United Pet Club

English Cocker Spaniel 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
Tinggi gumba, male39–41 cm40.6–43.2 cmover 43.2 cmCacatunder 40.6 cmCacat40.6–43.2 cm39–41 cm40.8–43.3 cm
Tinggi gumba, female38–39 cm38.1–40.6 cmover 40.6 cmCacatunder 38.1 cmCacat38.1–40.6 cm38–39 cm38–40.8 cm
Tinggi gumbaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingover 43.3 cmCacat
Berat badan, maleNo ruling12.7–15.4 kg12.7–15.4 kgNo ruling12.8–15.5 kg
Berat badan, femaleNo ruling11.8–14.5 kg11.8–14.5 kgNo ruling11.8–14.5 kg
Berat badan13–14.5 kgNo rulingNo ruling13–14.5 kgover 15.5 kgCacat
Rasio tinggi dan panjang1No rulingNo ruling1No ruling
Rasio tengkorak dan moncong11111
Sudut bahuNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling90°

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
GigitanGigitan guntingSesuai standar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Sesuai standar (“Bite-Scissors”)Sesuai standar (“meet in a scissors bite”)Sesuai standar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Sesuai standar (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
GigitanGigitan rata (level)No rulingCacat (“A level bite is not preferred”)Cacat (“Fault: Even (level) bite”)No rulingAlternatif (“a level bite should not be severely penalized”)
GigitanRahang atas maju (overshot)No rulingCacat (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)Cacat (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingCacat (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
GigitanRahang bawah maju (undershot)No rulingCacat (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)Cacat (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingCacat (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkapNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Stop (lekuk dahi)SedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“Stop definite, but moderate, and slightly grooved”)No rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“The stop should be definite, but moderate”)
Bentuk moncongPersegiSesuai standar (“Muzzle: Square”)No rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“Square muzzle”)No ruling
Letak telingaRendahSesuai standar (“Lobular, set low on level with eyes”)Sesuai standar (“Ears-Set low”)Sesuai standar (“They are set low”)Sesuai standar (“set low on a level with eyes”)Sesuai standar (“Ears are lobular, set low”)
Letak telingaTinggiNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Ears set or carried too high”)No rulingNo ruling
Posisi telingaJatuh (menggantung)No rulingSesuai standar (“lying close to the head”)Sesuai standar (“lie close to the head”)No rulingSesuai standar (“set low and close to the head”)
Bentuk mataLonjongNo rulingSesuai standar (“full and slightly oval”)Sesuai standar (“The full, slightly oval-shaped eyes”)No rulingSesuai standar (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Bentuk mataBentuk almonNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Bentuk mataBulatNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTidak diakui (“On no account should the eyes be round”)
Ukuran mataSedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“They are medium in size”)Sesuai standar (“of medium size”)No rulingSesuai standar (“medium in size”)
Letak mataBerjauhanNo rulingSesuai standar (“set wide apart”)Sesuai standar (“set well apart”)No rulingSesuai standar (“set fairly wide apart”)
Letak mataMenonjolCacat (“Full, but not prominent”)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Full, but not prominent”)No ruling
Panjang leherSedangSesuai standar (“NECK: Moderate in length”)Sesuai standar (“moderate in length”)Sesuai standar (“It is moderate in length”)Sesuai standar (“Moderate in length, muscular”)Sesuai standar (“The neck should be of moderate length”)
Panjang leherPendekNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk leherMelengkungNo rulingSesuai standar (“arched toward the head”)Sesuai standar (“It arches toward the head”)No rulingSesuai standar (“arched towards the head”)
Bentuk leherTebalNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)No rulingNo ruling
GelambirTidak ada (tenggorokan bersih)Sesuai standar (“Clean throat”)Sesuai standar (“without throatiness”)No rulingSesuai standar (“Clean throat”)No ruling
GelambirJelasNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)No rulingNo ruling
Garis punggungRataSesuai standar (“Topline: Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)No rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)No ruling
