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

FCI, Male: 56–62 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 56–61 cm; FCI, Female: 54–60 cm; KC, Female: 56–58 cm; CKC, Female: 53.3–58.5 cm; AKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 48.3–58.4 cm; UKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 48.3–58.4 cm.

Dalmațian 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	56–62 cm	No ruling	No ruling	58–61 cm	56–61 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	54–60 cm	No ruling	No ruling	56–58 cm	53.3–58.5 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn	No ruling	48.3–58.4 cmunder 48.3 cmDefectover 58.4 cmDefectover 61 cmDescalificant	48.3–58.4 cmunder 48.3 cmDefectover 58.4 cmDefectover 61 cmDescalificant	No ruling	No ruling
Raport înălțime/lungime	0.9	1	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Raport craniu/bot	1	1	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“Scissor bite, i.e. the upper 6 incisors closely overlapping the lower teeth”)	Standard (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“The teeth should meet in a scissors bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“A pincer bite is tolerated in older dogs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	Descalificant (“Overshot or undershot bites are disqualifications”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“more than 3.25 mm (0.125 in) overshot bite”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	Descalificant (“Overshot or undershot bites are disqualifications”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Undershot or more than 3.25 mm overshot bite”)
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“A complete set of teeth (42 teeth) is desired”)	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“Head prismatic form with hanging ears”)	No ruling	Standard (“The ears are drop, of moderate size”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“EARS: Set on rather high, carried close to the lateral part”)	Standard (“They are set rather high, and are carried close to the head”)	Standard (“They are set rather high, are carried close to the head”)	Standard (“Set on rather high, moderate size”)	Standard (“Should be set on rather high, of moderate size”)
Forma ochilorOvali	Standard (“EYES: Oval, in a sub-frontal position”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“medium size, oval in shape, bright and sparkling”)	No ruling
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	Standard (“medium sized and somewhat rounded in appearance”)	Standard (“Set moderately well apart, somewhat round, medium size”)	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size, round, bright and sparkling”)
StopModerat	Standard (“Stop: Moderately defined”)	Standard (“The stop is moderately well defined”)	Standard (“There is a moderate stop”)	Standard (“Moderate amount of stop”)	Standard (“exhibiting a moderate amount of stop”)
Forma botuluiAscuțit	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“The neck should be strong and fairly long”)	Standard (“The neck is nicely arched, fairly long”)	Standard (“The neck is fairly long, nicely arched”)	Standard (“Fairly long, nicely arched, light and tapering”)	Standard (“The neck should be fairly long, nicely arched”)
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“tapering towards the head and free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“The neck is entirely free of throatiness”)	Standard (“Entirely free from throatiness”)	Standard (“entirely free from throatiness”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Back: Powerful, level”)	Standard (“The back is level and strong”)	No ruling	Standard (“Well-defined withers, powerful level back”)	Standard (“Topline should be level and may arch slightly over the loin”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Deep and capacious”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, capacious and of moderate width”)	Standard (“the chest is deep, moderately wide, and well filled”)	Standard (“deep and capacious with plenty of lung and heart room”)	Standard (“very deep and capacious”)
PieptÎn formă de butoi	Defect (“not too broad or barrel-shaped”)	Defect (“good spring of rib without being barrel shaped”)	Defect (“The ribs are well sprung without being barrel shaped”)	No ruling	Defect (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	Standard (“The belly is moderately tucked up but not drawn in”)	Standard (“curves gradually into a moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“with a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Defect (“Ring tails and low-set tails are faults”)	Defect (“Faults: Tail set well below the topline”)	No ruling	Defect (“It should not be set on too low down”)
Purtarea coziiÎn formă de sabie	Standard (“Carried sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	No ruling	Defect (“carried with a slight upward curve but should never curl over the back”)	Defect (“carried with a slight upward curve but should never curl over the back”)	Defect (“carried with a slight upward curve, never curled”)	Defect (“carried with a slight upward curve but never curled”)
Purtarea coziiÎn inel	No ruling	Defect (“Ring tails and low-set tails are faults”)	Defect (“Faults: ... ring tail; vertical tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	Standard (“so called cat feet are typical”)	Standard (“feet are round and compact with thick, elastic pads”)	Standard (“The feet are round and compact with well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Round, compact, with well-arched toes, cat-like”)	No ruling
JarețiBine coborâți	No ruling	Standard (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks should be well let down”)
