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

FCI, Male: 69 cm; AKC, Male: 68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 69 cm; CKC, Male: 68.5 cm; FCI, Female: 61 cm; AKC, Female: 61 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; KC, Female: 61 cm; CKC, Female: 61 cm.

Otterhound 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	69 cm	68.6 cm	61–68.6 cm	69 cm	68.5 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	61 cm	61 cm	58.4–66 cm	61 cm	61 cm
Greutate, male	No ruling	52.2 kg	34–52.2 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Greutate, female	No ruling	36.3 kg	29.5–45.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Raport craniu/bot	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerat	Standard (“Stop: Distinct, though not exaggerated”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)	Standard (“distinct though not exaggerated stop”)
Forma botuluiPătrat	No ruling	Standard (“The muzzle is square, with no hint of snipiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“A scissors bite is preferred”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite, which is preferred”)	Standard (“perfect, regular scissor bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular scissors bite”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorLungi și atârnânde	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standard (“are long, pendulous, and folded”)	Standard (“The long, pendulous, folded ears”)	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)	Standard (“Long, pendulous, set on level with corner of eye”)
Inserția urechilorJoasă	No ruling	Standard (“They are set low, at or below eye level”)	Standard (“The ears are set low, or below eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“NECK: Long, powerful”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)	Standard (“Long, powerful, set smoothly into well laid back”)
SalbăUșoară	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativ (“a slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativ (“A slight dewlap is permissible”)	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)	Alternativ (“Slight dewlap permissible”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Top line: Level”)	Standard (“The topline is level from the withers to the base of tail”)	Standard (“The backline, from the withers to the base of the tail, is level”)	Standard (“level top line and broad back”)	Standard (“level topline and broad back”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standard (“The chest is deep reaching at least to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest, which is deep rather then wide”)	Standard (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)	Standard (“Chest deep with well sprung, fairly deep, oval ribcage”)
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“It is set high on the slightly sloping croup”)	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)	Standard (“Set high, carried up when alert or moving”)
Lungimea coziiLungă	No ruling	Standard (“and is long reaching at least to the hock”)	Standard (“The long tail reaches at least to the hock joint”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎn formă de sabie	No ruling	Standard (“carried saber fashion (not forward over the back)”)	Standard (“it is carried in saber fashion, but never forward over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	Defect (“never curling over back”)	Defect (“(not forward over the back)”)	Defect (“but never forward over the back”)	Defect (“never curling over back”)	Defect (“never curling over back”)
JarețiBine coborâți	Standard (“Hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“Hocks are well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“The well-let-down hocks are well defined”)	Standard (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)	Standard (“hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Pată pe piept	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Șosete	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling
Vârf alb al cozii	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“slight white markings on head, chest, feet and tail tip”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed from the forelegs”)	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.

Otterhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Otterhound in Negru, Alb, Gri, Albastru, Ficat, Roșcat, Roșu, Lămâiu, Crem, Grâu și Nisipiu. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor, Bălțat, Particolor, Aguti, Cărunt și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Black and tan”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)
Alb	Standard (“White hounds”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds”)	Standard (“White Hounds”)
Gri	No ruling	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Nerecunoscut	No ruling
Albastru	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Ficat	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standard (“Liver & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)	Standard (“occasional liver, tan and liver”)
Roșcat	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Roșu	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Lămâiu	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Crem	Standard (“black and cream”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“black and cream”)	Standard (“black and cream”)
Grâu	Standard (“wheaten”)	Standard (“Wheaten”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“wheaten”)	Standard (“wheaten”)
Nisipiu	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“sandy”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	No ruling
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“whole coloured”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Whole coloured”)	Standard (“whole-coloured”)
Bicolor	Standard (“tan and white”)	Standard (“Blue & Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“tan and white”)
Tricolor	Nerecunoscut (“a white-bodied hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Nerecunoscut (“a white-bodied hound with distinctly separate black patches and tan patches”)	Nerecunoscut (“a white-bodied Hound with black and tan patches distinctly separate”)
Bălțat	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White hounds may have slight lemon, blue or badger pied markings”)	Standard (“White Hounds may have slight lemon, blue, or badger pied markings”)
Particolor	No ruling	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Particolour”)	No ruling
Aguti	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“Badger Markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)	Standard (“badger pied markings”)
Cărunt	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“Grizzle Markings”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“grizzle”)
Marcat roșcat	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are dark”)	Standard (“The deeply set eyes are dark”)	No ruling	No ruling
Alun	Standard (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“a blue and tan hound may have hazel eyes”)	Standard (“a blue and tan Hound may have hazel eyes”)
Galben	Defect (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Yellow eye undesirable”)	Defect (“Yellow eye undesirable”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	No ruling	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Dogs with black-pigmented eye rims and noses”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ardezie	No ruling	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ficat	Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standard (“black, liver, or slate, depending on the color of the hound”)	Standard (“Those with liver or slate pigment”)	Standard (“a tan hound may have a brown nose”)	Standard (“a tan Hound may have a brown nose”)
Patterns
Nas fluture	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)	Standard (“A slight butterfly nose permissible”)

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 Otterhound'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
Marcat roșcatchanges toCu șa
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 6 to 156 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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