What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Treeing Walker Coonhound?

AKC, Male: 55.9–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 55.9–68.6 cm; AKC, Female: 50.8–63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 50.8–63.5 cm.

Treeing Walker Coonhound 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: AKC, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	AKC	UKC
Hauteur au garrot, male	55.9–68.6 cm	55.9–68.6 cmunder 55.9 cmÉliminatoireover 68.6 cmÉliminatoire
Hauteur au garrot, female	50.8–63.5 cm	50.8–63.5 cmunder 50.8 cmÉliminatoireover 63.5 cmÉliminatoire

Conformation

Conformation
Form	AKC	UKC
StopModéré	Standard (“medium stop, neither Roman-nosed nor dish faced”)	Standard (“Stop is medium, defined but not abrupt”)
Forme du museauCarré	Standard (“Medium length and rather square”)	Standard (“medium square, with flews sufficient”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	No ruling	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	No ruling	Alternative (“even bite acceptable”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“hanging gracefully towards the muzzle”)	Standard (“the ears hang gracefully”)
Attache des oreillesBasse	Standard (“Should be set moderately low”)	Standard (“set moderately low”)
Attache des oreillesHaute	Défaut (“Fault - short ears set high on the head”)	No ruling
Longueur du couMoyen	Standard (“neck of medium length”)	Standard (“Neck is medium in length”)
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“clean with no excess of skin”)	Standard (“Throat is clean and free from folds of skin”)
FanonMarqué	Défaut (“Fault - ... throatiness”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“topline nearly level”)	Standard (“Back is moderately long, muscular, level and strong”)
Ligne du dessusDescendante vers l'arrière	Alternative (“or sloping slightly from shoulder to rear”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusMontante vers l'arrière	Défaut (“higher in the rear (hips) than at the withers”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusVoussée (en dos de carpe)	Défaut (“roached or sway-back”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusEnsellée	Défaut (“roached or sway-back”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusLégère voussure du rein	No ruling	Standard (“Loins short, broad and slightly arched”)
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up moderate”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Depth of chest is more important than width”)	Standard (“Chest is deep rather than broad”)
Port de la queueEn sabre	Standard (“carried well up and saber-like”)	Standard (“carried free, well up and saber like”)
Attache de la queueHaute	No ruling	Standard (“Set rather high and carried free”)
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“well arched toes giving a 'cat foot' appearance, tight”)	Standard (“Solid, compact and well padded, with a cat-like appearance”)
PiedsÉcartés	Défaut (“Fault-flat, splayed feet”)	No ruling
Ergots postérieursAucun	Standard (“No rear dewclaws”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	AKC	UKC
Ablation des ergots	Alternative (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws removed”)

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

Treeing Walker Coonhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Treeing Walker Coonhound in Noir, Blanc et Feu. Standard patterns: Tricolore, Tacheté et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black may be the predominant color”)
Blanc	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan)”)
Feu	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan)”)
Albinos	Défaut	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Tricolore	Standard (“Tri-Colored”)	Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan) is preferred”)
Tacheté	Standard (“Black Spots”)	Standard (“White with tan spots, or white with black spots is acceptable”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“White Markings, Tan Trim”)	Standard (“tan trim”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“dark in color, brown or black”)	Standard (“Color is dark, brown or black”)
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark in color, brown or black”)	Standard (“Color is dark, brown or black”)
Brun clair	Défaut (“yellow or light eyes”)	No ruling
Jaune	Défaut (“yellow or light eyes”)	No ruling

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Nostrils large and black”)	Standard (“black pigment preferred”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	No ruling	Standard (“White or pink spots inside the nostril or on the outside of the nose are acceptable”)

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.

Color changes

How a Treeing Walker Coonhound'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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