What does each club give for Altezza al garrese in the Beagle?

FCI, Altezza al garrese: 33–40 cm; AKC, Altezza al garrese: under 33 cm; UKC, Altezza al garrese: under 38.1 cm; KC, Altezza al garrese: 33–40 cm; CKC, Altezza al garrese: under 33 cm.

Beagle 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Altezza al garrese	33–40 cm	under 33 cm33–38.1 cmover 38.1 cmSqualificante	under 38.1 cmover 38.1 cmSqualificante	33–40 cm	under 33 cm33–38 cmover 38 cmSqualificante

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling	Da standard (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a tenaglia	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Overshot bite. Undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Overshot bite. Undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentaturaDentatura completa	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	Da standard (“hanging gracefully close to cheeks”)	No ruling	Da standard (“setting close to the head ... almost no erectile power”)	Da standard (“hanging gracefully close to cheeks”)	Da standard (“almost entire absence of erectile power ... setting close to the head”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassa	Da standard (“Set on low, fine in texture”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Set on low, fine in texture”)	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Ears short, set on high”)
Inserzione degli occhiDistanziati	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The large eyes are set well apart”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Eyes large, set well apart”)
Inserzione degli occhiProminenti	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“or prominent and protruding”)
StopModerato	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“with the stop moderately defined”)	No ruling	Da standard (“the stop moderately defined”)
Lunghezza del musoMedio	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The muzzle is of medium length”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Muzzle of medium length”)
Lunghezza del musoCorto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“or very short”)
Forma del musoAppuntito	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“muzzle long, snipey or cut away decidedly below the eyes”)
Profilo faccialeMontonino (convesso)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Roman-nosed, or upturned, giving a dish-faced expression”)
Lunghezza del colloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The medium-length neck rises free and light”)	No ruling	Da standard (“of medium length”)
Forma del colloArcuato	Da standard (“slightly arched and showing little dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“slightly arched and showing little dewlap”)	No ruling
GiogaiaLieve	Da standard (“showing little dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“showing little dewlap”)	No ruling
GiogaiaPronunciata	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin, termed throatiness”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin”)
Linea superioreOrizzontale	Da standard (“Topline: Straight and level”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Topline straight and level”)	No ruling
Linea superioreCarpata (arcuata)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Very long, swayed, or roached back”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Very long, swayed or roached back”)
Linea superioreInsellata	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Very long, swayed, or roached back”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Very long, swayed or roached back”)
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“Chest: Let down to below elbow”)	No ruling	Da standard (“The chest is deep and broad”)	Da standard (“Chest let down to below elbow”)	Da standard (“Chest deep and broad”)
ToraceAmpio	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The chest is deep and broad”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Chest deep and broad”)
Attaccatura della codaAlta	Da standard (“Set on high, carried gaily”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Set on high, carried gaily”)	No ruling
Portamento della codaAlzata (allegra)	Da standard (“carried gaily but not curled over back”)	No ruling	Da standard (“carried gaily over the back with a slight curve”)	Da standard (“carried gaily but not curled over back”)	Da standard (“carried gaily, but not turned forward over the back”)
Portamento della codaArrotolata sul dorso	Non riconosciuto (“not curled over back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“not curled over back”)	No ruling
Lunghezza della codaCorta	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“It is short as compared with the size of the hound”)	No ruling	Da standard (“short as compared with size of the hound”)
Lunghezza della codaLunga	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: A long tail”)	No ruling	Difetto (“A long tail”)
PiediPiede di gatto	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The feet are close, round, and firm”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Feet close, round, and firm”)
PiediPiede di lepre	Non riconosciuto (“Not hare-footed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“Not hare-footed”)	No ruling
GarrettiBen discesi	Da standard (“Hock joint: Firm, well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Hocks firm, well let down”)	No ruling
GarrettiGarretti vaccini	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Cowhocks or straight hocks”)
GarrettiDritti e paralleli	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Cowhocks or straight hocks”)

Beagle colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Beagle in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Grigio tasso, Marrone, Fuoco, Color lepre, Rosso e Limone. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Bicolore, Tricolore, Pezzato, Roano e Focato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Bianco	Da standard (“all white”)	Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Da standard (“all white”)	Da standard (“all white”)
Blu	Da standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Da standard (“Blue Tan & White”)	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Da standard (“blue, white and tan”)
Grigio tasso	Da standard (“badger pied”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Marrone	Non riconosciuto	Da standard (“Brown & White”)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Fuoco	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Color lepre	Da standard (“hare pied”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rosso	Da standard (“red and white”)	Da standard (“Red & White”)	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“red and white”)	Da standard (“red and white”)
Limone	Da standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)	Da standard (“Lemon & White”)	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)	Da standard (“lemon pied; lemon and white”)
Fulvo	Non riconosciuto	Alternativo (“Black Fawn & White”)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Albino	Non riconosciuto	No ruling	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Cioccolato	Non riconosciuto	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“all white”)	Alternativo (“White”)	Squalificante (“Solid color”)	Da standard (“all white”)	Da standard (“all white”)
Bicolore	Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)	Da standard (“Lemon & White”)	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)	Da standard (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”)
Tricolore	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Black Tan & White”)	Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”)	Da standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”)
Pezzato	Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)	No ruling	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)	Da standard (“badger pied; hare pied; lemon pied”)
Roano	Da standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)	Da standard (“Ticked”)	Da standard (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“all the above mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)	Da standard (“all the above-mentioned colours can be found as mottle”)
Focato	Da standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Da standard (“Blue White & Tan”)	Da standard (“blue, white and tan”)
Maculato	No ruling	Alternativo (“Spotted”)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Tigrato	No ruling	Squalificante (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Squalificante (“Brindle”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Merle	No ruling	Squalificante (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Squalificante (“Merle”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Tigrato inverso	No ruling	Squalificante (“Merle and Brindle Color Patterns”)	Squalificante (“Brindle”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Doppio merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone	No ruling	Da standard (“of a brown or hazel color”)	Da standard (“brown or hazel in color”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)
Nocciola	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Da standard (“of a brown or hazel color”)	Da standard (“brown or hazel in color”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or hazel”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“preferably black”)	Da standard (“preferably black”)	Da standard (“preferably black”)

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativo: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Beagle'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

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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