United Pet Club

Cocker Spaniel Americano 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
Altezza al garrese, male36.8–39.4 cmover 39.4 cmSqualificante36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmDifettoover 39.4 cmSqualificante36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmDifetto37–39 cm36.8–39.3 cmunder 36.8 cmDifettoover 39.3 cmSqualificante
Altezza al garrese, female34.3–36.8 cmover 36.8 cmSqualificante34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmDifettoover 36.8 cmSqualificante34.3–36.8 cm34–37 cm34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmDifettoover 36.8 cmSqualificante
Rapporto altezza/lunghezzaNo rulingNo ruling1.21No ruling
Angolo scapolo-omerale90°90°No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbiceDa standard (“Denti forti e sani, non troppo piccoli, che si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)Da standard (“si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)Da standard (“si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)Da standard (“chiusura a forbice perfetta, regolare e completa”)Da standard (“si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)
DentaturaDentatura completaNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Una dentatura completa di denti forti, di buone dimensioni e bianchi”)No rulingNo ruling
StopPronunciatoDa standard (“Stop: pronunciato”)Da standard (“le sopracciglia sono chiaramente definite con uno stop pronunciato”)Da standard (“C'è uno stop pronunciato”)No rulingDa standard (“chiaramente definito con uno stop pronunciato”)
Forma del musoQuadratoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Muso largo, profondo, quadrato, mascelle uniformi”)No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassaDa standard (“posizionate non più in alto di una linea che raggiunge la parte inferiore dell'occhio”)Da standard (“posizionate non più in alto di una linea che raggiunge la parte inferiore dell'occhio”)Da standard (“inserite non più in alto di una linea che raggiunge la parte inferiore dell'occhio”)Da standard (“inserite su una linea non più alta della parte inferiore degli occhi”)Da standard (“posizionate non più in alto di una linea che raggiunge la parte inferiore del”)
Forma degli occhiA mandorlaDa standard (“un aspetto leggermente a mandorla”)Da standard (“un aspetto leggermente a mandorla”)Da standard (“suggerisce una forma leggermente a mandorla”)Da standard (“un aspetto leggermente a mandorla”)Da standard (“un aspetto leggermente a mandorla”)
Inserzione degli occhiProminentiDifetto (“l'occhio non è debole né sporgente”)Difetto (“l'occhio non è debole né sporgente”)No rulingDifetto (“Né piccoli né sporgenti”)Difetto (“l'occhio non è debole né sporgente”)
Lunghezza del colloLungoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Lungo, muscoloso e privo di giogaia”)No ruling
Forma del colloArcuatoDa standard (“si inarca leggermente mentre si assottiglia per congiungersi alla testa”)Da standard (“si inarca leggermente mentre si assottiglia per congiungersi alla testa”)Da standard (“si inarca leggermente mentre si assottiglia per congiungersi alla testa”)Da standard (“Si alza con forza ed è leggermente arcuato”)No ruling
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)Da standard (“privo di «giogaia» pendula”)Da standard (“privo di «giogaia» pendula.”)No rulingDa standard (“privo di giogaia”)No ruling
Linea superioreDiscendente verso il posterioreDa standard (“Linea dorsale: in leggera pendenza verso il posteriore muscoloso”)Da standard (“Linea dorsale - in leggera pendenza verso il posteriore muscoloso”)Da standard (“La linea dorsale scende leggermente verso il posteriore forte e muscoloso”)Da standard (“Dorso forte, in pendenza uniforme e leggermente discendente”)Da standard (“una linea dorsale in leggera pendenza verso il posteriore forte e muscoloso”)
Tipo corporeoCompattoDa standard (“Ha un corpo robusto e compatto”)Da standard (“Ha un corpo robusto e compatto”)Da standard (“Il corpo corto, compatto e solidamente costruito”)Da standard (“corpo compatto e robusto”)Da standard (“Ha un corpo robusto e compatto”)
Tipo corporeoQuadratoNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“il Cocker è compatto e di corpo quadrato”)No rulingNo ruling
