What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale?

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; CKC, Male: 63.5–68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 61–66 cm; UKC, Female: 61–66 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm; CKC, Female: 61–66 cm.

Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale 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	63–69 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	63.5–68.5 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Poids, male	36.5 kg	38.6 kg	36.3 kg	No ruling	34 kg
Poids, female	32 kg	31.8 kg	31.8 kg	No ruling	29.5 kg
Rapport crâne/museau	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModéré	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well-defined”)	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“The stop is reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“Stop reasonably well defined”)	Standard (“The stop should be reasonably well defined”)
Forme du museauPointu	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Heavy head; round skull; short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur du museauCourt	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“short, snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“a perfect and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“strong, well-developed, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, well-developed, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxRonds	Standard (“moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Standard (“should be round, bright and sparking”)	Standard (“The round eyes are set moderately well apart”)	Standard (“Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling”)	Standard (“should be round, bright, and sparkling”)
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Standard (“Should be set rather high”)	Standard (“are set rather high and carried close to the head”)	Standard (“Set rather high, medium size”)	Standard (“should be set rather high”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)	Standard (“carried close to the head”)	Standard (“Carried close to head”)	Standard (“They should be carried close to the head”)
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“fairly strong and free from throatiness”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“not too wide but very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“not too wide, but very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“The chest is very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious”)	Standard (“not be too wide, but very deep and capacious”)
PoitrineEn tonneau	Défaut (“never rounded like barrel-hoops”)	Défaut (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)	Défaut (“never barrel shaped”)	Défaut (“never barrel-ribbed”)	Défaut (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down”)	Standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down”)	Standard (“the hocks are strong and well let down”)	Standard (“hocks well let down”)	Standard (“muscles should be clean, well defined, and hocks well down”)
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“It should be of moderate length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Attache de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“should not be inserted too high nor too low”)	Standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)	No ruling	Standard (“not inserted high or low”)	Standard (“should not be inserted too high or too low”)
Attache de la queueHaute	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attache de la queueBasse	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Curled tail; set too high or too low”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“feet should be compact and round, with well arched toes”)	Standard (“feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round”)	Standard (“The round, compact feet have well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Compact, well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads”)	Standard (“feet should be compact, with well-arched toes, round”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Masque	No ruling	Alternative (“Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternative (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternative (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternative (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling
Balzanes	Alternative (“A little white on the chest and toes is permissible”)	Alternative (“A little white on the chest and toes permissible”)	Alternative (“small amount of white on the chest and on the toes is acceptable”)	Alternative (“Little white on chest and toes permissible”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

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

Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale in Froment. Standard patterns: Uni.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Froment	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Wheaten”)	Standard (“the range from light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)	Standard (“Light wheaten to red wheaten”)
Noir	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Solid black”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Albinos	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Marron	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Feu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Patterns
Uni	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard (“Head, body, legs and tail of uniform colour”)	Standard
Fauve charbonné	Défaut (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)	Non reconnu	Défaut (“Excessive black hairs throughout the coat are highly undesirable”)
Marqué de feu	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Non reconnu	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nosed dog has dark eyes”)	Standard (“Black nose accompanied by dark eyes”)	Standard (“A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes”)
Ambre	Standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown or liver nose with amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown-nosed dog has amber eyes”)	Standard (“brown nose by amber eyes”)	Standard (“a brown nose by amber eyes”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)
Foie	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“Should be black, or brown, also known as liver”)	Standard (“The nose has black or brown pigment”)	Standard (“Nose black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose should be black or brown”)

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 Chien de Rhodésie à crête dorsale's colors can change over its life.

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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