United Pet Club

Anjing Gembala Jerman 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, male60–65 cmover 66 cmMendiskualifikasiunder 59 cmMendiskualifikasi61–66 cm61–66 cm60.5–65.5 cm61–66 cm
Tinggi gumba, female55–60 cmover 61 cmMendiskualifikasiunder 54 cmMendiskualifikasi55.9–61 cm55.9–61 cm55.5–60.5 cm56–61 cm
Berat badan, male30–40 kgNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling34–38.5 kg
Berat badan, female22–32 kgNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling27.3–31.8 kg
Rasio tinggi dan panjang0.9–0.90.90.90.9–0.9No ruling
Rasio tengkorak dan moncong1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Sudut bahuunder 110°No rulingNo ruling90°No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
GigitanGigitan guntingSesuai standar (“The German Shepherd Dog has a scissor bite”)Sesuai standar (“meet in a scissors bite”)Sesuai standar (“meeting in a scissors bite”)Sesuai standar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Sesuai standar (“meet in a scissors grip”)
GigitanRahang bawah maju (undershot)Mendiskualifikasi (“Overshot by 2 mm and more, undershot”)Mendiskualifikasi (“An undershot jaw is a disqualifying fault.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)No rulingCacat (“an undershot jaw is a very serious fault”)
GigitanRahang atas maju (overshot)Cacat (“Occlusal overlay, overbite and retrusive occlusion ... are faulty”)Cacat (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)Cacat (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)No rulingCacat (“Overshot ... This is a serious fault.”)
GigitanGigitan rata (level)No rulingCacat (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)Cacat (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)No rulingNo ruling
GigitanMulut miring (wry)No rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)No rulingNo ruling
Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkapSesuai standar (“strong, healthy and complete (42 teeth”)Sesuai standar (“Complete dentition is to be preferred.”)Sesuai standar (“Complete dentition is preferred.”)Sesuai standar (“Full dentition of 42 teeth is desirable.”)Sesuai standar (“complete dentition is decidedly to be preferred”)
Kelengkapan gigiGigi hilangNo rulingCacat (“Any missing teeth other than first premolars is a serious fault.”)Cacat (“Faults: ... missing first premolars, gaps between the teeth.”)No rulingNo ruling
Posisi telingaTegak (prick)Sesuai standar (“erect ears of medium size, which are carried upright”)Sesuai standar (“carried erect when at attention”)Sesuai standar (“Ears are erect, moderately pointed”)Sesuai standar (“carried erect, almost parallel”)No ruling
Posisi telingaJatuh (menggantung)Cacat (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)Tidak diakui (“Never hanging.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Posisi telingaUjung terlipatCacat (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)No rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)Tidak diakui (“never pulled inwards or tipped”)No ruling
Letak telingaTinggiNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“broad at the base, and set high”)Sesuai standar (“broad at base, set high, carried erect”)No ruling
Bentuk mataBentuk almonSesuai standar (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanted”)Sesuai standar (“Eyes of medium size, almond shaped”)Sesuai standar (“of medium size, almond-shaped”)Sesuai standar (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, never protruding”)No ruling
Stop (lekuk dahi)SedikitNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“joined at a very slight stop”)No rulingNo ruling
Stop (lekuk dahi)Tidak adaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“snipey muzzles, and no stop are faults”)
Garis punggungRataNo rulingSesuai standar (“sloping into the level back”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Garis punggungMenurun ke belakangNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“The line of the back slopes downward from the withers”)Sesuai standar (“falling away slightly in a straight line”)No ruling
Garis punggungMelengkung (roach)No rulingTidak diakui (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)Cacat (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)Cacat (“Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable”)No ruling
Garis punggungPunggung lekuk (swayback)No rulingTidak diakui (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)Cacat (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)No rulingNo ruling
Posisi ekorPedang (sabre)No rulingSesuai standar (“At rest, the tail hangs in a slight curve like a saber.”)Sesuai standar (“carried in a slight curve like a saber”)Sesuai standar (“At rest tail hangs in slight sabre-like curve”)No ruling
Posisi ekorMelingkar di atas punggungNo rulingTidak diakui (“never be curled forward beyond a vertical line”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Letak ekorRendahNo rulingSesuai standar (“set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high”)Sesuai standar (“a low-set natural tail”)No rulingNo ruling
Panjang ekorPendekNo rulingCacat (“Tails too short ... are serious faults.”)No rulingCacat (“Short, rolled, curled ... or stumpy from birth, highly undesirable”)No ruling
Bentuk kakiKaki kucingSesuai standar (“The paws are rounded, well-closed and arched”)No rulingSesuai standar (“Feet are round and tight”)Sesuai standar (“Rounded toes well closed and arched”)No ruling
Kuku kelima depanAdaNo rulingNo rulingSesuai standar (“Front dewclaws may be removed but are normally left intact.”)No rulingNo ruling
Panjang leherPanjangNo rulingSesuai standar (“clean-cut and relatively long”)Sesuai standar (“The neck is relatively long but strong”)Sesuai standar (“Fairly long, strong, with well-developed muscles”)No ruling
GelambirTidak ada (tenggorokan bersih)Sesuai standar (“without loose neck skin (dewlap)”)Sesuai standar (“without loose folds of skin”)Sesuai standar (“The skin is tight.”)Sesuai standar (“free from throatiness”)No ruling
DadaTong (barrel)Cacat (“a barrel-shaped chest is just as faulty as flat ribs”)Tidak diakui (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)Cacat (“Faults: Barrel ribs; ribs too flat”)Tidak diakui (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)No ruling
DadaDalamNo rulingSesuai standar (“It is deep and capacious, never shallow”)Sesuai standar (“the chest is moderately broad, deep, and well filled”)Sesuai standar (“Chest deep (45-48%) of height at shoulder”)No ruling
Lekukan perutSedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“only moderately tucked up in the loin”)Sesuai standar (“Tuck-up is moderate.”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk kepalaBajiSesuai standar (“The head is wedge-shaped”)No rulingSesuai standar (“The head is wedge-shaped”)No rulingNo ruling
Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit sapi (cow-hocked)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)No ruling
Bentuk tumit (hock)Tumit sabitNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
BintangCacat (“small white marks on chest ... permissible, but not desirable”)No rulingAlternatif (“Small white marks in colored dogs on the chest or tips of the toes”)No rulingNo ruling
Bercak dadaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingCacat (“Light markings on chest or very pale colour on inside of legs permissible but undesirable”)No ruling
Tanda cokelatNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“may have tan or gold markings on head, chest, legs and feet”)No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Pemotongan telinga (cropping)No rulingMendiskualifikasi (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)No rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Pemotongan ekorTidak diakui (“Operative corrections are forbidden.”)Mendiskualifikasi (“A dog with a docked tail must be disqualified.”)No rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Docked tails ... disqualify.”)
Pemotongan kuku kelimaNo rulingSesuai standar (“dewclaws, if any, should be removed from the hind legs”)Alternatif (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)No rulingNo ruling

