What does each club give for Višina vihra in the Basenji?

FCI, Male: 43 cm; AKC, Male: 43.2 cm; UKC, Male: 43.2 cm; KC, Male: 43 cm; CKC, Male: 43.3 cm; FCI, Female: 40 cm; AKC, Female: 40.6 cm; UKC, Female: 40.6 cm; KC, Female: 40 cm; CKC, Female: 40.8 cm.

Basenji 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
Višina vihra, male	43 cm	43.2 cm	43.2 cm	43 cm	43.3 cm
Višina vihra, female	40 cm	40.6 cm	40.6 cm	40 cm	40.8 cm
Teža, male	11 kg	10.9 kg	10.9 kg	11 kg	11 kg
Teža, female	9.5 kg	10 kg	9.5 kg	9.5 kg	10 kg
Razmerje višine in dolžine	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
UgrizŠkarjasti ugriz	Po standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Po standardu (“Evenly aligned with a scissors bite”)	Po standardu (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Po standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Po standardu (“Must be level with scissors bite”)
UgrizNadgriz	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Napaka (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
UgrizPodgriz	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Overshot or undershot bites”)	No ruling	Napaka (“Overshot or undershot mouths”)
ZobovjePopolno zobovje	No ruling	No ruling	Po standardu (“A full complement of strong, white, even teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Drža ušesPokončna (stoječa)	Po standardu (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Po standardu (“Small, erect and slightly hooded”)	Po standardu (“The ears are small, erect”)	Po standardu (“Small, pointed, erect and slightly hooded”)	Po standardu (“Small, pointed and erect of fine texture”)
Nasajenost ušesNizka	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Fault: Low-set ears”)	No ruling	Napaka (“Low set ears”)
Oblika očiMandljaste	Po standardu (“Dark, almond-shaped; obliquely set”)	Po standardu (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)	Po standardu (“They are almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Po standardu (“Dark, almond shaped, obliquely set”)	Po standardu (“almond shaped, obliquely set and farseeing”)
Oblika očiOkrogle	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Fault: Round eyes”)	No ruling	Napaka (“Round eyes”)
Stop (izrazitost)Rahel	Po standardu (“Stop: Slight”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“There is a slight stop”)	Po standardu (“with slight stop”)	No ruling
Oblika gobcaKoničast (šibek)	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Faults: Coarse muzzle. Snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
PodgrlinaIzrazita	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Faults: ... Dewlap”)	No ruling	Napaka (“Dewlap”)
Oblika vratuUsločen	Po standardu (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Po standardu (“proudly carried on a well arched neck”)	Po standardu (“carried proudly upon a well-arched neck”)	Po standardu (“proudly carried on a well-arched neck”)	No ruling
Zgornja linijaRavna	Po standardu (“Back: Short, level”)	Po standardu (“Topline-Back level”)	Po standardu (“The back is short and level”)	Po standardu (“Balanced with short, level back”)	Po standardu (“the back level”)
Nasajenost repaVisoka	Po standardu (“TAIL: High set”)	Po standardu (“Tail is set high on topline”)	Po standardu (“The tail is set high on the topline”)	Po standardu (“High set”)	No ruling
Drža repaZavihan čez hrbet	Po standardu (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Po standardu (“lies well curled over to either side”)	Po standardu (“lies, well-curled ... over to either side”)	Po standardu (“Curls tightly over spine”)	Po standardu (“curled tightly over to either side”)
Drža repaDvojno zavihan	Alternativno (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling	Alternativno (“(in a single or double curl)”)	Alternativno (“with a single or double curl”)	No ruling
TaceOvalne	No ruling	Po standardu (“Small, oval and compact with thick pads”)	Po standardu (“The small, oval, compact feet”)	No ruling	No ruling
Skočni sklepiNizko postavljeni	Po standardu (“Hock: Well let down”)	Po standardu (“hocks well let down”)	Po standardu (“The hocks are well let down”)	Po standardu (“hocks well let down”)	Po standardu (“hocks well let down”)
Prsni košGlobok	Po standardu (“Chest: Deep brisket”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“The chest is deep”)	Po standardu (“deep brisket”)	Po standardu (“The chest should be deep and of medium width”)
Prsni košŠirok	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Wide chest”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Nogavičke	Po standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Lisa na prsih	Po standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Bela konica repa	Po standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)
Nogavičke čez koleno	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Lisa	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)
Ovratnik	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar are optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and white collar optional”)	Alternativno (“White legs, blaze and collar optional”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Odstranitev volčjih krempljev	No ruling	Po standardu (“Dewclaws are usually removed”)	Po standardu (“Dewclaws are usually 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.

