocido | No reconocido | Descalificante (“Albinism”) | No reconocido | No reconocido |
| Patterns | |||||
| Unicolor | Estándar (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”) | Estándar (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”) | Estándar (“gray, red, black, pure white, fawn”) | Estándar (“grey, red, black, pure white, fawn, wheaten”) | Estándar (“Grey, Red, Black, Pure White, Fawn, and Wheaten”) |
| Atigrado | Estándar (“Brindle”) | Estándar (“Brindle”) | Estándar (“brindle”) | Estándar (“brindle”) | Estándar (“Brindle”) |
| Atigrado inverso | Estándar (“Brindle”) | Estándar (“Brindle”) | Estándar (“brindle”) | Estándar (“brindle”) | Estándar (“Brindle”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrón oscuro | Estándar (“Dark”) | Estándar (“Eyes, dark”) | Estándar (“The eyes are dark”) | Estándar (“Dark”) | Estándar (“Dark”) |
| Marrón claro | Falta (“Very light eyes”) | No ruling | Falta (“Very light eyes”) | No ruling | Falta (“Very light eyes”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro | Estándar (“black”) | No ruling | Estándar (“The nose is dark”) | Estándar (“Nose and lips black”) | Estándar (“black”) |
| Hígado | Falta | Falta (“Lips or nose liver-colored”) | Falta | No ruling | Falta |
| Rosa | Falta | Falta (“Lips or nose ... lacking pigmentation”) | Falta | No ruling | Falta |
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 Lebrel Irlandés'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.