United Pet Club

סנט ברנרד 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
גובה בשכם, male70–90 cmunder 70 cmפוסלover 69.9 cm73.7–78.7 cm69.9–73.7 cmפגם78.7–82.6 cmפגםunder 69.9 cmפוסלover 82.6 cmפוסלover 75 cmover 69.8 cm
גובה בשכם, female65–80 cmunder 65 cmפוסלover 64.8 cm68.6–73.7 cm64.8–68.6 cmפגם73.7–77.5 cmפגםunder 64.8 cmפוסלover 77.5 cmפוסלover 70 cmover 64.8 cm
יחס גובה לאורך0.9No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
יחס גולגולת ללועNo rulingNo ruling2No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
נשיכהנשיכת מספרייםתקני (“regular and complete scissor or pincer bite”)תקני (“scissors or an even bite; the scissors bite being preferable”)תקני (“meeting in a scissors bite”)תקני (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)תקני (“scissors or an even bite, the scissors bite being preferable”)
נשיכהנשיכת צבתחלופי (“scissor or pincer bite”)חלופי (“scissors or an even bite”)חלופי (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)No rulingחלופי (“scissors or an even bite”)
נשיכהתת-נשיכהחלופי (“Close fitting undershot mouth ... acceptable”)פגם (“The undershot bite ... is not desirable”)פגם (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingפגם (“The undershot bite ... is not desirable”)
נשיכהנשיכת יתרפוסל (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot mouth”)פגם (“The overshot bite is a fault”)פגם (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingפגם (“The overshot bite is a fault”)
נשיאת האוזנייםתלויותתקני (“front edges lying closely to the cheeks”)תקני (“drop with a sharp bend to the side and cling to the head”)תקני (“Ears are drop, of medium-size”)תקני (“Medium size, lying close to cheeks”)תקני (“drop with a sharp bend to the side and cling to the head”)
מיקום האוזנייםגבוהתקני (“set on high and wide”)תקני (“rather high set”)תקני (“set fairly high”)No rulingתקני (“rather high set”)
מיקום האוזנייםנמוךNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“Serious Fault: Low-set ears”)No rulingNo ruling
צורת העיןעגולהNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“Serious Faults: ... bulging, round eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
סטופבולטתקני (“Stop: Distinctly pronounced”)תקני (“The slope from the skull to the muzzle is sudden and rather steep”)No rulingNo rulingתקני (“The slope from the skull to the muzzle is sudden and rather steep”)
קו הגבמאוזןתקני (“Topline straight and horizontal up to the loins”)תקני (“perfectly straight as far as the haunches”)תקני (“The back is level to the haunches”)תקני (“Back broad, level”)תקני (“perfectly straight as far as the haunches”)
אורך הזנבארוךתקני (“Tail long and heavy”)תקני (“is long, very heavy”)No rulingתקני (“Set on rather high, long”)No ruling
מיקום הזנבגבוהNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Set on rather high”)No ruling
נשיאת הזנבנמוך (תלוי)תקני (“When in repose, the tail hangs straight down”)תקני (“In repose it hangs straight down”)No rulingתקני (“carried low when in repose”)No ruling
נשיאת הזנבמסולסל מעל הגבNo rulingפגם (“may not be carried too erect or by any means rolled over the back”)No rulingפגם (“when excited or in motion should not curl over back”)No ruling
צורת כף הרגלרגל חתולNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“The feet are large, round and compact”)No rulingNo ruling
עקביםישרים ומקביליםNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“Straight hocks are highly undesirable”)No ruling
אורך הצווארארוךNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Neck Long, thick, muscular, slightly arched”)No ruling
אורך הצווארבינוניNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“The neck is of moderate length”)No rulingNo ruling
עור גרון רפויבולטNo rulingתקני (“The dewlap of throat and neck is well pronounced”)פגם (“Fault: Excessive dewlap on neck or throat”)תקני (“dewlap well developed”)No ruling
חזהמתוןתקני (“Brisket moderately deep with well sprung ribs”)תקני (“Very well arched, moderately deep”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
חזהעמוקNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Chest wide and deep”)No ruling
חזהרחבNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Chest wide and deep”)No ruling
צורת הלועקההNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“The muzzle is broad, blunt and deep”)No rulingNo ruling
צורת הלועמרובעNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Muzzle short, full in front of eye and square at nose end”)No ruling
מערכת השינייםשיניים מלאותNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
מערכת השינייםחוסר שינייםחלופי (“Absence of PM 1 (premolar 1) and M3 tolerated”)No rulingפגם (“Serious Fault: More than two missing teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
כתם חזהתקני (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest”)No ruling
גרבייםתקני (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white forelegs, feet and end of tail”)No ruling
קצה זנב לבןתקני (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white chest, white feet and tip of tail”)תקני (“white forelegs, feet and end of tail”)No ruling
צווארוןתקני (“Desirable markings: White collar.”)תקני (“collar or spot on the nape”)תקני (“white collar or white spot on the nape of the neck”)תקני (“white collar”)No ruling
להבהתקני (“Required white markings: Chest, feet, tip of tail, muzzle band, blaze”)תקני (“and blaze are very desirable”)תקני (“white blaze between the eyes”)תקני (“white blaze on face”)תקני (“the latter and a blaze are very desirable”)
מסכהתקני (“Symmetrical dark mask.”)חלופי (“dark shadings on the head (mask) and ears”)תקני (“A dark mask around the eyes and dark color on the ears are highly desirable”)תקני (“black shadings on face and ears”)חלופי (“favourite dark shadings on the head (mask) and ears”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
הסרת אצבע זאבNo rulingNo rulingחלופי (“Rear dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

