What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Finsk spiss?

FCI, Male: 44–50 cm; AKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; UKC, Male: 44.5–50.8 cm; KC, Male: 43–50 cm; CKC, Male: 44.5–49.5 cm; FCI, Female: 39–45 cm; AKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; UKC, Female: 39.4–45.7 cm; KC, Female: 39–45 cm; CKC, Female: 39.3–44.5 cm.

Finsk spiss 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	44–50 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	44.5–50.8 cm	43–50 cm	44.5–49.5 cm
Mankehøyde, female	39–45 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39.4–45.7 cm	39–45 cm	39.3–44.5 cm
Vekt, male	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg
Vekt, female	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	10–13.3 kg
Vekt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	14–16 kg	No ruling
Høyde i forhold til lengde	1	1	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i forhold til snuteparti	1.3	1.3	1.3	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“Close fitting scissor bite”)	Standard (“Bite - Scissors bite”)	Standard (“teeth that meet in a close scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“Lips are tightly closed and thin scissors bite”)
BittUnderbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Feil (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Feil (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
BittOverbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“Overshot or undershot mouth”)	No ruling	Feil (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Feil (“Undershot or overshot bite, missing teeth”)
BittSkjevt bitt	No ruling	Feil (“Wry mouth is to be severely faulted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettFullt tannsett	Standard (“42 teeth, according to the dentition formula”)	No ruling	Standard (“a full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettManglende tenner	Feil (“Missing tooth (excluding PM1 and M3)”)	No ruling	Feil (“Serious Faults: ... Missing teeth”)	No ruling	Feil (“Missing teeth undesirable”)
ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre)	Standard (“Set rather high, always erect”)	Standard (“Small erect, sharply pointed and very mobile”)	Standard (“The small, erect, sharply pointed, very mobile ears”)	Standard (“Small, cocked, sharply pointed”)	Standard (“Ears are small, erect, sharply pointed”)
ØrestillingHengende (hengeøre)	Diskvalifiserende (“Other than erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHalvt oppreist	Diskvalifiserende (“Other than erect ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“EARS: Set rather high”)	Standard (“Ears - Set on high”)	Standard (“ears are set on high, and covered with fine hair”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, slightly oblique”)	Standard (“Eyes - Almond-shaped with black rims”)	Standard (“Medium in size, almond shaped, set slightly obliquely”)	Standard (“Almond shaped with black rims”)	Standard (“almond shaped with black rims”)
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Feil (“Any deviation, runny, weepy, round or light eyes should be faulted”)	Feil (“Faults: ... Round. Light. Running or weepy”)	No ruling	No ruling
StoppModerat	No ruling	Standard (“Stop - Moderate”)	No ruling	Standard (“stop moderate”)	No ruling
StoppMarkert	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“the stop pronounced”)
Snutepartiets formAvsmalnende	Standard (“Viewed from above and in profile evenly tapering, rather narrow”)	Standard (“Narrow ... tapering somewhat, equally from all angles”)	Standard (“It tapers evenly to the tip”)	Standard (“Muzzle narrow ... evenly tapering”)	Standard (“The muzzle is narrow; seen from above and from the sides evenly tapering”)
Snutepartiets formSvak og spiss	No ruling	Feil (“a long or narrow head with snipy muzzle, is to be penalized”)	Feil (“Faults: ... Long or narrow head, with snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalslengdeMiddels	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Muscular, of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is muscular, of medium length”)
DoglappIngen (tørr hals)	Standard (“Throat without dewlap”)	Standard (“Clean, with no excess skin below the muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeRett	Standard (“Back: Rather short, level and muscular”)	Standard (“Topline - level and strong from withers to croup”)	Standard (“The topline is level and strong from the withers”)	No ruling	Standard (“The back is short, level, and strong”)
OverlinjeKarperygg (buet)	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Feil (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
OverlinjeSvairygg	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Roached, dipped, long back”)	No ruling	Feil (“Roached, dipped or long back”)
BrystDypt	No ruling	Standard (“Chest - Deep; brisket reaches to the elbow”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching almost to the elbows”)	Standard (“Chest deep”)	Standard (“Chest is deep”)
HaleansetningLav	No ruling	Feil (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Feil (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	Feil (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
HaleansetningHøy	No ruling	Feil (“Low or high tail-set ... is to be faulted”)	Feil (“Faults: Low or high tail-set”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalelengdeKort	No ruling	Feil (“or a short tail is to be faulted”)	Feil (“Faults: ... Too short”)	No ruling	Feil (“Low tail set, too curly tail, short tail”)
HaleformKnekkhale	Diskvalifiserende (“Kinked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“Forefeet: Roundish, like cat-feet”)	Standard (“Rounded, compact foot with well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Roundish, with tight, well arched toes”)	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are tight, round, and cat-like”)
PoterSpredte	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Flat, splayed, long feet”)	No ruling	Feil (“flat, splayed, or long feet”)
PoterHarepoter	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Long hare-feet and splayed feet are undesirable”)
HaserKuhaset	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Cow hocks”)	No ruling	Feil (“Long hocks, cowhocks”)
Ulveklør på bakbeinIngen	No ruling	Standard (“Dewclaws - Removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Sokker	Alternativ (“small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Alternativ (“White markings on the tips of the toes”)	Alternativ (“The following white markings are permitted: on the tips of the toes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Stjerne	Alternativ (“small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Alternativ (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch”)	Alternativ (“a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip”)	Alternativ (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjerning av ulveklør	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws - May be removed”)	Standard (“Dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“Removal of dewclaws is optional”)

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

Finsk spiss colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Finsk spiss in Hvit, Rød og Gull. Standard patterns: Sobel.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hvit	Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)	Standard (“White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip ... on the forechest are permitted”)	Standard (“The following white markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Narrow white stripe not exceeding one and half centimetres in width on breast permitted”)	Standard (“A small white spot on the chest and small white markings on the feet are permitted”)
Rød	Standard (“bright red”)	Alternativ (“Red”)	No ruling	Standard (“reddish brown”)	Standard (“bright red”)
Gull	Standard (“golden red”)	Standard (“Red Gold”)	Standard (“Golden-red, ranging from pale honey to a deep auburn”)	Standard (“red gold”)	Standard (“golden red”)
Albino	Diskvalifiserende	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende
Patterns
Sobel	No ruling	Standard (“sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted”)	Standard (“separate black hairs on the tail and back”)	Standard (“sparse separate black pointed hairs on back and tail permitted”)	No ruling

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mørkebrun	Standard (“preferably dark”)	Standard (“Dark in color”)	Standard (“preferably dark in color”)	Standard (“preferably dark”)	Standard (“preferably dark”)
Lysebrun	No ruling	Feil (“light eyes should be faulted”)	Feil (“Light”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“wall eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“wall eye”)
Gul	Diskvalifiserende (“Eyes bright yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Eyes bright yellow”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“jet-black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Nose pitch black”)	Standard (“jet-black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Feil: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Finsk spiss's colors can change over its life.

Hvitchanges toKonstant skimmel
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 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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