Leonberger 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ūgis ties ketera, male | 72–80 cm | 71.1–80 cm | 72.4–80 cm | 72–80 cm | 72–80 cm |
| Ūgis ties ketera, female | 65–75 cm | 64.8–74.9 cm | 66–73.7 cm | 65–75 cm | 65–75 cm |
| Aukščio ir ilgio santykis | 0.9 | 0.9 | No ruling | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Kaukolės ir snukio santykis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis | Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Pagal standartą (“meeting in a correct scissors bite”) | Pagal standartą (“meeting in a scissors bite”) | Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Pagal standartą (“meeting in a scissors bite”) |
| SąkandisReplinis sąkandis | Alternatyvi (“Pincer bite is accepted”) | Alternatyvi (“A level bite is accepted”) | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“level bite tolerated”) | Alternatyvi (“A level bite is acceptable but not desired”) |
| SąkandisPerkanda | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| SąkandisNepakanda | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| SąkandisKreivas sąkandis | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas | Pagal standartą (“42 sound teeth according to the dentition formula”) | Pagal standartą (“Complete dentition of 42 teeth”) | Pagal standartą (“forty-two strong, white teeth”) | Pagal standartą (“with complete dentition”) | Pagal standartą (“Complete dentition, strong, correctly placed”) |
| Dantų komplektasTrūksta dantų | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Absence of teeth (with the exception of M3)”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“More than one missing tooth other than M3s”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Missing teeth except M3”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios) | Pagal standartą (“pendant, of medium size, hanging close to the head”) | Pagal standartą (“hanging flat and close to the head”) | Pagal standartą (“medium sized drop ears are set high and close to the head”) | Pagal standartą (“pendant, medium sized, hanging close to the side of the head”) | Pagal standartą (“hanging flat and close to the head”) |
| Ausų įstatymasAukštai | Pagal standartą (“Set on high and not far back”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“drop ears are set high”) | Pagal standartą (“Set on high and not too far back”) | No ruling |
| Akių formaOvalios | Pagal standartą (“medium size, oval”) | Pagal standartą (“oval to almond shaped”) | Pagal standartą (“oval in shape”) | Pagal standartą (“Oval in shape with kind expression”) | Pagal standartą (“oval to almond-shaped”) |
| Akių formaMigdolo formos | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“oval to almond shaped”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“oval to almond-shaped”) |
| Akių formaApvalios | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Fault: Round eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasVidutinis | Pagal standartą (“Clearly recognisable but moderately defined”) | Pagal standartą (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Medium stop”) | Pagal standartą (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”) |
| Veido profilisKuprotas (išgaubtas) | Pagal standartą (“rather slightly arched (roman nose)”) | Alternatyvi (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”) | Pagal standartą (“slightly arched (Roman nose)”) | Pagal standartą (“slightly arched (roman nose)”) | Alternatyvi (“can be slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”) |
| Veido profilisTiesus | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”) |
| Veido profilisĮgaubtas | Trūkumas (“nasal bridge ... never dipped”) | Trūkumas (“never dipped”) | Trūkumas (“The foreface is never concave”) | No ruling | Trūkumas (“but never dipped”) |
| Snukio formaSiaurėjantis | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“muzzle moderately tapered but never snipey”) | No ruling |
| Snukio formaSmailus (silpnas) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“never snipey”) | No ruling |
| Nugaros linijaTiesi | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Withers set above a firm level back”) | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Withers set above a firm level back”) |
| Uodegos padėtisŽemai (nukarusi) | Pagal standartą (“while standing, it hangs down straight”) | Pagal standartą (“tail hangs straight down”) | Pagal standartą (“When in repose, the tail hangs down straight”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos padėtisUžsirietusi ant nugaros | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”) | Trūkumas (“tail curled over back at all times, whether standing or in motion”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Tail consistently curled over the back like a wheel”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos padėtisSusisukusi į žiedą | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Never forming a ring”) | No ruling |
| Uodegos ilgisIlga | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“last vertebrae reaching to or below the hock”) | Pagal standartą (“It reaches to the hock joint”) | Pagal standartą (“reaching at least to hock”) | No ruling |
| Uodegos ilgisTrumpa | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Tail too short”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos įstatymasAukštai | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos įstatymasŽemai | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PėdosKatės pėdos | Pagal standartą (“rounded, tight, toes well arched”) | Pagal standartą (“rounded, tight, toes wel[l arched]”) | Pagal standartą (“The feet are rounded and tight with well arched toes”) | Pagal standartą (“Tight and rounded with well-arched toes”) | Pagal standartą (“toes well arched (cat-foot)”) |
| Priekiniai vilko nagaiYra | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“Dewclaws: Usually present”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatyvi (“Dewclaws: Usually present”) |
| KulnaiKarvės kulnai (X formos) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Severe anatomical faults (i.e. pronounced cow hocks”) | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Faults: Lack of angulation at stifle or hock. Cow hocks”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kaklo ilgisIlgas | Pagal standartą (“Somewhat long rather than stocky”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“The neck is rather long and not thick”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kaklo ilgisTrumpas | No ruling | No ruling | Trūkumas (“Fault: Too short in neck”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PagurklisNėra (švarus kaklas) | Pagal standartą (“without throatiness or dewlap”) | Pagal standartą (“No dewlap”) | Pagal standartą (“free of throatiness or dewlap”) | Pagal standartą (“no dewlap”) | Pagal standartą (“No dewlap”) |
