United Pet Club

Tosa 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.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIUKC
Tinggi gumba, maleover 60 cmover 59.7 cm
Tinggi gumba, femaleover 55 cmover 55.2 cm

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIUKC
GigitanGigitan guntingSesuai standar (“Kuat dengan gigitan gunting”)Sesuai standar (“gigi bertemu dalam gigitan gunting”)
GigitanGigitan rata (level)No rulingCacat (“gigitan rata”)
GigitanRahang atas maju (overshot)Cacat (“Gigitan rahang atas atau rahang bawah sedikit menonjol”)Cacat (“sedikit menonjol rahang atas atau rahang bawah”)
GigitanRahang bawah maju (undershot)Cacat (“Gigitan rahang atas atau rahang bawah sedikit menonjol”)Cacat (“sedikit menonjol rahang atas atau rahang bawah”)
Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkapNo rulingSesuai standar (“susunan gigi lengkap, besar, berjarak rata, putih”)
Kelengkapan gigiGigi hilangNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Lebih dari empat gigi hilang”)
Posisi telingaJatuh (menggantung)Sesuai standar (“menggantung dekat pipi”)Sesuai standar (“menggantung, dan berbentuk V”)
Letak telingaTinggiSesuai standar (“terletak tinggi di sisi tengkorak”)Sesuai standar (“Telinga terpasang tinggi”)
Stop (lekuk dahi)SedangNo rulingSesuai standar (“Stop cukup dalam”)
Bentuk moncongPersegiSesuai standar (“moncong persegi”)No ruling
Bentuk moncongRuncing (snipy)Cacat (“Moncong sempit”)Cacat (“moncong sempit atau dangkal”)
Garis punggungRataSesuai standar (“Punggung: Rata dan lurus”)No ruling
Garis punggungMelengkung (roach)No rulingCacat (“punggung bungkuk, punggung unta, atau punggung melengkung ke bawah yang nyata”)
Garis punggungPunggung lekuk (swayback)No rulingCacat (“punggung bungkuk, punggung unta, atau punggung melengkung ke bawah yang nyata”)
DadaLebarSesuai standar (“Dada: Lebar dan dalam”)Sesuai standar (“Dada lebar dan dalam”)
DadaDalamSesuai standar (“Dada: Lebar dan dalam”)Sesuai standar (“Dada lebar dan dalam”)
DadaSempitNo rulingCacat (“dada dangkal atau sempit”)
Lekukan perutJelasSesuai standar (“Perut: Terangkat baik”)No ruling
GelambirJelasNo rulingSesuai standar (“gelambir yang jelas terlihat”)
Bentuk leherLeher cekung (ewe neck)No rulingCacat (“leher rusa”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIUKC
Bercak dadaAlternatif (“Tanda putih ringan pada dada dan kaki diperbolehkan”)Alternatif (“Putih selain pada dada atau di atas kaki tidak dianjurkan”)
Kaus kakiAlternatif (“Tanda putih ringan pada dada dan kaki diperbolehkan”)No ruling
TopengNo rulingAlternatif (“Masker hitam diperbolehkan tanpa preferensi”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIUKC
Pemotongan telinga (cropping)No rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Telinga dipotong”)
Pemotongan ekorNo rulingMendiskualifikasi (“Ekor dipotong”)

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

Tosa colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Tosa in Hitam, Putih, Cokelat, Merah, Kuning kecokelatan, dan Aprikot. Standard patterns: Polos, Loreng, Belang, Ujung bulu hitam, Bertanda cokelat, dan Loreng terbalik.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKUSA
HitamSesuai standar (“black”)Sesuai standar (“Black”)Sesuai standar (“dull black”)Sesuai standar (“black”)
PutihTidak diakuiNo rulingSesuai standar (“pied, which is the least desirable”)Tidak diakui
CokelatTidak diakuiNo rulingSesuai standar (“brown”)Tidak diakui
MerahSesuai standar (“Red”)Sesuai standar (“Red”)Sesuai standar (“deep, solid, rich red”)Sesuai standar (“Red”)
Kuning kecokelatanSesuai standar (“fawn”)Sesuai standar (“Fawn”)Sesuai standar (“All other shades of red, including fawn”)Sesuai standar (“fawn”)
AprikotSesuai standar (“apricot”)No rulingSesuai standar (“All other shades of red”)Sesuai standar (“apricot”)
Patterns
PolosSesuai standar (“Red, fawn, apricot, black”)No rulingSesuai standar (“solid colored”)Sesuai standar (“Red, fawn, apricot, black”)
LorengSesuai standar (“brindle”)Sesuai standar (“Brindle”)Sesuai standar (“any combination of red and black brindling”)Sesuai standar (“brindle”)
BelangTidak diakuiNo rulingSesuai standar (“pied, which is the least desirable”)Tidak diakui
Ujung bulu hitamTidak diakuiNo rulingSesuai standar (“Black tipped hairs are allowed without penalty”)Tidak diakui
Bertanda cokelatTidak diakuiNo rulingSesuai standar (“black with red markings”)Tidak diakui
Loreng terbalikSesuai standar (“brindle”)Sesuai standar (“Brindle”)Sesuai standar (“any combination of red and black brindling”)Sesuai standar (“brindle”)
Mata: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKCKUSA
BiruNo rulingSesuai standar (“A bluish eye color in a Tosa under the age of 12 months is acceptable”)No ruling
CokelatNo rulingSesuai standar (“Eye color is brown”)No ruling
Cokelat tuaSesuai standar (“dark brown”)Sesuai standar (“brown with preference given to the darker color”)Sesuai standar (“dark brown”)
KuningNo rulingCacat (“yellow eyes”)No ruling
Hidung: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIUKCKUSA
HitamSesuai standar (“Large and black”)Sesuai standar (“always solid black”)Sesuai standar (“Large and black”)
Lidah: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
Merah mudaSesuai standar (“The tongue may be pink, or pink with bluish-black spotting”)
Patterns
BertotolSesuai standar (“pink with bluish-black spotting”)

What the rulings mean

Sesuai standar
Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Tosa'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

  • Biruchanges toCokelat tua

    Mata · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Biruchanges toCokelat

    Mata · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Biruchanges toCokelat muda

    Mata · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Biruchanges toAmbar

    Mata · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Biruchanges toCokelat kehijauan

    Mata · Seiring usia · from 2 weeks

  • Biruchanges toKuning

    Mata · 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.

Published standards

Back to the Tosa guideGrooming styles for the Tosa