Tipo corporeoLungo e bassoNon riconosciuto (“il cane non appare mai lungo e basso”)Non riconosciuto (“il cane non appare mai lungo e basso”)Difetto (“Difetto grave: aspetto lungo e basso”)Non riconosciuto (“Non appare mai lungo e basso”)No ruling
ToraceProfondoDa standard (“Torace: profondo, il suo punto più basso non più in alto dei gomiti”)Da standard (“Il torace è profondo, il suo punto più basso non più in alto dei gomiti”)Da standard (“Il torace è profondo, con la parte più bassa non più in alto dei gomiti”)Da standard (“Torace profondo. Punto più basso non più in alto dei gomiti”)No ruling
Portamento della codaOrizzontaleDa standard (“portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Da standard (“portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Da standard (“portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Da standard (“portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale o leggermente più alta”)No ruling
Portamento della codaAlzata (allegra)Alternativo (“sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Alternativo (“sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Alternativo (“sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale, o leggermente più alta”)Alternativo (“sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale o leggermente più alta”)No ruling
Portamento della codaBassa (pendente)Non riconosciuto (“mai così bassa da indicare timidezza”)Non riconosciuto (“mai così bassa da indicare timidezza”)Non riconosciuto (“mai ... così bassa da indicare timidezza”)Non riconosciuto (“mai così bassa da indicare timidezza”)No ruling
Portamento della codaArrotolata sul dorsoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“ma mai arrotolata sul dorso”)No ruling
Lunghezza della codaMediaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Non amputata: ... lunghezza moderata”)No ruling
PiediPiede di gattoDa standard (“Compatti, grandi, rotondi e solidi con cuscinetti callosi”)Da standard (“Piedi compatti, grandi, rotondi e solidi”)Da standard (“I piedi rotondi e compatti sono grandi e solidi”)Da standard (“Compatti, non divaricati, rotondi e solidi”)No ruling
PiediApertiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Compatti, non divaricati”)No ruling
GarrettiBen discesiDa standard (“Garretti: forti e ben discesi”)No rulingDa standard (“I garretti sono forti e ben discesi”)Da standard (“Garretti forti, ben discesi”)No ruling
Angolazione posterioreModerataDa standard (“Angolazione moderata del ginocchio”)Da standard (“angolazione moderata al ginocchio”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Angolazione posterioreBen angolataNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“ginocchi potenti e ben angolati”)No rulingNo ruling
Angolazione anterioreSpalla ben inclinataDa standard (“Spalla: ben inclinata all'indietro”)Da standard (“Le spalle sono ben inclinate all'indietro”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Macchia sul pettoAlternativo (“Una piccola quantità di bianco sul torace e/o sulla gola”)Alternativo (“Una piccola quantità di bianco sul torace e/o sulla gola è ammessa”)Alternativo (“Una piccola quantità di bianco sul torace e/o sulla gola è ammessa”)Alternativo (“una piccola quantità di bianco su torace e gola è tollerata”)Alternativo (“Una piccola quantità di bianco sul torace e/o sulla gola è ammessa”)
FocatureAlternativo (“Colore pieno nero, compreso il nero con focature”)Alternativo (“Colore pieno nero, compreso il nero con focature”)Alternativo (“Le focature sono accettabili”)Alternativo (“Quantità di marcature focate limitata al dieci per cento o meno del colore del soggetto”)Alternativo (“Colore pieno nero, compreso il nero con focature”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Caudotomia (taglio della coda)Da standard (“La coda amputata è inserita e portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale”)Da standard (“La coda amputata è inserita e portata sulla stessa linea della linea dorsale”)Da standard (“con una coda generalmente amputata”)Alternativo (“In precedenza consuetamente amputata. Amputata ... Non amputata”)No ruling
Asportazione degli speroniAlternativo (“Gli speroni degli anteriori possono essere rimossi”)Alternativo (“Gli speroni degli anteriori possono essere rimossi”)Alternativo (“Gli speroni anteriori e posteriori possono essere rimossi”)No rulingNo ruling

