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

UKC, Male: 45.7–66 cm; UKC, Female: 40.6–61 cm.

Mountain Cur 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: UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	UKC
Hauteur au garrot, male	45.7–66 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	40.6–61 cm

Conformation

Conformation
Form	UKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“Ears are drop, of short to medium length”)
Port des oreillesSemi-dressées	Défaut (“Fault: Semi-erect ears”)
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“wide at the base, and set high”)
StopModéré	Standard (“The head is broad, with a moderate stop”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Back is broad, strong, of moderate length, and level”)
Attache de la queueBasse	Standard (“The tail is set low”)
Longueur de la queueÉcourtée naturellement	Standard (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length ... Bobbed tail is preferred”)
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	Alternative (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length, carried high”)
PiedsOvales	Standard (“The feet are slightly oval in shape”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“the hocks are well let down”)
Longueur du couMoyen	Standard (“slightly arched, strong, very well muscled, and of moderate length”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	UKC
Marques feu	Alternative (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marques bringées	Alternative (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marques blanches	Alternative (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)

Mountain Cur colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mountain Cur in Noir, Blanc, Bleu, Marron, Feu, Rouge, Jaune et Crème. Standard patterns: Uni, Bringé, Marqué de feu et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
Blanc	No ruling	Standard (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)
Bleu	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Marron	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Feu	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“tan ... points”)
Rouge	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“red”)
Jaune	Standard (“Yellow”)	Standard (“yellow”)
Crème	No ruling	Standard (“blonde or buttermilk buckskin”)
Albinos	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
Bringé	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	UKC
Marron	Standard (“Eye color is brown, ranging from dark to amber”)
Ambre	Standard (“ranging from dark to amber”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Pigment is black or self-colored”)
Foie	Standard (“self-colored”)

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.

Color changes

How a Mountain Cur'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

United Kennel Club

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