Spitz Jerman 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.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
GigitanGigitan gunting	Mengikut piawaian (“show a complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Mengikut piawaian (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Mengikut piawaian (“A perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
GigitanGigitan rata (level)	Alternatif (“Pincer bite is permissible”)	Alternatif (“level bite permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
GigitanRahang bawah terkehadapan (undershot)	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
GigitanRahang atas terkehadapan (overshot)	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
GigitanMulut senget (wry)	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kelengkapan gigiGigi lengkap	Mengikut piawaian (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Complete dentition”)	Mengikut piawaian (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
Kelengkapan gigiGigi tidak lengkap	No ruling	Kecacatan (“Missing teeth is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kedudukan telingaTegak (prick)	Mengikut piawaian (“they are always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Mengikut piawaian (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Mengikut piawaian (“the ears are perfectly erect”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Perfectly erect”)
Kedudukan telingaSeparuh tegak	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualification - Ears not fully erect”)	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Disqualification: Semi-prick ears”)	No ruling
Letak telingaTinggi	Mengikut piawaian (“The small ears are set high”)	Mengikut piawaian (“small ears are set high”)	Mengikut piawaian (“set rather high”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Small, triangular and set rather high”)
Bentuk mataBentuk badam	Mengikut piawaian (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bentuk mataBujur	No ruling	No ruling	Mengikut piawaian (“Medium sized, oval in shape”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Medium size, oval shaped and obliquely set”)
Stop (lekuk dahi)Sederhana	No ruling	No ruling	Mengikut piawaian (“The stop is moderately defined”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Stop moderately defined”)
Garis belakangRata	No ruling	No ruling	Mengikut piawaian (“The topline is level”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Topline level”)
Lekuk perutSederhana	No ruling	No ruling	Mengikut piawaian (“there is moderate tuck-up”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Moderate tuck-up”)
Letak ekorTinggi	Mengikut piawaian (“The tail is set on high”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The tail is set on high”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The tail is high set”)	Mengikut piawaian (“High set, curled right up from root”)
Kedudukan ekorMelingkar di atas belakang	Mengikut piawaian (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Mengikut piawaian (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Mengikut piawaian (“lies curled over the back”)	Mengikut piawaian (“lying curled over back”)
Kedudukan ekorLingkaran berganda	Alternatif (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”)	Alternatif (“A double curl at tip of tail is permissible but not preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bentuk kakiKaki kucing	Mengikut piawaian (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The forefeet are cat feet”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Small, rounded and cat-like”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Small, rounded, cat-like”)
Panjang leherSederhana	Mengikut piawaian (“The medium length neck is set broadly”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The medium length neck is slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
Gelambir tekakTiada (kerongkong bersih)	Mengikut piawaian (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	Mengikut piawaian (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Cermin mata	Mengikut piawaian (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles> shown as a delicately pencilled black line”)	Mengikut piawaian (“The eyes are well defined with a delicately penciled black line”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bintang	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Sarung kaki	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hujung ekor putih	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternatif (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tanda putih	Membatalkan kelayakan (“Definite white markings or spots in all non-white Spitz dogs.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Spitz Jerman colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Spitz Jerman in Hitam, Putih, Kelabu, Biru, Ungu lembut, Perak, Coklat, Coklat kehitaman, Coklat muda kemerahan, Merah, Oren, Emas dan Krim. Standard patterns: Sekata, Tiga warna, Parti, Hujung bulu hitam, Agouti dan Bertanda coklat.

