מסטיף 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| גובה בשכם, male | No ruling | over 76.2 cmunder 76.2 cmפגם | over 76.2 cm | No ruling | over 76.3 cm |
| גובה בשכם, female | No ruling | over 69.9 cmunder 69.9 cmפגם | over 69.9 cm | No ruling | over 69.8 cm |
| יחס גולגולת ללוע | No ruling | 2 | No ruling | No ruling | 2 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| נשיכהנשיכת מספריים | No ruling | תקני (“Scissors bite preferred”) | תקני (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | תקני (“Scissors bite preferred”) |
| נשיכהנשיכת צבת | תקני (“Incisors level (pincer bite, edge to edge)”) | No ruling | תקני (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | תקני (“incisors level”) | No ruling |
| נשיכהנשיכת מספריים הפוכה | חלופי (“lower projecting beyond upper (reversed scissor bite)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיכהתת-נשיכה | No ruling | חלופי (“a moderately undershot jaw should not be faulted”) | חלופי (“A moderately undershot bite is permissible”) | חלופי (“lower projecting beyond upper but never so much as to become visible”) | חלופי (“a moderately undershot jaw permissible”) |
| מערכת השינייםשיניים מלאות | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיאת האוזנייםתלויות | תקני (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”) | תקני (“They should lie close to the cheeks when in repose”) | תקני (“The ears lie close to the head”) | תקני (“lying flat and close to cheeks when in repose”) | תקני (“lie close to the cheeks when in repose”) |
| מיקום האוזנייםגבוה | תקני (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”) | תקני (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”) | תקני (“set widely apart at the highest points on the side of the skull”) | תקני (“set on at highest points of sides of skull”) | תקני (“set widely apart at the highest points on the sides of the skull”) |
| גודל האוזנייםקטן | תקני (“EARS: Small, thin to touch”) | תקני (“Ears small in proportion to the skull”) | תקני (“The ears are small, V-shaped”) | תקני (“Small, thin to touch, wide apart”) | תקני (“Ears: Small, V-shaped, rounded at the tips”) |
| מיקום העינייםמרווחות | תקני (“Moderate size, wide apart”) | תקני (“Eyes set wide apart, medium in size”) | תקני (“small, and set wide apart”) | תקני (“Moderate size, wide apart”) | תקני (“Set wide apart, medium in size”) |
| אורך הלועקצר | תקני (“Muzzle: Short, broad under eyes”) | תקני (“Muzzle short, broad under the eyes”) | תקני (“The muzzle is short (one-third the length of the entire head)”) | תקני (“Muzzle short, broad under eyes”) | תקני (“Muzzle: Short, broad under the eyes”) |
| צורת הלועקהה | תקני (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”) | תקני (“Truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off square”) | תקני (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”) | תקני (“truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely”) | תקני (“Truncated - i.e., blunt and cut off square”) |
| צורת הלועמרובע | תקני (“blunt and cut off squarely”) | תקני (“blunt and cut off square”) | תקני (“The end of the muzzle is blunt and square”) | תקני (“blunt and cut off squarely”) | תקני (“blunt and cut off square”) |
| צורת הלועחד וחלש | No ruling | פגם (“Fault - snipiness of the muzzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת הראשמרובע | תקני (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“giving a square appearance when viewed from any point”) | No ruling |
| קו הגבמאוזן | תקני (“Topline: Level”) | תקני (“the topline should be straight, level, and firm”) | No ruling | תקני (“Topline level and maintained whilst on the move”) | No ruling |
| מיקום הזנבגבוה | תקני (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“Set on high, and reaching to hocks”) | No ruling |
| נשיאת הזנבנמוך (תלוי) | תקני (“hanging straight in repose”) | תקני (“hanging straight in repose”) | No ruling | תקני (“hanging straight in repose”) | תקני (“hanging straight in repose”) |
| נשיאת הזנבמסולסל מעל הגב | פגם (“end pointing upwards, but not over back, when dog is excited”) | פגם (“but never over the back when the dog is in motion”) | פגם (“but never carried over the back when dog is in action”) | פגם (“but not over back, when dog is excited”) | פגם (“but never over the back when dog is in action”) |
| אורך הזנבארוך | תקני (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”) | תקני (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”) | תקני (“reaching to or little below the hock”) | תקני (“reaching to hocks, or a little below them”) | תקני (“reaching to the hocks or a little below”) |
| צורת כף הרגלרגל חתול | תקני (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”) | תקני (“Feet large, round, and compact with well arched toes”) | תקני (“The feet are large, rounded and compact”) | תקני (“Large, round and tight. Toes well arched”) | תקני (“Feet: Heavy, round and compact with well-arched toes”) |
| עקביםעקבי פרה | פגם (“cow hocks in mature adults is highly undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“cow hocks in mature adults highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| אורך הצווארבינוני | No ruling | תקני (“slightly arched, and of medium length”) | תקני (“neck is of medium length”) | No ruling | תקני (“slightly arched, and of medium length”) |
| חזהרחב | תקני (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”) | תקני (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”) | תקני (“The chest is well rounded, wide and well let down”) | תקני (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”) | תקני (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”) |
| חזהעמוק | תקני (“Chest: Wide, deep and well let down between forelegs”) | תקני (“Chest wide, deep, rounded”) | No ruling | תקני (“Chest wide, deep and well let down”) | תקני (“Chest: Wide, deep, rounded”) |
| הרמת בטןמתונה | No ruling | תקני (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, tuck-up”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“a reasonable, but not exaggerated, cut up”) |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| כתם חזה | No ruling | חלופי (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted.”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| סימנים לבנים | פגם (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is highly”) | פגם (“Excessive white on the chest or white on any other part of the body.”) | No ruling | פגם (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable.”) | No ruling |
מסטיף colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every מסטיף color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the מסטיף in לבן, חום-צהבהב ומשמש. Standard patterns: ברינדל וברינדל הפוך.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| לבן | לא מוכר (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet is unacceptable”) | תקני (“A small patch of white on the chest is permitted”) | פגם (“Excessive white on body, chest or feet highly undesirable”) | לא מוכר (“Excessive white on body, chest, or feet is unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| חום-צהבהב | תקני (“fawn”) | תקני (“Fawn”) | תקני (“fawn”) | תקני (“fawn”) | תקני (“silver fawn”) |
| משמש | תקני (“Apricot”) | תקני (“Apricot”) | תקני (“Apricot”) | תקני (“Apricot”) | תקני (“apricot”) |
| לבקן | לא מוכר | לא מוכר | לא מוכר | לא מוכר | פוסל (“Albinism”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| ברינדל | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“dark fawn-brindle”) |
| ברינדל הפוך | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“Brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“brindle”) | תקני (“dark fawn-brindle”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| חום | No ruling | תקני (“brown, the darker the better”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“brown in color”) |
| חום כהה | תקני (“darker the better”) | תקני (“the darker the better”) | תקני (“darker the better”) | תקני (“the darker the better”) | תקני (“the darker being preferred”) |
| אגוזי | תקני (“hazel brown, darker the better”) | No ruling | תקני (“hazel brown, darker the better”) | תקני (“hazel brown, the darker the better”) | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | KC | KUSA | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| שחור | תקני (“Black”) | תקני (“always dark in color, the blacker the better”) | תקני (“muzzle, ears and nose should be black”) | תקני (“Black”) | תקני (“always dark, the blacker the better”) |
| ורוד | No ruling | פגם (“Mask, ears, or nose lacking dark pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
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.
- לא מוכר
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a מסטיף'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.