What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Samojed?

FCI, Male: 54–60 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–59.7 cm; KC, Male: 51–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–59.8 cm; FCI, Female: 50–56 cm; AKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 48.3–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 46–51 cm; CKC, Female: 48.3–54.5 cm.

Samojed 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	54–60 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	53.3–59.7 cm	51–56 cm	53.3–59.8 cm
Mankehøyde, female	50–56 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	48.3–53.3 cm	46–51 cm	48.3–54.5 cm
Høyde i forhold til lengde	1	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i forhold til snuteparti	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
BittTangbitt	Feil (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BittUnderbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Feil (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Feil (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
BittOverbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)	Feil (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)	Feil (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre)	Standard (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)	Standard (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)	Standard (“carried strongly erect”)	Standard (“Fully erect in adults”)	No ruling
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“They should be mobile, set high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)	Standard (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)	Standard (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	No ruling
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Feil (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)	Feil (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeRett	Standard (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)	No ruling	Standard (“blend gracefully into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Standard (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)	No ruling	Standard (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)	Standard (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)	No ruling
HaleansetningHøy	Standard (“TAIL: Set rather high”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalelengdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)	No ruling
HalelengdeMiddels	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is moderately long”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	Standard (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“with well let down hocks”)	No ruling
HaserKuhaset	Feil (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)	Feil (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)	No ruling	Feil (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)	No ruling
HalslengdeMiddels	Standard (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDypt	Standard (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Chest deep but not too broad”)	No ruling
BrystTønneformet	Feil (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Buklinjens opptrekkingModerat	Standard (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	Standard (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Snutepartiets formAvsmalnende	Standard (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)	Standard (“should taper toward the nose”)	Standard (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)	Standard (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)	No ruling
Snutepartiets formSvak og spiss	Feil (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)	Feil (“neither coarse nor snipy”)	Feil (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettFullt tannsett	Standard (“Normal dentition”)	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjerning av ulveklør	Standard (“The dewclaws should be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	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.

Samojed colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samojed in Hvit og Krem. Standard patterns: Ensfarget og Tofarget.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hvit	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)
Krem	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream, or all biscuit”)	Standard (“cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Albino	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende (“albinism”)	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende
Brun	Diskvalifiserende (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)	Diskvalifiserende	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Standard (“pure white”)
Tofarget	Standard (“white with biscuit”)	Standard (“White & Biscuit”)	Standard (“white and biscuit”)	Standard (“white and biscuit”)	Standard (“white with biscuit”)

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“medium to dark brown”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark for preference”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“medium to dark brown”)	Standard (“dark brown”)
Svart	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“light or black eyes undesirable”)	No ruling
Gul	Feil (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“yellow eyes”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes blue”)	Diskvalifiserende (“blue eyes”)	Diskvalifiserende (“blue eyes”)	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
Ulikfargede øyne	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes ... of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes ... of different colours”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“preferably black”)	Standard (“black for preference”)	Standard (“black is preferred”)	Standard (“black for preference”)	Standard (“preferably black”)
Leverbrun	No ruling	Standard (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)	Standard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	Standard (“may be brown”)	No ruling
Rosa	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“flesh-coloured”)	No ruling
Dudleynese	No ruling	Standard (“Dudley nose not penalized”)	Standard (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Snønese	Standard (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)	Standard (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)	Standard (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)	No ruling	Standard (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”)

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.
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 Samojed'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
Svartchanges toSnønese
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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