United Pet Club

Samoiedo 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Altura na cernelha, male54–60 cm53.3–59.7 cm53.3–59.7 cm51–56 cm53.3–59.8 cm
Altura na cernelha, female50–56 cm48.3–53.3 cm48.3–53.3 cm46–51 cm48.3–54.5 cm
Relação altura/comprimento1No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
Relação crânio/focinho1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
MordeduraMordedura em tesouraPadrão (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)Padrão (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)Padrão (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)Padrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Padrão (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
MordeduraMordedura em torquêsFalta (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MordeduraPrognatismo inferiorDesqualificante (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Falta (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Falta (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
MordeduraPrognatismo superiorDesqualificante (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Falta (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Falta (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
Porte das orelhasEretas (em pé)Padrão (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)Padrão (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)Padrão (“carried strongly erect”)Padrão (“Fully erect in adults”)No ruling
Inserção das orelhasAltaPadrão (“They should be mobile, set high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Forma dos olhosAmendoadosPadrão (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)Padrão (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)Padrão (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)Padrão (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)No ruling
Forma dos olhosRedondosNo rulingFalta (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)Falta (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Linha superiorHorizontalPadrão (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)No rulingPadrão (“blend gracefully into the level back”)No rulingNo ruling
Porte da caudaEnrolada sobre o dorsoPadrão (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)No rulingPadrão (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)Padrão (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)No ruling
Inserção da caudaAltaPadrão (“TAIL: Set rather high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Comprimento da caudaLongaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPadrão (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)No ruling
Comprimento da caudaMédiaNo rulingNo rulingPadrão (“The tail is moderately long”)No rulingNo ruling
PésOvaisPadrão (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PésPé de gatoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)No ruling
JarretesBem descidosPadrão (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)No rulingNo rulingPadrão (“with well let down hocks”)No ruling
JarretesJarretes de vacaFalta (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)Falta (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)No rulingFalta (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)No ruling
Comprimento do pescoçoMédioPadrão (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PeitoProfundoPadrão (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)No rulingNo rulingPadrão (“Chest deep but not too broad”)No ruling
PeitoEm barrilFalta (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Retração abdominalModeradaPadrão (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)No rulingPadrão (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
Forma do focinhoAfiladoPadrão (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)Padrão (“should taper toward the nose”)Padrão (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)Padrão (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)No ruling
Forma do focinhoPontiagudoFalta (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)Falta (“neither coarse nor snipy”)Falta (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
DentiçãoDentição completaPadrão (“Normal dentition”)No rulingPadrão (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Remoção dos ergôsPadrão (“The dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

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

Samoiedo colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samoiedo in Branco e Creme. Standard patterns: Sólido e Bicolor.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BrancoPadrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“White”)Padrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“pure white”)
CremePadrão (“cream”)Padrão (“Cream”)Padrão (“cream, or all biscuit”)Padrão (“cream”)Padrão (“cream”)
AlbinoDesqualificanteDesqualificanteDesqualificante (“albinism”)Não reconhecidoDesqualificante
CastanhoDesqualificante (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)DesqualificanteDesqualificanteNão reconhecidoDesqualificante (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
SólidoPadrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“White”)Padrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“pure white”)Padrão (“pure white”)
BicolorPadrão (“white with biscuit”)Padrão (“White & Biscuit”)Padrão (“white and biscuit”)Padrão (“white and biscuit”)Padrão (“white with biscuit”)
Olhos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
CastanhoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPadrão (“medium to dark brown”)No ruling
Castanho-escuroPadrão (“dark brown”)Padrão (“dark for preference”)Padrão (“dark brown”)Padrão (“medium to dark brown”)Padrão (“dark brown”)
PretoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
Castanho-claroNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
AmareloFalta (“yellow eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“yellow eyes”)
AzulDesqualificante (“eyes blue”)Desqualificante (“blue eyes”)Desqualificante (“blue eyes”)No rulingDesqualificante (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
Olhos dísparesDesqualificante (“eyes ... of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDesqualificante (“eyes ... of different colours”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
PretoPadrão (“preferably black”)Padrão (“black for preference”)Padrão (“black is preferred”)Padrão (“black for preference”)Padrão (“preferably black”)
FígadoNo rulingPadrão (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)Padrão (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)Padrão (“may be brown”)No ruling
RosaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPadrão (“flesh-coloured”)No ruling
Nariz DudleyNo rulingPadrão (“Dudley nose not penalized”)Padrão (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
Nariz de nevePadrão (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)Padrão (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)Padrão (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)No rulingPadrão (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter 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 Samoiedo's colors can change over its life.

  • Brancochanges toRuão

    Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks

  • Pretochanges toNariz de neve

    Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

  • Pretochanges toRosa

    Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

  • Pretochanges toNariz de neve

    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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