Basenji colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Basenji in Črna, Bela, Rumenorjava in Rdeča. Standard patterns: Dvobarvna, Tribarvna, Tigrasta in Obratno tigrasta.

Dlaka: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Črna	Po standardu (“Pure black and white”)	Po standardu (“Black & White”)	Po standardu (“pure black”)	Po standardu (“Pure black and white”)	Po standardu (“Pure black and white”)
Bela	Po standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“Black & White”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“The white should be on feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“The white should be on the feet, chest and tail tip”)
Rumenorjava	Po standardu (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)	Po standardu (“Black Tan & White”)	Po standardu (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Po standardu (“Black, tan and white with tan melon pips and mask”)	Po standardu (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”)
Rdeča	Po standardu (“red and white”)	Po standardu (“Red & White”)	Po standardu (“chestnut red”)	Po standardu (“Red and white”)	Po standardu (“red and white”)
Modra	Ni priznano	Alternativno (“Blue Cream & White”)	Napaka	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Mahagonijeva	Ni priznano	Alternativno (“Mahogany Tan & White”)	Napaka	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Smetanova	Ni priznano	Alternativno (“Cream & White”)	Napaka (“Creams”)	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Albinska	Ni priznano	Ni priznano	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Albinism”)	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Patterns
Dvobarvna	Po standardu (“Pure black and white; red and white”)	Po standardu (“Black & White”)	Po standardu (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”)	Po standardu (“Pure black and white; Red and white”)	Po standardu (“Pure black and white; red and white”)
Tribarvna	Po standardu (“black and tan, and white”)	Po standardu (“Black Tan & White”)	Po standardu (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”)	Po standardu (“Black, tan and white”)	Po standardu (“black and tan, and white”)
Tigrasta	Po standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Po standardu (“Brindle & White”)	Po standardu (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Po standardu (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Po standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Obratno tigrasta	Po standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)	Po standardu (“Brindle & White”)	Po standardu (“brindle (black stripes on a background of chestnut red)”)	Po standardu (“Brindle and white: red background with black stripes”)	Po standardu (“brindle: red background with black stripes”)
Soboljasta	No ruling	Alternativno (“Sable & White”)	Napaka (“shaded”)	Ni priznano	No ruling

Oči: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Temno rjava	Po standardu (“Dark”)	Po standardu (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	Po standardu (“dark in color”)	Po standardu (“Dark”)	Po standardu (“Dark”)
Lešnikova	No ruling	Po standardu (“Dark hazel to dark brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Črna	Po standardu (“Black nose desirable”)	Po standardu (“Black greatly desired”)	Po standardu (“A black nose is greatly desired”)	Po standardu (“black nose desirable”)	Po standardu (“Black nose desirable”)

What the rulings mean

Po standardu: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativno: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Napaka: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifikacijsko: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ni priznano: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Basenji's colors can change over its life.

Črnachanges toRjasta
Dlaka · S telesnim stanjem · can change back
Črnachanges toSiva
Dlaka · Postopna
Črnachanges toRjava
Dlaka · Na soncu · can change back
Belachanges toRoan
Dlaka · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Črnachanges toZimski nos
Nos · Z letnim časom · can change back
Črnachanges toRožnata
Nos · Z letnim časom · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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