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

FCI, Male: 72–80 cm; AKC, Male: 71.1–80 cm; UKC, Male: 72.4–80 cm; KC, Male: 72–80 cm; CKC, Male: 72–80 cm; FCI, Female: 65–75 cm; AKC, Female: 64.8–74.9 cm; UKC, Female: 66–73.7 cm; KC, Female: 65–75 cm; CKC, Female: 65–75 cm.

Leonberger 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	72–80 cm	71.1–80 cm	72.4–80 cm	72–80 cm	72–80 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	65–75 cm	64.8–74.9 cm	66–73.7 cm	65–75 cm	65–75 cm
Raport înălțime/lungime	0.9	0.9	No ruling	0.9	0.9
Raport craniu/bot	1	1	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“meeting in a correct scissors bite”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“Pincer bite is accepted”)	Alternativ (“A level bite is accepted”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“level bite tolerated”)	Alternativ (“A level bite is acceptable but not desired”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Descalificant (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Descalificant (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
MușcăturăMaxilar deviat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“42 sound teeth according to the dentition formula”)	Standard (“Complete dentition of 42 teeth”)	Standard (“forty-two strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“with complete dentition”)	Standard (“Complete dentition, strong, correctly placed”)
DentițieDinți lipsă	Descalificant (“Absence of teeth (with the exception of M3)”)	Descalificant (“More than one missing tooth other than M3s”)	Descalificant (“Missing teeth except M3”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“pendant, of medium size, hanging close to the head”)	Standard (“hanging flat and close to the head”)	Standard (“medium sized drop ears are set high and close to the head”)	Standard (“pendant, medium sized, hanging close to the side of the head”)	Standard (“hanging flat and close to the head”)
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“Set on high and not far back”)	No ruling	Standard (“drop ears are set high”)	Standard (“Set on high and not too far back”)	No ruling
Forma ochilorOvali	Standard (“medium size, oval”)	Standard (“oval to almond shaped”)	Standard (“oval in shape”)	Standard (“Oval in shape with kind expression”)	Standard (“oval to almond-shaped”)
Forma ochilorMigdalați	No ruling	Alternativ (“oval to almond shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“oval to almond-shaped”)
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerat	Standard (“Clearly recognisable but moderately defined”)	Standard (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”)	No ruling	Standard (“Medium stop”)	Standard (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”)
Profilul facialBerbecesc (convex)	Standard (“rather slightly arched (roman nose)”)	Alternativ (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”)	Standard (“slightly arched (Roman nose)”)	Standard (“slightly arched (roman nose)”)	Alternativ (“can be slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”)
Profilul facialDrept	No ruling	Alternativ (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”)
Profilul facialConcav	Defect (“nasal bridge ... never dipped”)	Defect (“never dipped”)	Defect (“The foreface is never concave”)	No ruling	Defect (“but never dipped”)
Forma botuluiÎngustat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“muzzle moderately tapered but never snipey”)	No ruling
Forma botuluiAscuțit	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“never snipey”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăOrizontală	No ruling	Standard (“Withers set above a firm level back”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Withers set above a firm level back”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	Standard (“while standing, it hangs down straight”)	Standard (“tail hangs straight down”)	Standard (“When in repose, the tail hangs down straight”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	Descalificant (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”)	Defect (“tail curled over back at all times, whether standing or in motion”)	Descalificant (“Tail consistently curled over the back like a wheel”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎn inel	Descalificant (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Never forming a ring”)	No ruling
Lungimea coziiLungă	No ruling	Standard (“last vertebrae reaching to or below the hock”)	Standard (“It reaches to the hock joint”)	Standard (“reaching at least to hock”)	No ruling
Lungimea coziiScurtă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Tail too short”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	Standard (“rounded, tight, toes well arched”)	Standard (“rounded, tight, toes wel[l arched]”)	Standard (“The feet are rounded and tight with well arched toes”)	Standard (“Tight and rounded with well-arched toes”)	Standard (“toes well arched (cat-foot)”)
Pinteni anterioriPrezenți	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws: Usually present”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws: Usually present”)
JarețiJareți de vacă	Descalificant (“Severe anatomical faults (i.e. pronounced cow hocks”)	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Lack of angulation at stifle or hock. Cow hocks”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“Somewhat long rather than stocky”)	No ruling	Standard (“The neck is rather long and not thick”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiScurt	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Too short in neck”)	No ruling	No ruling
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“without throatiness or dewlap”)	Standard (“No dewlap”)	Standard (“free of throatiness or dewlap”)	Standard (“no dewlap”)	Standard (“No dewlap”)
PieptLat	Standard (“Chest: Broad, deep”)	Standard (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”)	Standard (“is broad but not barrel in shape”)	Standard (“Chest broad, deep”)	No ruling
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Broad, deep”)	Standard (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”)	No ruling	Standard (“Chest broad, deep”)	No ruling
PieptÎn formă de butoi	Defect (“Not too barrel shaped, more oval”)	No ruling	Defect (“broad but not barrel in shape”)	Defect (“Oval, not barrel chested”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mască	Standard (“black mask”)	Standard (“Face is covered with a full black mask”)	Standard (“all with a black mask”)	Standard (“always with a black mask”)	Standard (“Face is covered with a full black mask”)
Pată pe piept	Alternativ (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)	Alternativ (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest”)	Alternativ (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)	Alternativ (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)	Alternativ (“A small stripe or patch of white on the chest”)
Șosete	Alternativ (“white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)	Alternativ (“some white hairs on toes is tolerated”)	Alternativ (“white hairs on the toes, are permitted”)	Alternativ (“white hair on the toes tolerated”)	Alternativ (“some white on the toes is allowed”)

