Braque de Weimar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteur au garrot, male | 59–70 cmunder 57 cmÉliminatoireover 72 cmÉliminatoire | 63.5–68.6 cm61–63.5 cmDéfaut68.6–71.1 cmDéfautunder 61 cmÉliminatoireover 71.1 cmÉliminatoire | 61–66 cm58.4–61 cmAlternative66–68.6 cmAlternativeunder 58.4 cmÉliminatoireover 68.6 cmÉliminatoire | 61–69 cm | 63.5–68.5 cmunder 63.5 cmDéfautover 68.5 cmDéfaut |
| Hauteur au garrot, female | 57–65 cmunder 55 cmÉliminatoireover 67 cmÉliminatoire | 58.4–63.5 cm55.9–58.4 cmDéfaut63.5–66 cmDéfautunder 55.9 cmÉliminatoireover 66 cmÉliminatoire | 58.4–63.5 cm55.9–58.4 cmAlternativeunder 55.9 cmÉliminatoireover 63.5 cmÉliminatoire | 56–64 cm | 58.5–63.5 cmunder 58.5 cmDéfautover 63.5 cmDéfaut |
| Longueur de la queue | No ruling | 15.2 cm | 15.2 cm | No ruling | 15.3 cm |
| Poids, male | 30–40 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poids, female | 25–35 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rapport hauteur/longueur | 0.9 | No ruling | No ruling | 0.8 | No ruling |
| Rapport crâne/museau | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | 1 | 1 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux | Standard (“Top and bottom incisors closely touching scissor bite”) | Standard (“with correct scissors bite”) | Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”) | Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Standard (“with correct scissors bite”) |
| Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur | No ruling | Défaut (“Badly overshot, or undershot bite”) | Éliminatoire (“Eliminating Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Badly overshot or undershot jaw”) |
| Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur | No ruling | Défaut (“Badly overshot, or undershot bite”) | Éliminatoire (“Eliminating Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Badly overshot or undershot jaw”) |
| DentitionDentition complète | Standard (“teeth complete, regular and strong”) | Standard (“Complete dentition is greatly to be desired”) | Standard (“A full complement of well set, strong, even, white teeth”) | Standard (“Complete dentition highly desirable”) | Standard (“Complete dentition is greatly desired”) |
| DentitionDents manquantes | No ruling | Défaut (“More than four teeth missing”) | Défaut (“Serious Faults: ... More than four missing teeth”) | No ruling | Défaut (“More than four missing teeth”) |
| Port des oreillesRepliées | Standard (“In alertness, turned slightly forward, folded”) | Standard (“Long and lobular, slightly folded and set high”) | Standard (“The long, lobular, slightly folded ears are set high”) | Standard (“Long, lobular, slightly folded, set high”) | Standard (“Long and lobular, slightly folded and set high”) |
| Attache des oreillesHaute | Standard (“Set on high and narrow”) | Standard (“slightly folded and set high”) | Standard (“are set high”) | Standard (“slightly folded, set high”) | Standard (“slightly folded and set high”) |
| Forme des yeuxRonds | Standard (“Round, set barely slanting”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Medium-sized, round”) | No ruling |
| StopLéger | Standard (“Stop: Extremely slight”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| StopModéré | No ruling | Standard (“with moderate stop”) | Standard (“The stop is moderate”) | Standard (“moderate stop”) | Standard (“with moderate stop”) |
| Profil de la faceConcave | Non reconnu (“never with a concave curve”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ligne du dessusDescendante vers l'arrière | No ruling | Standard (“should slope slightly from the withers”) | Standard (“sloping slightly from the withers”) | No ruling | Standard (“should slope slightly from the withers”) |
| Ligne du dessusHorizontale | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Topline level, with slightly sloping croup”) | No ruling |
| Ligne du dessusVoussée (en dos de carpe) | No ruling | Défaut (“Faulty backs, either roached or sway”) | Défaut (“Roached or sway back”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Faulty back, either roach or sway”) |
| Ligne du dessusEnsellée | No ruling | Défaut (“Faulty backs, either roached or sway”) | Défaut (“Roached or sway back”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Faulty back, either roach or sway”) |
| Attache de la queueBasse | Standard (“Set on slightly lower than with other similar breeds”) | Défaut (“Low-set tail”) | Défaut (“Serious Fault: Low set tail”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Low tail set”) |
| Port de la queueBasse (pendante) | Standard (“Carried hanging down in repose”) | No ruling | Standard (“At rest the tail hangs down”) | Standard (“Carried below level of back when relaxed”) | No ruling |
| Port de la queueHorizontale | Alternative (“When alert or working, carried level or higher”) | No ruling | Alternative (“the tail is carried level or higher”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Port de la queueRelevée (gaie) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternative (“may be raised when animated”) | No ruling |
| Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Défaut (“Not curled over back”) | No ruling |
| PalmureComplète | No ruling | Standard (“Firm and compact, webbed”) | Standard (“The webbed feet are firm and compact”) | No ruling | Standard (“Firm and compact, webbed”) |
| Ergots antérieursPrésents | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternative (“Dewclaws allowable only on forelegs; they're optional”) |
| Ergots postérieursAucun | Standard (“Hind feet: Tight and firm, without dewclaws”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Dewclaws allowable only on forelegs”) |
| Longueur du couCourt | No ruling | Défaut (“Neck too short, thick or throaty”) | Défaut (“Serious Faults: Neck too short, thick or throaty”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Neck too short, thick or throaty”) |
