Saluki 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 | 58–71 cm | 58.4–71.1 cm | 58.4–71.1 cm | 58–71 cm | 58.5–71 cm |
| Relação altura/comprimento | 1 | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MordeduraMordedura em tesoura | Padrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | No ruling | Padrão (“strong, white teeth meet in a scissors bite”) | Padrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor”) | No ruling |
| DentiçãoDentição completa | No ruling | No ruling | Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Forma dos olhosOvais | Padrão (“large and oval, but not prominent”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The bright, oval-shaped eyes are large”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel, bright, large and oval”) | Padrão (“large and oval, but not prominent”) |
| Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes) | Padrão (“set on high, mobile, hanging close to the skull”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The long, mobile ears hang close to the skull”) | Padrão (“hanging close to skull”) | Padrão (“hanging close to the skull and mobile”) |
| Inserção das orelhasAlta | Padrão (“set on high, mobile”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Comprimento do pescoçoLongo | Padrão (“NECK: Long, supple and well-muscled”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The long neck is well muscled and supple”) | Padrão (“Long, supple and well muscled”) | Padrão (“Long, supple, and well muscled”) |
| Linha superiorDe carpa (arqueada) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“never roached backed”) | No ruling |
| PeitoProfundo | Padrão (“Chest: Deep, long and moderately narrow”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The chest is deep, long and moderately narrow”) | Padrão (“Brisket long and deep”) | Padrão (“Chest deep and moderately narrow”) |
| PeitoEm barril | Falta (“Neither barrel ribbed nor slab sided”) | No ruling | No ruling | Falta (“not barrel-ribbed or slab-sided”) | No ruling |
| Retração abdominalPronunciada | Padrão (“Underline: Well tucked up”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The underline is well tucked up”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| JarretesBem descidos | Padrão (“Hocks: Well let down”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PésPé de gato | Falta (“not splayed, but at the same time not cat-footed”) | No ruling | Falta (“not cat footed; with long, well-arched toes”) | Falta (“not splayed out, but at the same time not cat footed”) | Falta (“not splayed out, but at the same time not cat-footed”) |
| PésAbertos | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed”) | No ruling | Falta (“Fault: Splayed toes”) | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed out”) | Falta (“toes long and well arched, not splayed out”) |
| Comprimento da caudaLonga | Padrão (“TAIL: Long, set on low”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The long tail is set on low”) | No ruling | Padrão (“Long, set on low and carried naturally in a curve”) |
| Inserção da caudaBaixa | Padrão (“Long, set on low”) | No ruling | Padrão (“The long tail is set on low”) | Padrão (“Set on low from long and gently sloping pelvis”) | Padrão (“Long, set on low”) |
Saluki colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Saluki color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Saluki in Preto, Branco, Cinzento, Azul, Prateado, Chocolate, Fogo, Vermelho, Dourado, Creme e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Sólido, Tricolor, Tigrado, Particolor, Sable, Grisalho, Marcado de fogo e Tigrado reverso.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preto | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black Particolour”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Branco | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“White”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“White”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Cinzento | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Gray”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Azul | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Não reconhecido | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Prateado | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Silver”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Silver Grizzle”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Chocolate | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Chocolate”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Fogo | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Vermelho | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Red”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Red”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Dourado | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Golden”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Gold”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Creme | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Cream”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Cream”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Fulvo | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Fawn”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Fawn”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Albino | No ruling | Não reconhecido | Desqualificante (“Albinism”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | |||||
| Sólido | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“White, cream, fawn, golden, red”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Tricolor | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“tricolor (white, black and tan)”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan Tricolour”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Tigrado | Falta (“Brindles are undesirable”) | Padrão (“Red Brindle”) | Falta (“brindles, which are undesirable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Particolor | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Parti-Color”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & White Particolour”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Sable | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Sable”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black Fringed Fawn”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Grisalho | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Grizzle Markings”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black Grizzle”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Marcado de fogo | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Padrão (“Black & Tan”) | Padrão (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Tigrado reverso | Falta (“Brindles are undesirable”) | Padrão (“Red Brindle”) | Falta (“brindles, which are undesirable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Merle | No ruling | Não reconhecido | No ruling | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) | Não reconhecido (“brindle, blue or merle which are unacceptable”) |
| Duplo merle | No ruling | Não reconhecido | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanho-escuro | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) |
| Avelã | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) | Padrão (“Dark to hazel”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preto | Padrão (“Black or liver brown”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) | Padrão (“black or liver”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) |
| Fígado | Padrão (“Black or liver brown”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) | Padrão (“black or liver”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) | Padrão (“Nose black or liver”) |
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 Saluki'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
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.