United Pet Club

Portugál vizsla 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, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIUKCKC
Marmagasság, male52–60 cm53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmKizáróover 58.4 cmKizáró54–58 cm
Marmagasság, female48–56 cm48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmKizáróover 55.9 cmKizáró50–54 cm
FülhosszNo rulingunder 15.2 cmNo ruling
Testtömeg, male20–27 kg20–26.8 kg20–27 kg
Testtömeg, female16–22 kg15.9–21.8 kg16–22 kg
Magasság-hossz arány1No ruling1
Koponya-arcorri arány1.5No ruling1.5

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIUKCKC
HarapásOllós harapásStandard szerinti (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”)Standard szerinti (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)Standard szerinti (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
HarapásElőreharapásNo rulingKizáró (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)No ruling
HarapásHátraharapásNo rulingKizáró (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)No ruling
FogazatTeljes fogazatStandard szerinti (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)No rulingNo ruling
FültartásLógó (lecsüngő)Standard szerinti (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”)Standard szerinti (“The ears are drop, medium in length”)No ruling
FültűzésMagasanStandard szerinti (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”)Standard szerinti (“set on high”)Standard szerinti (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)
FülhegyLekerekítettStandard szerinti (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”)Standard szerinti (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”)Standard szerinti (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”)
SzemformaOválisStandard szerinti (“oval shaped tending to round”)Standard szerinti (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”)Standard szerinti (“Oval tending to round and quite full”)
Homlok-orr átmenet (stop)KifejezettNo rulingStandard szerinti (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)No ruling
HátvonalHátrafelé lejtőStandard szerinti (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”)Standard szerinti (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”)Standard szerinti (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”)
FarokhosszKözepesStandard szerinti (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)No rulingNo ruling
FaroktűzésKözepesStandard szerinti (“Straight, of medium set”)No rulingNo ruling
FaroktartásVízszintesStandard szerinti (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”)Standard szerinti (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”)Standard szerinti (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”)
FaroktartásSarlóNem elismert (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)No rulingNo ruling
MancsokOválisNo rulingStandard szerinti (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)Standard szerinti (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Hátsó farkaskarmokEgyszeresNo rulingKizáró (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)No ruling
Hátsó farkaskarmokKettősNo rulingKizáró (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)No ruling
CsánkokMélyen ülő csánkNo rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
NyakhosszKözepesNo rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“Neck. Medium length.”)
LebernyegEnyheStandard szerinti (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”)Standard szerinti (“with a short dewlap along the underside”)Standard szerinti (“Slight dewlap evident.”)
MellkasMélyStandard szerinti (“Chest: Deep and broad”)Standard szerinti (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)No ruling
Felhúzott hasvonalMérsékeltNo rulingStandard szerinti (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)No ruling
Felhúzott hasvonalNincs (egyenes alsó vonal)No rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Arcorri rész formájaNégyszögletesNo rulingStandard szerinti (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)Standard szerinti (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIUKCKC
Fehér jegyekAlternatív (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)Alternatív (“either solid or with white markings”)Alternatív (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIUKCKC
FarokkurtításAlternatív (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”)Alternatív (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”)Alternatív (“Docked: As above, to cover scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches.”)

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

Portugál vizsla colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Portugál vizsla in Fehér, Barna és Sárga. Standard patterns: Egyszínű és Kétszínű.

Szőrzet: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
FehérStandard szerinti (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)Standard szerinti (“White Markings”)Standard szerinti (“with white markings”)Standard szerinti (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)
BarnaKizáróKizáróStandard szerinti (“any shade of yellow or brown”)Nem elismert
SárgaStandard szerinti (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)Standard szerinti (“Yellow”)Standard szerinti (“any shade of yellow”)Standard szerinti (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)
AlbínóKizáró (“Albinism”)Kizáró (“Albinism”)Kizáró (“Albinism”)Nem elismert
Patterns
EgyszínűStandard szerinti (“solid”)Standard szerinti (“solid”)Standard szerinti (“either solid or with white markings”)Standard szerinti (“Solid”)
KétszínűStandard szerinti (“or with white patches”)Standard szerinti (“White Markings”)Standard szerinti (“with white markings”)Standard szerinti (“Yellow & White”)
Szemek: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
BarnaStandard szerinti (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)Standard szerinti (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)Standard szerinti (“brown in color”)Standard szerinti (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)
SötétbarnaNo rulingNo rulingStandard szerinti (“Darker shades are preferred”)No ruling
VilágosbarnaHiba (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)Hiba (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)No rulingNo ruling
KékKizáró (“Wall eye”)Kizáró (“Wall eye”)Kizáró (“Wall eyes”)No ruling
Patterns
KülönszeműKizáró (“of different colours”)Kizáró (“of different colours”)No rulingNo ruling
Orr: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
FeketeStandard szerinti (“Black”)Standard szerinti (“Black”)Standard szerinti (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)Standard szerinti (“Nose black”)
MájbarnaHibaHibaStandard szerinti (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)No ruling
RózsaszínKizáró (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)Kizáró (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)Kizáró (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)No ruling
Patterns
PillangóorrNo rulingNo rulingKizáró (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)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.
Kizáró
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nem elismert
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Portugál vizsla's colors can change over its life.

  • 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.

Published standards