| FanonMarqué | No ruling | Défaut (“Neck too short, thick or throaty”) | Défaut (“Serious Faults: Neck too short, thick or throaty”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Neck too short, thick or throaty”) |
| PoitrineDescendue | No ruling | Standard (“The chest should be well developed and deep”) | Standard (“The deep chest is well-developed”) | Standard (“Chest well developed and deep”) | Standard (“The chest should be well developed and deep”) |
| PoitrineEn tonneau | Défaut (“Well sprung without being barrel-shaped”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Ribs are long and well sprung but not barrel shaped”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Remontée du ventreAucune (ligne du dessous droite) | Standard (“Rising slightly, but belly not tucked up”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Remontée du ventreModérée | No ruling | Standard (“moderately tucked-up flank”) | Standard (“Tuck up is moderate”) | Standard (“moderately tucked-up flank”) | Standard (“moderately tucked-up flank”) |
| JarretsDroits et parallèles | No ruling | Standard (“Well-angulated stifles and straight hocks”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Well-angulated stifles and straight hocks”) |
| JarretsBien descendus | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Hocks well let down, turned neither in nor out”) | No ruling |
| JarretsJarrets clos | No ruling | Défaut (“Cowhocks”) | Défaut (“Serious Fault: Cow hocks”) | No ruling | Défaut (“Cow hocks”) |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile | Alternative (“Only small white markings on chest and toes permitted”) | Alternative (“A small white marking on the chest is permitted”) | Alternative (“A small white marking on the chest and on the toes are acceptable”) | Alternative (“Small white mark permissible on chest.”) | Alternative (“Small white mark allowable on the chest”) |
| Balzanes | Alternative (“Only small white markings on chest and toes permitted”) | No ruling | Alternative (“A small white marking on the chest and on the toes are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Marques blanches | Défaut (“White markings except on chest and toes.”) | Défaut (“Very Serious Faults-White, other than a spot on the chest”) | Éliminatoire (“Any white other than a spot on the chest and toes.”) | No ruling | Défaut (“White, other than a spot on chest”) |
| Raie de mulet | Alternative (“Sometimes a more or less defined trace occurs along the back”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternative (“Dark eel stripe frequently occurs along back.”) | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudectomie (coupe de la queue) | Alternative (“appropriate tail docking is permissible for shorthaired Weimaraner”) | Standard (“Tail: Docked. A non-docked tail shall be penalized”) | Alternative (“Docked tail ... Natural tail”) | Alternative (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”) | Alternative (“Short-hair variety may be undocked or docked”) |
| Ablation des ergots | No ruling | Standard (“Dewclaws-Should be removed”) | Alternative (“Removal of rear dewclaws is customary but not mandatory”) | 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.
Braque de Weimar colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Braque de Weimar color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Braque de Weimar in Gris et Argenté. Standard patterns: Uni.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gris | Standard (“roe or mouse grey”) | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“mouse-gray”) | Standard (“shades of mouse or roe grey”) | Standard (“roe, or mouse-grey”) |
| Argenté | Standard (“silver”) | Standard (“Silver Gray”) | Standard (“silver-gray”) | Standard (“silver grey”) | Standard (“silver”) |
| Noir | Éliminatoire | Éliminatoire (“A distinctly blue or black coat”) | Éliminatoire (“distinctly black-colored coat”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Albinos | Éliminatoire | No ruling | Éliminatoire (“albinism”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire |
| Bleu | Éliminatoire (“blue colouring”) | Éliminatoire (“Blue”) | Éliminatoire (“distinctly blue-colored coat”) | Non reconnu (“Blue”) | Éliminatoire (“blue colouring”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Uni | Standard | Standard (“solid color”) | Standard (“solid colors”) | Standard | Standard |
| Marqué de feu | Éliminatoire (“tan brand”) | No ruling | Défaut (“tan or brown markings”) | Non reconnu | Éliminatoire (“tan”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gris | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bleu | No ruling | Standard (“blue-gray”) | Standard (“blue-gray”) | Standard (“blue-grey”) | No ruling |
| Ambre | Standard (“amber colour, dark to pale”) | Standard (“light amber”) | Standard (“light amber”) | Standard (“shades of amber”) | Standard (“amber colour, dark to pale”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardoise | No ruling | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“gray”) | Standard (“grey”) | No ruling |
| Rose | Standard (“Dark flesh colour, merging gradually into gray towards the rear”) | Défaut (“pink nose”) | Défaut (“pink nose”) | No ruling | Standard (“dark flesh colour, merging gradually into grey towards the rear”) |
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 Braque de Weimar's colors can change over its life.
Bringéchanges toUni
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 0 to 1 weeks
Marqué de feuchanges toÀ selle
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 6 to 156 weeks
Bleuchanges toBrun foncé
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toMarron
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toBrun clair
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toAmbre
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toNoisette
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toJaune
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toAmbre
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toGris
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.