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hitam	Mengikut piawaian (“black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black”)
Putih	Mengikut piawaian (“white”)	Mengikut piawaian (“White”)	Mengikut piawaian (“including pure white”)	Mengikut piawaian (“White”)	Mengikut piawaian (“white”)
Kelabu	Mengikut piawaian (“grey-shaded (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Gray”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“grey-shaded”)
Biru	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Blue”)	Membatalkan kelayakan
Ungu lembut	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Lilac”)	Membatalkan kelayakan
Perak	Mengikut piawaian (“black-and-silver (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black and silver”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black-and-silver”)
Coklat	Mengikut piawaian (“brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“brown”)
Coklat kehitaman	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Seal”)	Membatalkan kelayakan
Coklat muda kemerahan	Mengikut piawaian (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black & Tan”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black & Tan”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black and tan”)
Merah	Membatalkan kelayakan	Mengikut piawaian (“Red”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Membatalkan kelayakan
Oren	Mengikut piawaian (“orange (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Orange”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Orange”)	Mengikut piawaian (“orange”)
Emas	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Gold”)	Membatalkan kelayakan
Krim	Mengikut piawaian (“cream (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Cream”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Cream”)	Mengikut piawaian (“cream”)
Albino	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Membatalkan kelayakan (“albinism”)	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan
Patterns
Sekata	Mengikut piawaian (“white, black, brown, orange”)	Mengikut piawaian (“White”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“white, black, brown, orange”)
Tiga warna	Mengikut piawaian (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black Tricolour”)	Mengikut piawaian (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)
Parti	Mengikut piawaian (“coats with patches (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Parti-Color”)	Mengikut piawaian (“parti-colors”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black & White Particolour”)	Mengikut piawaian (“parti-colour”)
Hujung bulu hitam	Mengikut piawaian (“orange-sable, cream-sable (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Sable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Sable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“cream-sable, orange-sable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Mengikut piawaian (“Wolfgray”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling
Bertanda coklat	Mengikut piawaian (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black & Tan”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black and tans”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black & Tan”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black and tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)
Merle	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“merle”)	No ruling	Tidak diiktiraf (“with the exception of merle, which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Merle berganda	No ruling	Tidak diiktiraf	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Mata: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Coklat tua	Mengikut piawaian (“dark”)	Mengikut piawaian (“dark brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“always dark in color”)	Mengikut piawaian (“always dark”)	Mengikut piawaian (“dark”)
Coklat muda	Kecacatan (“too big and too light eyes”)	Mengikut piawaian (“the brown dog may have a lighter brown eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	Kecacatan (“too big or too light eyes”)

Hidung: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hitam	Mengikut piawaian (“pure black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“small and solid black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“black in black, white, black and white parti-colors and black and tan dogs”)	Mengikut piawaian (“nose black in black, white, black/white parti-colours”)	Mengikut piawaian (“pure black”)
Coklat hati	Mengikut piawaian (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”)	Mengikut piawaian (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”)	Mengikut piawaian (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)
Merah jambu	Kecacatan (“flesh-coloured nose”)	Kecacatan (“flesh colored noses are a serious fault”)	No ruling	Kecacatan (“pink nose highly undesirable”)	Kecacatan (“flesh-coloured nose”)
Patterns
Hidung rama-rama	No ruling	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“butterfly nose”)	Kecacatan (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Besar

Bulu: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Hitam	Mengikut piawaian (“black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Black”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Putih	Mengikut piawaian (“white”)	Mengikut piawaian (“White”)	Mengikut piawaian (“including pure white”)
Kelabu	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Biru	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Ungu lembut	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Perak	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Coklat	Mengikut piawaian (“brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“Brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Coklat kehitaman	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Coklat muda kemerahan	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Merah	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Oren	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Emas	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Krim	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Albino	Membatalkan kelayakan	Tidak diiktiraf	Membatalkan kelayakan (“albinism”)
Patterns
Sekata	Mengikut piawaian (“white, black, brown”)	Mengikut piawaian (“White”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors”)
Tiga warna	Membatalkan kelayakan (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Parti	Membatalkan kelayakan (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Mengikut piawaian (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“parti-colors”)
Hujung bulu hitam	Membatalkan kelayakan (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Mengikut piawaian (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Bertanda coklat	Membatalkan kelayakan (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Tidak diiktiraf	Mengikut piawaian (“black and tans”)
Merle	No ruling	Membatalkan kelayakan (“merle”)	No ruling
Merle berganda	No ruling	Tidak diiktiraf	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Mengikut piawaian: Described by the club's breed standard.
Kecacatan: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Membatalkan kelayakan: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Tidak diiktiraf: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Spitz Jerman's colors can change over its life.

Hitamchanges toKarat
Bulu · Mengikut keadaan badan · can change back
Hitamchanges toKelabu
Bulu · Progresif
Hitamchanges toCoklat
Bulu · Di bawah cahaya matahari · can change back
Putihchanges toRoan
Bulu · Mengikut usia · from 2 weeks
Bertanda coklatchanges toCorak pelana
Bulu · Mengikut usia · from 6 to 156 weeks
Hitamchanges toHidung salji
Hidung · Mengikut musim · can change back
Hitamchanges toMerah jambu
Hidung · Mengikut musim · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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