United Pet Club

אקבש 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
MeasureUKC
גובה בשכם, male76.2–86.4 cmunder 73.7 cmפגםover 88.9 cmפגם
גובה בשכם, female71.1–81.3 cmunder 68.6 cmפגםover 83.8 cmפגם
משקל, male54.4 kg
משקל, female40.8 kg

Conformation

Conformation
FormUKC
סטופקלתקני (“The stop is slightly to moderately defined.”)
סטופמתוןתקני (“The stop is slightly to moderately defined.”)
נשיכהנשיכת מספרייםתקני (“A scissors bite is preferred, but a level bite is acceptable.”)
נשיכהנשיכת צבתחלופי (“A scissors bite is preferred, but a level bite is acceptable.”)
נשיכהנשיכת יתרפגם (“Serious Faults: Over or undershot bite”)
נשיכהתת-נשיכהפגם (“Serious Faults: Over or undershot bite”)
מערכת השינייםחוסר שינייםפגם (“more than two teeth missing”)
צורת העיןשקדיתתקני (“The eyes are medium-sized, almond-shaped, and set well apart.”)
נשיאת האוזנייםתלויותתקני (“The ears are pendant, V-shaped, and slightly rounded at the tips.”)
מיקום האוזנייםגבוהתקני (“The ears are set rather high and lie flat to the skull.”)
אורך הצווארארוךתקני (“The neck is muscular, medium-long to long, arched at the crest”)
צורת הצווארמקושתתקני (“medium-long to long, arched at the crest”)
עור גרון רפויאין (גרון נקי)תקני (“with little or no dewlap”)
עור גרון רפויקלחלופי (“A dog with some dewlap should not be penalized.”)
קו הגבקשת קלה מעל המותןתקני (“a slight but definite arch over the loin”)
הרמת בטןבולטתתקני (“The flank is well tucked up giving evidence of the gazehound influence”)
צורת כף הרגלרגל חתולתקני (“Both are acceptable; the cat foot is preferred.”)
צורת כף הרגלרגל ארנבתחלופי (“Two types of feet appear in this breed: cat feet and hare feet.”)
מיקום הזנבנמוךתקני (“The tail is set low at the base of the croup.”)
נשיאת הזנבנמוך (תלוי)תקני (“When the dog is relaxed, the tail is carried low”)
נשיאת הזנבמסולסל מעל הגבתקני (“usually carried in a curl over the back”)
אורך הזנבקצרפגם (“Faults: Docked or short tail”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingUKC
נקודותפוסל (“defined spots on the outer coat”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureUKC
קיצוץ אוזנייםפוסל (“cropped ears on a domestic-bred dog are a disqualification”)
קיצוץ זנבפגם (“Faults: Docked or short tail”)
הסרת אצבע זאבחלופי (“Dewclaws may be absent, single, or double and may be removed.”)

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

אקבש colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the אקבש in לבן. Standard patterns: אחיד.

פרווה: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
לבןתקני (“The Akbash Dog is always white”)
לבקןפוסל (“albinism”)
Patterns
אחידתקני (“always white”)
מנוקדפוסל (“defined spots on the outer coat”)
עיניים: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
חום כההתקני (“golden brown to dark brown, with darker color preferred”)
ענברתקני (“golden brown”)
צהובפגם (“Very pale yellow eyes”)
כחולפוסל (“Blue eyes”)
אף: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
שחורתקני (“solid black”)
כבדתקני (“solid dark brown”)
ורודפוסל (“Complete lack of pigmentation on nose”)
Patterns
אף שלגתקני (“a slight seasonal fading of nose pigment should not be penalized”)
אף פרפרפגם (“Butterfly nose”)

What the rulings mean

תקני
Described by the club's breed standard.
פגם
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
פוסל
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.

Color changes

How a אקבש's colors can change over its life.

  • לבןchanges toרואן

    פרווה · עם הגיל · from 2 weeks

  • שחורchanges toאף שלג

    אף · עם העונה · can change back

  • שחורchanges toורוד

    אף · עם העונה · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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