What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn in the Flat Coated Retriever?

FCI, Male: 59–61.5 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4–62.2 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–61 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 58.5–61 cm; FCI, Female: 56.5–59 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–59.7 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–58.4 cm; KC, Female: 56–58 cm; CKC, Female: 56–58.5 cm.

Flat Coated Retriever 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	59–61.5 cm	58.4–62.2 cmover 64.8 cmDefectunder 55.9 cmDefect	58.4–61 cm	58–61 cm	58.5–61 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	56.5–59 cm	55.9–59.7 cmover 62.2 cmDefectunder 53.3 cmDefect	55.9–58.4 cm	56–58 cm	56–58.5 cm
Greutate, male	27–36 kg	No ruling	27.2–36.3 kg	27–36 kg	No ruling
Greutate, female	25–32 kg	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–32 kg	No ruling
Greutate	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27–32 kg
Raport craniu/bot	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	No ruling	Alternativ (“level bite acceptable”)	Alternativ (“but a level bite is acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“level bite acceptable”)
MușcăturăMaxilar deviat	No ruling	Defect (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	Defect (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	Defect (“Wry and undershot or overshot bites with a noticeable gap must be severely penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopUșor	Standard (“Slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Standard (“a gradual, slight, barely perceptible stop”)	Standard (“Stop is gradual and barely perceptible”)	Standard (“a slight stop between eyes, in no way accentuated”)	Standard (“a gradual, slight, but perceptible stop”)
Profilul facialConcav	Defect (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	Defect (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Defect (“avoiding a down or dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
Mărimea urechilorMici	Standard (“EARS: Small”)	Standard (“Ears relatively small”)	Standard (“Relatively small”)	Standard (“Small and well set on”)	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“close to side of head”)	Standard (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Standard (“lying close to the side of the head”)	Standard (“close to side of head”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorJoasă	No ruling	Defect (“Not low set (houndlike or setterish)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorMigdalați	No ruling	Standard (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	Standard (“Medium sized, almond shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorRotunzi	Defect (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	Defect (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	Defect (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forma ochilorOblici	Defect (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling	Defect (“Not obliquely placed”)	Defect (“Not obliquely placed”)	No ruling
Mărimea ochilorMedii	Standard (“EYES: Medium size”)	Standard (“Medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium sized”)	Standard (“Medium size”)	No ruling
Poziția ochilorDepărtați	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are set widely apart”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Poziția ochilorProeminenți	Defect (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“a round prominent eye undesirable”)	No ruling
Forma gâtuluiArcuit	No ruling	Standard (“Neck strong and slightly arched”)	Standard (“strong and slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“Free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăOrizontală	No ruling	Standard (“Topline strong and level”)	Standard (“Topline strong and level”)	No ruling	Standard (“A level topline”)
Tip corporalCobby	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“The Flat-Coat is not cobby in build”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Deep and fairly broad”)	Standard (“Chest (Brisket)-Deep, reaching to the elbow”)	Standard (“Chest deep, moderately broad”)	Standard (“Chest deep and fairly broad”)	Standard (“a deep, long rib cage”)
PieptModerat	No ruling	Standard (“only moderately broad”)	Standard (“moderately broad”)	No ruling	No ruling
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	No ruling	Standard (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck up”)	No ruling	Standard (“tapering to a moderate tuck-up”)
CrupăUșor înclinată	No ruling	Standard (“Croup slopes very slightly”)	Standard (“Croup slopes slightly”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea coziiScurtă	Standard (“TAIL: Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
Purtarea coziiOrizontală	Standard (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	Standard (“a smooth extension of the topline, never much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“never much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“gaily carried, but never much above level of back”)	No ruling
Forma coziiDreaptă	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	Standard (“Tail fairly straight”)	Standard (“Fairly straight”)	Standard (“Short, straight and well set on”)	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	Standard (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Round and strong with toes close and well arched”)	No ruling
JarețiBine coborâți	Standard (“Hock: Moderate bend, well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“latter well let down”)	No ruling
JarețiJareți de vacă	Defect (“Cow hocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Cowhocks highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Angulația posterioarăModerată	Standard (“Stifle: Moderate bend”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate bend of stifle and hock”)	No ruling
Angulația anterioarăUmăr bine înclinat	No ruling	Standard (“well laid back shoulders”)	Standard (“Shoulder blades and upper arms long and well laid back”)	No ruling	Standard (“well-laid-back shoulders”)
Metacarpe (fesle)Ușor înclinate	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Pasterns strong and springy, with a slight slope”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pinteni posterioriLipsă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“No dewclaws”)	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	No ruling	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.

Flat Coated Retriever colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Flat Coated Retriever in Negru și Ficat. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)
Ficat	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)	Standard (“Black or liver only”)
Galben	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Yellow”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“Yellow”)	Nerecunoscut
Crem	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“cream”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Unicolor	No ruling	Standard (“Solid black or solid liver”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black”)	Nerecunoscut

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)
Alun	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)	Standard (“dark brown or hazel”)
Galben	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“not large, round or yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negru	Standard (“Black on black dogs”)	Standard (“black in the black dogs”)
Ficat	Standard (“brown on liver dogs”)	Standard (“brown in the liver dogs”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Flat Coated Retriever'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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