What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn in the Epagneul Breton?

FCI, Male: 48–51 cm; KC, Male: 48–51 cm; FCI, Female: 47–50 cm; KC, Female: 47–50 cm; AKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 44.5–52.1 cm; UKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 44.5–52.1 cm.

Epagneul Breton 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	48–51 cm	No ruling	No ruling	48–51 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	47–50 cm	No ruling	No ruling	47–50 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn	No ruling	44.5–52.1 cmunder 44.5 cmDescalificantover 52.1 cmDescalificant	44.5–52.1 cmunder 44.5 cmDescalificantover 52.1 cmDescalificant	No ruling
Lungimea cozii	3–6 cmover 10 cmDefect	under 10.2 cmover 10.2 cmDefect	under 10.2 cm	No ruling
Greutate	No ruling	13.6–18.1 kg	13.6–20.4 kg	No ruling
Raport înălțime/lungime	1	1	1	1
Raport craniu/bot	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Unghiul scapulo-humeral	115–120°	90°	90°	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“Scissors bite”)	Standard (“A true scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular scissor bite”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	Defect (“Overshot or undershot jaw to be heavily penalized”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	Defect (“Overshot or undershot jaw to be heavily penalized”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“form a complete and healthy set”)	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling
StopModerat	Standard (“The stop is moderate”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stop moderate”)
Forma capuluiÎn formă de măr	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“should never be "apple-headed"”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Apple headed”)	No ruling
Profilul facialBerbecesc (convex)	No ruling	Defect (“Neither a Roman nose nor a dish-face is desirable”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Roman nose”)	No ruling
Profilul facialConcav	No ruling	Defect (“Neither a Roman nose nor a dish-face is desirable”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Dish faced”)	No ruling
Forma botuluiÎngustat	No ruling	Standard (“Muzzle should taper gradually”)	Standard (“It gradually tapers both horizontally and vertically”)	Standard (“Muzzle tapered but not snipy”)
Forma botuluiAscuțit	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Never broad, heavy or snippy”)	No ruling	Defect (“Muzzle tapered but not snipy”)
Forma ochilorOvali	Standard (“Somewhat oval, not protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Somewhat oval in shape”)
Forma ochilorOblici	Standard (“Slightly oblique”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“slightly obliquely set”)
Poziția ochilorProeminenți	No ruling	Defect (“A prominent full or popeye should be penalized”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Prominent, full or pop eyes”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“EARS: Set high”)	Standard (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)	Standard (“set high on the head, above the level of the eyes”)	Standard (“Set and carried high”)
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	No ruling	Standard (“Should lie flat and close to the head”)	No ruling	Standard (“falling flat against the cheek”)
Purtarea urechilorLungi și atârnânde	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Fault: Pendulous ears”)	No ruling
Vârful urechiiRotunjit	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Ends of the ears are very slightly rounded”)	Standard (“slightly rounded at tip”)
Lungimea gâtuluiMediu	Standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Standard (“Neck - Medium length”)	Standard (“is of medium length”)	Standard (“Medium length”)
Forma gâtuluiArcuit	Nerecunoscut (“slightly curved, never arched”)	No ruling	Standard (“The slightly arched neck”)	No ruling
Forma gâtuluiGât de cerb	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Never concave or ewe-necked”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Ewe necked. Concave neck”)	No ruling
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“without dewlap”)	Standard (“Free from throatiness”)	Standard (“is free of throatiness”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Topline: Level to the loins and the beginning of the croup”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Linia superioarăDescendentă spre spate	No ruling	Standard (“Topline - Slight slope from the highest point of the shoulders”)	Standard (“Topline is slightly sloped from the withers”)	Standard (“Topline slopes slightly from withers to croup”)
Linia superioarăÎnșeuată	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Never hollow, saddle, sway or roach backed”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linia superioarăArcuită (spinare de crap)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Never hollow, saddle, sway or roach backed”)	No ruling	No ruling
PieptLat	Standard (“Chest: Let down to elbow level, broad”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PieptÎn formă de butoi	Defect (“ribs well sprung but not barrel chested”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PieptAdânc	No ruling	Standard (“Chest-Deep, reaching the level of the elbow”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the level of the elbows”)	Standard (“Chest deep. Brisket reaching to elbow”)
PieptÎngust	No ruling	Defect (“Narrow or slab-sided chests are a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“a rounded, moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling
Retracția abdomenuluiPronunțată	No ruling	Defect (“Not extremely tucked up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	Standard (“TAIL: Set high”)	Standard (“Set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“Set high”)
Purtarea coziiOrizontală	Standard (“carried horizontally (or slightly lowered)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“carried horizontally or slightly lower”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	Alternativ (“carried horizontally (or slightly lowered)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“carried horizontally or slightly lower”)
Lungimea coziiFără coadă	Alternativ (“can be born tailless or with a very short tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Naturally tailless, short”)
Lungimea coziiScurtă natural	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“It is a natural bob or customarily docked”)	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	Standard (“Rather round, toes tight, pads firm”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Rather round, tight and compact”)
LabeDesfăcute	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Faults: Flat feet. Splayed”)	No ruling
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Fat or weak hindquarters. Cow hocks”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marcaje roșcate	No ruling	Alternativ (“classic orange markings on eyebrows, muzzle and cheeks, inside the ears and under the tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Breaz	Standard (“A narrow blaze is desirable with any colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pete	Descalificant (“Abnormal markings: White spot on the ear or eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	Alternativ (“When the tail is docked the ideal length is from 3 to 6 cm”)	Alternativ (“Tailless to approximately four inches, natural or docked”)	Alternativ (“natural bob or customarily docked to a length no longer than four inches”)	Alternativ (“Naturally tailless, short or previously customarily docked”)
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed. Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)	No ruling