Garis punggungMenurun ke belakangAlternatif (“Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)Sesuai standar (“The backline slopes very slightly toward a gently rounded croup”)Sesuai standar (“The topline slopes very slightly toward the gently rounded croup”)Alternatif (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)No ruling
Garis punggungPunggung lekuk (swayback)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)No rulingNo ruling
Garis punggungMelengkung (roach)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)No rulingNo ruling
Tipe tubuhKompakSesuai standar (“BODY: Strong, compact”)Sesuai standar (“Body-Compact and well-knit”)Sesuai standar (“The compact, well-knit body”)Sesuai standar (“Strong, compact”)Sesuai standar (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
Tipe tubuhCobbyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
DadaDalamSesuai standar (“brisket deep”)Sesuai standar (“Chest deep”)Sesuai standar (“The chest is deep”)Sesuai standar (“brisket deep”)No ruling
DadaSedangSesuai standar (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)Sesuai standar (“not so wide as to interfere with action of forelegs, nor so narrow”)Sesuai standar (“not so wide as to interfere with foreleg action nor so narrow”)Sesuai standar (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)No ruling
DadaTong (barrel)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Insufficient spring of rib. Barrel ribbed”)No rulingNo ruling
Lekukan perutSedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“slopes gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)Sesuai standar (“sloping gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
Lekukan perutJelasNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Exaggerated tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
Letak ekorRendahSesuai standar (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)No rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)No ruling
Posisi ekorRataSesuai standar (“carried level, never cocked up”)Sesuai standar (“the tail is carried horizontally”)No rulingSesuai standar (“carried level, never cocked up”)No ruling
Posisi ekorTerangkat (gay tail)Tidak diakui (“never cocked up”)No rulingNo rulingTidak diakui (“never cocked up”)No ruling
Posisi ekorRendah (menggantung)Tidak diakui (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)No rulingNo rulingTidak diakui (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)No ruling
Bentuk kakiKaki kucingSesuai standar (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)Sesuai standar (“firm, round and catlike”)Sesuai standar (“They are firm, round and catlike”)Sesuai standar (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)No ruling
Bentuk kakiJari merenggangNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Feet too large or too small. Splayed feet”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit rendahNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“The hocks are well let down”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit sapi (cow-hocked)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Excessive angulation. Short stifle. Hocks too long. Cowhocks”)No rulingNo ruling
Angulasi belakangSedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“Angulation moderate and, most importantly, in balance”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Angulasi belakangAngulasi baikNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“The stifle is strong and well bent”)No rulingNo ruling
Angulasi depanSedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“The English Cocker is moderately angulated”)Sesuai standar (“short-coupled and moderately angulated”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kaus kakiNo rulingCacat (“White feet on a solid are undesirable”)Cacat (“white feet are undesirable”)No rulingNo ruling
LiontinNo rulingAlternatif (“a little white on throat is acceptable”)Alternatif (“may have a little white on the throat”)No rulingAlternatif (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Bercak dadaAlternatif (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)No rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)No ruling
Tanda putihCacat (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)Cacat (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Tanda cokelatNo rulingAlternatif (“Tan markings, clearly defined and of rich shade, may appear”)Alternatif (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings may appear”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Pemotongan ekorAlternatif (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)Alternatif (“Tail-Docked or undocked”)Alternatif (“The tail may be docked or natural”)Alternatif (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)No ruling

