United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Tinggi gumba, male44–50 cm44.5–50.8 cm44.5–50.8 cm43–50 cm44.5–49.5 cm
Tinggi gumba, female39–45 cm39.4–45.7 cm39.4–45.7 cm39–45 cm39.3–44.5 cm
Berat badan, maleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kg
Berat badan, femaleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling10–13.3 kg
Berat badanNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling14–16 kgNo ruling
Rasio tinggi dan panjang111No rulingNo ruling
Rasio tengkorak dan moncong1.31.31.3No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
GigitanGigitan guntingSesuai 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 rulingCacat (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingCacat (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
GigitanRahang atas maju (overshot)Mendiskualifikasi (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)No rulingCacat (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No rulingCacat (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
GigitanMulut miring (wry)No rulingCacat (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkapSesuai standar (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)No rulingSesuai standar (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Kelengkapan gigiGigi hilangCacat (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)No rulingCacat (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)No rulingCacat (“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 rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Posisi telingaSetengah tegakMendiskualifikasi (“Other than erect ears”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Letak telingaTinggiSesuai standar (“EARS: Set rather high”)Sesuai standar (“Ears - Set on high”)Sesuai standar (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk mataBentuk almonSesuai 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 mataBulatNo rulingCacat (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)Cacat (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)No rulingNo ruling
Stop (lekuk dahi)SedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“Stop - Moderate”)No rulingSesuai standar (“stop moderate”)No ruling
Stop (lekuk dahi)JelasNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“the stop pronounced”)
Bentuk moncongMeruncingSesuai 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 rulingCacat (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)Cacat (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
Panjang leherSedangNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSesuai 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 rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Garis punggungRataSesuai 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 rulingSesuai standar (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
Garis punggungMelengkung (roach)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingCacat (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
Garis punggungPunggung lekuk (swayback)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)No rulingCacat (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
DadaDalamNo rulingSesuai 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 ekorRendahNo rulingCacat (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Cacat (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingCacat (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Letak ekorTinggiNo rulingCacat (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)Cacat (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)No rulingNo ruling
Panjang ekorPendekNo rulingCacat (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)Cacat (“Faults: ... Too short”)No rulingCacat (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
Bentuk ekorBengkok (kink)Mendiskualifikasi (“Kinked tail”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Bentuk kakiKaki kucingSesuai standar (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)Sesuai standar (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)Sesuai standar (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)No rulingSesuai standar (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
Bentuk kakiJari merenggangNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)No rulingCacat (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
Bentuk kakiKaki kelinciNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit sapi (cow-hocked)No rulingNo rulingCacat (“Faults: Cow hocks”)No rulingCacat (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Kuku kelima belakangTidak adaNo rulingSesuai standar (“Dewclaws - Removed”)Sesuai standar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kaus kakiAlternatif (“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 rulingNo ruling
BintangAlternatif (“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

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Pemotongan kuku kelimaNo rulingAlternatif (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)Sesuai standar (“Dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingAlternatif (“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.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
PutihSesuai 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”)
MerahSesuai standar (“bright red”)Alternatif (“Red”)No rulingSesuai standar (“reddish brown”)Sesuai standar (“bright red”)
EmasSesuai 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”)
AlbinoMendiskualifikasiNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Albinism”)Tidak diakuiMendiskualifikasi
Patterns
Ujung bulu hitamNo rulingSesuai 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
Mata: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Cokelat tuaSesuai standar (“preferably dark”)Sesuai standar (“Dark in color”)Sesuai standar (“preferably dark in color”)Sesuai standar (“preferably dark”)Sesuai standar (“preferably dark”)
Cokelat mudaNo rulingCacat (“light eyes should be faulted”)Cacat (“Light”)No rulingNo ruling
BiruMendiskualifikasi (“wall eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“wall eye”)
KuningMendiskualifikasi (“Eyes bright yellow”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Eyes bright yellow”)
Hidung: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HitamSesuai 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

Published standards