Leonberger colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Leonberger in Alb, Maro, Roșu, Galben și Nisipiu. Standard patterns: Samur.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Alb	Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)	Standard (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest ... is tolerated”)	Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest, and white hairs on the toes, are permitted”)	Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hair on the toes tolerated”)	Standard (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)
Maro	Standard (“reddish brown”)	Standard (“Reddish Brown”)	Standard (“reddish brown”)	Standard (“reddish brown”)	Standard (“reddish brown”)
Roșu	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Galben	Standard (“Lion yellow”)	Standard (“Yellow”)	Standard (“Lion yellow”)	Standard (“Lion gold”)	Standard (“Lion yellow”)
Nisipiu	Standard (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”)	Standard (“Sandy”)	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“sandy (fawn or cream)”)	Standard (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”)
Negru	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”)	Descalificant (“black must not be the basic color”)	Descalificant (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”)	Nerecunoscut (“Black must not dominate basic colour”)	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”)
Argintiu	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”)	Descalificant	Descalificant (“Off colors, such as ... silver”)	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”)
Ficat	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”)	Descalificant	Descalificant (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”)	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”)
Patterns
Samur	Standard (“Black hair tips are permitted”)	Standard (“All colors may have black tips (some with long black tips)”)	Standard (“Black hair tips are permitted”)	Standard (“Black hair tips are permitted”)	Standard (“Black hair tips are permitted”)
Aguti	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)
Marcat roșcat	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”)	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro	Standard (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)	No ruling	Standard (“light to dark brown in color”)	Standard (“Medium to dark brown”)	Standard (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)
Maro închis	Standard (“as dark brown as possible”)	Standard (“Dark brown is preferred”)	Standard (“dark brown preferred”)	Standard (“Medium to dark brown”)	Standard (“as dark brown as possible”)
Maro deschis	Standard (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)	Standard (“Dark brown is preferred over light brown”)	Standard (“light to dark brown in color, with dark brown preferred”)	No ruling	Standard (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)
Albastru	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“wall eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Galben	Descalificant (“Eyes without any brown”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Yellow (without any trace of brown pigment)”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Eyes without any brown”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“always black”)	Standard (“Must be black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Ficat	Descalificant (“Brown nose leather”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Brown nose leather”)

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 Leonberger's colors can change over its life.

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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