Portuguese 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, UKC, KC.
Size
| Measure | FCI | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ūgis ties ketera, male | 52–60 cm | 53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 58.4 cmDiskvalifikuojanti | 54–58 cm |
| Ūgis ties ketera, female | 48–56 cm | 48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 55.9 cmDiskvalifikuojanti | 50–54 cm |
| Ausies ilgis | No ruling | under 15.2 cm | No ruling |
| Svoris, male | 20–27 kg | 20–26.8 kg | 20–27 kg |
| Svoris, female | 16–22 kg | 15.9–21.8 kg | 16–22 kg |
| Aukščio ir ilgio santykis | 1 | No ruling | 1 |
| Kaukolės ir snukio santykis | 1.5 | No ruling | 1.5 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis | Pagal standartą (“Healthy, correct and full dentition, with scissors bite.”) | Pagal standartą (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth that meet in a scissors bite”) | Pagal standartą (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”) |
| SąkandisNepakanda | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”) | No ruling |
| SąkandisPerkanda | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”) | No ruling |
| Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas | Pagal standartą (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios) | Pagal standartą (“EARS: Set above the level of the eyes ... hanging”) | Pagal standartą (“The ears are drop, medium in length”) | No ruling |
| Ausų įstatymasAukštai | Pagal standartą (“Set above the level of the eyes on the rear part of the head”) | Pagal standartą (“set on high”) | Pagal standartą (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”) |
| Ausies galiukasSuapvalintas | Pagal standartą (“much wider at the base than at the tip ... and with rounded tip”) | Pagal standartą (“approximately 2 times wider at the base than the tip, which is rounded”) | Pagal standartą (“wider at the base and with rounded tip”) |
| Akių formaOvalios | Pagal standartą (“oval shaped tending to round”) | Pagal standartą (“The eyes are large, oval, and brown in color.”) | Pagal standartą (“Oval tending to round and quite full”) |
| Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasRyškus | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”) | No ruling |
| Nugaros linijaNuožulni atgal | Pagal standartą (“Top line: Rectilinear, rising slightly from croup to withers.”) | Pagal standartą (“only a slight downward slope from the withers to the root of the tail”) | Pagal standartą (“Topline sloping gently to croup.”) |
| Uodegos ilgisVidutinė | Pagal standartą (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos įstatymasVidutiniškai | Pagal standartą (“Straight, of medium set”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Uodegos padėtisHorizontali | Pagal standartą (“In motion, it rises horizontally or slightly above the topline”) | Pagal standartą (“level with the back or slightly above when the dog is moving”) | Pagal standartą (“carried at or just above line of back, with no upward curl”) |
| Uodegos padėtisPjautuvo formos | Nepripažinta (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| PėdosOvalios | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”) | Pagal standartą (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”) |
| Užpakaliniai vilko nagaiViengubi | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”) | No ruling |
| Užpakaliniai vilko nagaiDvigubi | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”) | No ruling |
| KulnaiŽemai nuleisti | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”) |
| Kaklo ilgisVidutinis | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Neck. Medium length.”) |
| PagurklisNežymus | Pagal standartą (“not very thick and with a short dewlap in the throat”) | Pagal standartą (“with a short dewlap along the underside”) | Pagal standartą (“Slight dewlap evident.”) |
| KrūtinėGili | Pagal standartą (“Chest: Deep and broad”) | Pagal standartą (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”) | No ruling |
| Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinis | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”) | No ruling |
| Pilvo pritraukimasNėra (tiesi apatinė linija) | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”) |
| Snukio formaKvadratinis | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”) | Pagal standartą (“Muzzle square.”) |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltos žymės | Alternatyvi (“solid or with white patches on the head, neck, chest”) | Alternatyvi (“either solid or with white markings”) | Alternatyvi (“white patches on the head, neck, chest, legs below the elbows and hocks”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uodegos trumpinimas | Alternatyvi (“Docked: in order to cover the genitals without surpassing them.”) | Alternatyvi (“generally docked by one-third. When undocked, it must not go beyond the hock”) | Alternatyvi (“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.
Portuguese Pointer colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Portuguese Pointer color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Portuguese Pointer in Balta, Ruda ir Geltona. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė ir Dvispalvė.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balta | Pagal standartą (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”) | Pagal standartą (“White Markings”) | Pagal standartą (“with white markings”) | Pagal standartą (“with white patches on the head, neck, chest”) |
| Ruda | Diskvalifikuojanti | Diskvalifikuojanti | Pagal standartą (“any shade of yellow or brown”) | Nepripažinta |
| Geltona | Pagal standartą (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”) | Pagal standartą (“Yellow”) | Pagal standartą (“any shade of yellow”) | Pagal standartą (“Yellow of light, medium and dark shades”) |
| Albinosinė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”) | Nepripažinta |
| Patterns | ||||
| Vienspalvė | Pagal standartą (“solid”) | Pagal standartą (“solid”) | Pagal standartą (“either solid or with white markings”) | Pagal standartą (“Solid”) |
| Dvispalvė | Pagal standartą (“or with white patches”) | Pagal standartą (“White Markings”) | Pagal standartą (“with white markings”) | Pagal standartą (“Yellow & White”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruda | Pagal standartą (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”) | Pagal standartą (“brown, of a darker colour than the coat”) | Pagal standartą (“brown in color”) | Pagal standartą (“Eyes brown, of a darker colour than the coat”) |
| Tamsiai ruda | No ruling | No ruling | Pagal standartą (“Darker shades are preferred”) | No ruling |
| Šviesiai ruda | Trūkumas (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”) | Trūkumas (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mėlyna | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eye”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eye”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eyes”) | No ruling |
| Patterns | ||||
| Skirtingaakė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“of different colours”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juoda | Pagal standartą (“Black”) | Pagal standartą (“Black”) | Pagal standartą (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”) | Pagal standartą (“Nose black”) |
| Kepeninė | Trūkumas | Trūkumas | Pagal standartą (“brown on dogs with brown coats”) | No ruling |
| Rožinė | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”) | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”) | No ruling |
| Patterns | ||||
| Drugelio nosis | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifikuojanti (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”) | 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.
- 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 Portuguese Pointer'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.