What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Pointer?

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–71.1 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm.

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, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mankehøyde, male	63–69 cm	63.5–71.1 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	No ruling
Mankehøyde, female	61–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	61–66 cm	No ruling
Vekt, male	No ruling	25–34 kg	25–34 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Vekt, female	No ruling	20–29.5 kg	20–29.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Høyde i forhold til lengde	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i forhold til snuteparti	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“with scissors or even bite”)
BittTangbitt	No ruling	Alternativ (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Alternativ (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“with scissors or even bite”)
BittUnderbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Feil (“Undershot or overshot”)
BittOverbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Feil (“Undershot or overshot”)
TannsettFullt tannsett	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHengende (hengeøre)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, short in length”)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling
ØreansetningLav	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)	No ruling	Feil (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Standard (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
ØyeformOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformMandelformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
StoppMarkert	No ruling	Standard (“There should be a pronounced stop”)	Standard (“joined by a pronounced stop”)	No ruling	Standard (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
StoppIngen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
AnsiktsprofilInnbuet (konkav)	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Standard (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
AnsiktsprofilRamsnese (konveks)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
OverlinjeRett	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeKarperygg (buet)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
OverlinjeSvairygg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
HalelengdeMiddels	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling
HalebæringVannrett	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	Standard (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
HalebæringHøyt båret (glad)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
HaleansetningHøy	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Set on too high or too low”)
HaleansetningLav	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Set on too high or too low”)
PoterOvale	Standard (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)	Standard (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)	Standard (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	Feil (“Catfoot is a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
PoterSpredte	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
HalslengdeLang	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
HalslengdeKort	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Short, thick neck”)
DoglappIngen (tørr hals)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
DoglappMarkert	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
BrystDypt	No ruling	Standard (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
BrystSmalt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
BrystBredt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
BrystTønneformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Buklinjens opptrekkingModerat	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)	No ruling
HaserKuhaset	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Halekupering	No ruling	Feil (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Fjerning av ulveklør	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)	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.

Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pointer in Svart, Hvit, Leverbrun, Oransje og Sitrongul. Standard patterns: Ensfarget, Tofarget, Trefarget og Konstant skimmel.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Hvit	Standard (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white”)
Oransje	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“orange and white”)
Sitrongul	Standard (“lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“solid-colored”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Tofarget	Standard (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“either in combination with white”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Trefarget	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)	Feil (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Konstant skimmel	No ruling	Standard (“Ticked”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent	No ruling

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Mørkebrun	No ruling	Standard (“the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nøttebrun	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Svart	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Rosa	Standard (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Feil: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Ikke anerkjent: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pointer'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
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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