United Pet Club

Pointer 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
Ūgis ties ketera, male63–69 cm63.5–71.1 cm63.5–68.6 cm63–69 cmNo ruling
Ūgis ties ketera, female61–66 cm58.4–66 cm58.4–63.5 cm61–66 cmNo ruling
Svoris, maleNo ruling25–34 kg25–34 kgNo rulingNo ruling
Svoris, femaleNo ruling20–29.5 kg20–29.5 kgNo rulingNo ruling
Aukščio ir ilgio santykisNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling
Kaukolės ir snukio santykisNo rulingNo ruling1No rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandisPagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Pagal standartą (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)Pagal standartą (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Pagal standartą (“with scissors or even bite”)
SąkandisReplinis sąkandisNo rulingAlternatyvi (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)Alternatyvi (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)No rulingAlternatyvi (“with scissors or even bite”)
SąkandisNepakandaNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingTrūkumas (“Undershot or overshot”)
SąkandisPerkandaNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingTrūkumas (“Undershot or overshot”)
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektasNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios)Pagal standartą (“lying close to head, of medium length”)Pagal standartą (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)Pagal standartą (“The ears are drop, short in length”)Pagal standartą (“lying close to head, of medium length”)Pagal standartą (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
Ausų įstatymasAukštaiPagal standartą (“set on fairly high”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“set on fairly high”)No ruling
Ausų įstatymasŽemaiNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)No rulingTrūkumas (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
Akių formaApvaliosNo rulingPagal standartą (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
Akių formaOvaliosNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)No rulingNo ruling
Akių formaMigdolo formosNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasRyškusNo rulingPagal standartą (“There should be a pronounced stop”)Pagal standartą (“joined by a pronounced stop”)No rulingPagal standartą (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasNėraNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Veido profilisĮgaubtasPagal standartą (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No rulingPagal standartą (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)Pagal standartą (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)No ruling
Veido profilisKuprotas (išgaubtas)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Nugaros linijaTiesiNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)No rulingNo ruling
Nugaros linijaKuprota (išlenkta)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Nugaros linijaĮdubusiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Uodegos ilgisVidutinėPagal standartą (“Medium length, thick at root”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Medium length, thick at root”)No ruling
Uodegos padėtisHorizontaliPagal standartą (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)Pagal standartą (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
Uodegos padėtisPakeltaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
Uodegos įstatymasAukštaiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Set on too high or too low”)
Uodegos įstatymasŽemaiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Set on too high or too low”)
PėdosOvaliosPagal standartą (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)Pagal standartą (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)Pagal standartą (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)Pagal standartą (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)Pagal standartą (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
PėdosKatės pėdosNo rulingTrūkumas (“Catfoot is a fault”)No rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
PėdosIšskėstosNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
Kaklo ilgisIlgasPagal standartą (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)Pagal standartą (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)Pagal standartą (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)Pagal standartą (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)Pagal standartą (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
Kaklo ilgisTrumpasNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Short, thick neck”)
PagurklisNėra (švarus kaklas)Pagal standartą (“free from throatiness”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“free from throatiness”)No ruling
PagurklisRyškusNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
KrūtinėGiliNo rulingPagal standartą (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)Pagal standartą (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)No rulingPagal standartą (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
KrūtinėSiauraNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
KrūtinėPlatiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
KrūtinėStatinės formosNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinisNo rulingPagal standartą (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)Pagal standartą (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)No rulingPagal standartą (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
KulnaiŽemai nuleistiPagal standartą (“Hock: Well let down”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Hocks well let down”)No ruling
KulnaiKarvės kulnai (X formos)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingTrūkumas (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Uodegos trumpinimasNo rulingTrūkumas (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)No rulingNo ruling
Vilko nagų šalinimasNo rulingAlternatyvi (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)Alternatyvi (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)No rulingNo ruling

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

Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pointer in Juoda, Balta, Kepeninė, Oranžinė ir Citrininė. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė, Dvispalvė, Trispalvė ir Dereša.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
JuodaPagal standartą (“black and white”)Pagal standartą (“Black”)Pagal standartą (“black”)Pagal standartą (“black and white”)Pagal standartą (“black and white”)
BaltaPagal standartą (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)Pagal standartą (“Black & White”)Pagal standartą (“in combination with white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
KepeninėPagal standartą (“liver and white”)Pagal standartą (“Liver”)Pagal standartą (“liver”)Pagal standartą (“liver and white”)Pagal standartą (“liver and white”)
OranžinėPagal standartą (“orange and white”)Pagal standartą (“Orange”)Pagal standartą (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)Pagal standartą (“orange and white”)Pagal standartą (“orange and white”)
CitrininėPagal standartą (“lemon and white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon”)Pagal standartą (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
VienspalvėPagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)Pagal standartą (“solid-colored”)Pagal standartą (“solid”)Pagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)Pagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
DvispalvėPagal standartą (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)Pagal standartą (“either in combination with white”)Pagal standartą (“in combination with white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)Pagal standartą (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
TrispalvėPagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)Pagal standartą (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)Trūkumas (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)Pagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)Pagal standartą (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
DerešaNo rulingPagal standartą (“Ticked”)No rulingNepripažintaNo ruling
Akys: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
RudaPagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)Pagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Tamsiai rudaNo rulingPagal standartą (“the darker the better”)Pagal standartą (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)No rulingNo ruling
Šviesiai rudaNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)No rulingNo ruling
RiešutinėPagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)Pagal standartą (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Nosis: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
JuodaPagal standartą (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)Pagal standartą (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
KepeninėPagal standartą (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)Pagal standartą (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
RožinėPagal standartą (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)No ruling

What the rulings mean

Pagal standartą
Described by the club's breed standard.
Trūkumas
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Nepripažinta
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pointer'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

  • Juodachanges toŽiemos nosis

    Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

  • Juodachanges toRožinė

    Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

Published standards