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

FCI, Male: 52–60 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–58.4 cm; KC, Male: 54–58 cm; FCI, Female: 48–56 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 50–54 cm.

Braque portugais 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, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	KC
Hauteur au garrot, male	52–60 cm	53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmÉliminatoireover 58.4 cmÉliminatoire	54–58 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	48–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmÉliminatoireover 55.9 cmÉliminatoire	50–54 cm
Longueur de l'oreille	No ruling	under 15.2 cm	No ruling
Poids, male	20–27 kg	20–26.8 kg	20–27 kg
Poids, female	16–22 kg	15.9–21.8 kg	16–22 kg
Rapport hauteur/longueur	1	No ruling	1
Rapport crâne/museau	1.5	No ruling	1.5

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	KC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, medium in length”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)
Pointe de l'oreilleArrondie	Standard (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”)	Standard (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”)	Standard (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”)
Forme des yeuxOvales	Standard (“oval shaped tending to round”)	Standard (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”)	Standard (“Oval tending to round and quite full”)
StopMarqué	No ruling	Standard (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusDescendante vers l'arrière	Standard (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”)	Standard (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”)	Standard (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”)
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attache de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“Straight, of medium set”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueHorizontale	Standard (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”)	Standard (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”)	Standard (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”)
Port de la queueEn faucille	Non reconnu (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsOvales	No ruling	Standard (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)	Standard (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Ergots postérieursSimples	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
Ergots postérieursDoubles	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
JarretsBien descendus	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
Longueur du couMoyen	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Neck. Medium length.”)
FanonLéger	Standard (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”)	Standard (“with a short dewlap along the underside”)	Standard (“Slight dewlap evident.”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep and broad”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)	No ruling
Remontée du ventreAucune (ligne du dessous droite)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Forme du museauCarré	No ruling	Standard (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)	Standard (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	KC
Marques blanches	Alternative (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Alternative (“either solid or with white markings”)	Alternative (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	KC
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Alternative (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”)	Alternative (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”)	Alternative (“Docked: As above, to cover scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches.”)

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

Braque portugais colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Braque portugais in Blanc, Marron et Jaune. Standard patterns: Uni et Bicolore.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Blanc	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)
Marron	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire	Standard (“any shade of yellow or brown”)	Non reconnu
Jaune	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)	Standard (“Yellow”)	Standard (“any shade of yellow”)	Standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)
Albinos	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“either solid or with white markings”)	Standard (“Solid”)
Bicolore	Standard (“or with white patches”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“Yellow & White”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marron	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Standard (“brown in color”)	Standard (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)
Brun foncé	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Darker shades are preferred”)	No ruling
Brun clair	Défaut (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	Défaut (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“Wall eye”)	Éliminatoire (“Wall eye”)	Éliminatoire (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling
Patterns
Yeux vairons	Éliminatoire (“of different colours”)	Éliminatoire (“of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Noir	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)	Standard (“Nose black”)
Foie	Défaut	Défaut	Standard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)	No ruling
Rose	Éliminatoire (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Éliminatoire (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Éliminatoire (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	No ruling
Patterns
Nez papillon	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	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 Braque portugais's colors can change over its life.

Blancchanges toRouan
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 2 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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