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

סנט ברנרד colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the סנט ברנרד in שחור, לבן, חום, מהגוני, אדום וכתום. Standard patterns: דו-צבעי, תלת-צבעי, ברינדל, טלוא, סייבל, גלימה וברינדל הפוך.

פרווה: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKCKCKUSAAKC
שחורתקני (“Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)פגם (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)תקני (“Orange Black & White”)תקני (“Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)No ruling
לבןתקני (“Primary colour white”)תקני (“All shades of red and white”)תקני (“white with patches”)תקני (“Primary colour white”)תקני (“White & Red”)
חוםתקני (“A broken reddish-brown mantle is of equal value”)תקני (“any shade of brown and white”)תקני (“Brown & White”)תקני (“A broken reddish brown mantle is of equal value”)תקני (“Brown & White”)
מהגוניתקני (“clear to dark red mantle”)תקני (“All shades of red”)תקני (“mahogany-brindle”)תקני (“clear to dark red mantle”)תקני (“Mahogany & White”)
אדוםתקני (“clear red patches ... clear to dark red mantle”)תקני (“All shades of red”)תקני (“Red & White”)תקני (“clear red patches ... clear to dark red mantle”)תקני (“Red & White”)
כתוםתקני (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”)תקני (“All shades of red”)תקני (“Orange”)תקני (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”)תקני (“Orange & White”)
לבקןפוסלפוסל (“albinism”)לא מוכרפוסלNo ruling
Patterns
דו-צבעיNo rulingתקני (“All shades of red and white”)תקני (“Red & White”)No rulingתקני (“Red & White”)
תלת-צבעיNo rulingפגם (“Black on any other part of the dog is a minor fault”)תקני (“Tricolour”)No rulingNo ruling
ברינדלתקני (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)תקני (“brindle and white”)תקני (“mahogany-brindle, red-brindle”)תקני (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)תקני (“Brindle & White”)
טלואתקני (“white with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”)No rulingתקני (“white with patches on body of any of the above named colours”)תקני (“white, with smaller or larger clear red patches (splash-coated dogs)”)No ruling
סייבלתקני (“Dark shadings on head desirable. Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)No rulingתקני (“black shadings on face and ears”)תקני (“Dark shadings on head desirable. Slight touch of black shading on body tolerated”)No ruling
גלימהתקני (“unbroken clear to dark red mantle covering back and flanks (mantle dogs)”)No rulingלא מוכרתקני (“unbroken, clear to dark red mantle covering back and flanks (mantle dogs)”)No ruling
ברינדל הפוךתקני (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)תקני (“brindle and white”)תקני (“mahogany-brindle, red-brindle”)תקני (“A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible”)תקני (“Brindle & White”)
רואןפגם (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)No rulingלא מוכרפגם (“reddish-brown dots or ticks in the white”)No ruling
אחידפוסל (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)פוסל (“Solid-colored dog”)לא מוכרפוסל (“Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of the primary colour)”)No ruling
עיניים: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKCKCKUSA
חוםתקני (“dark brown to nut-brown”)No rulingNo rulingתקני (“dark brown to nut brown”)
חום כההתקני (“dark brown to nut-brown”)תקני (“dark brown in color”)תקני (“Dark in colour”)תקני (“dark brown to nut brown”)
כחולNo rulingפוסל (“Blue eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
אף: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKCKCKUSA
שחורתקני (“Black, broad and square”)תקני (“Nose leather is black”)תקני (“Nose large and black”)תקני (“Black, broad, and square”)
ורודפוסל (“flesh coloured nostrils (nostrils without pigmentation)”)פוסלNo rulingפוסל (“flesh-coloured nostrils (nostrils without pigmentation)”)
Patterns
אף פרפרפגם (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”)פגם (“Incomplete nose pigment”)No rulingפגם (“Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose leather”)

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 סנט ברנרד's colors can change over its life.

  • שחורchanges toחלודה

    פרווה · עם מצב הגוף · can change back

  • שחורchanges toאפור

    פרווה · מתקדם

  • שחורchanges toחום

    פרווה · בשמש · can change back

  • 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

Published standards