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

FCI, Male: under 53 cm; AKC, Male: 47–53.3 cm; UKC, Male: 47–55.9 cm; FCI, Female: under 48 cm; AKC, Female: 40–46.4 cm; UKC, Female: 44.5–50.8 cm.

Kai 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Hauteur au garrot, male	under 53 cm	47–53.3 cmover 53.3 cmDéfautunder 47 cmDéfaut	47–55.9 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	under 48 cm	40–46.4 cmover 46.4 cmDéfautunder 40 cmDéfaut	44.5–50.8 cm
Poids	No ruling	No ruling	11.3–25 kg

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“Jaws/Teeth: Strong with a scissor bite”)	Standard (“Teeth are strong with a scissors bite”)	Standard (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“a level bite is acceptable”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Éliminatoire (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifying faults - overshot or undershot jaw”)	Défaut (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Éliminatoire (“Extremely overshot or undershot mouth”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifying faults - overshot or undershot jaw”)	Défaut (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“complete set of good-size, evenly spaced, white teeth”)
DentitionDents manquantes	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults - ... missing teeth”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: More than four missing teeth”)
Pigmentation de la langueTachetée	No ruling	Standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”)	Standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”)
Pigmentation de la langueRose	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“may be pink or blue black”)
Pigmentation de la langueBleu-noir	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“may be pink or blue black”)
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Standard (“Triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked”)	Standard (“Firmly pricked, moderately thick, triangular in form”)	Standard (“The ears are strongly erect”)
Forme des yeuxTriangulaires	Standard (“EYES: Nearly triangular and dark brown”)	Standard (“Eye shape is triangular, but not as extreme”)	Standard (“while slightly triangular in shape, are rounder”)
StopMarqué	Standard (“Stop: Abrupt with slight furrow”)	No ruling	Standard (“joined by an abrupt stop”)
StopModéré	No ruling	Standard (“wide falling to a moderate stop”)	No ruling
Forme du museauPointu	No ruling	Défaut (“snipy muzzle, roman nose”)	Défaut (“Fault: Snipy muzzle”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Back: Straight and short”)	Standard (“inclining slightly downward to a firm, level back”)	Standard (“inclines very slightly downward from well-developed withers and then becomes level”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“TAIL: Set on high, thick”)	Standard (“Tail is set on high, thick, and strong”)	Standard (“The tail is thick, and set on high”)
Port de la queueEn faucille	Standard (“vigorously curled or carried curved like a sickle over the back”)	Standard (“either sickle, sword or curled”)	Standard (“The preferred carriage is a sickle tail”)
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Standard (“vigorously curled or carried curved like a sickle over the back”)	Standard (“either sickle, sword or curled”)	Alternative (“a tail that curls over the back is acceptable”)
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	Éliminatoire (“Hanging tail, short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur de la queueCourte	Éliminatoire (“Hanging tail, short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	No ruling	Standard (“the springiness of the round, catlike feet”)	No ruling
PiedsÉcartés	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Splay feet; poorly cushioned pads”)
JarretsBien descendus	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The hocks are tough, elastic and well let down”)
Longueur du couMoyen	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The neck is of moderate length, thick and muscular”)
Longueur du couCourt	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Neck too short, too thin, or too weak”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep, ribs moderately sprung”)	Standard (“Chest is deep and oval”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and moderately broad”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC
Étoile	No ruling	Alternative (“A small white blaze is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs”)	Alternative (“Some white is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)
Balzanes	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults - Faded coloration, socks”)	Alternative (“Some white is allowed on the legs, but never above the knees”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

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

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

Kai colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Kai in Noir, Blanc et Rouge. Standard patterns: Uni, Bringé et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black brindle”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Blanc	Éliminatoire (“Coat with many white spots”)	Standard (“A small white blaze is allowed on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)	Standard (“Some white is allowed on the legs ... on the forechest, between the front legs and on the belly”)
Rouge	Standard (“red brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Albinos	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Crème	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“cream”)	No ruling
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“solid colour in puppyhood may turn brindle as the dog grows”)	Éliminatoire	No ruling
Bringé	Standard (“Black brindle, red brindle and brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“Black brindle, red brindle and brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All brindle colors are equally acceptable”)
Pie	Éliminatoire (“Pinto colour”)	Éliminatoire (“Pinto”)	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark brown in colour”)	Standard (“the iris dark brown”)	Standard (“dark brown”)
Brun clair	Défaut (“Light-coloured eyes”)	Défaut (“light colored eyes”)	No ruling
Jaune	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Yellow or bird-of-prey eyes”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“solid black except in red brindles, where it may be brownish black”)

Langue: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Bleu-noir	No ruling	Standard (“may be ... blue black”)
Rose	No ruling	Standard (“may be pink”)
Patterns
Tacheté	Standard (“The mouth and tongue is generally spotted”)	Standard (“The tongue is generally spotted”)

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 Kai'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
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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