What does each club give for Altezza al garrese in the Cocker Spaniel Inglese?

FCI, Male: 39–41 cm; AKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 40.6–43.2 cm; KC, Male: 39–41 cm; CKC, Male: 40.8–43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 38–39 cm; AKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 38.1–40.6 cm; KC, Female: 38–39 cm; CKC, Female: 38–40.8 cm.

Cocker Spaniel Inglese 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, male	39–41 cm	40.6–43.2 cmover 43.2 cmDifettounder 40.6 cmDifetto	40.6–43.2 cm	39–41 cm	40.8–43.3 cm
Altezza al garrese, female	38–39 cm	38.1–40.6 cmover 40.6 cmDifettounder 38.1 cmDifetto	38.1–40.6 cm	38–39 cm	38–40.8 cm
Altezza al garrese	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	over 43.3 cmDifetto
Peso, male	No ruling	12.7–15.4 kg	12.7–15.4 kg	No ruling	12.8–15.5 kg
Peso, female	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg	11.8–14.5 kg	No ruling	11.8–14.5 kg
Peso	13–14.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	13–14.5 kg	over 15.5 kgDifetto
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	1	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling
Rapporto cranio/muso	1	1	1	1	1
Angolo scapolo-omerale	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“Bite-Scissors”)	Da standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“A scissors bite is preferred”)
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a tenaglia	No ruling	Difetto (“A level bite is not preferred”)	Difetto (“Fault: Even (level) bite”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“a level bite should not be severely penalized”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	No ruling	Difetto (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Difetto (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Difetto (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	No ruling	Difetto (“Overshot or undershot to be severely penalized”)	Difetto (“Serious faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Difetto (“An overshot or undershot bite is to be severely penalized”)
DentaturaDentatura completa	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerato	No ruling	Da standard (“Stop definite, but moderate, and slightly grooved”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The stop should be definite, but moderate”)
Forma del musoQuadrato	Da standard (“Muzzle: Square”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Square muzzle”)	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassa	Da standard (“Lobular, set low on level with eyes”)	Da standard (“Ears-Set low”)	Da standard (“They are set low”)	Da standard (“set low on a level with eyes”)	Da standard (“Ears are lobular, set low”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Ears set or carried too high”)	No ruling	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	No ruling	Da standard (“lying close to the head”)	Da standard (“lie close to the head”)	No ruling	Da standard (“set low and close to the head”)
Forma degli occhiOvali	No ruling	Da standard (“full and slightly oval”)	Da standard (“The full, slightly oval-shaped eyes”)	No ruling	Da standard (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Forma degli occhiA mandorla	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“full and slightly oval or almond shaped”)
Forma degli occhiRotondi	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“On no account should the eyes be round”)
Grandezza degli occhiMedi	No ruling	Da standard (“They are medium in size”)	Da standard (“of medium size”)	No ruling	Da standard (“medium in size”)
Inserzione degli occhiDistanziati	No ruling	Da standard (“set wide apart”)	Da standard (“set well apart”)	No ruling	Da standard (“set fairly wide apart”)
Inserzione degli occhiProminenti	Difetto (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Full, but not prominent”)	No ruling
Lunghezza del colloMedio	Da standard (“NECK: Moderate in length”)	Da standard (“moderate in length”)	Da standard (“It is moderate in length”)	Da standard (“Moderate in length, muscular”)	Da standard (“The neck should be of moderate length”)
Lunghezza del colloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del colloArcuato	No ruling	Da standard (“arched toward the head”)	Da standard (“It arches toward the head”)	No ruling	Da standard (“arched towards the head”)
Forma del colloGrosso	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)	Da standard (“Clean throat”)	Da standard (“without throatiness”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Clean throat”)	No ruling
GiogaiaPronunciata	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Short, thick, with dewlap or excessive throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linea superioreOrizzontale	Da standard (“Topline: Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
Linea superioreDiscendente verso il posteriore	Alternativo (“Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail”)	Da standard (“The backline slopes very slightly toward a gently rounded croup”)	Da standard (“The topline slopes very slightly toward the gently rounded croup”)	Alternativo (“firm, level topline gently sloping downwards to tail”)	No ruling
Linea superioreInsellata	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linea superioreCarpata (arcuata)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Serious Faults: Sway back. Roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tipo corporeoCompatto	Da standard (“BODY: Strong, compact”)	Da standard (“Body-Compact and well-knit”)	Da standard (“The compact, well-knit body”)	Da standard (“Strong, compact”)	Da standard (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
Tipo corporeoCobby	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“is a compact, cobby, substantial dog”)
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“brisket deep”)	Da standard (“Chest deep”)	Da standard (“The chest is deep”)	Da standard (“brisket deep”)	No ruling
ToraceModerato	Da standard (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	Da standard (“not so wide as to interfere with action of forelegs, nor so narrow”)	Da standard (“not so wide as to interfere with foreleg action nor so narrow”)	Da standard (“neither too wide nor too narrow in front”)	No ruling
ToraceA botte	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Insufficient spring of rib. Barrel ribbed”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retrazione addominaleModerata	No ruling	Da standard (“slopes gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	Da standard (“sloping gradually to a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retrazione addominalePronunciata	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Exaggerated tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attaccatura della codaBassa	Da standard (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Set on slightly lower than line of back”)	No ruling
Portamento della codaOrizzontale	Da standard (“carried level, never cocked up”)	Da standard (“the tail is carried horizontally”)	No ruling	Da standard (“carried level, never cocked up”)	No ruling
Portamento della codaAlzata (allegra)	Non riconosciuto (“never cocked up”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“never cocked up”)	No ruling
Portamento della codaBassa (pendente)	Non riconosciuto (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“never so low as to indicate timidity”)	No ruling
PiediPiede di gatto	Da standard (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	Da standard (“firm, round and catlike”)	Da standard (“They are firm, round and catlike”)	Da standard (“Firm, thickly padded, cat-like”)	No ruling
PiediAperti	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Feet too large or too small. Splayed feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
GarrettiBen discesi	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling
GarrettiGarretti vaccini	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Excessive angulation. Short stifle. Hocks too long. Cowhocks”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angolazione posterioreModerata	No ruling	Da standard (“Angulation moderate and, most importantly, in balance”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Angolazione posterioreBen angolata	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“The stifle is strong and well bent”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angolazione anterioreModerata	No ruling	Da standard (“The English Cocker is moderately angulated”)	Da standard (“short-coupled and moderately angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Balzane	No ruling	Difetto (“White feet on a solid are undesirable”)	Difetto (“white feet are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Medaglione	No ruling	Alternativo (“a little white on throat is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“may have a little white on the throat”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Macchia sul petto	Alternativo (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“a small amount of white on chest tolerated”)	No ruling
Marcature bianche	Difetto (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“white in any other location highly undesirable”)	Difetto (“with the exception of a small area on the throat or shirtfront, are highly undesirable”)
Focature	No ruling	Alternativo (“Tan markings, clearly defined and of rich shade, may appear”)	Alternativo (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings may appear”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudotomia (taglio della coda)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	Alternativo (“Tail-Docked or undocked”)	Alternativo (“The tail may be docked or natural”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)	No ruling