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

Epagneul Breton colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Epagneul Breton in Negru, Alb, Albastru, Ficat, Roșcat și Portocaliu. Standard patterns: Bicolor, Tricolor, Bălțat, Particolor și Dereș.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“white and black”)	Descalificant (“Black & White”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“black/white”)	Standard (“white and black”)
Alb	Standard (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”)	Standard (“Orange & White”)	Standard (“Orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”)	Standard (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”)
Albastru	Standard (“Piobald or roan”)	Descalificant (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“black and white, in clear or roan patterns”)	Standard (“Black & White Roan”)	Standard (“Piebald or roan”)
Ficat	Standard (“white and liver”)	Standard (“Liver & White”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“liver/white”)	Standard (“white and liver”)
Roșcat	Standard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”)	Nerecunoscut	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Standard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”)
Portocaliu	Standard (“White and orange”)	Standard (“Orange & White”)	Standard (“Orange and white”)	Standard (“Orange/white”)	Standard (“White and orange”)
Albinos	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Bicolor	Standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”)	Standard (“Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns”)	Standard (“in clear or roan patterns”)	Standard (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”)	Standard (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”)
Tricolor	Standard (“tricolour coats”)	Standard (“Liver White & Orange”)	Defect (“Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable”)	Standard (“tricolour”)	Standard (“tricolour coats”)
Bălțat	Standard (“Piobald”)	Standard (“the standard parti-color or piebald patterns”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Standard (“Piebald”)
Particolor	No ruling	Standard (“the standard parti-color or piebald patterns”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	No ruling
Dereș	Standard (“Piobald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)	Standard (“Liver Roan”)	Standard (“in clear or roan patterns. Some ticking is desirable”)	Standard (“roan of any of these colours”)	Standard (“Piebald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)
Pătat	No ruling	Alternativ (“Spotted”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	No ruling
Unicolor	Nerecunoscut (“A self coloured coat is not allowed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“A self-coloured coat is not allowed”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“brown to dark”)	No ruling
Maro închis	Standard (“preferably dark”)	Standard (“Preference should be for the darker colored eyes”)	Standard (“Darker colored eyes are preferred”)	Standard (“brown to dark”)	Standard (“preferably dark”)
Chihlimbariu	No ruling	Standard (“lighter shades of amber should not be penalized”)	Standard (“lighter shades of amber are not to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling
Maro deschis	Defect (“Eyes: Light, mean look”)	Defect (“Light and mean-looking eyes should be heavily penalized”)	Defect (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	Defect (“Eyes: Light, mean look”)
Patterns
Ochi diferiți	Descalificant (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Negru	No ruling	Descalificant (“A black nose is a disqualification”)	Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)	No ruling
Ficat	No ruling	Standard (“shades of brown”)	Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)	No ruling
Izabel	No ruling	Standard (“fawn, tan”)	Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)	No ruling
Roz	No ruling	Standard (“deep pink”)	Standard (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)	No ruling
Patterns
Nas fluture	Defect (“Very slightly depigmented, interior of the nostrils depigmented”)	Defect (“A two-tone or butterfly nose should be penalized”)	Defect (“Butterfly nose. Two-toned nose.”)	Defect (“Very slightly unpigmented, interior of the nostrils unpigmented”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Defect: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Descalificant: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nerecunoscut: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Epagneul Breton's colors can change over its life.

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Albchanges toDereș
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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