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

FCI, Male: 66 cm; AKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 66 cm; CKC, Male: 61–68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 62 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 62 cm; CKC, Female: 58.5–66 cm.

Setter Gordon 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	66 cm	61–68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	66 cm	61–68.5 cm
Altezza al garrese, female	62 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	62 cm	58.5–66 cm
Peso, male	29.5 kg	25–36.3 kg	25–36.3 kg	29.5 kg	23–34 kg
Peso, female	25.5 kg	20.4–31.8 kg	20.4–31.8 kg	25.5 kg	20.5–29.5 kg
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	No ruling
Rapporto cranio/muso	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“meeting in front in a scissors bite”)	No ruling	Da standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a tenaglia	No ruling	Alternativo (“A level bite is not a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Not overshot or undershot”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Not overshot or undershot”)	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 (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Da standard (“well folded and carried close to the head”)	Da standard (“lying close to it”)	Da standard (“Set low, lying close to head”)	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassa	Da standard (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Da standard (“Ears set low on the head”)	Da standard (“Set low on the head”)	Da standard (“Set low, lying close to head”)	Da standard (“Ears set low on the head”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Ears: Set too high”)
Forma degli occhiOvali	No ruling	Da standard (“The shape is oval rather than round”)	Da standard (“oval in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linea superioreOrizzontale	Da standard (“Level topline”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Level topline”)	No ruling
Linea superioreDiscendente verso il posteriore	No ruling	Da standard (“Topline moderately sloping”)	Da standard (“Topline slopes slightly”)	No ruling	Da standard (“giving a moderately sloping topline”)
Portamento della codaOrizzontale	Da standard (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	Da standard (“carried horizontal or nearly so”)	Da standard (“carried horizontal or below the level of the back”)	Da standard (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	Da standard (“carried horizontal or nearly so”)
Portamento della codaBassa (pendente)	Alternativo (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“carried horizontal or below the level of the back”)	Alternativo (“Carried horizontally or below line of back”)	No ruling
Lunghezza della codaCorta	No ruling	Da standard (“Tail short and not reaching below the hocks”)	Da standard (“Fairly short in length”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Short and should not reach below the hocks”)
PiediOvali	Da standard (“Oval, close-knit, well arched toes”)	No ruling	Da standard (“Oval and close knit”)	Da standard (“Oval, close knit, well-arched toes”)	No ruling
PiediPiede di gatto	No ruling	Da standard (“Feet catlike in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Lunghezza del colloLungo	Da standard (“Long, lean, arched”)	Da standard (“Neck long, lean, arched to the head”)	Da standard (“Long, lean and arched to the head”)	Da standard (“Long, lean, arched”)	Da standard (“Long, lean, arched to the head”)
Lunghezza del colloCorto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Neck: Thick and short”)
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“Brisket deep, ribs well sprung”)	Da standard (“Chest deep and not too broad in front”)	Da standard (“Chest is deep, but not too broad”)	Da standard (“deep brisket, ribs well sprung”)	Da standard (“Chest deep and not too broad in front”)
ToraceAmpio	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Chest: Too broad”)
GiogaiaNessuna (gola asciutta)	Da standard (“without throatiness”)	Da standard (“without throatiness”)	Da standard (“without any throatiness”)	Da standard (“without throatiness”)	Da standard (“without throatiness”)
GarrettiDritti e paralleli	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Hocks straight and parallel”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Focature	Da standard (“with markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)	Da standard (“Black with tan markings, either of rich chestnut or mahogany color”)	Da standard (“with tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Da standard (“with tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Da standard (“Deep, shining coal-black with tan markings”)
Segni a matita	Alternativo (“Black pencilling on toes and black streak under jaw permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling is allowed on the toes”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling on the toes, and also black streaking under jaw are permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black pencilling on toes and black streak under jaw permissible”)	Alternativo (“Black penciling allowed on toes”)
Stella	Alternativo (“Very small white spot on chest permissible”)	Alternativo (“A white spot on the chest is allowed, but the smaller the better”)	Alternativo (“A white spot on the chest is allowed, but the smaller the better”)	Alternativo (“Very small white spot on chest permissible”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Taglio delle orecchie	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“He has a natural ear and tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Caudotomia (taglio della coda)	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“not docked”)	Non riconosciuto (“He has a natural ear and tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Setter Gordon colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Setter Gordon in Nero e Fuoco. Standard patterns: Focato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“Deep, shining coal black”)	Da standard (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)	Da standard (“Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness”)
Fuoco	Da standard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Da standard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”)	Da standard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”)
Rosso	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“Red”)	Squalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Camoscio	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Squalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Focato	Da standard (“Tan markings”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“Tan markings should be located as follows”)	Da standard (“‘Tan markings’”)	Da standard (“Tan markings”)
Unicolore	No ruling	Squalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs”)	Squalificante (“Predominantly tan, red or buff dogs which do not have the typical pattern of markings”)	Non riconosciuto	No ruling

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“Dark brown”)	Da standard (“dark brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown in color”)	Da standard (“Dark brown”)	Da standard (“Dark brown”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“black”)	Da standard (“black in color”)	Da standard (“black in color”)	Da standard (“black”)	Da standard (“black”)

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 Setter Gordon'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
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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