What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Amerikansk cocker spaniel?

FCI, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; AKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; UKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; KC, Male: 37–39 cm; CKC, Male: 36.8–39.3 cm; FCI, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; AKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; UKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; KC, Female: 34–37 cm; CKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm.

Amerikansk cocker spaniel 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mankehøyde, male	36.8–39.4 cmover 39.4 cmDiskvalifiserende	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFeilover 39.4 cmDiskvalifiserende	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFeil	37–39 cm	36.8–39.3 cmunder 36.8 cmFeilover 39.3 cmDiskvalifiserende
Mankehøyde, female	34.3–36.8 cmover 36.8 cmDiskvalifiserende	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFeilover 36.8 cmDiskvalifiserende	34.3–36.8 cm	34–37 cm	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFeilover 36.8 cmDiskvalifiserende
Høyde i forhold til lengde	No ruling	No ruling	1.2	1	No ruling
Skuldervinkel	90°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“Tenner sterke og sunne, ikke for små og møtes i saksebitt”)	Standard (“møtes i saksebitt”)	Standard (“møtes i saksebitt”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmessig og komplett saksebitt”)	Standard (“møtes i saksebitt”)
TannsettFullt tannsett	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Et fullt sett med sterke, passe store, hvite tenner”)	No ruling	No ruling
StoppMarkert	Standard (“Stopp: Markert”)	Standard (“øyenbrynene er tydelig definert med et markert stopp”)	Standard (“Det er et markert stopp”)	No ruling	Standard (“tydelig definert med et markert stopp”)
Snutepartiets formKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Snute bred, dyp, firkantet, jevne kjever”)	No ruling
ØreansetningLav	Standard (“plassert ikke høyere enn en linje til den nedre delen av øyet”)	Standard (“plassert ikke høyere enn en linje til den nedre delen av øyet”)	Standard (“satt ikke høyere enn en linje til den nedre delen av øyet”)	Standard (“satt på linje ikke høyere enn øynenes nedre del”)	Standard (“plassert ikke høyere enn en linje til den nedre delen av”)
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“et svakt mandelformet utseende”)	Standard (“et svakt mandelformet utseende”)	Standard (“antyder en svak mandelform”)	Standard (“et svakt mandelformet utseende”)	Standard (“et svakt mandelformet utseende”)
ØyeplasseringFremtredende	Feil (“øyet er ikke svakt eller utstående”)	Feil (“øyet er ikke svakt eller utstående”)	No ruling	Feil (“Verken små eller utstående”)	Feil (“øyet er ikke svakt eller utstående”)
HalslengdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lang, muskuløs og fri for løs halshud”)	No ruling
HalsformBuet	Standard (“buer svakt mens den smalner av for å møte hodet”)	Standard (“buer svakt mens den smalner av for å møte hodet”)	Standard (“buer svakt mens den smalner av for å møte hodet”)	Standard (“Reiser seg kraftig og svakt buet”)	No ruling
DoglappIngen (tørr hals)	Standard (“fri for hengende «løs halshud»”)	Standard (“fri for hengende «løs halshud».”)	No ruling	Standard (“fri for løs halshud”)	No ruling
OverlinjeSkrånende bakover	Standard (“Overlinje: Skrånende svakt mot muskuløse bakparti”)	Standard (“Overlinje - skrånende svakt mot muskuløse bakparti”)	Standard (“Overlinjen skråner svakt mot de sterke, muskuløse bakpartiet”)	Standard (“Rygg sterk, skråner jevnt og svakt nedover”)	Standard (“en overlinje som skråner svakt mot sterke, muskuløse bakparti”)
KroppstypeKompakt	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt kropp”)	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt kropp”)	Standard (“Den korte, kompakte, fast sammensatte kroppen”)	Standard (“kompakt kraftig kropp”)	Standard (“Han har en kraftig, kompakt kropp”)
KroppstypeKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Cocker er kompakt og kvadratisk i kroppen”)	No ruling	No ruling
KroppstypeLang og lav	Ikke anerkjent (“hunden virker aldri lang og lav”)	Ikke anerkjent (“hunden virker aldri lang og lav”)	Feil (“Alvorlig feil: Et langt, lavt utseende”)	Ikke anerkjent (“Virker aldri lang og lav”)	No ruling
BrystDypt	Standard (“Bryst: Dypt, laveste punkt ikke høyere enn albuene”)	Standard (“Brystet er dypt, laveste punkt ikke høyere enn albuene”)	Standard (“Brystet er dypt, med den laveste delen ikke høyere enn albuene”)	Standard (“Bryst dypt. Laveste punkt ikke høyere enn albuene”)	No ruling
HalebæringVannrett	Standard (“båret på linje med ryggens overlinje, eller svakt høyere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med ryggens overlinje, eller svakt høyere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med overlinjen, eller svakt høyere”)	Standard (“båret på linje med ryggens overlinje eller svakt høyere”)	No ruling
HalebæringHøyt båret (glad)	Alternativ (“på linje med ryggens overlinje, eller svakt høyere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med ryggens overlinje, eller svakt høyere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med overlinjen, eller svakt høyere”)	Alternativ (“på linje med ryggens overlinje eller svakt høyere”)	No ruling
HalebæringLav (hengende)	Ikke anerkjent (“aldri så lavt at det tyder på sjenanse”)	Ikke anerkjent (“aldri så lavt at det tyder på sjenanse”)	Ikke anerkjent (“aldri ... så lavt at det tyder på sjenanse”)	Ikke anerkjent (“aldri så lavt at det tyder på sjenanse”)	No ruling
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“men aldri krøllet over ryggen”)	No ruling
HalelengdeMiddels	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ukuttet: ... Moderat lengde”)	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“Kompakte, store, runde og faste med hornaktige trinser”)	Standard (“Poter kompakte, store, runde og faste”)	Standard (“De runde, kompakte potene er store og faste”)	Standard (“Kompakte, ikke utspilte, runde og faste”)	No ruling
PoterSpredte	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Kompakte, ikke utspilte”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseledd: Sterke og godt senket”)	No ruling	Standard (“Haseleddene er sterke og godt senket”)	Standard (“Haseledd sterke, godt senket”)	No ruling
