What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Cocker américain?

FCI, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; AKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; UKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; KC, Male: 37–39 cm; CKC, Male: 36.8–39.3 cm; FCI, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; AKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; UKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; KC, Female: 34–37 cm; CKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm.

Cocker américain 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
Hauteur au garrot, male	36.8–39.4 cmover 39.4 cmÉliminatoire	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmDéfautover 39.4 cmÉliminatoire	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmDéfaut	37–39 cm	36.8–39.3 cmunder 36.8 cmDéfautover 39.3 cmÉliminatoire
Hauteur au garrot, female	34.3–36.8 cmover 36.8 cmÉliminatoire	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmDéfautover 36.8 cmÉliminatoire	34.3–36.8 cm	34–37 cm	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmDéfautover 36.8 cmÉliminatoire
Rapport hauteur/longueur	No ruling	No ruling	1.2	1	No ruling
Angle scapulo-huméral	90°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“Dents fortes et saines, pas trop petites, se rencontrant en articulé en ciseaux”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux”)	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait, régulier et complet”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Une dentition complète de dents blanches, fortes et de bonne taille”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopMarqué	Standard (“Stop : prononcé”)	Standard (“les arcades sourcilières sont nettement définies avec un stop prononcé”)	Standard (“Il y a un stop prononcé”)	No ruling	Standard (“nettement défini avec un stop prononcé”)
Forme du museauCarré	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Museau large, profond, carré, mâchoires régulières”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesBasse	Standard (“placées pas plus haut qu'une ligne passant par la partie inférieure de l'œil”)	Standard (“placées pas plus haut qu'une ligne passant par la partie inférieure de l'œil”)	Standard (“implantées pas plus haut qu'une ligne passant par la partie inférieure de l'œil”)	Standard (“implantées sur une ligne pas plus haute que la partie inférieure des yeux”)	Standard (“placées pas plus haut qu'une ligne passant par la partie inférieure de l'”)
Forme des yeuxEn amande	Standard (“un aspect légèrement en amande”)	Standard (“un aspect légèrement en amande”)	Standard (“suggère une forme légèrement en amande”)	Standard (“un aspect légèrement en amande”)	Standard (“un aspect légèrement en amande”)
Implantation des yeuxSaillants	Défaut (“l'œil n'est ni faible ni exorbité”)	Défaut (“l'œil n'est ni faible ni exorbité”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Ni petits ni saillants”)	Défaut (“l'œil n'est ni faible ni exorbité”)
Longueur du couLong	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Long, musclé et sans gorge lâche”)	No ruling
Forme du couArqué	Standard (“s'arque légèrement en s'effilant pour rejoindre la tête”)	Standard (“s'arque légèrement en s'effilant pour rejoindre la tête”)	Standard (“s'arque légèrement en s'effilant pour rejoindre la tête”)	Standard (“Se dressant avec force et légèrement arqué”)	No ruling
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“sans « gorge lâche » pendante”)	Standard (“sans « gorge lâche » pendante.”)	No ruling	Standard (“sans gorge lâche”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusDescendante vers l'arrière	Standard (“Ligne de dessus : inclinée légèrement vers l'arrière-main musclée”)	Standard (“Ligne de dessus : inclinée légèrement vers l'arrière-main musclée”)	Standard (“La ligne de dessus s'incline légèrement vers l'arrière-main forte et musclée”)	Standard (“Dos fort, s'inclinant régulièrement et légèrement vers le bas”)	Standard (“une ligne de dessus s'inclinant légèrement vers l'arrière-main forte et musclée”)
Type corporelCompact	Standard (“Il a un corps robuste et compact”)	Standard (“Il a un corps robuste et compact”)	Standard (“Le corps court, compact et solidement bâti”)	Standard (“corps compact et robuste”)	Standard (“Il a un corps robuste et compact”)
Type corporelCarré	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“le Cocker est compact et de corps carré”)	No ruling	No ruling
Type corporelLong et bas	Non reconnu (“le chien ne paraît jamais long et bas”)	Non reconnu (“le chien ne paraît jamais long et bas”)	Défaut (“Défaut grave : aspect long et bas”)	Non reconnu (“Ne paraissant jamais long et bas”)	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Poitrine : profonde, son point le plus bas pas plus haut que les coudes”)	Standard (“La poitrine est profonde, son point le plus bas pas plus haut que les coudes”)	Standard (“La poitrine est profonde, sa partie la plus basse pas plus haute que les coudes”)	Standard (“Poitrine profonde. Point le plus bas pas plus haut que les coudes”)	No ruling
Port de la queueHorizontale	Standard (“portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Standard (“portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Standard (“portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Standard (“portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos ou légèrement plus haut”)	No ruling
Port de la queueRelevée (gaie)	Alternative (“dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Alternative (“dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Alternative (“dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus, ou légèrement plus haut”)	Alternative (“dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus du dos ou légèrement plus haut”)	No ruling
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	Non reconnu (“jamais si basse qu'elle indique de la timidité”)	Non reconnu (“jamais si basse qu'elle indique de la timidité”)	Non reconnu (“jamais ... si basse qu'elle indique de la timidité”)	Non reconnu (“jamais si basse qu'elle indique de la timidité”)	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“mais jamais enroulée sur le dos”)	No ruling
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Non écourtée : ... longueur modérée”)	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“Compacts, grands, ronds et fermes, avec des coussinets durs”)	Standard (“Pieds compacts, grands, ronds et fermes”)	Standard (“Les pieds ronds et compacts sont grands et fermes”)	Standard (“Compacts, non écartés, ronds et fermes”)	No ruling
PiedsÉcartés	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Compacts, non écartés”)	No ruling
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Jarrets : forts et bien descendus”)	No ruling	Standard (“Les jarrets sont forts et bien descendus”)	Standard (“Jarrets forts, bien descendus”)	No ruling
