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

FCI, Male: 69 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 69 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61 cm; AKC, Female: 61 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 61 cm; CKC, Female: 61 cm.

Otterhound 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	69 cm	68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	69 cm	68.5 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	61 cm	61 cm	58.4–66 cm	61 cm	61 cm
Poids, male	No ruling	52.2 kg	34–52.2 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Poids, female	No ruling	36.3 kg	29.5–45.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Rapport crâne/museau	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModéré	Standard (“Stop: Distinct, though not exaggerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)	Standard (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)
Forme du museauCarré	No ruling	Standard (“The muzzle is square, with no hint of snipiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular scissors bite”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port des oreillesPendantes	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standard (“are long, pendulous, and folded”)	Standard (“The long, pendulous, folded ears”)	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)
Attache des oreillesBasse	No ruling	Standard (“They are set low, at or below eye level”)	Standard (“The ears are set low, or below eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur du couLong	Standard (“NECK: Long, powerful”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)	Standard (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)
FanonLéger	Alternative (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternative (“a slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternative (“A slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternative (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternative (“Slight dewlap permissible”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Top line: Level”)	Standard (“The topline is level from the withers to the base of tail”)	Standard (“The backline, from the withers to the base of the tail, is level”)	Standard (“level top line and broad back”)	Standard (“level topline and broad back”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standard (“The chest is deep reaching at least to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest, which is deep rather then wide”)	Standard (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standard (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“It is set high on the slightly sloping croup”)	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)
Longueur de la queueLongue	No ruling	Standard (“and is long reaching at least to the hock”)	Standard (“The long tail reaches at least to the hock joint”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueEn sabre	No ruling	Standard (“carried saber fashion (not forward over the back)”)	Standard (“it is carried in saber fashion, but never forward over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Défaut (“never curling over back”)	Défaut (“(not forward over the back)”)	Défaut (“but never forward over the back”)	Défaut (“never curling over back”)	Défaut (“never curling over back”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“Hocks are well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“The well-let-down hocks are well defined”)	Standard (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Balzanes	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Bout de queue blanc	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternative (“Dewclaws may be removed from the forelegs”)	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.

Otterhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Otterhound in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Foie, Feu, Rouge, Citron, Crème, Froment et Sablé. Standard patterns: Uni, Bicolore, Tricolore, Pie, Particolore, Agouti, Grizzle et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black and tan”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)
Blanc	Standard (“White hounds”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds”)	Standard (“White Hounds”)
Gris	No ruling	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Non reconnu	No ruling
Bleu	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Foie	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standard (“Liver & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)
Feu	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Rouge	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Citron	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Crème	Standard (“black and cream”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“black and cream”)	Standard (“black and cream”)
Froment	Standard (“wheaten”)	Standard (“Wheaten”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“wheaten”)	Standard (“wheaten”)
Sablé	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“sandy”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu	No ruling
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“whole coloured”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Whole coloured”)	Standard (“whole-coloured”)
Bicolore	Standard (“tan and white”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“tan and white”)
Tricolore	Non reconnu (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Non reconnu (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)	Non reconnu (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
Pie	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Particolore	No ruling	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Particolour”)	No ruling
Agouti	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Badger Markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)
Grizzle	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“Grizzle Markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“grizzle”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are dark”)	Standard (“The deeply set eyes are dark”)	No ruling	No ruling
Noisette	Standard (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“a blue and tan Hound may have hazel eyes”)
Jaune	Défaut (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	Défaut (“Yellow eye undesirable”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	No ruling	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Dogs with black-pigmented eye rims and noses”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ardoise	No ruling	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Foie	Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standard (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)

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 Otterhound'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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