What does each club give for Ūgis ties ketera in the German Shepherd?

FCI, Male: 60–65 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–66 cm; KC, Male: 60.5–65.5 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 55–60 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; KC, Female: 55.5–60.5 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

German Shepherd 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
Ūgis ties ketera, male	60–65 cmover 66 cmDiskvalifikuojantiunder 59 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	60.5–65.5 cm	61–66 cm
Ūgis ties ketera, female	55–60 cmover 61 cmDiskvalifikuojantiunder 54 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	55.9–61 cm	55.9–61 cm	55.5–60.5 cm	56–61 cm
Svoris, male	30–40 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	34–38.5 kg
Svoris, female	22–32 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27.3–31.8 kg
Aukščio ir ilgio santykis	0.9–0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9–0.9	No ruling
Kaukolės ir snukio santykis	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Mentės kampas	under 110°	No ruling	No ruling	90°	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis	Pagal standartą (“The German Shepherd Dog has a scissor bite”)	Pagal standartą (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Pagal standartą (“meet in a scissors grip”)
SąkandisNepakanda	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Overshot by 2 mm and more, undershot”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“An undershot jaw is a disqualifying fault.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“an undershot jaw is a very serious fault”)
SąkandisPerkanda	Trūkumas (“Occlusal overlay, overbite and retrusive occlusion ... are faulty”)	Trūkumas (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Trūkumas (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Overshot ... This is a serious fault.”)
SąkandisReplinis sąkandis	No ruling	Trūkumas (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Trūkumas (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	No ruling
SąkandisKreivas sąkandis	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas	Pagal standartą (“strong, healthy and complete (42 teeth”)	Pagal standartą (“Complete dentition is to be preferred.”)	Pagal standartą (“Complete dentition is preferred.”)	Pagal standartą (“Full dentition of 42 teeth is desirable.”)	Pagal standartą (“complete dentition is decidedly to be preferred”)
Dantų komplektasTrūksta dantų	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Any missing teeth other than first premolars is a serious fault.”)	Trūkumas (“Faults: ... missing first premolars, gaps between the teeth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ausų padėtisStačios (smailios)	Pagal standartą (“erect ears of medium size, which are carried upright”)	Pagal standartą (“carried erect when at attention”)	Pagal standartą (“Ears are erect, moderately pointed”)	Pagal standartą (“carried erect, almost parallel”)	No ruling
Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios)	Trūkumas (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Nepripažinta (“Never hanging.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Ausų padėtisUžlinkusiais galiukais	Trūkumas (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Nepripažinta (“never pulled inwards or tipped”)	No ruling
Ausų įstatymasAukštai	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“broad at the base, and set high”)	Pagal standartą (“broad at base, set high, carried erect”)	No ruling
Akių formaMigdolo formos	Pagal standartą (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanted”)	Pagal standartą (“Eyes of medium size, almond shaped”)	Pagal standartą (“of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Pagal standartą (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, never protruding”)	No ruling
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasNežymus	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“joined at a very slight stop”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasNėra	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“snipey muzzles, and no stop are faults”)
Nugaros linijaTiesi	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“sloping into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Nugaros linijaNuožulni atgal	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“The line of the back slopes downward from the withers”)	Pagal standartą (“falling away slightly in a straight line”)	No ruling
Nugaros linijaKuprota (išlenkta)	No ruling	Nepripažinta (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Trūkumas (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	Trūkumas (“Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Nugaros linijaĮdubusi	No ruling	Nepripažinta (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Trūkumas (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos padėtisKardo formos	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“At rest, the tail hangs in a slight curve like a saber.”)	Pagal standartą (“carried in a slight curve like a saber”)	Pagal standartą (“At rest tail hangs in slight sabre-like curve”)	No ruling
Uodegos padėtisUžsirietusi ant nugaros	No ruling	Nepripažinta (“never be curled forward beyond a vertical line”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos įstatymasŽemai	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high”)	Pagal standartą (“a low-set natural tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos ilgisTrumpa	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Tails too short ... are serious faults.”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Short, rolled, curled ... or stumpy from birth, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
PėdosKatės pėdos	Pagal standartą (“The paws are rounded, well-closed and arched”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Feet are round and tight”)	Pagal standartą (“Rounded toes well closed and arched”)	No ruling
Priekiniai vilko nagaiYra	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Front dewclaws may be removed but are normally left intact.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kaklo ilgisIlgas	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“clean-cut and relatively long”)	Pagal standartą (“The neck is relatively long but strong”)	Pagal standartą (“Fairly long, strong, with well-developed muscles”)	No ruling
PagurklisNėra (švarus kaklas)	Pagal standartą (“without loose neck skin (dewlap)”)	Pagal standartą (“without loose folds of skin”)	Pagal standartą (“The skin is tight.”)	Pagal standartą (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
KrūtinėStatinės formos	Trūkumas (“a barrel-shaped chest is just as faulty as flat ribs”)	Nepripažinta (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	Trūkumas (“Faults: Barrel ribs; ribs too flat”)	Nepripažinta (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	No ruling
KrūtinėGili	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“It is deep and capacious, never shallow”)	Pagal standartą (“the chest is moderately broad, deep, and well filled”)	Pagal standartą (“Chest deep (45-48%) of height at shoulder”)	No ruling
Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinis	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“only moderately tucked up in the loin”)	Pagal standartą (“Tuck-up is moderate.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Galvos formaPleišto formos	Pagal standartą (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
KulnaiKarvės kulnai (X formos)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
KulnaiPjautuviški kulnai	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Žvaigždė	Trūkumas (“small white marks on chest ... permissible, but not desirable”)	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“Small white marks in colored dogs on the chest or tips of the toes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Krūtinės dėmė	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Light markings on chest or very pale colour on inside of legs permissible but undesirable”)	No ruling
Įdegio žymės	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“may have tan or gold markings on head, chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ausų trumpinimas	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Uodegos trumpinimas	Nepripažinta (“Operative corrections are forbidden.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“A dog with a docked tail must be disqualified.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Docked tails ... disqualify.”)
Vilko nagų šalinimas	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“dewclaws, if any, should be removed from the hind legs”)	Alternatyvi (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	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.

