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 : net, mais non exagéré”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stop net mais non exagéré”)	Standard (“stop net mais non exagéré”)
Forme du museauCarré	No ruling	Standard (“Le museau est carré, sans aucune trace de finesse excessive”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“mâchoires en ciseaux parfaites et régulières”)	Standard (“L'articulé en ciseaux est préféré”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux, qui est préféré”)	Standard (“mâchoires en ciseaux parfaites et régulières”)	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait et régulier”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Une dentition complète de dents fortes et blanches”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port des oreillesPendantes	Standard (“Longues, pendantes, attachées au niveau du coin de l'œil”)	Standard (“sont longues, pendantes et repliées”)	Standard (“Les oreilles longues, pendantes et repliées”)	Standard (“Longues, pendantes, attachées au niveau du coin de l'œil”)	Standard (“Longues, pendantes, attachées au niveau du coin de l'œil”)
Attache des oreillesBasse	No ruling	Standard (“Elles sont attachées bas, au niveau des yeux ou au-dessous”)	Standard (“Les oreilles sont attachées bas, ou sous le niveau des yeux”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur du couLong	Standard (“COU : long, puissant”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Long, puissant, s'insérant en douceur dans des épaules bien obliques”)	Standard (“Long, puissant, s'insérant en douceur dans des épaules bien obliques”)
FanonLéger	Alternative (“Léger fanon admis”)	Alternative (“un léger fanon est admis”)	Alternative (“Un léger fanon est admis”)	Alternative (“Léger fanon admis”)	Alternative (“Léger fanon admis”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Ligne du dessus : horizontale”)	Standard (“La ligne du dessus est horizontale du garrot à la base de la queue”)	Standard (“La ligne du dos, du garrot à la base de la queue, est horizontale”)	Standard (“ligne du dessus horizontale et dos large”)	Standard (“ligne du dessus horizontale et dos large”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Poitrine : profonde avec une cage thoracique ovale bien cintrée, assez profonde”)	Standard (“La poitrine est profonde, descendant au moins jusqu'aux coudes”)	Standard (“La poitrine, qui est profonde plutôt que large”)	Standard (“Poitrine profonde avec une cage thoracique ovale bien cintrée, assez profonde”)	Standard (“Poitrine profonde avec une cage thoracique ovale bien cintrée, assez profonde”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“Attachée haut, portée relevée quand le chien est en alerte ou en mouvement”)	Standard (“La queue est implantée haut”)	Standard (“Elle est attachée haut sur la croupe légèrement inclinée”)	Standard (“Attachée haut, portée relevée quand le chien est en alerte ou en mouvement”)	Standard (“Attachée haut, portée relevée quand le chien est en alerte ou en mouvement”)
Longueur de la queueLongue	No ruling	Standard (“et est longue, atteignant au moins le jarret”)	Standard (“La longue queue atteint au moins l'articulation du jarret”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueEn sabre	No ruling	Standard (“portée en sabre (pas rabattue vers l'avant sur le dos)”)	Standard (“elle est portée en sabre, mais jamais rabattue vers l'avant sur le dos”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Défaut (“jamais enroulée sur le dos”)	Défaut (“(pas rabattue vers l'avant sur le dos)”)	Défaut (“mais jamais rabattue vers l'avant sur le dos”)	Défaut (“jamais enroulée sur le dos”)	Défaut (“jamais enroulée sur le dos”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Jarrets bien descendus, ne tournant ni en dedans ni en dehors”)	Standard (“Les jarrets sont bien descendus, ne tournant ni en dedans ni en dehors”)	Standard (“Les jarrets bien descendus sont bien dessinés”)	Standard (“jarrets bien descendus, ni rentrés ni sortis”)	Standard (“jarrets bien descendus, ni rentrés ni sortis”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling
Balzanes	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling
Bout de queue blanc	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“légères marques blanches sur la tête, la poitrine, les pieds et le bout de la queue”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Les ergots des antérieurs peuvent être enlevés”)	Alternative (“Les ergots peuvent être enlevés des antérieurs”)	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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