United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
גובה בשכם, male54–60 cm53.3–59.7 cm53.3–59.7 cm51–56 cm53.3–59.8 cm
גובה בשכם, female50–56 cm48.3–53.3 cm48.3–53.3 cm46–51 cm48.3–54.5 cm
יחס גובה לאורך1No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
יחס גולגולת ללוע1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
נשיכהנשיכת מספרייםתקני (“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 צבתפגם (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
נשיכהתת-נשיכהפוסל (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)פגם (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)פגם (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
נשיכהנשיכת יתרפוסל (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)פגם (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)פגם (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
נשיאת האוזנייםזקופותתקני (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)תקני (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)תקני (“carried strongly erect”)תקני (“Fully erect in adults”)No ruling
מיקום האוזנייםגבוהתקני (“They should be mobile, set high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
צורת העיןשקדיתתקני (“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 העיןעגולהNo rulingפגם (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)פגם (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
קו הגבמאוזןתקני (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)No rulingתקני (“blend gracefully into the level back”)No rulingNo ruling
נשיאת הזנבמסולסל מעל הגבתקני (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)No rulingתקני (“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 הזנבגבוהתקני (“TAIL: Set rather high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
אורך הזנבארוךNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)No ruling
אורך הזנבבינוניNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“The tail is moderately long”)No rulingNo ruling
צורת כף הרגלסגלגלהתקני (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
צורת כף הרגלרגל חתולNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)No ruling
עקביםנמוכים היטבתקני (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)No rulingNo rulingתקני (“with well let down hocks”)No ruling
עקביםעקבי פרהפגם (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)פגם (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)No rulingפגם (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)No ruling
אורך הצווארבינוניתקני (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
חזהעמוקתקני (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)No rulingNo rulingתקני (“Chest deep but not too broad”)No ruling
חזהדמוי חביתפגם (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
הרמת בטןמתונהתקני (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)No rulingתקני (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
צורת הלועמתחדדתקני (“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 וחלשפגם (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)פגם (“neither coarse nor snipy”)פגם (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
מערכת השינייםשיניים מלאותתקני (“Normal dentition”)No rulingתקני (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
הסרת אצבע זאבתקני (“The dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo 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.

פרווה: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
לבןתקני (“pure white”)תקני (“White”)תקני (“pure white”)תקני (“pure white”)תקני (“pure white”)
שמנתתקני (“cream”)תקני (“Cream”)תקני (“cream, or all biscuit”)תקני (“cream”)תקני (“cream”)
לבקןפוסלפוסלפוסל (“albinism”)לא מוכרפוסל
חוםפוסל (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)פוסלפוסללא מוכרפוסל (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
אחידתקני (“pure white”)תקני (“White”)תקני (“pure white”)תקני (“pure white”)תקני (“pure white”)
דו-צבעיתקני (“white with biscuit”)תקני (“White & Biscuit”)תקני (“white and biscuit”)תקני (“white and biscuit”)תקני (“white with biscuit”)
עיניים: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
חוםNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“medium to dark brown”)No ruling
חום כההתקני (“dark brown”)תקני (“dark for preference”)תקני (“dark brown”)תקני (“medium to dark brown”)תקני (“dark brown”)
שחורNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
חום בהירNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
צהובפגם (“yellow eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingפגם (“yellow eyes”)
כחולפוסל (“eyes blue”)פוסל (“blue eyes”)פוסל (“blue eyes”)No rulingפוסל (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
עיניים בצבעים שוניםפוסל (“eyes ... of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingפוסל (“eyes ... of different colours”)
אף: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
שחורתקני (“preferably black”)תקני (“black for preference”)תקני (“black is preferred”)תקני (“black for preference”)תקני (“preferably black”)
כבדNo rulingתקני (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)תקני (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)תקני (“may be brown”)No ruling
ורודNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingתקני (“flesh-coloured”)No ruling
דאדליNo rulingתקני (“Dudley nose not penalized”)תקני (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
אף שלגתקני (“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 rulingתקני (“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

Published standards