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	Defect (“Cowhocks are a major fault”)	Defect (“Serious Fault: Cow hocks”)	No ruling	Defect (“FAULTS: Cowhocks”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Pată	Descalificant (“Monocle (patching around one or both eyes) or patching elsewhere”)	Descalificant (“Patches are a disqualification.”)	Defect (“Patches are a serious fault”)	Alternativ (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“It is never docked”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Dalmațian colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Dalmațian in Negru, Alb și Ficat. Standard patterns: Bălțat și Pătat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Black spotted variety with black spots”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“In black-spotted dogs, the spots are dense black”)	Standard (“Black spotted having dense black spots”)	Standard (“Black-spotted dogs having dense black spots”)
Alb	Standard (“The ground colour is pure white”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“The ground color is pure white”)	Standard (“Ground colour pure white”)	Standard (“Ground colour pure white”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver spotted variety with brown spots”)	Standard (“White & Liver Brown”)	Standard (“In liver-spotted dogs, the spots are liver brown”)	Standard (“liver spotted, liver brown spots”)	Standard (“liver-spotted dogs, liver brown spots”)
Albinos	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Albastru	Descalificant (“blue spots”)	Descalificant	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Roșcat	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“White Black & Tan”)	Descalificant (“Tri-color”)	Nerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)	Nerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Portocaliu	Descalificant (“orange coloured spots”)	Descalificant (“White & Orange”)	Descalificant (“Any color markings other than black or liver”)	Nerecunoscut (“White with Orange Spots”)	Nerecunoscut (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Lămâiu	Descalificant (“lemon coloured spots”)	Descalificant (“White & Lemon”)	Descalificant (“Lemon-colored spots”)	Nerecunoscut (“White with Lemon Spots”)	Nerecunoscut (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Patterns
Bălțat	Descalificant (“Monocle (patching around one or both eyes) or patching elsewhere”)	Descalificant (“Patches are a disqualification”)	Standard (“Some limited patching around the eyes (monocle) and on or around ears is acceptable but not preferred”)	Standard (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”)	Standard (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”)
Pătat	Standard (“distinctively spotted”)	Standard (“a distinctively spotted dog”)	Standard (“a distinctively spotted short coat”)	Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”)	Standard (“A distinctively spotted dog”)
Unicolor	Descalificant (“pure white colour without spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Tricolor	Descalificant (“Tricolour (black and brown spots on the same dog)”)	Descalificant (“Tri-color”)	Descalificant (“Tri-color”)	Nerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)	Nerecunoscut (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Tărcat	Descalificant (“brindle coloured spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Marcat roșcat	No ruling	Descalificant (“tan markings found on the head, neck, chest, leg or tail”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Tărcat inversat	Descalificant (“brindle coloured spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Albastru	Descalificant (“blue eyes”)	Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	Descalificant (“Blue eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Maro	No ruling	Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Maro închis	No ruling	Standard (“the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark brown in black spotted”)	Standard (“dark brown in black spotted”)	Standard (“dark brown in black-spotted”)
Maro deschis	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“light brown to amber in liver spotted dogs”)	No ruling	No ruling
Chihlimbariu	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“light brown to amber in liver spotted dogs”)	Standard (“amber in liver spotted”)	Standard (“amber in liver-spotted”)
Patterns
Ochi diferiți	Descalificant (“eyes of different colours (heterochromia)”)	Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	Descalificant (“Eyes of two different colors”)	No ruling	No ruling
Heterocromie sectorială	Descalificant (“partially blue coloured iris”)	Standard (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”)	Standard (“black in black-spotted dogs”)	Standard (“black in black-spotted dogs”)	Standard (“Nose in black-spotted variety always black”)	Standard (“Nose in black-spotted variety always black”)
Ficat	Standard (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”)	Standard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”)	Standard (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”)	Standard (“in liver variety always brown”)	Standard (“in liver variety always brown”)
Roz	Descalificant (“Lack of nose pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Nas fluture	No ruling	Defect (“Incomplete nose pigmentation is a major fault”)	Defect (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”)	No ruling	No ruling

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.
Nerecunoscut: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Dalmațian'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 toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Albchanges toDereș
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albchanges toPătat
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toMaro închis
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toMaro
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toMaro deschis
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toChihlimbariu
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toAlun
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toGalben
Ochi · 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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