Tysk 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.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“show a complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“A perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
BittTangbitt	Alternativ (“Pincer bite is permissible”)	Alternativ (“level bite permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
BittUnderbitt	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
BittOverbitt	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
BittSkjevt bitt	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettFullt tannsett	Standard (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Complete dentition”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
TannsettManglende tenner	No ruling	Feil (“Missing teeth is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre)	Standard (“they are always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“the ears are perfectly erect”)	Standard (“Perfectly erect”)
ØrestillingHalvt oppreist	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification - Ears not fully erect”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Disqualification: Semi-prick ears”)	No ruling
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“The small ears are set high”)	Standard (“small ears are set high”)	Standard (“set rather high”)	Standard (“Small, triangular and set rather high”)
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium sized, oval in shape”)	Standard (“Medium size, oval shaped and obliquely set”)
StoppModerat	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)	Standard (“Stop moderately defined”)
OverlinjeRett	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“Topline level”)
Buklinjens opptrekkingModerat	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“there is moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck-up”)
HaleansetningHøy	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is high set”)	Standard (“High set, curled right up from root”)
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“lies curled over the back”)	Standard (“lying curled over back”)
HalebæringDobbelt krøllet	Alternativ (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”)	Alternativ (“A double curl at tip of tail is permissible but not preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”)	Standard (“The forefeet are cat feet”)	Standard (“Small, rounded and cat-like”)	Standard (“Small, rounded, cat-like”)
HalslengdeMiddels	Standard (“The medium length neck is set broadly”)	Standard (“The medium length neck is slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
DoglappIngen (tørr hals)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Briller	Standard (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles> shown as a delicately pencilled black line”)	Standard (“The eyes are well defined with a delicately penciled black line”)	No ruling	No ruling
Stjerne	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Sokker	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hvit halespiss	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hvite tegninger	Diskvalifiserende (“Definite white markings or spots in all non-white Spitz dogs.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Tysk spiss colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Tysk spiss in Svart, Hvit, Grå, Blå, Lilla, Sølv, Brun, Seal, Tan, Rød, Oransje, Gull og Krem. Standard patterns: Ensfarget, Trefarget, Partifarget, Sobel, Agouti og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)
Hvit	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white”)
Grå	Standard (“grey-shaded (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“grey-shaded”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Diskvalifiserende
Lilla	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Diskvalifiserende
Sølv	Standard (“black-and-silver (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“black and silver”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“black-and-silver”)
Brun	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Seal	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Diskvalifiserende
Tan	Standard (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Rød	Diskvalifiserende	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Diskvalifiserende
Oransje	Standard (“orange (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“orange”)
Gull	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Diskvalifiserende
Krem	Standard (“cream (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Albino	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende (“albinism”)	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)
Trefarget	Standard (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)
Partifarget	Standard (“coats with patches (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“parti-colour”)
Sobel	Standard (“orange-sable, cream-sable (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“cream-sable, orange-sable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling
Tantegning	Standard (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)
Merle	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“merle”)	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“with the exception of merle, which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dobbel merle	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“always dark in color”)	Standard (“always dark”)	Standard (“dark”)
Lysebrun	Feil (“too big and too light eyes”)	Standard (“the brown dog may have a lighter brown eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“too big or too light eyes”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“pure black”)	Standard (“small and solid black”)	Standard (“black in black, white, black and white parti-colors and black and tan dogs”)	Standard (“nose black in black, white, black/white parti-colours”)	Standard (“pure black”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”)	Standard (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”)	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)
Rosa	Feil (“flesh-coloured nose”)	Feil (“flesh colored noses are a serious fault”)	No ruling	Feil (“pink nose highly undesirable”)	Feil (“flesh-coloured nose”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglnese	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“butterfly nose”)	Feil (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Stor

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Hvit	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)
Grå	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Lilla	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Sølv	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Brun	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Seal	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Tan	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Rød	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Oransje	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Gull	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Krem	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors”)
Albino	Diskvalifiserende	Ikke anerkjent	Diskvalifiserende (“albinism”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“white, black, brown”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Trefarget	Diskvalifiserende (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Partifarget	Diskvalifiserende (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)
Sobel	Diskvalifiserende (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Tantegning	Diskvalifiserende (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Ikke anerkjent	Standard (“black and tans”)
Merle	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“merle”)	No ruling
Dobbel merle	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent	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.
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 Tysk spiss'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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