BakpartsvinklingModerat	Standard (“Moderat vinkling i kneet”)	Standard (“moderat vinkling i kneet”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BakpartsvinklingGodt vinklet	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“godt vinklede, kraftige knær”)	No ruling	No ruling
ForpartsvinklingGodt tilbakelagt	Standard (“Skulder: Godt tilbakelagt”)	Standard (“Skuldrene er godt tilbakelagt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brystflekk	Alternativ (“En liten mengde hvitt på brystet og/eller strupen”)	Alternativ (“En liten mengde hvitt på brystet og/eller strupen er tillatt”)	Alternativ (“En liten mengde hvitt på brystet og/eller strupen er tillatt”)	Alternativ (“en liten mengde hvitt på bryst og strupe tolereres”)	Alternativ (“En liten mengde hvitt på brystet og/eller strupen er tillatt”)
Tanmerker	Alternativ (“Ensfarget svart, inkludert svart med brune tegninger”)	Alternativ (“Ensfarget svart, inkludert svart med brune tegninger”)	Alternativ (“Brune tegninger er akseptable”)	Alternativ (“Mengden brune tegninger er begrenset til ti prosent eller mindre av individets farge”)	Alternativ (“Ensfarget svart, inkludert svart med brune tegninger”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Halekupering	Standard (“Den kuttede halen er satt og båret på linje med overlinjen”)	Standard (“Den kuttede halen er satt og båret på linje med overlinjen”)	Standard (“med en hale som vanligvis er kuttet”)	Alternativ (“Tidligere vanligvis kuttet. Kuttet ... Ukuttet”)	No ruling
Fjerning av ulveklør	Alternativ (“Ulveklør på frambena kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør på frambena kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør foran og bak kan fjernes”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Amerikansk cocker spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Amerikansk cocker spaniel in Svart, Hvit, Blå, Sølv, Brun, Tan, Rød, Gull, Buff og Krem. Standard patterns: Ensfarget, Trefarget, Partifarget, Konstant skimmel, Sobel og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Hvit	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”)	Standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”)	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)
Rød	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Gull	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Krem	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Albino	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Trefarget	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifarget	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Konstant skimmel	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Sobel	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“Sable”)	Standard (“A lacing of black hairs over a lighter background color”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalifiserende
Tantegning	Standard (“black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)
Merle	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“Merle Markings”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Merle color”)	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende
Dobbel merle	Diskvalifiserende	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown, the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)
Nøttebrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In reds and browns, dark hazel”)	No ruling
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“Eyes: blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Eye(s) blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Eye(s) blue, blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Patterns
Marmorert	Diskvalifiserende (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalifiserende (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)	Standard (“black in color in the blacks, black and tans, and black and whites”)	Standard (“The nose is black in the Black and Black and Tan dogs”)	Standard (“Nostrils black in black and tans”)	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”)	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)

ASCOB

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sølv	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Rød	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Gull	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Krem	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Sobel	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“Sable”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalifiserende
Tantegning	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Dobbel merle	Diskvalifiserende	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende

Flerfarget

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Hvit	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Brun	Standard (“brown and white”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Chocolate & White Particolour”)	Standard (“brown and white”)
Tan	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Rød	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Red & White Particolour”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Buff	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Buff & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Patterns
Trefarget	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifarget	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Konstant skimmel	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Sobel	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Diskvalifiserende
Tantegning	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Dobbel merle	Diskvalifiserende	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende

Svart

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tan	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tantegning	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Dobbel merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Diskvalifiserende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkjent: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Amerikansk cocker spaniel's colors can change over its life.

Svartchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kroppstilstanden · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Pels · I sola · can change back
Hvitchanges toKonstant skimmel
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSaltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnønese
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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