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

AKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–68.6 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 53.3–63.5 cm.

Chinook 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: AKC, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	AKC	UKC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	61–68.6 cm	58.4–68.6 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	55.9–63.5 cm	53.3–63.5 cm
Greutate, male	No ruling	31.8 kg
Greutate, female	No ruling	25 kg
Raport craniu/bot	1.5	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	AKC	UKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors or a level bite”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“teeth meeting in a scissors or a level bite”)	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Excessive overbite. Undershot jaw”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Excessive overbite. Undershot jaw”)
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“a full complement of strong teeth”)	Standard (“a full complement of strong, evenly spaced, white teeth”)
StopModerat	Standard (“The stop is moderate”)	Standard (“joined by a moderate stop”)
Forma botuluiÎngustat	Standard (“the muzzle is tapered to form a blunt wedge”)	Standard (“The muzzle tapers slightly from base to nose”)
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“The eyes are medium in size and almond in shape”)	Standard (“The eyes are almond-shaped and of moderate size”)
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“dropped ears are desirable”)	Alternativ (“Drop, prick, or helicopter ears are acceptable”)
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	Alternativ (“Any ear type is allowed, including drop, prick, or propeller”)	Alternativ (“Drop, prick, or helicopter ears are acceptable”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“The back is straight, strong and level”)	Standard (“The topline of the back is straight and strong”)
Linia superioarăUșor arcuită în zona șalelor	Standard (“There is a slight arch over the loins”)	Standard (“with a slight arch over the loin”)
Purtarea coziiÎn seceră	Standard (“carried in a graceful sickle curve”)	Standard (“carried in a graceful sickle curve when the dog is alert”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	Standard (“reaches to the hock with a slight curve at the tip when relaxed”)	Standard (“When the dog is standing, the tail hangs downward”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Standard (“a low-set saber tail”)
LabeOvale	Standard (“The feet are tight, oval in shape”)	Standard (“The feet are oval, firm, and compact”)
JarețiBine coborâți	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks are well-let-down and parallel to each other”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“well filled and deep”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, extending nearly to the elbow”)
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	Standard (“The underline has a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	AKC	UKC
Extremități	Standard (“It is desirable for the ears and muzzle to have darker coloring than the body.”)	Standard (“Dark tawny to black markings on the ears and muzzle are preferred.”)
Marcaje albe	Alternativ (“Symmetrical white or cream to pale gold markings are acceptable”)	Nerecunoscut (“No white markings are allowed.”)
Breaz	Defect (“Any other white markings are undesirable including blazes, socks, and scarves.”)	No ruling
Șosete	Defect (“Any other white markings are undesirable including blazes, socks, and scarves.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	AKC	UKC
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“The Chinook tail is never docked”)
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)

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

Chinook colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Chinook in Roșu, Auriu, Palomino și Fauve. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Roșu	Standard (“Gray Red”)	Defect
Auriu	Standard (“Red Gold”)	Standard (“from light honey color to reddish-gold”)
Palomino	Standard (“Palomino”)	Defect
Fauve	Standard (“Tawny”)	Standard (“tawny”)
Negru	Descalificant (“Black”)	Defect
Gri	Descalificant (“Gray & Tan”)	Defect
Roșcat	Descalificant (“Black & Tan”)	Defect
Ocru	Descalificant (“Buff”)	Defect
Alb	Descalificant (“White”)	Descalificant (“white dogs”)
Albinos	Descalificant	Descalificant (“albinism”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Tawny”)	Standard (“tawny in color”)
Marcat roșcat	Descalificant (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Maro	Standard (“any shade of brown”)	No ruling
Maro închis	Standard (“dark brown is preferred”)	Standard (“dark brown eyes are preferred”)
Chihlimbariu	Descalificant	Standard (“lighter, amber eyes are acceptable”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negru	Standard (“the leather is solid black”)	Standard (“always solid black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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.

Color changes

How a Chinook'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
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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