| KrūtinėPlati | Pagal standartą (“Chest: Broad, deep”) | Pagal standartą (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”) | Pagal standartą (“is broad but not barrel in shape”) | Pagal standartą (“Chest broad, deep”) | No ruling |
| KrūtinėGili | Pagal standartą (“Chest: Broad, deep”) | Pagal standartą (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Chest broad, deep”) | No ruling |
| KrūtinėStatinės formos | Trūkumas (“Not too barrel shaped, more oval”) | No ruling | Trūkumas (“broad but not barrel in shape”) | Trūkumas (“Oval, not barrel chested”) | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaukė | Pagal standartą (“black mask”) | Pagal standartą (“Face is covered with a full black mask”) | Pagal standartą (“all with a black mask”) | Pagal standartą (“always with a black mask”) | Pagal standartą (“Face is covered with a full black mask”) |
| Krūtinės dėmė | Alternatyvi (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”) | Alternatyvi (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest”) | Alternatyvi (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”) | Alternatyvi (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”) | Alternatyvi (“A small stripe or patch of white on the chest”) |
| Kojinaitės | Alternatyvi (“white hairs on the toes are tolerated”) | Alternatyvi (“some white hairs on toes is tolerated”) | Alternatyvi (“white hairs on the toes, are permitted”) | Alternatyvi (“white hair on the toes tolerated”) | Alternatyvi (“some white on the toes is allowed”) |
Leonberger colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Leonberger color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Leonberger in Balta, Ruda, Raudona, Geltona ir Smėlinė. Standard patterns: Sabalinė.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balta | Pagal standartą (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”) | Pagal standartą (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest ... is tolerated”) | Pagal standartą (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest, and white hairs on the toes, are permitted”) | Pagal standartą (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hair on the toes tolerated”) | Pagal standartą (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”) |
| Ruda | Pagal standartą (“reddish brown”) | Pagal standartą (“Reddish Brown”) | Pagal standartą (“reddish brown”) | Pagal standartą (“reddish brown”) | Pagal standartą (“reddish brown”) |
| Raudona | Pagal standartą (“red”) | Pagal standartą (“Red”) | Pagal standartą (“red”) | Pagal standartą (“red”) | Pagal standartą (“red”) |
| Geltona | Pagal standartą (“Lion yellow”) | Pagal standartą (“Yellow”) | Pagal standartą (“Lion yellow”) | Pagal standartą (“Lion gold”) | Pagal standartą (“Lion yellow”) |
| Smėlinė | Pagal standartą (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”) | Pagal standartą (“Sandy”) | Pagal standartą (“sandy”) | Pagal standartą (“sandy (fawn or cream)”) | Pagal standartą (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”) |
| Juoda | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“black must not be the basic color”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”) | Nepripažinta (“Black must not dominate basic colour”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”) |
| Sidabrinė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) | Diskvalifikuojanti | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Off colors, such as ... silver”) | Nepripažinta | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) |
| Kepeninė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskvalifikuojanti | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”) | Nepripažinta | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Sabalinė | Pagal standartą (“Black hair tips are permitted”) | Pagal standartą (“All colors may have black tips (some with long black tips)”) | Pagal standartą (“Black hair tips are permitted”) | Pagal standartą (“Black hair tips are permitted”) | Pagal standartą (“Black hair tips are permitted”) |
| Aguti | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Nepripažinta | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) |
| Su įdegiu | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”) | Nepripažinta | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruda | Pagal standartą (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“light to dark brown in color”) | Pagal standartą (“Medium to dark brown”) | Pagal standartą (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) |
| Tamsiai ruda | Pagal standartą (“as dark brown as possible”) | Pagal standartą (“Dark brown is preferred”) | Pagal standartą (“dark brown preferred”) | Pagal standartą (“Medium to dark brown”) | Pagal standartą (“as dark brown as possible”) |
| Šviesiai ruda | Pagal standartą (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) | Pagal standartą (“Dark brown is preferred over light brown”) | Pagal standartą (“light to dark brown in color, with dark brown preferred”) | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) |
| Mėlyna | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“wall eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Geltona | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Eyes without any brown”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Yellow (without any trace of brown pigment)”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Eyes without any brown”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juoda | Pagal standartą (“Black”) | Pagal standartą (“always black”) | Pagal standartą (“Must be black”) | Pagal standartą (“Nose black”) | Pagal standartą (“Black”) |
| Kepeninė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Brown nose leather”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Brown nose leather”) |
What the rulings mean
- Pagal standartą
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- 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 Leonberger's colors can change over its life.
Baltachanges toDereša
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 2 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.