United Pet Club

サモエド 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
体高(き甲高), male54–60 cm53.3–59.7 cm53.3–59.7 cm51–56 cm53.3–59.8 cm
体高(き甲高), female50–56 cm48.3–53.3 cm48.3–53.3 cm46–51 cm48.3–54.5 cm
体高と体長の比1No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
頭蓋とマズルの比1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
咬合シザーズバイト(鋏状咬合)スタンダード (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)スタンダード (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)スタンダード (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)スタンダード (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)スタンダード (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
咬合切端咬合(レベルバイト)欠点 (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
咬合アンダーショット(下顎突出)失格 (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)欠点 (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)欠点 (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
咬合オーバーショット(上顎突出)失格 (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)欠点 (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)欠点 (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
耳型立ち耳(プリックイヤー)スタンダード (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)スタンダード (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)スタンダード (“carried strongly erect”)スタンダード (“Fully erect in adults”)No ruling
耳の付き位置高いスタンダード (“They should be mobile, set high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
目の形アーモンド型スタンダード (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)スタンダード (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)スタンダード (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)スタンダード (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)No ruling
目の形丸いNo ruling欠点 (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)欠点 (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
背線(トップライン)水平スタンダード (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)No rulingスタンダード (“blend gracefully into the level back”)No rulingNo ruling
尾の姿勢巻き尾(背に乗る)スタンダード (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)No rulingスタンダード (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)スタンダード (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)No ruling
尾付き高いスタンダード (“TAIL: Set rather high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
尾の長さ長いNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)No ruling
尾の長さ中程度No rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“The tail is moderately long”)No rulingNo ruling
足の形楕円スタンダード (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
足の形猫足No rulingNo rulingNo ruling欠点 (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)No ruling
飛節の形飛節が低いスタンダード (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)No rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“with well let down hocks”)No ruling
飛節の形カウホック(X脚)欠点 (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)欠点 (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)No ruling欠点 (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)No ruling
首の長さ中程度スタンダード (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
胸深いスタンダード (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)No rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“Chest deep but not too broad”)No ruling
胸樽型欠点 (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
タックアップ適度スタンダード (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)No rulingスタンダード (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
マズルの形先細りスタンダード (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)スタンダード (“should taper toward the nose”)スタンダード (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)スタンダード (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)No ruling
マズルの形スナイピー(細く尖る)欠点 (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)欠点 (“neither coarse nor snipy”)欠点 (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
歯列完全歯列スタンダード (“Normal dentition”)No rulingスタンダード (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
狼爪除去スタンダード (“The dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

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

サモエド colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the サモエド in 白、クリーム. Standard patterns: ソリッド、バイカラー.

被毛: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
白スタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“White”)スタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“pure white”)
クリームスタンダード (“cream”)スタンダード (“Cream”)スタンダード (“cream, or all biscuit”)スタンダード (“cream”)スタンダード (“cream”)
アルビノ失格失格失格 (“albinism”)未公認失格
茶失格 (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)失格失格未公認失格 (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
ソリッドスタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“White”)スタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“pure white”)スタンダード (“pure white”)
バイカラースタンダード (“white with biscuit”)スタンダード (“White & Biscuit”)スタンダード (“white and biscuit”)スタンダード (“white and biscuit”)スタンダード (“white with biscuit”)
目: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
茶No rulingNo rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“medium to dark brown”)No ruling
こげ茶スタンダード (“dark brown”)スタンダード (“dark for preference”)スタンダード (“dark brown”)スタンダード (“medium to dark brown”)スタンダード (“dark brown”)
黒No rulingNo rulingNo ruling欠点 (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
薄茶No rulingNo rulingNo ruling欠点 (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
黄欠点 (“yellow eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling欠点 (“yellow eyes”)
ブルー失格 (“eyes blue”)失格 (“blue eyes”)失格 (“blue eyes”)No ruling失格 (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
オッドアイ失格 (“eyes ... of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling失格 (“eyes ... of different colours”)
鼻: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
黒スタンダード (“preferably black”)スタンダード (“black for preference”)スタンダード (“black is preferred”)スタンダード (“black for preference”)スタンダード (“preferably black”)
レバーNo rulingスタンダード (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)スタンダード (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)スタンダード (“may be brown”)No ruling
ピンクNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingスタンダード (“flesh-coloured”)No ruling
ダドリーNo rulingスタンダード (“Dudley nose not penalized”)スタンダード (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
スノーノーズスタンダード (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)スタンダード (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)スタンダード (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)No rulingスタンダード (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”)

What the rulings mean

スタンダード
Described by the club's breed standard.
欠点
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
失格
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
未公認
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a サモエド's colors can change over its life.

  • 白changes to粕毛

    被毛 · 加齢で · from 2 weeks

  • 黒changes toスノーノーズ

    鼻 · 季節で · can change back

  • 黒changes toピンク

    鼻 · 季節で · can change back

  • 黒changes toスノーノーズ

    鼻 · 季節で · can change back

Published standards