What does each club give for Altura na cernelha in the Rottweiler?

FCI, Male: 61–68 cm; AKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; CKC, Male: 61–68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 56–63 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 58–64 cm; CKC, Female: 56–63.5 cm.

Rottweiler 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
Altura na cernelha, male	61–68 cm	61–68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	61–68.5 cm
Altura na cernelha, female	56–63 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	55.9–63.5 cm	58–64 cm	56–63.5 cm
Peso, male	50 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	42 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Relação altura/comprimento	over 0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Relação crânio/focinho	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordeduraMordedura em tesoura	Padrão (“complete dentition (42 teeth) with scissor bite”)	Padrão (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Padrão (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Padrão (“complete dentition with scissor bite”)	Padrão (“meeting in a scissors bite”)
MordeduraMordedura em torquês	Falta (“Bite: Pincer bite”)	Falta (“Serious Faults - Level bite”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Even bite”)	No ruling	Falta (“Faults considered serious are: Level bite”)
MordeduraPrognatismo superior	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications - Overshot, undershot”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications: Two or more missing teeth. Overshot, undershot, or wry mouth”)	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot, undershot or wry bite”)
MordeduraPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications - Overshot, undershot”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications: Two or more missing teeth. Overshot, undershot, or wry mouth”)	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot, undershot or wry bite”)
MordeduraBoca torta	No ruling	Desqualificante (“wry mouth; two or more missing teeth”)	Desqualificante (“Overshot, undershot, or wry mouth”)	No ruling	Falta (“Overshot, undershot or wry bite”)
DentiçãoDentição completa	Padrão (“Strong, complete dentition (42 teeth)”)	Padrão (“Teeth 42 in number (20 upper, 22 lower)”)	Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Padrão (“Teeth strong, complete dentition”)	Padrão (“The teeth are 42 in number (20 upper and 22 lower)”)
DentiçãoDentes ausentes	No ruling	Desqualificante (“two or more missing teeth”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications: Two or more missing teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes)	Padrão (“Medium-sized, pendant, triangular, wide apart, set on high”)	Padrão (“Ears of medium size, pendant, triangular in shape”)	Padrão (“The medium-sized ears are triangular pendants”)	Padrão (“Pendant, small in proportion rather than large”)	Padrão (“Ears should be pendant, proportionately small, triangular in shape”)
Inserção das orelhasAlta	Padrão (“wide apart, set on high”)	No ruling	Padrão (“set high and wide apart on the head”)	Padrão (“set high and wide apart”)	No ruling
Tamanho das orelhasMédias	Padrão (“EARS: Medium-sized, pendant”)	Padrão (“Ears of medium size, pendant”)	Padrão (“The medium-sized ears are triangular pendants”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tamanho das orelhasPequenas	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“small in proportion rather than large”)	Padrão (“pendant, proportionately small, triangular in shape”)
Forma dos olhosAmendoados	Padrão (“Of medium size, almond-shaped, dark brown in colour”)	Padrão (“Eyes of medium size, almond shaped”)	Padrão (“The almond-shaped eyes are medium-sized”)	Padrão (“Medium size, almond-shaped, dark brown”)	Padrão (“Eyes should be of medium size ... almond-shaped”)
Forma dos olhosRedondos	Falta (“Also too full and round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tamanho dos olhosMédios	Padrão (“Of medium size”)	Padrão (“Eyes of medium size”)	Padrão (“The almond-shaped eyes are medium-sized”)	Padrão (“Medium size”)	Padrão (“Eyes should be of medium size”)
Inserção dos olhosFundos	No ruling	Padrão (“moderately deep-set, neither protruding nor receding”)	Padrão (“moderately deep set”)	No ruling	Padrão (“moderately deep set”)
Perfil facialReto	Padrão (“Straight nasal bridge, broad at base”)	Padrão (“Bridge is straight, broad at base”)	Padrão (“with a straight nasal bone”)	No ruling	Padrão (“The bridge of the muzzle is straight”)
Perfil facialAcarneirado (convexo)	Falta (“Roman nose (convex nasal bridge)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Perfil facialCôncavo	Falta (“dish-faced (concave nasal bridge)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma do focinhoAfilado	Padrão (“Straight nasal bridge, broad at base, moderately tapered”)	Padrão (“broad at base with slight tapering towards tip”)	Padrão (“broad at the base, gradually narrowing towards the tip”)	No ruling	Padrão (“broad at the base with slight tapering towards the tip”)
Forma do focinhoPontiagudo	Falta (“Foreface: Long, pointed or too short muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“slight tapering towards the tip but not snipey”)
Linha superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Padrão (“The back is firm and level, extending in a straight line”)	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“The topline is firm and level”)
Porte da caudaHorizontal	Padrão (“strong, level in extension of the upper line”)	Padrão (“gives an impression of elongation of the topline”)	Padrão (“It is carried horizontally, giving the impressions that it is an extension of the topline”)	Padrão (“Carried horizontally”)	Padrão (“normally carried in a horizontal position”)
Porte da caudaBaixa (pendente)	Alternativo (“at ease may be hanging”)	Alternativo (“Undocked, ... may hang at rest”)	Alternativo (“at ease may be hanging”)	Alternativo (“May hang down when at rest”)	Alternativo (“at ease, may be hanging”)
Porte da caudaEm sabre	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“carried in a half moon or sabre fashion when moving”)	No ruling