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

Cocker Spaniel Americano colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Cocker Spaniel Americano in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Argento, Marrone, Fuoco, Rosso, Oro, Camoscio e Crema. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Tricolore, Particolore, Roano, Zibellino e Focato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Da standard (“Black”)Da standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)Da standard (“Jet black”)Da standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
BiancoDa standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Black & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Black & White”)Da standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
BluDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)Da standard (“Blue Roan”)Da standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
ArgentoDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Silver”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Silver Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
MarroneDa standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)Da standard (“Brown”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Chocolate”)Da standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
FuocoDa standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”)Da standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”)Da standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)
RossoDa standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
OroDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Golden”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
CamoscioDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
CremaDa standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
AlbinoSqualificanteSqualificanteSqualificante (“Albinism”)Non riconosciutoSqualificante
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Da standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
TricoloreDa standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
ParticoloreDa standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)Da standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)Da standard (“Parti-Color”)Da standard (“Parti-colours”)Da standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
RoanoDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
ZibellinoSqualificanteSqualificante (“Sable”)Da standard (“A lacing of black hairs over a lighter background color”)Da standard (“Sable”)Squalificante
FocatoDa standard (“black with tan points”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)Da standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)Da standard (“black with tan points”)
MerleSqualificanteSqualificante (“Merle Markings”)Squalificante (“Merle color”)Non riconosciutoSqualificante
Doppio merleSqualificanteNo rulingNo rulingNon riconosciutoSqualificante
Occhi: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)No ruling
Marrone scuroDa standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)Da standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown”)Da standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown, the darker the better”)Da standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)Da standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)
NocciolaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“In reds and browns, dark hazel”)No ruling
BluSqualificante (“Eyes: blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)Squalificante (“Eye(s) blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)No rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“Eye(s) blue, blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Patterns
MarmorizzatoSqualificante (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)Squalificante (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)No rulingNo rulingSqualificante (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)Da standard (“black in color in the blacks, black and tans, and black and whites”)Da standard (“The nose is black in the Black and Black and Tan dogs”)Da standard (“Nostrils black in black and tans”)Da standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)
FegatoDa standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)Da standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)Da standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)Da standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”)Da standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)

ASCOB

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ArgentoDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Silver”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Silver Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
MarroneDa standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)Da standard (“Brown”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Chocolate”)Da standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
FuocoDa standard (“brown with tan points”)Da standard (“Brown & Tan”)Da standard (“Also includes tan points”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“brown with tan points”)
RossoDa standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
OroDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Golden”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
CamoscioDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Buff”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
CremaDa standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black”)Da standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)Da standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
ZibellinoSqualificanteSqualificante (“Sable”)Da standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)Da standard (“Sable”)Squalificante
FocatoDa standard (“brown with tan points”)Da standard (“Brown & Tan”)Da standard (“Also includes tan points”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“brown with tan points”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante

Multicolore

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“black and white”)Da standard (“Black & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Black & White Particolour”)Da standard (“black and white”)
BiancoDa standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Black & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Black & White”)Da standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
BluDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)Da standard (“Blue Roan”)Da standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
MarroneDa standard (“brown and white”)Da standard (“Brown & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Chocolate & White Particolour”)Da standard (“brown and white”)
FuocoDa standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
RossoDa standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)Da standard (“Red & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Red & White Particolour”)Da standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
CamoscioDa standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)Da standard (“Buff & White”)Da standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)Da standard (“Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings”)Da standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Patterns
TricoloreDa standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
ParticoloreDa standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)Da standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)Da standard (“Parti-Color”)Da standard (“Parti-colours”)Da standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
RoanoDa standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)Da standard (“Roan”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)Da standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
ZibellinoSqualificanteSqualificante (“Sable & White”)Da standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)Da standard (“Sable & White”)Squalificante
FocatoDa standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)Da standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)Da standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)Da standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingSqualificante

Nero

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Da standard (“Black”)Da standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)Da standard (“Jet black”)Da standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
FuocoDa standard (“to include black with tan points”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)Da standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)Da standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)Da standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)Da standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)Da standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)Da standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
FocatoDa standard (“to include black with tan points”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)Da standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)Da standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Doppio merleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

What the rulings mean

Da standard
Described by the club's breed standard.
Squalificante
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non riconosciuto
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

  • Nerochanges toRuggine

    Mantello · Con lo stato corporeo · can change back

  • Nerochanges toGrigio

    Mantello · Progressivo

  • Nerochanges toMarrone

    Mantello · Al sole · can change back

  • Biancochanges toRoano

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Focatochanges toA sella

    Mantello · Con l'età · from 6 to 156 weeks

  • Nerochanges toTartufo d’inverno

    Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

  • Nerochanges toRosa

    Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

Published standards