What does each club give for Altezza al garrese in the Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro?

FCI, Male: 61–68 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–67.9 cm; KC, Male: 60–67 cm; FCI, Female: 57–64 cm; AKC, Female: over 55.9 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 56–62 cm.

Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Altezza al garrese, male	61–68 cm	61–66 cmover 66 cmDifettounder 61 cmDifetto	61–67.9 cm	60–67 cm
Altezza al garrese, female	57–64 cm	over 55.9 cmunder 55.9 cmDifetto	55.9–63.5 cm	56–62 cm
Peso, male	No ruling	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–34 kg
Peso, female	No ruling	No ruling	20.4–27.2 kg	20.5–29 kg
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	1	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Rapporto cranio/muso	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“regular, complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“The incisors meet in a true scissors bite”)	Da standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Da standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
DentaturaDentatura completa	Da standard (“42 teeth according to the dentition formula”)	Da standard (“a full complement of evenly set and properly intermeshing teeth”)	Da standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Da standard (“with full dentition”)
StopPronunciato	Da standard (“Stop: Clearly visibly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerato	No ruling	Da standard (“The stop is medium”)	Da standard (“Stop is medium, clearly defined”)	Da standard (“Moderate stop”)
Profilo faccialeMontonino (convesso)	Da standard (“Slight roman nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Profilo faccialeRettilineo	No ruling	Da standard (“nasal bone straight, broad and parallel to the top of the skull”)	Da standard (“Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
Lunghezza del musoLungo	Da standard (“Muzzle: Long, broad, strong, deep”)	No ruling	Da standard (“MUZZLE Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	Da standard (“set on high and wide”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	Da standard (“Medium sized in relation to head, set high”)
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	No ruling	Da standard (“hang close to the head”)	Da standard (“Hang close to sides of head”)	No ruling
Punta dell'orecchioArrotondata	No ruling	Da standard (“The ears are rounded but not too broad”)	Da standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	No ruling
Grandezza delle orecchieMedie	Da standard (“EARS: Of medium size”)	No ruling	Da standard (“medium in size”)	Da standard (“Medium sized in relation to head”)
Forma degli occhiOvali	No ruling	Da standard (“medium in size, oval in contour”)	Da standard (“Medium size, oval in shape”)	Da standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
Grandezza degli occhiMedi	No ruling	Da standard (“medium in size”)	Da standard (“Medium size”)	Da standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
Inserzione degli occhiProminenti	Difetto (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
Inserzione degli occhiInfossati	Difetto (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
Lunghezza del colloMedio	Da standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Da standard (“The neck is of medium length”)	Da standard (“Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling
Forma del colloArcuato	Da standard (“slightly arched napeline”)	Da standard (“slightly arched”)	Da standard (“Slightly arched and devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)	Da standard (“clean cut throat, no dewlap”)	Da standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	Da standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
Linea superioreDiscendente verso il posteriore	Da standard (“Slightly sloping from the withers in a straight line”)	Da standard (“a perceptible slope down from withers to croup”)	Da standard (“the topline slopes from withers to set on of tail”)	Da standard (“slightly falling back line”)
Linea superioreInsellata	Difetto (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Linea superioreCarpata (arcuata)	Difetto (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	Da standard (“The chest is deep and capacious”)	Da standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	Da standard (“Chest must appear deep rather than wide”)
ToraceAmpio	Da standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	No ruling	Da standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	No ruling
ToraceA botte	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“never barrel shaped nor flat”)
GroppaLeggermente inclinata	Da standard (“Long and broad, slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Croup slopes slightly”)	Da standard (“croup falling slightly towards tail”)
Attaccatura della codaAlta	No ruling	Da standard (“The tail is set high”)	Da standard (“Set high, carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	No ruling
Portamento della codaOrizzontale	Da standard (“carried as horizontally as possible or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Da standard (“carried at or above the horizontal when the dog is alert”)	Da standard (“carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Da standard (“carried horizontally or slightly upward”)
Portamento della codaAlzata (allegra)	Alternativo (“or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Alternativo (“at or above the horizontal”)	Alternativo (“at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Alternativo (“horizontally or slightly upward”)
Portamento della codaA sciabola	Alternativo (“natural ... carried straight or slightly sabre-like”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“natural tail ... straight or slightly saber-like”)	Alternativo (“Undocked: ... carried straight or slightly sabre fashion”)
PiediOvali	Da standard (“Oval-round with well-knit toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Compact, close knit, round to oval shaped”)
GarrettiGarretti vaccini	Difetto (“SEVERE FAULTS: ... cow hocked or close behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
GarrettiDritti e paralleli	No ruling	Da standard (“The hocks (metatarsus) are short, straight and parallel”)	No ruling	No ruling
Angolazione posterioreBen angolata	Da standard (“Well angulated at the stifles and the hocks”)	No ruling	Da standard (“good angulation at the stifle and hock”)	Da standard (“Stifles well bent”)
Angolazione anterioreSpalla ben inclinata	Da standard (“Shoulders: Well laid-back, sloping shoulder blade”)	Da standard (“The shoulders are well laid back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Metacarpi (pastorali)Leggermente inclinati	Da standard (“Pasterns: Slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Pasterns strong and very slightly sloping”)	Da standard (“Pasterns slightly sloping”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Lista	No ruling	Alternativo (“The head is liver, sometimes with a white blaze”)	No ruling	No ruling
Macchia sul petto	Alternativo (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Caudotomia (taglio della coda)	Da standard (“Docked for the hunting purposes”)	Da standard (“The tail is docked to approximately two-fifths of its original length”)	Alternativo (“Customarily docked to 2/5 original length. A natural tail is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws are generally removed”)	Alternativo (“Removal of dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)	No ruling

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

Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro in Nero, Bianco e Fegato. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Bicolore, Roano e Maculato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)	Difetto (“Black & White”)	Da standard (“Solid black”)	Da standard (“black and white”)	Da standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)
Bianco	Da standard (“Light roan”)	Da standard (“Liver & White”)	Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Da standard (“Liver and white”)	Da standard (“Light roan”)
Fegato	Da standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Da standard (“Liver”)	Da standard (“Solid liver”)	Da standard (“solid liver”)	Da standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Albino	Non riconosciuto	No ruling	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Da standard (“solid liver”)	Da standard (“Solid liver”)	Da standard (“solid liver”)	Da standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Bicolore	No ruling	Da standard (“The coat is liver and white”)	Da standard (“liver and white”)	Da standard (“Liver and white”)	No ruling
Roano	Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Da standard (“Roan”)	Da standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Da standard (“Liver & White Ticked”)	Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Maculato	Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Da standard (“Spotted”)	Da standard (“liver and white spotted”)	Non riconosciuto	Da standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Tricolore	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Solid black and tricoloured highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone	No ruling	Da standard (“Eyes are brown”)	No ruling	Da standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“As dark as possible”)	No ruling	Da standard (“as dark as possible”)	Da standard (“hazel or darker”)	Da standard (“As dark as possible”)
Nocciola	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Giallo	No ruling	Difetto (“Yellow eyes are not desirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Occhi impari	Squalificante (“differently coloured eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“differently coloured eyes”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	No ruling	Da standard (“black in black dogs”)	Da standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Da standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Fegato	Da standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	Da standard (“The nose is dark brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown in liver dogs”)	Da standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Da standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Rosa	No ruling	Difetto (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Tartufo a farfalla	No ruling	Difetto (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Bracco Tedesco a pelo duro'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
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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