United Pet Club

Bassotto 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.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKC
PesoNo ruling7.3–14.5 kg5–11.3 kg9–12 kg
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza0.6–0.6No rulingNo ruling0.5

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKC
StopLieveDa standard (“Stop: leggermente marcato”)Da standard (“scende gradualmente con uno stop poco percettibile”)No rulingNo ruling
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbiceDa standard (“Chiusura a forbice, pari e ben serrata”)Da standard (“i denti combaciano strettamente in una chiusura a forbice”)Da standard (“denti forti e bianchi che si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)Da standard (“chiusura a forbice perfetta, regolare e completa”)
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a tenagliaNo rulingDifetto (“Una chiusura pari è un difetto lieve”)No rulingNo ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferioreSqualificante (“Bocca prognata o enognata, bocca storta”)Difetto (“Qualsiasi altra deviazione è un difetto grave”)Squalificante (“Mascella enognata o prognata”)No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superioreSqualificante (“Bocca prognata o enognata, bocca storta”)Difetto (“Qualsiasi altra deviazione è un difetto grave”)Squalificante (“Mascella enognata o prognata”)No ruling
Chiusura dentaleBocca stortaSqualificante (“Bocca prognata o enognata, bocca storta”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DentaturaDentatura completaDa standard (“Idealmente, dentatura completa di 42 denti”)No rulingDa standard (“Una dentatura completa di denti forti e bianchi”)Da standard (“Dentatura completa importante”)
Forma degli occhiA mandorlaDa standard (“Di media grandezza, a mandorla, ben distanziati”)Da standard (“di media grandezza, a mandorla e bordati di scuro”)No rulingDa standard (“Di media grandezza, a mandorla, posti obliqui”)
Forma degli occhiOvaliNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“Di media grandezza, di forma ovale”)No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieAltaDa standard (“Attaccate alte, non troppo in avanti”)Da standard (“attaccate vicino alla sommità della testa, non troppo in avanti”)Da standard (“Attaccate vicino alla sommità della testa”)Da standard (“Attaccate alte, e non troppo in avanti”)
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)Da standard (“Mobili con il bordo anteriore aderente alla guancia”)Da standard (“bordo anteriore che tocca appena la guancia”)Da standard (“Il bordo anteriore dovrebbe toccare appena la guancia”)Da standard (“Bordo anteriore che tocca la guancia”)
Lunghezza del colloLungoNo rulingDa standard (“Collo: lungo, muscoloso, netto, senza giogaia”)No rulingDa standard (“Lungo, muscoloso, netto senza giogaia”)
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)No rulingDa standard (“senza giogaia”)Da standard (“senza mostrare alcuna giogaia alla gola”)Da standard (“netto senza giogaia”)
Linea superioreOrizzontaleNo rulingDa standard (“il dorso giace sulla linea più dritta possibile”)Da standard (“linea più dritta possibile tra il garrese e il lombo”)Da standard (“dorso ragionevolmente orizzontale”)
Linea superioreCarpata (arcuata)No rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Dorso incavato, dorso carpiato”)No ruling
Linea superioreInsellataNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Dorso incavato, dorso carpiato”)No ruling
PiediApertiNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Piedi divaricati”)No ruling
GarrettiGarretti vacciniNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“Garretti vaccini”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKC
FocatureDa standard (“Focature (più scure sono, meglio è, e il più pulite possibile)”)Da standard (“focature o marcature crema sopra gli occhi, sui lati della mandibola”)Da standard (“marcature marrone ruggine o gialle sopra gli occhi, sui lati della mandibola”)Da standard (“ciascuno con focature (il più nette possibile) sopra gli occhi, sui lati del muso”)
Macchia sul pettoNo rulingAlternativo (“Una piccola quantità di bianco sul petto è accettabile, ma non desiderabile”)No rulingAlternativo (“salvo una piccola chiazza sul petto che è ammessa ma non desiderabile”)
StellaAlternativo (“una piccola macchia bianca (fino a 3 cm di diametro) è ammessa solo sul petto”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Marcature biancheNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“il bianco non è desiderabile, ma una singola piccola macchia non è una squalifica”)No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKC
Asportazione degli speroniNo rulingAlternativo (“Gli speroni anteriori possono essere rimossi”)Alternativo (“Gli speroni possono essere rimossi”)No ruling

