What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Whippet?

FCI, Male: 47–51 cm; AKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 47–51 cm; CKC, Male: 48.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 44–47 cm; AKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 44–47 cm; CKC, Female: 45.8–53.3 cm.

Whippet 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	47–51 cm	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDiskvalifiserendeover 57.2 cmDiskvalifiserende	48.3–55.9 cmunder 47 cmDiskvalifiserendeover 57.2 cmDiskvalifiserende	47–51 cm	48.3–56 cm
Mankehøyde, female	44–47 cm	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalifiserendeover 54.6 cmDiskvalifiserende	45.7–53.3 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalifiserendeover 54.6 cmDiskvalifiserende	44–47 cm	45.8–53.3 cm
Høyde i forhold til lengde	No ruling	under 1	under 1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StoppSvakt	Standard (“Stopp: Svakt”)	Standard (“knapt merkbart stopp”)	Standard (“Stoppet er knapt merkbart”)	Standard (“avsmalnende mot snuten med svakt stopp”)	Standard (“knapt merkbart stopp”)
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“perfekt saksebitt”)	No ruling	Standard (“møtes i saksebitt”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmessig og komplett saksebitt”)	No ruling
BittUnderbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Diskvalifikasjoner: Underbitt”)	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Underbitt”)
BittOverbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Overbitt på en kvart tomme eller mer”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØyeformOval	Standard (“ØYNE: Ovale, lyse”)	Standard (“Øyne store, runde til ovale i formen”)	No ruling	Standard (“Ovale, lyse, svært våkent uttrykk”)	No ruling
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Standard (“Øyne store, runde til ovale i formen”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Øyne store, intelligente, runde i formen”)
ØyeformMandelformet	No ruling	Feil (“mandelformede øyne er uønsket og skal feilbedømmes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingRoseøre	Standard (“ØRER: Rosenører, små”)	Standard (“Rosenører, små, fine i teksturen”)	Standard (“Rosenørene er karakteristiske for rasen”)	Standard (“Rosenører, små, fine i teksturen”)	Standard (“Ører små, fine i teksturen, lagt bakover og brettet”)
ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre)	No ruling	Feil (“Reiste ører skal straffes strengt”)	Feil (“Alvorlig feil: Reiste ører”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingHalvt oppreist	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Halvt reist når hunden er oppmerksom”)
HalslengdeLang	Standard (“HALS: Lang, muskuløs, elegant buet”)	Standard (“Hals lang, ren og muskuløs”)	Standard (“Den lange, rene, muskuløse halsen”)	Standard (“Lang, muskuløs, elegant buet”)	Standard (“Lang og muskuløs, godt buet”)
HalslengdeKort	No ruling	Feil (“En kort tykk hals ... skal straffes”)	Feil (“Feil: Kort, tykk hals”)	No ruling	No ruling
DoglappIngen (tørr hals)	No ruling	Standard (“ingen antydning til løs strupe”)	Standard (“ingen antydning til løs strupe”)	No ruling	Standard (“ingen antydning til løs strupe”)
OverlinjeLett buet lend	Standard (“Viser en grasiøs bue over lenden”)	Standard (“grasiøs naturlig bue ... som begynner over lenden”)	Standard (“En grasiøs, naturlig, men ikke for markert, bue begynner over lenden”)	Standard (“viser grasiøs bue over lenden, men ikke pukkelrygget”)	Standard (“en god, naturlig bue over lenden”)
OverlinjeRett	No ruling	Feil (“flat rygg ... skal straffes”)	Feil (“Feil: ... Flat rygg”)	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDypt	Standard (“Brystkasse: Svært dyp med rikelig hjerteplass”)	Standard (“Brystkasse svært dyp”)	Standard (“Brystkassen er svært dyp”)	Standard (“Brystkasse svært dyp med rikelig hjerteplass”)	Standard (“Brystkasse svært dyp og sterk”)
BrystTønneformet	No ruling	Feil (“ingen antydning til tønneform”)	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“ingen antydning til tønneform”)
HalelengdeLang	Standard (“Lang, avsmalnende”)	Standard (“Halen lang og avsmalnende”)	Standard (“Den lange, avsmalnende halen”)	Standard (“Lang, avsmalnende, rekker minst til haseleddet”)	Standard (“Lang og avsmalnende”)
HalebæringLav (hengende)	No ruling	Standard (“halen bæres lavt med bare en svak oppoverkurve”)	Standard (“halen bæres lavt, med bare en svak oppoverkurve”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterOvale	Standard (“Forpoter: Ovale, godt adskilte tær”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ovale, godt adskilte tær”)	No ruling
PoterHarepoter	No ruling	Standard (“Poter mer hare- enn kattefot, men begge er akseptable”)	Standard (“Både hare- og kattefot er akseptable, men førstnevnte foretrekkes”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterKattepoter	No ruling	Alternativ (“Poter mer hare- enn kattefot, men begge er akseptable”)	Alternativ (“Både hare- og kattefot er akseptable”)	No ruling	No ruling
PoterSpredte	No ruling	Feil (“Flate, spredte eller myke poter ... straffes strengt”)	Feil (“Alvorlige feil: Spredte poter”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaserLavt ansatte	Standard (“Haseledd: Godt senket”)	Standard (“Haseleddene er godt vinklet nedover og nær bakken”)	Standard (“Haseleddene er godt vinklet nedover og nær bakken”)	Standard (“haseledd godt senket”)	Standard (“haseledd godt vinklet nedover og nær bakken”)
HaserSigdhaset	No ruling	Feil (“Sabelhasete eller kuhasete skal straffes strengt”)	Feil (“Alvorlige feil: Sabelhasete. Kuhasete”)	No ruling	No ruling
HaserKuhaset	No ruling	Feil (“Sabelhasete eller kuhasete skal straffes strengt”)	Feil (“Alvorlige feil: Sabelhasete. Kuhasete”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjerning av ulveklør	No ruling	Alternativ (“Ulveklør kan fjernes”)	Alternativ (“Ulveklør kan fjernes”)	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. See where each procedure is banned or allowed.

