United Pet Club

Greyhound 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.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKC
Altura na cernelha, male71–76 cmNo ruling68.6–73.7 cm71–76 cm
Altura na cernelha, female68–71 cmNo ruling66–71.1 cm69–71 cm
Peso, maleNo ruling29.5–31.8 kg29.5–34 kgNo ruling
Peso, femaleNo ruling27.2–29.5 kg27.2–31.8 kgNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKC
StopLevePadrão (“Stop: Slight”)No rulingPadrão (“there is a slight stop”)Padrão (“flat skull, slight stop”)
MordeduraMordedura em tesouraPadrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)No rulingNo rulingPadrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
DentiçãoDentição completaNo rulingNo rulingPadrão (“A full complement of strong, white, teeth”)No ruling
Forma dos olhosOvaisPadrão (“EYES: Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)No rulingPadrão (“The eyes are oval shaped and dark in color”)Padrão (“Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)
Porte das orelhasEm rosaPadrão (“EARS: Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)No rulingPadrão (“The small, rose-shaped ears are fine in texture”)Padrão (“Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)
Comprimento do pescoçoLongoPadrão (“NECK: Long and muscular”)Padrão (“Neck: Long, muscular, without throatiness”)Padrão (“Long, muscular and well arched”)Padrão (“Long and muscular, elegantly arched”)
Linha superiorLigeiro arco sobre o lomboPadrão (“Loin: Powerful, slightly arched”)No rulingNo rulingPadrão (“Loins powerful, slightly arched”)
PeitoProfundoPadrão (“Chest: Deep and capacious”)Padrão (“Chest: Deep, and as wide as consistent with speed”)Padrão (“The chest is deep and capacious”)Padrão (“Chest deep and capacious”)
Retração abdominalPronunciadaPadrão (“Flanks well cut up”)Padrão (“well cut up in the flanks”)Padrão (“The flank is well cut up”)Padrão (“Flanks well cut up”)
JarretesBem descidosPadrão (“Hocks well let down, inclining neither in nor out”)No rulingPadrão (“the hocks are well let down”)Padrão (“Hocks well let down”)
PésPé de lebreNo rulingPadrão (“rather more hare than catfeet”)No rulingNo ruling
Comprimento da caudaLongaPadrão (“TAIL: Long, set on rather low”)Padrão (“Tail: Long, fine and tapering”)Padrão (“the long tail tapers toward the end”)Padrão (“Long, set on rather low”)
Inserção da caudaBaixaPadrão (“set on rather low”)No rulingPadrão (“Set on rather low”)Padrão (“set on rather low”)
Porte da caudaBaixa (pendente)Padrão (“carried low, slightly curved”)No rulingPadrão (“is carried low, with a slight curve”)Padrão (“carried low, slightly curved”)

Greyhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Greyhound in Preto, Branco, Azul, Fígado, Vermelho e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Sólido, Tigrado, Particolor, Ruão e Tigrado reverso.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
PretoPadrão (“Black”)Padrão (“Black”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“Black”)Padrão (“Black”)
BrancoPadrão (“white”)Padrão (“White”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“white”)Padrão (“white”)
AzulPadrão (“blue”)Padrão (“Blue”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“blue”)Padrão (“blue”)
FígadoNão reconhecidoPadrão (“Liver”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Não reconhecidoNão reconhecido
VermelhoPadrão (“red”)Padrão (“Red”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“red”)Padrão (“red”)
FulvoPadrão (“fawn, fallow”)Padrão (“Fawn”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“fawn”)Padrão (“fawn, fallow”)
AlbinoNão reconhecidoNo rulingDesqualificante (“Albinism”)Não reconhecidoNão reconhecido
Patterns
SólidoPadrão (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)Padrão (“Solid”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”)Padrão (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)
TigradoPadrão (“brindle”)Padrão (“Red Brindle”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“brindle”)Padrão (“brindle”)
ParticolorPadrão (“any of these colours broken with white”)Padrão (“Parti-Color”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“any of these colours broken with white”)Padrão (“any of these colours broken with white”)
RuãoNão reconhecidoPadrão (“Ticked”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Não reconhecidoNão reconhecido
Tigrado reversoPadrão (“brindle”)Padrão (“Red Brindle”)Padrão (“Immaterial”)Padrão (“brindle”)Padrão (“brindle”)
Olhos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Castanho-escuroPadrão (“Preferably dark”)Padrão (“Dark”)Padrão (“dark in color”)Padrão (“Preferably dark”)Padrão (“Preferably dark”)

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 Greyhound's colors can change over its life.

  • Pretochanges toFerrugem

    Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back

  • Pretochanges toCinzento

    Pelagem · Progressivo

  • Pretochanges toCastanho

    Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back

  • Brancochanges toRuão

    Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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