Harrier 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altura na cernelha, male | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | over 50.5 cm | No ruling |
| Altura na cernelha, female | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | over 45.5 cm | No ruling |
| Altura na cernelha | 48–50 cm48–55 cmAlternativo | 48.3–53.3 cm45.7–55.9 cmAlternativo | 48.3–53.3 cm | No ruling | 48.3–53.3 cm45.8–55.8 cmAlternativo |
| Relação crânio/focinho | No ruling | 1 | 1 | No ruling | 1 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StopModerado | No ruling | Padrão (“The stop is moderately defined”) | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“The stop is moderately defined”) |
| StopLeve | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“and a slight stop”) | Padrão (“Slight stop”) | No ruling |
| Forma do focinhoAfilado | Padrão (“Muzzle: Quite long and rather more pointed than square”) | No ruling | Padrão (“Never square, instead tapering towards the nose but not snipy”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Forma do focinhoQuadrado | No ruling | Padrão (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”) | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“lips complete the square, clean look of the muzzle”) |
| MordeduraMordedura em tesoura | No ruling | Padrão (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”) | Padrão (“meet in a scissors or a level bite”) | Padrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Padrão (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite or they may be level”) |
| MordeduraMordedura em torquês | No ruling | Alternativo (“or they may be level”) | Alternativo (“scissors or a level bite”) | No ruling | Alternativo (“or they may be level”) |
| MordeduraPrognatismo superior | No ruling | Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”) | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”) |
| MordeduraPrognatismo inferior | No ruling | Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”) | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“Overshot or undershot bites faulted to the degree of severity”) |
| DentiçãoDentição completa | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Forma dos olhosOvais | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Oval, very bright and deeply set”) | No ruling |
| Forma dos olhosAmendoados | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Eyes are almond shaped, medium size, set well apart”) |
| Inserção das orelhasAlta | Padrão (“rather set on high”) | No ruling | Padrão (“set on rather high”) | Padrão (“High set, pendant, with rounded tip”) | No ruling |
| Inserção das orelhasBaixa | No ruling | Padrão (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”) | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Ears are set on low and lie close to the cheeks”) |
| Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes) | No ruling | Padrão (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”) | No ruling | Padrão (“pendant, with rounded tip, Carried close to the head”) | Padrão (“lie close to the cheeks, rounded at the tips”) |
| Comprimento do pescoçoLongo | Padrão (“NECK: Long and free although well tied into the shoulders”) | Padrão (“The neck is long and strong”) | Padrão (“Neck: Long, strong, well attached and slightly arched”) | Padrão (“Long, clean and slightly arched”) | Padrão (“The neck is long and strong”) |
| Linha superiorHorizontal | Padrão (“Back: Straight and muscled”) | Padrão (“The topline is level”) | Padrão (“The topline is level and the back is straight”) | Padrão (“Topline level with slight arch over broad, well-muscled loin”) | Padrão (“The topline is level”) |
| PeitoProfundo | Padrão (“Chest: More developed in depth than in width”) | Padrão (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”) | Padrão (“The chest is deep, with well sprung ribs”) | Padrão (“Chest deep, reaching below the elbow”) | Padrão (“Chest deep, extending to the elbows”) |
| Retração abdominalModerada | Padrão (“flank must neither be too full nor too tucked up”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Comprimento da caudaMédia | Padrão (“TAIL: Of medium length”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Comprimento da caudaLonga | No ruling | Padrão (“The tail is long, set on high”) | Padrão (“Tail: Long, set on high”) | Padrão (“Long, set on and carried high”) | Padrão (“The tail is long, set on high and carried upwards”) |
| Inserção da caudaAlta | No ruling | Padrão (“set on high”) | Padrão (“set on high”) | Padrão (“set on and carried high”) | Padrão (“set on high and carried upwards”) |
| Porte da caudaLevantada (alegre) | No ruling | Padrão (“carried up from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock”) | Padrão (“carried up from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock”) | Padrão (“set on and carried high, fairly straight”) | Padrão (“set on high and carried upwards”) |
| Porte da caudaEnrolada sobre o dorso | No ruling | Falta (“The tail should not be curled over the back”) | Falta (“The tail should not be curled over the back”) | Falta (“Never curled or carried over the back”) | No ruling |
| PésPé de gato | No ruling | Padrão (“Feet are round and catlike”) | Padrão (“are round and catlike; with toes set close together”) | Padrão (“Strong, round cat foot”) | Padrão (“Feet are round and cat-like”) |
Harrier colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Harrier color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Harrier in Preto, Branco, Fogo, Vermelho e Limão. Standard patterns: Sólido, Bicolor, Tricolor, Malhado, Agouti e Marcado de fogo.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preto | Padrão (“all shades of black to orange”) | Padrão (“Black White & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any good hound color”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) |
| Branco | Padrão (“Usually white as base colour”) | Padrão (“Black White & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any good hound color”) | Padrão (“White”) |
| Fogo | Padrão (“all shades of black to orange”) | Padrão (“Black White & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any good hound color”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) |
| Vermelho | Padrão (“all shades of black to orange”) | Padrão (“Red & White”) | Padrão (“Any good hound color”) | Padrão (“Red & White”) |
| Limão | No ruling | Padrão (“Lemon & White”) | Padrão (“Any good hound color”) | Padrão (“Lemon & White”) |
| Albino | No ruling | No ruling | Desqualificante (“Albinism”) | Não reconhecido |
| Patterns | ||||
| Sólido | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“White”) |
| Bicolor | Padrão (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”) | Padrão (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | Padrão (“Red & White”) |
| Tricolor | Padrão (“in France generally tricolour with black mantle”) | Padrão (“Black White & Tan”) | No ruling | Padrão (“Tri-colour”) |
| Malhado | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Badger Pied”) |
| Agouti | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Badger Pied”) |
| Marcado de fogo | No ruling | Padrão (“Black White & Tan”) | No ruling | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrom | No ruling | Padrão (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs”) | No ruling |
| Marrom-escuro | Padrão (“Always dark”) | Padrão (“darker colors are always desired”) | Padrão (“dark in color”) |
| Marrom-claro | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“Lighter eye color in the lighter colored dogs is acceptable”) |
| Avelã | No ruling | Padrão (“brown or hazel color in darker dogs, lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”) | No ruling |
| Amarelo | No ruling | Padrão (“lighter hazel to yellow in lighter dogs”) | No ruling |
What the rulings mean
- Padrão
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Desqualificante
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Não reconhecido
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Harrier's colors can change over its life.
Pretochanges toFerrugem
Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back
Pretochanges toCinza
Pelagem · Progressivo
Pretochanges toMarrom
Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back
Brancochanges toRuão
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks
Marcado de fogochanges toCom sela
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 6 to 156 weeks
Pretochanges toNariz de neve
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back
Pretochanges toRosa
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.