United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIUKCKC
Ūgis ties ketera, male52–60 cm53.3–58.4 cmunder 50.8 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 58.4 cmDiskvalifikuojanti54–58 cm
Ūgis ties ketera, female48–56 cm48.3–53.3 cmunder 48.3 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 55.9 cmDiskvalifikuojanti50–54 cm
Ausies ilgisNo rulingunder 15.2 cmNo ruling
Svoris, male20–27 kg20–26.8 kg20–27 kg
Svoris, female16–22 kg15.9–21.8 kg16–22 kg
Aukščio ir ilgio santykis1No ruling1
Kaukolės ir snukio santykis1.5No ruling1.5

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIUKCKC
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandisPagal 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”)
SąkandisNepakandaNo rulingDiskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)No ruling
SąkandisPerkandaNo rulingDiskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite.”)No ruling
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektasPagal standartą (“Healthy, correct and full dentition”)No rulingNo 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 įstatymasAukštaiPagal 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 galiukasSuapvalintasPagal 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 formaOvaliosPagal 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 perėjimasRyškusNo rulingPagal standartą (“the stop is abrupt, forming an angle of about 100 degrees”)No ruling
Nugaros linijaNuožulni atgalPagal 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 ilgisVidutinėPagal standartą (“Natural: of medium length, not reaching below the hock.”)No rulingNo ruling
Uodegos įstatymasVidutiniškaiPagal standartą (“Straight, of medium set”)No rulingNo ruling
Uodegos padėtisHorizontaliPagal 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 formosNepripažinta (“but never vertically or sickle-shaped”)No rulingNo ruling
PėdosOvaliosNo rulingPagal standartą (“round to oval in shape rather than long but not like cat feet”)Pagal standartą (“Strong, slightly oval, well padded.”)
Užpakaliniai vilko nagaiViengubiNo rulingDiskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)No ruling
Užpakaliniai vilko nagaiDvigubiNo rulingDiskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualification: Presence of rear dewclaws.”)No ruling
KulnaiŽemai nuleistiNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“hocks well let down and parallel when viewed from behind”)
Kaklo ilgisVidutinisNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Neck. Medium length.”)
PagurklisNežymusPagal 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.”)
KrūtinėGiliPagal standartą (“Chest: Deep and broad”)Pagal standartą (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)No ruling
Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinisNo rulingPagal standartą (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated.”)No ruling
Pilvo pritraukimasNėra (tiesi apatinė linija)No rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Underline rising slightly without noticeable tuck up.”)
Snukio formaKvadratinisNo rulingPagal standartą (“a square appearance to the muzzle when viewed from the side”)Pagal standartą (“Muzzle square.”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIUKCKC
Baltos žymėsAlternatyvi (“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

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIUKCKC
Uodegos trumpinimasAlternatyvi (“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.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
BaltaPagal 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”)
RudaDiskvalifikuojantiDiskvalifikuojantiPagal standartą (“any shade of yellow or brown”)Nepripažinta
GeltonaPagal 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”)
AlbinosinėDiskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Albinism”)Nepripažinta
Patterns
VienspalvėPagal standartą (“solid”)Pagal standartą (“solid”)Pagal standartą (“either solid or with white markings”)Pagal standartą (“Solid”)
DvispalvėPagal standartą (“or with white patches”)Pagal standartą (“White Markings”)Pagal standartą (“with white markings”)Pagal standartą (“Yellow & White”)
Akys: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
RudaPagal 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 rudaNo rulingNo rulingPagal standartą (“Darker shades are preferred”)No ruling
Šviesiai rudaTrūkumas (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)Trūkumas (“Eyes: Small, light, inexpressive”)No rulingNo ruling
MėlynaDiskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eye”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eye”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wall eyes”)No ruling
Patterns
SkirtingaakėDiskvalifikuojanti (“of different colours”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“of different colours”)No rulingNo ruling
Nosis: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKC
JuodaPagal standartą (“Black”)Pagal standartą (“Black”)Pagal standartą (“black on dogs with chamois or similar color coats”)Pagal standartą (“Nose black”)
KepeninėTrūkumasTrūkumasPagal standartą (“brown on dogs with brown coats”)No ruling
RožinėDiskvalifikuojanti (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Nose: Total lack of pigmentation”)Diskvalifikuojanti (“Unpigmented or irregularly pigmented nose”)No ruling
Patterns
Drugelio nosisNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalifikuojanti (“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.

Published standards