German Shepherd colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the German Shepherd in Juoda, Balta, Pilka, Sidabrinė, Rusva, Raudona, Auksinė ir Kreminė. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė, Dvispalvė, Sabalinė ir Su įdegiu.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“single-coloured black”)	Pagal standartą (“Black”)	Pagal standartą (“Black”)	Pagal standartą (“all black”)	Pagal standartą (“single-coloured black”)
Balta	Diskvalifikuojanti (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“White”)	Pagal standartą (“pure white”)	Trūkumas (“whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)
Pilka	Pagal standartą (“grey with darker shading”)	Pagal standartą (“Gray”)	Pagal standartą (“Sable (gray ... with black tips)”)	Pagal standartą (“all grey”)	Pagal standartą (“grey, with darker shading”)
Sidabrinė	Pagal standartą (“black with ... light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & Silver”)	Pagal standartą (“Black and Silver”)	Pagal standartą (“gold to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“black with ... light grey markings”)
Rusva	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & Tan”)	Pagal standartą (“Black and Tan”)	Pagal standartą (“black or black saddle with tan”)	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Raudona	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & Red”)	Pagal standartą (“Black and Red”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)
Auksinė	Pagal standartą (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“most colors are permissible”)	Nepripažinta	Pagal standartą (“Black & Gold”)	Pagal standartą (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Kreminė	Pagal standartą (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & Cream”)	Pagal standartą (“Black and Cream”)	Pagal standartą (“gold to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Izabelinė	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“pale, washed-out colors ... are serious faults”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“pale, washed-out colors”)	Alternatyvi (“Isabella”)	Nepripažinta
Albinosinė	Diskvalifikuojanti (“albinism”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“albinism”)	Trūkumas (“albinos ... highly undesirable”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“albinism”)
Mėlyna	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“Blue”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“blue”)	Trūkumas (“blues ... highly undesirable”)	Nepripažinta
Kepeninė	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“Liver”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“liver”)	Trūkumas (“livers ... highly undesirable”)	Nepripažinta
Patterns
Vienspalvė	Pagal standartą (“single-coloured black”)	Pagal standartą (“Black”)	Pagal standartą (“Black ... or pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“all black, all grey”)	Pagal standartą (“single-coloured black”)
Dvispalvė	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Bi-Color”)	Pagal standartą (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”)	Pagal standartą (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”)	No ruling
Sabalinė	Pagal standartą (“grey with darker shading”)	Pagal standartą (“Sable”)	Pagal standartą (“Sable (gray, tan, red, or silver with black tips)”)	Pagal standartą (“with lighter or brown markings referred to as Sables”)	Pagal standartą (“grey, with darker shading”)
Su įdegiu	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings; black saddle”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & Tan”)	Pagal standartą (“Black and Tan”)	Pagal standartą (“black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings”)	Pagal standartą (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Tigrinė	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Marga	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail) ... piebald”)	No ruling	No ruling
Atvirkštinė tigrinė	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling

Akys: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Tamsiai ruda	Pagal standartą (“as dark as possible”)	Pagal standartą (“as dark as possible”)	Pagal standartą (“as dark as possible”)	Pagal standartą (“dark brown preferred”)	Pagal standartą (“as dark as possible”)
Šviesiai ruda	Trūkumas (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“light eyes”)	Pagal standartą (“lighter shade tolerated”)	Trūkumas (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)

Nosis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“the nose must be black”)	Pagal standartą (“nose black”)	Pagal standartą (“the nose must be black”)	Pagal standartą (“nose black”)	Pagal standartą (“nose must be black”)

What the rulings mean

Pagal standartą: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternatyvi: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Trūkumas: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifikuojanti: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nepripažinta: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a German Shepherd's colors can change over its life.

Juodachanges toRūdžių raudona
Kailis · Pagal kūno būklę · can change back
Juodachanges toPilka
Kailis · Progresuojanti
Juodachanges toRuda
Kailis · Saulėje · can change back
Baltachanges toDereša
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Su įdegiuchanges toBalnuota
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 6 to 156 weeks
Su įdegiuchanges toBalnuota
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 6 to 156 weeks
Juodachanges toŽiemos nosis
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back
Juodachanges toRožinė
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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