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

Bassotto colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bassotto in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Cioccolato, Fuoco, Rosso, Giallo, Crema, Fulvo, Grano e Isabella (fegato diluito). Standard patterns: Unicolore, Tigrato, Merle, Pezzato, Zibellino, Agouti, Focato e Tigrato inverso.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)
BiancoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”)Da standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”)Non riconosciuto (“white”)Non riconosciuto
BluSqualificanteDa standard (“Blue & Tan”)Da standard (“gray”)Non riconosciuto (“Blue & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“blue”)
CioccolatoDa standard (“brown”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)
FuocoDa standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”)Da standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“tan markings”)
RossoDa standard (“red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“red (often called tan)”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
GialloSqualificanteSqualificanteDa standard (“red-yellow and yellow”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
CremaSqualificanteDa standard (“Cream”)No rulingDa standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired and miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired and miniature long-haired)”)
FulvoSqualificanteAlternativo (“Fawn”)No rulingDa standard (“Fawn (miniature smooth-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired and miniature long-haired)”)
GranoSqualificanteDa standard (“Wheaten”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Isabella (fegato diluito)SqualificanteDa standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“Isabella & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“Isabella”)
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“one-coloured”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
TigratoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle (smooth-haired, miniature smooth-haired, miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“brindle (smooth-haired, miniature smooth-haired, miniature long-haired)”)
MerleDa standard (“dapple (merle)”)Da standard (“Dapple”)Da standard (“dappled”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)
PezzatoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“piebald”)Non riconosciuto (“piebald”)
ZibellinoDa standard (“interspersed black hairs permissible”)Da standard (“Sable”)Da standard (“with or without a shading of interspersed black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – which may be interspersed with black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – may be interspersed with black hairs”)
AgoutiDa standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar (wire-haired)”)Da standard (“Wild Boar”)No rulingDa standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”)Da standard (“wild boar of any shade (wire-haired)”)
FocatoDa standard (“two-coloured”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)
Tigrato inversoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle (smooth-haired, miniature smooth-haired, miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“brindle (smooth-haired, miniature smooth-haired, miniature long-haired)”)
TricoloreSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Occhi: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BluDifetto (“wall-, fish- or pearl eyes in dapple dogs are not desired but shall be tolerated”)Da standard (“partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes (dapples)”)Difetto (“glass eyes”)Da standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”)Da standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”)
Marrone scuroDa standard (“bright dark reddish-brown to blackish brown”)Da standard (“very dark”)Da standard (“dark reddish-brown to brownish-black”)Da standard (“dark”)Da standard (“dark”)
Marrone chiaroNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“insufficiently dark eyes”)Da standard (“except in chocolates, where they can be lighter”)Da standard (“except in chocolates, where they can be lighter”)
Patterns
Occhi impariNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”)Da standard (“in dapples one or both 'wall' eyes permissible”)
Eterocromia settorialeNo rulingDa standard (“partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes (dapples)”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“Nose, nails and pads black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)
ArdesiaNo rulingNo rulingDa standard (“gray or flesh for Gray dogs”)No rulingNo ruling
FegatoDa standard (“brown, in dogs with brown base colour”)Da standard (“dark brown”)Da standard (“brown or black for chocolate dogs”)Da standard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”)Da standard (“brown (chocolate/tan and chocolate dapple)”)
RosaNo rulingNo rulingDifetto (“flesh is not desirable”)No rulingNo ruling

A pelo duro

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)
BiancoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”)Da standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”)Non riconosciuto (“white”)Non riconosciuto
BluSqualificanteDa standard (“Blue & Tan”)Da standard (“gray”)Non riconosciuto (“Blue & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“blue”)
CioccolatoDa standard (“brown”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)
FuocoDa standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”)Da standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“tan markings”)
RossoDa standard (“red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“red (often called tan)”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
GialloSqualificanteSqualificanteDa standard (“red-yellow and yellow”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
CremaSqualificanteDa standard (“Cream”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
GranoSqualificanteDa standard (“Wheaten”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Isabella (fegato diluito)SqualificanteDa standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“Isabella & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“Isabella”)
FulvoSqualificanteAlternativo (“Fawn”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“one-coloured”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
TigratoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
MerleDa standard (“dapple (merle)”)Da standard (“Dapple”)Da standard (“dappled”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)
PezzatoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“piebald”)Non riconosciuto (“piebald”)
ZibellinoDa standard (“interspersed black hairs permissible”)Da standard (“Sable”)Da standard (“with or without a shading of interspersed black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – which may be interspersed with black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – may be interspersed with black hairs”)
AgoutiDa standard (“wild boar, brown wild boar”)Da standard (“Wild Boar”)No rulingDa standard (“wild boar of any shade”)Da standard (“wild boar of any shade”)
FocatoDa standard (“two-coloured”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)
Tigrato inversoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
TricoloreSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto

