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

FCI, Male: 52–60 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–58.4 cm; KC, Male: 54–58 cm; FCI, Female: 48–56 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 50–54 cm.

Pointer Portoghese 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, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	KC
Altezza al garrese, male	52–60 cm	53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmSqualificanteover 58.4 cmSqualificante	54–58 cm
Altezza al garrese, female	48–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmSqualificanteover 55.9 cmSqualificante	50–54 cm
Lunghezza dell'orecchio	No ruling	under 15.2 cm	No ruling
Peso, male	20–27 kg	20–26.8 kg	20–27 kg
Peso, female	16–22 kg	15.9–21.8 kg	16–22 kg
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	1	No ruling	1
Rapporto cranio/muso	1.5	No ruling	1.5

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	KC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”)	Da standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Da standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	No ruling	Squalificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	No ruling	Squalificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)	No ruling
DentaturaDentatura completa	Da standard (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)	No ruling	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	Da standard (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”)	Da standard (“The ears are drop, medium in length”)	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	Da standard (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”)	Da standard (“set on high”)	Da standard (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)
Punta dell'orecchioArrotondata	Da standard (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”)	Da standard (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”)	Da standard (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”)
Forma degli occhiOvali	Da standard (“oval shaped tending to round”)	Da standard (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”)	Da standard (“Oval tending to round and quite full”)
StopPronunciato	No ruling	Da standard (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)	No ruling
Linea superioreDiscendente verso il posteriore	Da standard (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”)	Da standard (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”)	Da standard (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”)
Lunghezza della codaMedia	Da standard (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attaccatura della codaMedia	Da standard (“Straight, of medium set”)	No ruling	No ruling
Portamento della codaOrizzontale	Da standard (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”)	Da standard (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”)	Da standard (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”)
Portamento della codaA falce	Non riconosciuto (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiediOvali	No ruling	Da standard (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)	Da standard (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Speroni posterioriSingoli	No ruling	Squalificante (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
Speroni posterioriDoppi	No ruling	Squalificante (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)	No ruling
GarrettiBen discesi	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
Lunghezza del colloMedio	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Neck. Medium length.”)
GiogaiaLieve	Da standard (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”)	Da standard (“with a short dewlap along the underside”)	Da standard (“Slight dewlap evident.”)
ToraceProfondo	Da standard (“Chest: Deep and broad”)	Da standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling
Retrazione addominaleModerata	No ruling	Da standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)	No ruling
Retrazione addominaleNessuna (linea inferiore dritta)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Forma del musoQuadrato	No ruling	Da standard (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)	Da standard (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	KC
Marcature bianche	Alternativo (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Alternativo (“either solid or with white markings”)	Alternativo (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	KC
Caudotomia (taglio della coda)	Alternativo (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”)	Alternativo (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”)	Alternativo (“Docked: As above, to cover scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches.”)

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

Pointer Portoghese colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pointer Portoghese in Bianco, Marrone e Giallo. Standard patterns: Unicolore e Bicolore.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Bianco	Da standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)	Da standard (“White Markings”)	Da standard (“with white markings”)	Da standard (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”)
Marrone	Squalificante	Squalificante	Da standard (“any shade of yellow or brown”)	Non riconosciuto
Giallo	Da standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)	Da standard (“Yellow”)	Da standard (“any shade of yellow”)	Da standard (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”)
Albino	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“solid”)	Da standard (“solid”)	Da standard (“either solid or with white markings”)	Da standard (“Solid”)
Bicolore	Da standard (“or with white patches”)	Da standard (“White Markings”)	Da standard (“with white markings”)	Da standard (“Yellow & White”)

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marrone	Da standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Da standard (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)	Da standard (“brown in color”)	Da standard (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”)
Marrone scuro	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Darker shades are preferred”)	No ruling
Marrone chiaro	Difetto (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	Difetto (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blu	Squalificante (“Wall eye”)	Squalificante (“Wall eye”)	Squalificante (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling
Patterns
Occhi impari	Squalificante (“of different colours”)	Squalificante (“of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Nero	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)
Fegato	Difetto	Difetto	Da standard (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)	No ruling
Rosa	Squalificante (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Squalificante (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)	Squalificante (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	No ruling
Patterns
Tartufo a farfalla	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)	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 Pointer Portoghese's colors can change over its life.

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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