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

English Cocker Spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the English Cocker Spaniel in Hitam, Putih, Biru, Cokelat hati, Cokelat muda kemerahan, Merah, Oranye, Emas, dan Kuning lemon. Standard patterns: Polos, Tiga warna, Parti, Roan, dan Bertanda cokelat.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HitamSesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)
PutihSesuai standar (“Black and white”)Sesuai standar (“Black & White”)Sesuai standar (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“Black and white”)Sesuai standar (“Black and white”)
BiruSesuai standar (“Blue roan”)Sesuai standar (“Blue Roan”)Sesuai standar (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red (roaned)”)Sesuai standar (“Blue roan”)Sesuai standar (“Blue roan”)
Cokelat hatiSesuai standar (“liver (chocolate)”)Sesuai standar (“Liver”)Sesuai standar (“liver”)Sesuai standar (“liver (chocolate)”)Sesuai standar (“liver (chocolate)”)
Cokelat muda kemerahanSesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Tan”)Sesuai standar (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”)Sesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)Sesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
MerahSesuai standar (“red”)Sesuai standar (“Red”)Sesuai standar (“shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“red”)Sesuai standar (“red”)
OranyeSesuai standar (“orange and white”)Sesuai standar (“Orange & White”)Sesuai standar (“shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“orange and white”)Sesuai standar (“orange and white”)
EmasSesuai standar (“golden”)Sesuai standar (“Golden”)Sesuai standar (“shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“golden”)Sesuai standar (“golden”)
Kuning lemonSesuai standar (“lemon and white”)Sesuai standar (“Lemon Roan”)Sesuai standar (“shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“lemon and white”)Sesuai standar (“lemon and white”)
Patterns
PolosSesuai standar (“Solid colours”)Sesuai standar (“Solid colors are black, liver or shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“Solid-colored (also known as self-colored)”)Sesuai standar (“Solid colours”)Sesuai standar (“Solid colours”)
Tiga warnaSesuai standar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black White & Tan”)Sesuai standar (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)Sesuai standar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)Sesuai standar (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
PartiSesuai standar (“Particolours”)Sesuai standar (“Parti-colors”)Sesuai standar (“PARTI-COLORS”)Sesuai standar (“Particolours”)Sesuai standar (“Particolours”)
RoanSesuai standar (“Roans”)Sesuai standar (“Ticked”)Sesuai standar (“Parti-colors may be clearly marked, ticked or roaned”)Sesuai standar (“Roans”)Sesuai standar (“Roans”)
Bertanda cokelatSesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Tans and Liver and Tans are considered Solid Colors”)Sesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)Sesuai standar (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Ujung bulu hitamCacatAlternatif (“Sable”)No rulingTidak diakui (“Sable”)Tidak diakui
MerleCacatNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTidak diakui
Merle gandaCacatNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTidak diakui
Mata: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
CokelatSesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)No rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)Sesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)
Cokelat tuaSesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)Sesuai standar (“Eye color dark brown”)Sesuai standar (“The eye color is dark brown”)Sesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)Sesuai standar (“Dark brown or brown”)
Cokelat kehijauanSesuai standar (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonize with coat”)Sesuai standar (“except in livers and liver parti-colors where hazel is permitted”)Sesuai standar (“except in livers and liver parti-colors, where they are hazel”)Sesuai standar (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)Sesuai standar (“in the case of liver, liver roan, and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)
Cokelat mudaTidak diakui (“never light”)No rulingNo rulingTidak diakui (“never light”)Tidak diakui (“never light”)
Hidung: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
HitamSesuai standar (“color black”)Sesuai standar (“Acceptable colors include: black”)
Cokelat hatiSesuai standar (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”)Sesuai standar (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”)

What the rulings mean

Sesuai standar
Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternatif
Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Cacat
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Tidak diakui
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a English Cocker Spaniel's colors can change over its life.

  • Hitamchanges toKarat

    Bulu · Seiring kondisi tubuh · can change back

  • Hitamchanges toAbu-abu

    Bulu · Progresif

  • Hitamchanges toCokelat

    Bulu · Di bawah sinar matahari · can change back

  • Putihchanges toRoan

    Bulu · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Bertanda cokelatchanges toBermotif pelana

    Bulu · Seiring usia · from 6 to 156 weeks

  • Hitamchanges toHidung salju

    Hidung · Seiring musim · can change back

  • Hitamchanges toMerah muda

    Hidung · Seiring musim · can change back

Published standards