Angulation postérieureModérée	Standard (“Angulation modérée du grasset”)	Standard (“angulation modérée au grasset”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Angulation postérieureBien angulée	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“grassets bien angulés et puissants”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angulation antérieureÉpaule bien oblique	Standard (“Épaule : bien couchée”)	Standard (“Les épaules sont bien couchées”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“Une petite quantité de blanc sur la poitrine et/ou la gorge”)	Alternative (“Une petite quantité de blanc sur la poitrine et/ou la gorge est admise”)	Alternative (“Une petite quantité de blanc sur la poitrine et/ou la gorge est admise”)	Alternative (“une petite quantité de blanc sur la poitrine et la gorge tolérée”)	Alternative (“Une petite quantité de blanc sur la poitrine et/ou la gorge est admise”)
Marques feu	Alternative (“Noir uni, y compris noir et feu”)	Alternative (“Noir uni, y compris noir et feu”)	Alternative (“Les marques feu sont acceptables”)	Alternative (“La quantité de marques feu est limitée à dix pour cent ou moins de la couleur du sujet”)	Alternative (“Noir uni, y compris noir et feu”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Standard (“La queue écourtée est implantée et portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus”)	Standard (“La queue écourtée est implantée et portée dans le prolongement de la ligne de dessus”)	Standard (“avec une queue généralement écourtée”)	Alternative (“Précédemment écourtée de façon habituelle. Écourtée ... Non écourtée”)	No ruling
Ablation des ergots	Alternative (“Les ergots des antérieurs peuvent être enlevés”)	Alternative (“Les ergots des antérieurs peuvent être enlevés”)	Alternative (“Les ergots des antérieurs et des postérieurs peuvent être enlevés”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Cocker américain colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Cocker américain in Noir, Blanc, Bleu, Argenté, Marron, Feu, Rouge, Doré, Chamois et Crème. Standard patterns: Uni, Tricolore, Particolore, Rouan, Fauve charbonné et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Blanc	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Bleu	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Argenté	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Marron	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Feu	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”)	Standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”)	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)
Rouge	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Doré	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Chamois	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Crème	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Albinos	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tricolore	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Particolore	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Rouan	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Sable”)	Standard (“A lacing of black hairs over a lighter background color”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Éliminatoire
Marqué de feu	Standard (“black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)
Merle	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Merle Markings”)	Éliminatoire (“Merle color”)	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire
Double merle	Éliminatoire	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	No ruling
Brun foncé	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown, the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)
Noisette	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In reds and browns, dark hazel”)	No ruling
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“Eyes: blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Éliminatoire (“Eye(s) blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Eye(s) blue, blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Patterns
Marbré	Éliminatoire (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Éliminatoire (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)	Standard (“black in color in the blacks, black and tans, and black and whites”)	Standard (“The nose is black in the Black and Black and Tan dogs”)	Standard (“Nostrils black in black and tans”)	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)
Foie	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”)	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)

ASCOB

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Argenté	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Marron	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Feu	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Rouge	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Doré	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Chamois	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Crème	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Sable”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Éliminatoire
Marqué de feu	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Double merle	Éliminatoire	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire

Multicolore

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Blanc	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Bleu	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Marron	Standard (“brown and white”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Chocolate & White Particolour”)	Standard (“brown and white”)
Feu	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Rouge	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Red & White Particolour”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Chamois	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Buff & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Patterns
Tricolore	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Particolore	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Rouan	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Éliminatoire
Marqué de feu	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Double merle	Éliminatoire	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire

Noir

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Feu	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Cocker américain's colors can change over its life.

Noirchanges toRouille
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Progressif
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Blancchanges toRouan
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Marqué de feuchanges toÀ selle
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 6 to 156 weeks
Noirchanges toNez de neige
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back
Noirchanges toRose
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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