What does each club give for Visina grebena in the Basenji?

FCI, Male: 43 cm; AKC, Male: 43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 43.2 cm; KC, Male: 43 cm; CKC, Male: 43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 40 cm; AKC, Female: 40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 40.6 cm; KC, Female: 40 cm; CKC, Female: 40.8 cm.

Basenji 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Visina grebena, male	43 cm	43.2 cm	43.2 cm	43 cm	43.3 cm
Visina grebena, female	40 cm	40.6 cm	40.6 cm	40 cm	40.8 cm
Masa, male	11 kg	10.9 kg	10.9 kg	11 kg	11 kg
Masa, female	9.5 kg	10 kg	9.5 kg	9.5 kg	10 kg
Omjer visine i duljine	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
ZagrizŠkarasti zagriz	Prema standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Prema standardu (“Evenly aligned with a scissors bite”)	Prema standardu (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Prema standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Prema standardu (“Must be level with scissors bite”)
ZagrizPregriz	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Mana (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
ZagrizPodgriz	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Mana (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
ZubaloPotpuno zubalo	No ruling	No ruling	Prema standardu (“A full complement of strong, white, even teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Držanje ušijuUspravne (stojeće)	Prema standardu (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Prema standardu (“Small, erect and slightly hooded”)	Prema standardu (“The ears are small, erect”)	Prema standardu (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Prema standardu (“Small, pointed and erect of fine texture”)
Usađenost ušijuNiska	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Fault: Low-set ears”)	No ruling	Mana (“Low set ears”)
Oblik očijuBademaste	Prema standardu (“Dark, almond-shaped; obliquely set”)	Prema standardu (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)	Prema standardu (“They are almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Prema standardu (“Dark, almond shaped, obliquely set”)	Prema standardu (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)
Oblik očijuOkrugle	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Fault: Round eyes”)	No ruling	Mana (“Round eyes”)
Stop (izraženost)Blag	Prema standardu (“Stop: Slight”)	No ruling	Prema standardu (“There is a slight stop”)	Prema standardu (“with slight stop”)	No ruling
Oblik njuškeŠiljasta (slaba)	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Faults: Coarse muzzle. Snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
PodgušnjakIzražen	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Faults: ... Dewlap”)	No ruling	Mana (“Dewlap”)
Oblik vrataLučno savijen	Prema standardu (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Prema standardu (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Prema standardu (“carried proudly upon a well-arched neck”)	Prema standardu (“proudly carried on a well-arched neck”)	No ruling
Gornja linijaRavna	Prema standardu (“Back: Short, level”)	Prema standardu (“Topline-Back level”)	Prema standardu (“The back is short and level”)	Prema standardu (“Balanced with short, level back”)	Prema standardu (“the back level”)
Usađenost repaVisoka	Prema standardu (“TAIL: High set”)	Prema standardu (“Tail is set high on topline”)	Prema standardu (“The tail is set high on the topline”)	Prema standardu (“High set”)	No ruling
Držanje repaZavijen preko leđa	Prema standardu (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Prema standardu (“lies well curled over to either side”)	Prema standardu (“lies, well-curled ... over to either side”)	Prema standardu (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Prema standardu (“curled tightly over to either side”)
Držanje repaDvostruko zavijen	Alternativno (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling	Alternativno (“(in a single or double curl)”)	Alternativno (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling
ŠapeOvalne	No ruling	Prema standardu (“Small, oval and compact with thick pads”)	Prema standardu (“The small, oval, compact feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
Skočni zgloboviNisko postavljeni	Prema standardu (“Hock: Well let down”)	Prema standardu (“hocks well let down”)	Prema standardu (“The hocks are well let down”)	Prema standardu (“hocks well let down”)	Prema standardu (“hocks well let down”)
Prsni košDubok	Prema standardu (“Chest: Deep brisket”)	No ruling	Prema standardu (“The chest is deep”)	Prema standardu (“deep brisket”)	Prema standardu (“The chest should be deep and of medium width”)
Prsni košŠirok	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Mana (“Wide chest”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Čarapice	Prema standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Mrlja na prsima	Prema standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Bijeli vrh repa	Prema standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Čarape	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Lisa	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Ovratnik	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Uklanjanje vučjih prstiju	No ruling	Prema standardu (“Dewclaws are usually removed”)	Prema standardu (“Dewclaws are usually removed”)	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.

Basenji colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Basenji in Crna, Bijela, Žutosmeđa i Crvena. Standard patterns: Dvobojna, Trobojna, Tigrasta i Obrnuto tigrasta.

Dlaka: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Crna	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white”)	Prema standardu (“Black & White”)	Prema standardu (“pure black”)	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white”)	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white”)
Bijela	Prema standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“Black & White”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)
Žutosmeđa	Prema standardu (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)	Prema standardu (“Black Tan & White”)	Prema standardu (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Prema standardu (“Black, tan and white with tan melon pips and mask”)	Prema standardu (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)
Crvena	Prema standardu (“red and white”)	Prema standardu (“Red & White”)	Prema standardu (“chestnut red”)	Prema standardu (“Red and white”)	Prema standardu (“red and white”)
Plava	Nije priznato	Alternativno (“Blue Cream & White”)	Mana	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Mahagonijeva	Nije priznato	Alternativno (“Mahogany Tan & White”)	Mana	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Krem	Nije priznato	Alternativno (“Cream & White”)	Mana (“Creams”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Albinotična	Nije priznato	Nije priznato	Diskvalificirajuće (“Albinism”)	Nije priznato	Nije priznato
Patterns
Dvobojna	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white; red and white”)	Prema standardu (“Black & White”)	Prema standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white; Red and white”)	Prema standardu (“Pure black and white; red and white”)
Trobojna	Prema standardu (“black and tan, and white”)	Prema standardu (“Black Tan & White”)	Prema standardu (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Prema standardu (“Black, tan and white”)	Prema standardu (“black and tan, and white”)
Tigrasta	Prema standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Prema standardu (“Brindle & White”)	Prema standardu (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Prema standardu (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Prema standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Obrnuto tigrasta	Prema standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Prema standardu (“Brindle & White”)	Prema standardu (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Prema standardu (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Prema standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Samurasta	No ruling	Alternativno (“Sable & White”)	Mana (“shaded”)	Nije priznato	No ruling

Oči: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Tamnosmeđa	Prema standardu (“Dark”)	Prema standardu (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Prema standardu (“dark in color”)	Prema standardu (“Dark”)	Prema standardu (“Dark”)
Lješnjakova	No ruling	Prema standardu (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Crna	Prema standardu (“Black nose desirable”)	Prema standardu (“Black greatly desired”)	Prema standardu (“A black nose is greatly desired”)	Prema standardu (“black nose desirable”)	Prema standardu (“Black nose desirable”)

What the rulings mean

Prema standardu: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativno: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Mana: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalificirajuće: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nije priznato: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Crnachanges toHrđasta
Dlaka · S tjelesnim stanjem · can change back
Crnachanges toSiva
Dlaka · Postupna
Crnachanges toSmeđa
Dlaka · Na suncu · can change back
Bijelachanges toRoan
Dlaka · S godinama · from 2 weeks
Crnachanges toZimski nos
Nos · S godišnjim dobom · can change back
Crnachanges toRužičasta
Nos · S godišnjim dobom · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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