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

Anjing Gembala Jerman colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Anjing Gembala Jerman in Hitam, Putih, Abu-abu, Perak, Cokelat muda kemerahan, Merah, Emas, dan Krem. Standard patterns: Polos, Dwiwarna, Ujung bulu hitam, dan Bertanda cokelat.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HitamSesuai standar (“single-coloured black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“all black”)Sesuai standar (“single-coloured black”)
PutihMendiskualifikasi (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)Mendiskualifikasi (“White”)Sesuai standar (“pure white”)Cacat (“whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable”)Mendiskualifikasi (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)
Abu-abuSesuai standar (“grey with darker shading”)Sesuai standar (“Gray”)Sesuai standar (“Sable (gray ... with black tips)”)Sesuai standar (“all grey”)Sesuai standar (“grey, with darker shading”)
PerakSesuai standar (“black with ... light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Silver”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Silver”)Sesuai standar (“gold to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“black with ... light grey markings”)
Cokelat muda kemerahanSesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Tan”)Sesuai standar (“black or black saddle with tan”)Sesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
MerahSesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Red”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Red”)No rulingSesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)
EmasSesuai standar (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“most colors are permissible”)Tidak diakuiSesuai standar (“Black & Gold”)Sesuai standar (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
KremSesuai standar (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Cream”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Cream”)Sesuai standar (“gold to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Kuning keabuan pucatTidak diakuiCacat (“pale, washed-out colors ... are serious faults”)Mendiskualifikasi (“pale, washed-out colors”)Alternatif (“Isabella”)Tidak diakui
AlbinoMendiskualifikasi (“albinism”)No rulingMendiskualifikasi (“albinism”)Cacat (“albinos ... highly undesirable”)Mendiskualifikasi (“albinism”)
BiruTidak diakuiCacat (“Blue”)Mendiskualifikasi (“blue”)Cacat (“blues ... highly undesirable”)Tidak diakui
Cokelat hatiTidak diakuiCacat (“Liver”)Mendiskualifikasi (“liver”)Cacat (“livers ... highly undesirable”)Tidak diakui
Patterns
PolosSesuai standar (“single-coloured black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“Black ... or pure white”)Sesuai standar (“all black, all grey”)Sesuai standar (“single-coloured black”)
DwiwarnaNo rulingSesuai standar (“Bi-Color”)Sesuai standar (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”)Sesuai standar (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”)No ruling
Ujung bulu hitamSesuai standar (“grey with darker shading”)Sesuai standar (“Sable”)Sesuai standar (“Sable (gray, tan, red, or silver with black tips)”)Sesuai standar (“with lighter or brown markings referred to as Sables”)Sesuai standar (“grey, with darker shading”)
Bertanda cokelatSesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings; black saddle”)Sesuai standar (“Black & Tan”)Sesuai standar (“Black and Tan”)Sesuai standar (“black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings”)Sesuai standar (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
LorengNo rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“brindle”)No rulingNo ruling
BelangNo rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail) ... piebald”)No rulingNo ruling
Loreng terbalikNo rulingNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“brindle”)No rulingNo ruling
Mata: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Cokelat tuaSesuai standar (“as dark as possible”)Sesuai standar (“as dark as possible”)Sesuai standar (“as dark as possible”)Sesuai standar (“dark brown preferred”)Sesuai standar (“as dark as possible”)
Cokelat mudaCacat (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)No rulingCacat (“light eyes”)Sesuai standar (“lighter shade tolerated”)Cacat (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)
Hidung: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
HitamSesuai standar (“the nose must be black”)Sesuai standar (“nose black”)Sesuai standar (“the nose must be black”)Sesuai standar (“nose black”)Sesuai standar (“nose must be 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 Anjing Gembala Jerman'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

  • 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