Porte da caudaEm anel	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Tails with kinks, strong lateral deviation, or ringtails”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualification: Kink tail, ring-tail, with strong lateral deviation”)	No ruling	Falta (“A kinked tail or a ring is undesirable”)
Forma da caudaQuebrada	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Tails with kinks”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualification: Kink tail”)	Falta (“Kinked tails and tails with lateral deviation undesirable”)	Falta (“A kinked tail or a ring is undesirable”)
Comprimento da caudaLonga	Padrão (“the tail reaches approximately to the hocks or is a bit longer”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PésPé de gato	Padrão (“Front feet: Round, tight and well arched”)	Padrão (“Feet are round, compact with well arched toes”)	Padrão (“The feet are strong, round and compact, with well-arched toes”)	Padrão (“Strong, round and compact with toes well arched”)	Padrão (“Feet are round, compact with well-arched toes”)
PeitoLargo	Padrão (“Chest: Roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The chest is roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The chest should be roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“Chest roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The chest is roomy and broad”)
PeitoProfundo	Padrão (“Chest: Roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The chest is roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The chest should be roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“Chest roomy, broad and deep”)	Padrão (“The brisket should be deep, reaching to the elbow”)
Retração abdominalNenhuma (linha inferior reta)	Padrão (“Belly: Flanks not tucked up”)	No ruling	Padrão (“the flanks should not be tucked up”)	Padrão (“flanks not tucked up”)	Padrão (“The flank should not be tucked up”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Marcas de fogo	Padrão (“Black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan”)	Padrão (“Always black with rust to mahogany markings.”)	Padrão (“It is black, with clearly defined tan markings”)	Padrão (“Black with clearly defined markings as follows”)	Padrão (“always black with rich tan to mahogany markings”)
Marcas de lápis	No ruling	Padrão (“penciling on toes”)	No ruling	Padrão (“Black pencil markings on toes are desirable.”)	Padrão (“Black penciling markings on the toes.”)
Marcas brancas	Falta (“White markings.”)	Falta (“white marking any place on dog”)	Desqualificante (“White markings anywhere on the dog.”)	Falta (“White marking is highly undesirable.”)	Falta (“White markings any place on dog”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomia (corte de cauda)	No ruling	Alternativo (“Docked, the tail is short, close to the body”)	Alternativo (“Natural or docked, without preference”)	Alternativo (“Docked: Docked at first joint”)	Alternativo (“The tail may be docked short close to the body”)
Remoção dos ergôs	No ruling	Padrão (“Dewclaws must be removed”)	Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“dewclaw removal is suggested”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Rottweiler colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Rottweiler in Preto e Fogo. Standard patterns: Marcado de fogo.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“Black”)	Padrão (“Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“black”)	Padrão (“Black”)	Padrão (“Black”)
Fogo	Padrão (“markings of a rich tan”)	Padrão (“Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“rich tan markings”)	Padrão (“Colour of markings from rich tan to mahogany”)	Padrão (“markings of a rich tan”)
Branco	Desqualificante (“White markings”)	Falta (“white marking any place on dog”)	Desqualificante (“White markings anywhere on the dog”)	Falta (“White marking is highly undesirable”)	Desqualificante (“White markings”)
Albino	Desqualificante	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Albinism”)	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Azul	Desqualificante	Desqualificante	No ruling	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Vermelho	Desqualificante	Desqualificante	No ruling	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Patterns
Marcado de fogo	Padrão (“Black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan”)	Padrão (“Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“black with clearly-defined rich tan markings”)	Padrão (“Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“Black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan”)
Sable	Desqualificante	Falta (“sooty markings”)	Desqualificante	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Sólido	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“absence of all markings”)	Desqualificante	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante

Olhos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrom-escuro	Padrão (“dark brown in colour”)	Padrão (“The desired color is a uniform dark brown”)	Padrão (“dark brown in color”)	Padrão (“dark brown in colour”)	Padrão (“dark brown in colour”)
Marrom-claro	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“light eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Amarelo	Desqualificante (“yellow eyes”)	Falta (“Yellow (bird of prey) eyes”)	Falta (“Yellow eyes”)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“yellow eyes”)
Patterns
Olhos díspares	Desqualificante (“different coloured eyes”)	Falta (“eyes of different color or size”)	Falta (“Eyes of different color or size”)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“different-coloured eyes”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“always black”)	Padrão (“always black”)	Padrão (“The nose is broad and black in color”)	Padrão (“always black”)	Padrão (“always black”)
Rosa	Falta (“pale or spotted nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“pale or spotted nose”)
Patterns
Nariz borboleta	Falta (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“spotted nose (butterfly nose)”)

What the rulings mean

Padrão: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Rottweiler'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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