Whippet colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Whippet in Svart, Hvit, Blå, Sølv, Seal, Rød, Krem og Fawn. Standard patterns: Ensfarget, Tigret, Partifarget, Sobel og Mørk tigret.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Hvit	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Blå	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Silver Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Seal	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Rød	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Red Fawn”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Krem	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Fawn	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Tigret	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn Brindle”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Partifarget	Standard (“parti-colour”)	Standard (“Color immaterial”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“particolours”)
Sobel	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Mørk tigret	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)	Standard (“Fawn Brindle”)	Standard (“Color is inconsequential”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Merle	Ikke anerkjent (“Any colour or mixture of colours, except merle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“Merle unacceptable”)	Ikke anerkjent (“Merle unacceptable”)
Dobbel merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown to nearly black”)	Standard (“dark”)
Lysebrun	Feil (“Light eyes are undesirable”)	Feil (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Gul	Feil (“yellow eyes are to be strictly penalized”)	Feil (“Yellow or light eyes”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“Blue eye(s)”)	Diskvalifiserende (“Blue or wall eyes”)
Patterns
Ulikfargede øyne	Diskvalifiserende (“both eyes not being of the same color”)	No ruling
Sektoriell	Diskvalifiserende (“any portion of blue in the eye(s)”)	No ruling

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“entirely black”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Blå	Standard (“in blues a bluish colour permitted”)	Standard (“dark blue”)	No ruling	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose black or blue depending on coat colour”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“liver nose in creams and other dilute colours”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	No ruling	Standard (“Nose liver in creams”)	Standard (“Nose liver in creams”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglnese	Standard (“in white or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”)	Standard (“In whites or particolours a butterfly nose is permissible”)

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 Whippet'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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