Pointer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmagasság, male | 63–69 cm | 63.5–71.1 cm | 63.5–68.6 cm | 63–69 cm | No ruling |
| Marmagasság, female | 61–66 cm | 58.4–66 cm | 58.4–63.5 cm | 61–66 cm | No ruling |
| Testtömeg, male | No ruling | 25–34 kg | 25–34 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Testtömeg, female | No ruling | 20–29.5 kg | 20–29.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Magasság-hossz arány | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Koponya-arcorri arány | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HarapásOllós harapás | Standard szerinti (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Standard szerinti (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Standard szerinti (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | Standard szerinti (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Standard szerinti (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| HarapásFogóharapás | No ruling | Alternatív (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Alternatív (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | Alternatív (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| HarapásElőreharapás | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Hiba (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| HarapásHátraharapás | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Hiba (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| FogazatTeljes fogazat | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| FültartásLógó (lecsüngő) | Standard szerinti (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Standard szerinti (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”) | Standard szerinti (“The ears are drop, short in length”) | Standard szerinti (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Standard szerinti (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”) |
| FültűzésMagasan | Standard szerinti (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling |
| FültűzésAlacsonyan | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”) | No ruling | Hiba (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”) |
| SzemformaKerek | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”) |
| SzemformaOvális | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SzemformaMandulavágású | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”) |
| Homlok-orr átmenet (stop)Kifejezett | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“There should be a pronounced stop”) | Standard szerinti (“joined by a pronounced stop”) | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”) |
| Homlok-orr átmenet (stop)Nincs | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| ArcprofilHomorú | Standard szerinti (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“the dish face is slightly preferred”) | Standard szerinti (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling |
| ArcprofilKosorr (domború) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| HátvonalEgyenes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| HátvonalPontyhát (ívelt) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| HátvonalNyerges hát | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| FarokhosszKözepes | Standard szerinti (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling |
| FaroktartásVízszintes | Standard szerinti (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | Standard szerinti (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”) |
| FaroktartásFelemelt | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“carried high, flag-pole tail”) |
| FaroktűzésMagasan | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| FaroktűzésAlacsonyan | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| MancsokOvális | Standard szerinti (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Standard szerinti (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”) | Standard szerinti (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”) | Standard szerinti (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Standard szerinti (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”) |
| MancsokMacskaláb | No ruling | Hiba (“Catfoot is a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Feet: Cat-foot”) |
| MancsokSzétálló ujjak | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”) |
| NyakhosszHosszú | Standard szerinti (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Standard szerinti (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”) | Standard szerinti (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”) | Standard szerinti (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Standard szerinti (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”) |
| NyakhosszRövid | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Short, thick neck”) |
| LebernyegNincs (tiszta torok) | Standard szerinti (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling |
| LebernyegKifejezett | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Ewe neck, throatiness”) |
| MellkasMély | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Chest, deep rather than wide”) | Standard szerinti (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”) | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”) |
| MellkasKeskeny | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”) |
| MellkasSzéles | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”) |
| MellkasHordószerű | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”) |
| Felhúzott hasvonalMérsékelt | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) | Standard szerinti (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”) | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) |
| CsánkokMélyen ülő csánk | Standard szerinti (“Hock: Well let down”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Hocks well let down”) | No ruling |
| CsánkokTehénállás | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Hiba (“Cow-hocks”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farokkurtítás | No ruling | Hiba (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”) | Kizáró (“Disqualification: Docked tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Farkaskarom-eltávolítás | No ruling | Alternatív (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”) | Alternatív (“Front dewclaws may be 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.
Pointer colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Pointer color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Pointer in Fekete, Fehér, Májbarna, Narancssárga és Citromsárga. Standard patterns: Egyszínű, Kétszínű, Háromszínű és Deres.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fekete | Standard szerinti (“black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Black”) | Standard szerinti (“black”) | Standard szerinti (“black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“black and white”) |
| Fehér | Standard szerinti (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Black & White”) | Standard szerinti (“in combination with white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Májbarna | Standard szerinti (“liver and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Liver”) | Standard szerinti (“liver”) | Standard szerinti (“liver and white”) | Standard szerinti (“liver and white”) |
| Narancssárga | Standard szerinti (“orange and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Orange”) | Standard szerinti (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”) | Standard szerinti (“orange and white”) | Standard szerinti (“orange and white”) |
| Citromsárga | Standard szerinti (“lemon and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon”) | Standard szerinti (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Egyszínű | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Standard szerinti (“solid-colored”) | Standard szerinti (“solid”) | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Kétszínű | Standard szerinti (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“either in combination with white”) | Standard szerinti (“in combination with white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Standard szerinti (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Háromszínű | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Standard szerinti (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”) | Hiba (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”) | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Standard szerinti (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Deres | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Ticked”) | No ruling | Nem elismert | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barna | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Sötétbarna | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“the darker the better”) | Standard szerinti (“dark eyes, the darker the better”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Világosbarna | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mogyoróbarna | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Standard szerinti (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Color or pattern | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|
| Fekete | Standard szerinti (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Standard szerinti (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Májbarna | Standard szerinti (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Standard szerinti (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Rózsaszín | Standard szerinti (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”) | No ruling |
What the rulings mean
- Standard szerinti
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Hiba
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Nem elismert
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Pointer's colors can change over its life.
Feketechanges toRozsdavörös
Szőrzet · Testi állapottal · can change back
Feketechanges toSzürke
Szőrzet · Progresszív
Feketechanges toBarna
Szőrzet · Napon · can change back
Fehérchanges toDeres
Szőrzet · Korral · from 2 weeks
Feketechanges toHóorr
Orr · Évszakkal · can change back
Feketechanges toRózsaszín
Orr · Évszakkal · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.