A pelo lungo

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)
BiancoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”)Da standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”)Non riconosciuto (“white”)Non riconosciuto
BluSqualificanteDa standard (“Blue & Tan”)Da standard (“gray”)Non riconosciuto (“Blue & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“blue”)
CioccolatoDa standard (“brown”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)
FuocoDa standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”)Da standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“tan markings”)
RossoDa standard (“red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“red (often called tan)”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
GialloSqualificanteSqualificanteDa standard (“red-yellow and yellow”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
CremaSqualificanteDa standard (“Cream”)No rulingDa standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature long-haired)”)
FulvoSqualificanteAlternativo (“Fawn”)No rulingDa standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature long-haired)”)
GranoSqualificanteDa standard (“Wheaten”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Isabella (fegato diluito)SqualificanteDa standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“Isabella & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“Isabella”)
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“one-coloured”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
TigratoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle (miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“brindle (miniature long-haired)”)
MerleDa standard (“dapple (merle)”)Da standard (“Dapple”)Da standard (“dappled”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)
PezzatoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“piebald”)Non riconosciuto (“piebald”)
ZibellinoDa standard (“interspersed black hairs permissible”)Da standard (“Sable”)Da standard (“with or without a shading of interspersed black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – which may be interspersed with black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – may be interspersed with black hairs”)
AgoutiSqualificanteDa standard (“Wild Boar”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
FocatoDa standard (“two-coloured”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)
Tigrato inversoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle (miniature long-haired)”)Da standard (“brindle (miniature long-haired)”)
TricoloreSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto

Liscio

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NeroDa standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“deep black”)Da standard (“black”)Da standard (“black”)
BiancoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald is a pattern (as opposed to a color) with clearly defined areas and/or patches of white”)Da standard (“white (base colour of a two-coloured dog)”)Non riconosciuto (“white”)Non riconosciuto
BluSqualificanteDa standard (“Blue & Tan”)Da standard (“gray”)Non riconosciuto (“Blue & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“blue”)
CioccolatoDa standard (“brown”)Da standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)Da standard (“chocolate”)
FuocoDa standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“Black & Tan”)Da standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”)Da standard (“tan markings”)Da standard (“tan markings”)
RossoDa standard (“red”)Da standard (“Red”)Da standard (“red (often called tan)”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
GialloSqualificanteSqualificanteDa standard (“red-yellow and yellow”)Non riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
CremaSqualificanteDa standard (“Cream”)No rulingDa standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired)”)
FulvoSqualificanteAlternativo (“Fawn”)No rulingDa standard (“Fawn (miniature smooth-haired)”)Da standard (“cream (fawn) (miniature smooth-haired)”)
GranoSqualificanteDa standard (“Wheaten”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
Isabella (fegato diluito)SqualificanteDa standard (“Fawn (Isabella) & Tan”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“Isabella & Tan”)Non riconosciuto (“Isabella”)
Patterns
UnicoloreDa standard (“one-coloured”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“one-colored”)Da standard (“red”)Da standard (“red”)
TigratoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle”)Da standard (“brindle”)
MerleDa standard (“dapple (merle)”)Da standard (“Dapple”)Da standard (“dappled”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)Da standard (“dapple pattern”)
PezzatoSqualificanteDa standard (“Piebald”)No rulingNon riconosciuto (“piebald”)Non riconosciuto (“piebald”)
ZibellinoDa standard (“interspersed black hairs permissible”)Da standard (“Sable”)Da standard (“with or without a shading of interspersed black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – which may be interspersed with black hairs”)Da standard (“Red – may be interspersed with black hairs”)
AgoutiSqualificanteDa standard (“Wild Boar”)No rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto
FocatoDa standard (“two-coloured”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“two-colored”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)Da standard (“each with tan markings”)
Tigrato inversoDa standard (“red with dark brindle”)Da standard (“Brindle”)Da standard (“striped (brindle)”)Da standard (“brindle”)Da standard (“brindle”)
TricoloreSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciuto (“tricolour”)Non riconosciuto (“tricolour”)
Doppio merleSqualificanteSqualificanteNo rulingNon riconosciutoNon riconosciuto

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.
Difetto
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Bassotto'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

  • Bluchanges toMarrone scuro

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Bluchanges toMarrone

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Bluchanges toMarrone chiaro

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Bluchanges toAmbra

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Bluchanges toNocciola

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Bluchanges toGiallo

    Occhi · Con l'età · from 2 weeks

  • Nerochanges toTartufo d’inverno

    Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

  • Nerochanges toRosa

    Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

Published standards