סמויד 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 | 54–60 cm | 53.3–59.7 cm | 53.3–59.7 cm | 51–56 cm | 53.3–59.8 cm |
| גובה בשכם, female | 50–56 cm | 48.3–53.3 cm | 48.3–53.3 cm | 46–51 cm | 48.3–54.5 cm |
| יחס גובה לאורך | 1 | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
| יחס גולגולת ללוע | 1 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| נשיכהנשיכת מספריים | תקני (“Regular and complete scissor bite”) | תקני (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”) | תקני (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”) | תקני (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | תקני (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”) |
| נשיכהנשיכת צבת | פגם (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיכהתת-נשיכה | פוסל (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”) | פגם (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”) | פגם (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיכהנשיכת יתר | פוסל (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”) | פגם (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”) | פגם (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיאת האוזנייםזקופות | תקני (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”) | תקני (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”) | תקני (“carried strongly erect”) | תקני (“Fully erect in adults”) | No ruling |
| מיקום האוזנייםגבוה | תקני (“They should be mobile, set high”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת העיןשקדית | תקני (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”) | תקני (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”) | תקני (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”) | תקני (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”) | No ruling |
| צורת העיןעגולה | No ruling | פגם (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”) | פגם (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| קו הגבמאוזן | תקני (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”) | No ruling | תקני (“blend gracefully into the level back”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| נשיאת הזנבמסולסל מעל הגב | תקני (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”) | No ruling | תקני (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”) | תקני (“carried over the back and to side when alert”) | No ruling |
| מיקום הזנבגבוה | תקני (“TAIL: Set rather high”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| אורך הזנבארוך | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”) | No ruling |
| אורך הזנבבינוני | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“The tail is moderately long”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת כף הרגלסגלגלה | תקני (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת כף הרגלרגל חתול | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| עקביםנמוכים היטב | תקני (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“with well let down hocks”) | No ruling |
| עקביםעקבי פרה | פגם (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”) | פגם (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”) | No ruling | פגם (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| אורך הצווארבינוני | תקני (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| חזהעמוק | תקני (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”) | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“Chest deep but not too broad”) | No ruling |
| חזהדמוי חבית | פגם (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| הרמת בטןמתונה | תקני (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”) | No ruling | תקני (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| צורת הלועמתחדד | תקני (“gradually tapering towards the nose”) | תקני (“should taper toward the nose”) | תקני (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”) | תקני (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”) | No ruling |
| צורת הלועחד וחלש | פגם (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”) | פגם (“neither coarse nor snipy”) | פגם (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| מערכת השינייםשיניים מלאות | תקני (“Normal dentition”) | No ruling | תקני (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| הסרת אצבע זאב | תקני (“The dewclaws should be removed”) | No ruling | 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.
סמויד colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every סמויד color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the סמויד in לבן ושמנת. Standard patterns: אחיד ודו-צבעי.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| לבן | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“White”) | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“pure white”) |
| שמנת | תקני (“cream”) | תקני (“Cream”) | תקני (“cream, or all biscuit”) | תקני (“cream”) | תקני (“cream”) |
| לבקן | פוסל | פוסל | פוסל (“albinism”) | לא מוכר | פוסל |
| חום | פוסל (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”) | פוסל | פוסל | לא מוכר | פוסל (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| אחיד | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“White”) | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“pure white”) | תקני (“pure white”) |
| דו-צבעי | תקני (“white with biscuit”) | תקני (“White & Biscuit”) | תקני (“white and biscuit”) | תקני (“white and biscuit”) | תקני (“white with biscuit”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| חום | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“medium to dark brown”) | No ruling |
| חום כהה | תקני (“dark brown”) | תקני (“dark for preference”) | תקני (“dark brown”) | תקני (“medium to dark brown”) | תקני (“dark brown”) |
| שחור | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“light or black eyes undesirable”) | No ruling |
| חום בהיר | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“light or black eyes undesirable”) | No ruling |
| צהוב | פגם (“yellow eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פגם (“yellow eyes”) |
| כחול | פוסל (“eyes blue”) | פוסל (“blue eyes”) | פוסל (“blue eyes”) | No ruling | פוסל (“eyes blue”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| עיניים בצבעים שונים | פוסל (“eyes ... of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | פוסל (“eyes ... of different colours”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| שחור | תקני (“preferably black”) | תקני (“black for preference”) | תקני (“black is preferred”) | תקני (“black for preference”) | תקני (“preferably black”) |
| כבד | No ruling | תקני (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”) | תקני (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”) | תקני (“may be brown”) | No ruling |
| ורוד | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | תקני (“flesh-coloured”) | No ruling |
| דאדלי | No ruling | תקני (“Dudley nose not penalized”) | תקני (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | |||||
| אף שלג | תקני (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”) | תקני (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”) | תקני (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”) | No ruling | תקני (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter 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.
- לא מוכר
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a סמויד'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
שחורchanges toאף שלג
אף · עם העונה · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.