United Pet Club

Mountain Cur 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: UKC.

Size

Size
MeasureUKC
Altura na cernelha, male45.7–66 cm
Altura na cernelha, female40.6–61 cm

Conformation

Conformation
FormUKC
MordeduraMordedura em tesouraPadrão (“evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)
MordeduraPrognatismo inferiorDesqualificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
MordeduraPrognatismo superiorDesqualificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite. Undershot bite.”)
DentiçãoDentição completaPadrão (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)
Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes)Padrão (“Ears are drop, of short to medium length”)
Porte das orelhasSemieretasFalta (“Fault: Semi-erect ears”)
Inserção das orelhasAltaPadrão (“wide at the base, and set high”)
StopModeradoPadrão (“The head is broad, with a moderate stop”)
Linha superiorHorizontalPadrão (“Back is broad, strong, of moderate length, and level”)
Inserção da caudaBaixaPadrão (“The tail is set low”)
Comprimento da caudaNaturalmente curtaPadrão (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length ... Bobbed tail is preferred”)
Comprimento da caudaMédiaAlternativo (“either naturally bobbed, bobbed, or of medium length, carried high”)
PésOvaisPadrão (“The feet are slightly oval in shape”)
JarretesBem descidosPadrão (“the hocks are well let down”)
Comprimento do pescoçoMédioPadrão (“slightly arched, strong, very well muscled, and of moderate length”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingUKC
Marcas de fogoAlternativo (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marcas tigradasAlternativo (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Marcas brancasAlternativo (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)

Mountain Cur colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mountain Cur in Preto, Branco, Azul, Marrom, Fogo, Vermelho, Amarelo e Creme. Standard patterns: Sólido, Tigrado, Marcado de fogo e Tigrado reverso.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
PretoPadrão (“Black”)Padrão (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
BrancoNo rulingPadrão (“White markings are permissible provided the dog is not more than one-third white”)
AzulPadrão (“Blue”)Padrão (“blue”)
MarromPadrão (“Brown”)Padrão (“brown”)
FogoPadrão (“Tan Points”)Padrão (“tan ... points”)
VermelhoPadrão (“Red”)Padrão (“red”)
AmareloPadrão (“Yellow”)Padrão (“yellow”)
CremeNo rulingPadrão (“blonde or buttermilk buckskin”)
AlbinoNo rulingDesqualificante (“Albinism”)
Patterns
SólidoPadrão (“Black”)Padrão (“Black (with or without tan or brindle points)”)
TigradoPadrão (“Brindle”)Padrão (“brindle”)
Marcado de fogoPadrão (“Tan Points”)Padrão (“with or without tan or brindle points”)
Tigrado reversoPadrão (“Brindle”)Padrão (“brindle”)
Olhos: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
MarromPadrão (“Eye color is brown, ranging from dark to amber”)
ÂmbarPadrão (“ranging from dark to amber”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternUKC
PretoPadrão (“Pigment is black or self-colored”)
FígadoPadrão (“self-colored”)

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.

Color changes

How a Mountain Cur'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.

Published standards

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