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

Cocker Spaniel Inglese colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Cocker Spaniel Inglese in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Fegato, Fuoco, Rosso, Arancione, Oro e Limone. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Tricolore, Particolore, Roano e Focato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“black”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“Black”)
Bianco	Da standard (“Black and white”)	Da standard (“Black & White”)	Da standard (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red”)	Da standard (“Black and white”)	Da standard (“Black and white”)
Blu	Da standard (“Blue roan”)	Da standard (“Blue Roan”)	Da standard (“The white appears in combination with the black, liver or shades of red (roaned)”)	Da standard (“Blue roan”)	Da standard (“Blue roan”)
Fegato	Da standard (“liver (chocolate)”)	Da standard (“Liver”)	Da standard (“liver”)	Da standard (“liver (chocolate)”)	Da standard (“liver (chocolate)”)
Fuoco	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”)	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Rosso	Da standard (“red”)	Da standard (“Red”)	Da standard (“shades of red”)	Da standard (“red”)	Da standard (“red”)
Arancione	Da standard (“orange and white”)	Da standard (“Orange & White”)	Da standard (“shades of red”)	Da standard (“orange and white”)	Da standard (“orange and white”)
Oro	Da standard (“golden”)	Da standard (“Golden”)	Da standard (“shades of red”)	Da standard (“golden”)	Da standard (“golden”)
Limone	Da standard (“lemon and white”)	Da standard (“Lemon Roan”)	Da standard (“shades of red”)	Da standard (“lemon and white”)	Da standard (“lemon and white”)
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“Solid colours”)	Da standard (“Solid colors are black, liver or shades of red”)	Da standard (“Solid-colored (also known as self-colored)”)	Da standard (“Solid colours”)	Da standard (“Solid colours”)
Tricolore	Da standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Da standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Da standard (“tan markings may appear on solid colored or parti-colored dogs”)	Da standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)	Da standard (“Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan”)
Particolore	Da standard (“Particolours”)	Da standard (“Parti-colors”)	Da standard (“PARTI-COLORS”)	Da standard (“Particolours”)	Da standard (“Particolours”)
Roano	Da standard (“Roans”)	Da standard (“Ticked”)	Da standard (“Parti-colors may be clearly marked, ticked or roaned”)	Da standard (“Roans”)	Da standard (“Roans”)
Focato	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“Black and Tans and Liver and Tans are considered Solid Colors”)	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Da standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
Zibellino	Difetto	Alternativo (“Sable”)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“Sable”)	Non riconosciuto
Merle	Difetto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto
Doppio merle	Difetto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)	Da standard (“Eye color dark brown”)	Da standard (“The eye color is dark brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown or brown”)
Nocciola	Da standard (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonize with coat”)	Da standard (“except in livers and liver parti-colors where hazel is permitted”)	Da standard (“except in livers and liver parti-colors, where they are hazel”)	Da standard (“in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)	Da standard (“in the case of liver, liver roan, and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat”)
Marrone chiaro	Non riconosciuto (“never light”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“never light”)	Non riconosciuto (“never light”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Nero	Da standard (“color black”)	Da standard (“Acceptable colors include: black”)
Fegato	Da standard (“except in livers and parti-colors of that shade where they will be brown”)	Da standard (“brown in liver and liver parti-colored dogs”)

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.
Non riconosciuto: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Cocker Spaniel Inglese'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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