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 (“Regelmessig og komplett saksebitt”)	Standard (“tettsluttende overlappende med saksebitt”)	Standard (“komplett sett med jevnt plasserte, hvite tenner med saksebitt”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmessig og komplett saksebitt”)	Standard (“tettsluttende overlappende i saksebitt”)
BittTangbitt	Feil (“FEIL: ... Tangbitt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BittUnderbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“DISKVALIFISERENDE FEIL: Overbitt eller underbitt”)	Feil (“Underbitt eller overbitt bør trekkes for”)	Feil (“Feil: Underbitt eller overbitt”)	No ruling	No ruling
BittOverbitt	Diskvalifiserende (“DISKVALIFISERENDE FEIL: Overbitt eller underbitt”)	Feil (“Underbitt eller overbitt bør trekkes for”)	Feil (“Feil: Underbitt eller overbitt”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre)	Standard (“ØRER: Oppreiste, ganske små, tykke, trekantede”)	Standard (“Sterke og tykke, oppreiste, trekantede”)	Standard (“båret sterkt oppreist”)	Standard (“Fullt oppreiste hos voksne”)	No ruling
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“De skal være bevegelige, satt høyt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“noe skråstilte og mandelformede”)	Standard (“mandelformede med skråstilt underlokk”)	Standard (“Øynene er mørkebrune, mandelformede”)	Standard (“Mandelformede, skråstilt”)	No ruling
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Feil (“Runde eller utstående øyne trekkes for”)	Feil (“Feil: Runde eller utstående øyne”)	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeRett	Standard (“Rygg: Middels lang, muskuløs og rett”)	No ruling	Standard (“går elegant over i den rette ryggen”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Standard (“båret bøyd fra roten framover over ryggen eller til siden”)	No ruling	Standard (“vanligvis båret over ryggen, lagt til den ene eller andre siden”)	Standard (“båret over ryggen og til siden når oppmerksom”)	No ruling
HaleansetningHøy	Standard (“HALE: Satt ganske høyt”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HalelengdeLang	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hale: Lang, rikelig behåret”)	No ruling
HalelengdeMiddels	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Halen er moderat lang”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	Standard (“Forpoter: Ovale med lange tær”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Runde kattefot sterkt uønsket”)	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseledd: Ganske lavt og godt vinklet”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“med godt lavt satte haseledd”)	No ruling
HaserKuhaset	Feil (“Sterkt hjulbeint eller kuhaset”)	Feil (“enhver antydning til svake kneledd eller kuhaser trekkes sterkt for”)	No ruling	Feil (“Kuhaser eller rette kneledd sterkt uønsket”)	No ruling
HalslengdeMiddels	Standard (“HALS: Sterk og av middels lengde”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDypt	Standard (“Brystkasse: Bred, dyp og lang”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Brystkasse dyp, men ikke for bred”)	No ruling
BrystTønneformet	Feil (“FEIL: ... Tønneformet brystkasse”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Buklinjens opptrekkingModerat	Standard (“Underlinje: Moderat opptrekk”)	No ruling	Standard (“Buken er stram, med moderat opptrekk”)	No ruling	No ruling
Snutepartiets formAvsmalnende	Standard (“gradvis avsmalnende mot nesen”)	Standard (“skal smalne av mot nesen”)	Standard (“det er svak avsmalning mot nesen”)	Standard (“avsmalnende snute som ikke er for skarpt markert”)	No ruling
Snutepartiets formSvak og spiss	Feil (“verken smal og spiss eller tung og firkantet”)	Feil (“verken grov eller smal og spiss”)	Feil (“Feil: Grov, smal og spiss, eller grunn snute”)	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettFullt tannsett	Standard (“Normalt tannsett”)	No ruling	Standard (“et komplett sett med jevnt plasserte, hvite tenner”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjerning av ulveklør	Standard (“Ulveklørne bør fjernes”)	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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