Spitz allemand 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.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“show a complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“A perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Alternative (“Pincer bite is permissible”)	Alternative (“level bite permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
Articulé dentaireMâchoire déviée	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Complete dentition”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
DentitionDents manquantes	No ruling	Défaut (“Missing teeth is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Standard (“they are always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“the ears are perfectly erect”)	Standard (“Perfectly erect”)
Port des oreillesSemi-dressées	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification - Ears not fully erect”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Semi-prick ears”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“The small ears are set high”)	Standard (“small ears are set high”)	Standard (“set rather high”)	Standard (“Small, triangular and set rather high”)
Forme des yeuxEn amande	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxOvales	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium sized, oval in shape”)	Standard (“Medium size, oval shaped and obliquely set”)
StopModéré	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)	Standard (“Stop moderately defined”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“Topline level”)
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“there is moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck-up”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is high set”)	Standard (“High set, curled right up from root”)
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“lies curled over the back”)	Standard (“lying curled over back”)
Port de la queueDouble boucle	Alternative (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”)	Alternative (“A double curl at tip of tail is permissible but not preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”)	Standard (“The forefeet are cat feet”)	Standard (“Small, rounded and cat-like”)	Standard (“Small, rounded, cat-like”)
Longueur du couMoyen	Standard (“The medium length neck is set broadly”)	Standard (“The medium length neck is slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Lunettes	Standard (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles> shown as a delicately pencilled black line”)	Standard (“The eyes are well defined with a delicately penciled black line”)	No ruling	No ruling
Étoile	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Balzanes	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bout de queue blanc	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternative (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marques blanches	Éliminatoire (“Definite white markings or spots in all non-white Spitz dogs.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Spitz allemand colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Spitz allemand in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Lilas, Argenté, Marron, Seal, Feu, Rouge, Orange, Doré et Crème. Standard patterns: Uni, Tricolore, Particolore, Fauve charbonné, Agouti et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)
Blanc	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white”)
Gris	Standard (“grey-shaded (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“grey-shaded”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Éliminatoire
Lilas	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Éliminatoire
Argenté	Standard (“black-and-silver (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“black and silver”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“black-and-silver”)
Marron	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Seal	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Éliminatoire
Feu	Standard (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Rouge	Éliminatoire	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Éliminatoire
Orange	Standard (“orange (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“orange”)
Doré	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Éliminatoire
Crème	Standard (“cream (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Albinos	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“albinism”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)
Tricolore	Standard (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)
Particolore	Standard (“coats with patches (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“parti-colour”)
Fauve charbonné	Standard (“orange-sable, cream-sable (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“cream-sable, orange-sable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling
Marqué de feu	Standard (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)
Merle	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“merle”)	No ruling	Non reconnu (“with the exception of merle, which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Double merle	No ruling	Non reconnu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“always dark in color”)	Standard (“always dark”)	Standard (“dark”)
Brun clair	Défaut (“too big and too light eyes”)	Standard (“the brown dog may have a lighter brown eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“too big or too light eyes”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“pure black”)	Standard (“small and solid black”)	Standard (“black in black, white, black and white parti-colors and black and tan dogs”)	Standard (“nose black in black, white, black/white parti-colours”)	Standard (“pure black”)
Foie	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”)	Standard (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”)	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)
Rose	Défaut (“flesh-coloured nose”)	Défaut (“flesh colored noses are a serious fault”)	No ruling	Défaut (“pink nose highly undesirable”)	Défaut (“flesh-coloured nose”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“butterfly nose”)	Défaut (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Grand

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Blanc	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)
Gris	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Lilas	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Argenté	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Marron	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Seal	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Feu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Rouge	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Orange	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Doré	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Crème	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors”)
Albinos	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“albinism”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“white, black, brown”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Tricolore	Éliminatoire (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Particolore	Éliminatoire (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Non reconnu	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Marqué de feu	Éliminatoire (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Non reconnu	Standard (“black and tans”)
Merle	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“merle”)	No ruling
Double merle	No ruling	Non reconnu	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Défaut: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Spitz allemand'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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