Finnish Spitz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinggi gumba, male | 44–50 cm | 44.5–50.8 cm | 44.5–50.8 cm | 43–50 cm | 44.5–49.5 cm |
| Tinggi gumba, female | 39–45 cm | 39.4–45.7 cm | 39.4–45.7 cm | 39–45 cm | 39.3–44.5 cm |
| Berat badan, male | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 14–16 kg |
| Berat badan, female | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 10–13.3 kg |
| Berat badan | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 14–16 kg | No ruling |
| Rasio tinggi dan panjang | 1 | 1 | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rasio tengkorak dan moncong | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GigitanGigitan gunting | Sesuai standar (“Close fitting scissor bite”) | Sesuai standar (“Bite - Scissors bite”) | Sesuai standar (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”) | Sesuai standar (“perfect regular scissor bite”) | Sesuai standar (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”) |
| GigitanRahang bawah maju (undershot) | Mendiskualifikasi (“Overshot or undershot mouth”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”) |
| GigitanRahang atas maju (overshot) | Mendiskualifikasi (“Overshot or undershot mouth”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”) |
| GigitanMulut miring (wry) | No ruling | Cacat (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkap | Sesuai standar (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”) | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kelengkapan gigiGigi hilang | Cacat (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Missing teeth undesirable”) |
| Posisi telingaTegak (prick) | Sesuai standar (“Set rather high, always erect”) | Sesuai standar (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”) | Sesuai standar (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”) | Sesuai standar (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”) | Sesuai standar (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”) |
| Posisi telingaJatuh (menggantung) | Mendiskualifikasi (“Other than erect ears”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Posisi telingaSetengah tegak | Mendiskualifikasi (“Other than erect ears”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Letak telingaTinggi | Sesuai standar (“EARS: Set rather high”) | Sesuai standar (“Ears - Set on high”) | Sesuai standar (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bentuk mataBentuk almon | Sesuai standar (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”) | Sesuai standar (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”) | Sesuai standar (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”) | Sesuai standar (“Almond shaped with black rims”) | Sesuai standar (“almond shaped with black rims”) |
| Bentuk mataBulat | No ruling | Cacat (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”) | Cacat (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Stop (lekuk dahi)Sedang | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“Stop - Moderate”) | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“stop moderate”) | No ruling |
| Stop (lekuk dahi)Jelas | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“the stop pronounced”) |
| Bentuk moncongMeruncing | Sesuai standar (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”) | Sesuai standar (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”) | Sesuai standar (“It tapers evenly to the tip”) | Sesuai standar (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”) | Sesuai standar (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”) |
| Bentuk moncongRuncing (snipy) | No ruling | Cacat (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”) | Cacat (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Panjang leherSedang | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“Muscular, of medium length”) | Sesuai standar (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”) |
| GelambirTidak ada (tenggorokan bersih) | Sesuai standar (“Throat without dewlap”) | Sesuai standar (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Garis punggungRata | Sesuai standar (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”) | Sesuai standar (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”) | Sesuai standar (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”) | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“The back is short, level, and strong”) |
| Garis punggungMelengkung (roach) | No ruling | No ruling | Cacat (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Roached, dipped or long back”) |
| Garis punggungPunggung lekuk (swayback) | No ruling | No ruling | Cacat (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Roached, dipped or long back”) |
| DadaDalam | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”) | Sesuai standar (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”) | Sesuai standar (“Chest deep”) | Sesuai standar (“Chest is deep”) |
| Letak ekorRendah | No ruling | Cacat (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”) | Cacat (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”) |
| Letak ekorTinggi | No ruling | Cacat (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”) | Cacat (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Panjang ekorPendek | No ruling | Cacat (“or a short tail is to be faulted”) | Cacat (“Faults: ... Too short”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”) |
| Bentuk ekorBengkok (kink) | Mendiskualifikasi (“Kinked tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bentuk kakiKaki kucing | Sesuai standar (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”) | Sesuai standar (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”) | Sesuai standar (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”) | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”) |
| Bentuk kakiJari merenggang | No ruling | No ruling | Cacat (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”) | No ruling | Cacat (“flat, splayed, or long feet”) |
| Bentuk kakiKaki kelinci | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Cacat (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”) |
| Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit sapi (cow-hocked) | No ruling | No ruling | Cacat (“Faults: Cow hocks”) | No ruling | Cacat (“Long hocks, cowhocks”) |
| Kuku kelima belakangTidak ada | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“Dewclaws - Removed”) | Sesuai standar (“Dewclaws should be removed”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaus kaki | Alternatif (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”) | Alternatif (“White markings on the tips of the toes”) | Alternatif (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bintang | Alternatif (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”) | Alternatif (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”) | Alternatif (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”) | Alternatif (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted.”) | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemotongan kuku kelima | No ruling | Alternatif (“Dewclaws - May be removed”) | Sesuai standar (“Dewclaws should be removed”) | No ruling | Alternatif (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”) |
The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.
Finnish Spitz colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Finnish Spitz color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Finnish Spitz in Putih, Merah, dan Emas. Standard patterns: Ujung bulu hitam.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putih | Sesuai standar (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”) | Sesuai standar (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”) | Sesuai standar (“The following white markings are permitted”) | Sesuai standar (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”) | Sesuai standar (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”) |
| Merah | Sesuai standar (“bright red”) | Alternatif (“Red”) | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“reddish brown”) | Sesuai standar (“bright red”) |
| Emas | Sesuai standar (“golden red”) | Sesuai standar (“Red Gold”) | Sesuai standar (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”) | Sesuai standar (“red gold”) | Sesuai standar (“golden red”) |
| Albino | Mendiskualifikasi | No ruling | Mendiskualifikasi (“Albinism”) | Tidak diakui | Mendiskualifikasi |
| Patterns | |||||
| Ujung bulu hitam | No ruling | Sesuai standar (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”) | Sesuai standar (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”) | Sesuai standar (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”) | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cokelat tua | Sesuai standar (“preferably dark”) | Sesuai standar (“Dark in color”) | Sesuai standar (“preferably dark in color”) | Sesuai standar (“preferably dark”) | Sesuai standar (“preferably dark”) |
| Cokelat muda | No ruling | Cacat (“light eyes should be faulted”) | Cacat (“Light”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Biru | Mendiskualifikasi (“wall eye”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Mendiskualifikasi (“wall eye”) |
| Kuning | Mendiskualifikasi (“Eyes bright yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Mendiskualifikasi (“Eyes bright yellow”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitam | Sesuai standar (“jet-black”) | Sesuai standar (“Black”) | Sesuai standar (“black”) | Sesuai standar (“Nose pitch black”) | Sesuai standar (“jet-black”) |
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.
- Mendiskualifikasi
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Tidak diakui
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Finnish Spitz's colors can change over its life.
Putihchanges toRoan
Bulu · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks
Hitamchanges toHidung salju
Hidung · Seiring musim · can change back
Hitamchanges toMerah muda
Hidung · Seiring musim · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.