What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Retriever à poil plat?

FCI, Male: 59–61.5 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4–62.2 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–61 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 58.5–61 cm; FCI, Female: 56.5–59 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–59.7 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–58.4 cm; KC, Female: 56–58 cm; CKC, Female: 56–58.5 cm.

Retriever à poil plat 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	59–61.5 cm	58.4–62.2 cmover 64.8 cmDéfautunder 55.9 cmDéfaut	58.4–61 cm	58–61 cm	58.5–61 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	56.5–59 cm	55.9–59.7 cmover 62.2 cmDéfautunder 53.3 cmDéfaut	55.9–58.4 cm	56–58 cm	56–58.5 cm
Poids, male	27–36 kg	No ruling	27.2–36.3 kg	27–36 kg	No ruling
Poids, female	25–32 kg	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–32 kg	No ruling
Poids	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27–32 kg
Rapport crâne/museau	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	No ruling	Alternative (“level bite acceptable”)	Alternative (“but a level bite is acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternative (“level bite acceptable”)
Articulé dentaireMâchoire déviée	No ruling	Défaut (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	Défaut (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	Défaut (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopLéger	Standard (“Slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Standard (“a gradual, slight, barely perceptible stop”)	Standard (“Stop is gradual and barely perceptible”)	Standard (“a slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Standard (“a gradual, slight, but perceptible stop”)
Profil de la faceConcave	Défaut (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	Défaut (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Défaut (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
Taille des oreillesPetites	Standard (“EARS: Small”)	Standard (“Ears relatively small”)	Standard (“Relatively small”)	Standard (“Small and well set on”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“close to side of head”)	Standard (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Standard (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Standard (“close to side of head”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesBasse	No ruling	Défaut (“Not low set (houndlike or setterish)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxEn amande	No ruling	Standard (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	Standard (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxRonds	Défaut (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	Défaut (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	Défaut (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forme des yeuxObliques	Défaut (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Not obliquely placed”)	Défaut (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling
Taille des yeuxMoyens	Standard (“EYES: Medium size”)	Standard (“Medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium size”)	No ruling
Implantation des yeuxÉcartés	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are set widely apart”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Implantation des yeuxSaillants	Défaut (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forme du couArqué	No ruling	Standard (“Neck strong and slightly arched”)	Standard (“strong and slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“Free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	No ruling	Standard (“Topline strong and level”)	Standard (“Topline strong and level”)	No ruling	Standard (“A level topline”)
Type corporelCobby	No ruling	Non reconnu (“The Flat-Coat is not cobby in build”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep and fairly broad”)	Standard (“Chest (Brisket)-Deep, reaching to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, moderately broad”)	Standard (“Chest deep and fairly broad”)	Standard (“a deep, long rib cage”)
PoitrineModérée	No ruling	Standard (“only moderately broad”)	Standard (“moderately broad”)	No ruling	No ruling
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	Standard (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck up”)	No ruling	Standard (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)
CroupeLégèrement oblique	No ruling	Standard (“Croup slopes very slightly”)	Standard (“Croup slopes slightly”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur de la queueCourte	Standard (“TAIL: Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
Port de la queueHorizontale	Standard (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	Standard (“a smooth extension of the topline, never much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“never much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	No ruling
Forme de la queueDroite	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	Standard (“Tail fairly straight”)	Standard (“Fairly straight”)	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Hock: Moderate bend, well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“latter well let down”)	No ruling
JarretsJarrets clos	Défaut (“Cow hocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Cowhocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Angulation postérieureModérée	Standard (“Stifle: Moderate bend”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate bend of stifle and hock”)	No ruling
Angulation antérieureÉpaule bien oblique	No ruling	Standard (“well laid back shoulders”)	Standard (“Shoulder blades and upper arms long and well laid back”)	No ruling	Standard (“well-laid-back shoulders”)
Métacarpes (paturons)Légèrement obliques	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Pasterns strong and springy, with a slight slope”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ergots postérieursAucun	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“No dewclaws”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

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

Retriever à poil plat colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Retriever à poil plat in Noir et Foie. Standard patterns: Uni.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)
Foie	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)
Jaune	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Yellow”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Yellow”)	Non reconnu
Crème	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“cream”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Patterns
Uni	No ruling	Standard (“Solid black or solid liver”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black”)	Non reconnu

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)
Noisette	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)
Jaune	No ruling	Non reconnu (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black on black dogs”)	Standard (“black in the black dogs”)
Foie	Standard (“brown on liver dogs”)	Standard (“brown in the liver dogs”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Retriever à poil plat'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
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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