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

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–71.1 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm.

Pointer 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	63–69 cm	63.5–71.1 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	No ruling
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	61–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	61–66 cm	No ruling
Greutate, male	No ruling	25–34 kg	25–34 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Greutate, female	No ruling	20–29.5 kg	20–29.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Raport înălțime/lungime	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Raport craniu/bot	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“with scissors or even bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	No ruling	Alternativ (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Alternativ (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“with scissors or even bite”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Defect (“Undershot or overshot”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Defect (“Undershot or overshot”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, short in length”)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorJoasă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)	No ruling	Defect (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	Standard (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
Forma ochilorOvali	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorMigdalați	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
StopPronunțat	No ruling	Standard (“There should be a pronounced stop”)	Standard (“joined by a pronounced stop”)	No ruling	Standard (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
StopLipsă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Profilul facialConcav	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Standard (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
Profilul facialBerbecesc (convex)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linia superioarăArcuită (spinare de crap)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Linia superioarăÎnșeuată	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
Lungimea coziiMedie	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling
Purtarea coziiOrizontală	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	Standard (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
Purtarea coziiRidicată (veselă)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Set on too high or too low”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Set on too high or too low”)
LabeOvale	Standard (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)	Standard (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)	Standard (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
LabeLabă de pisică	No ruling	Defect (“Catfoot is a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
LabeDesfăcute	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
Lungimea gâtuluiScurt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Short, thick neck”)
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
SalbăPronunțată	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
PieptAdânc	No ruling	Standard (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
PieptÎngust	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
PieptLat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
PieptÎn formă de butoi	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
JarețiBine coborâți	Standard (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)	No ruling
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	No ruling	Defect (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)	Descalificant (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Front 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.

Pointer colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pointer in Negru, Alb, Ficat, Portocaliu și Lămâiu. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor și Dereș.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Alb	Standard (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white”)
Portocaliu	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“orange and white”)
Lămâiu	Standard (“lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“solid-colored”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Bicolor	Standard (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“either in combination with white”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Tricolor	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)	Defect (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Dereș	No ruling	Standard (“Ticked”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Maro închis	No ruling	Standard (“the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling
Maro deschis	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Alun	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negru	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Ficat	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Roz	Standard (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)	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.
Nerecunoscut: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pointer'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
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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