United Pet Club

Bretonski španjel 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.

Size

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKC
Višina vihra, male48–51 cmNo rulingNo ruling48–51 cm
Višina vihra, female47–50 cmNo rulingNo ruling47–50 cm
Višina vihraNo ruling44.5–52.1 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalifikacijskoover 52.1 cmDiskvalifikacijsko44.5–52.1 cmunder 44.5 cmDiskvalifikacijskoover 52.1 cmDiskvalifikacijskoNo ruling
Dolžina repa3–6 cmover 10 cmNapakaunder 10.2 cmover 10.2 cmNapakaunder 10.2 cmNo ruling
TežaNo ruling13.6–18.1 kg13.6–20.4 kgNo ruling
Razmerje višine in dolžine1111
Razmerje lobanje in gobca1.51.51.51.5
Kot lopatice115–120°90°90°No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKC
UgrizŠkarjasti ugrizPo standardu (“Scissors bite”)Po standardu (“A true scissors bite”)Po standardu (“meet in a scissors bite”)Po standardu (“perfect regular scissor bite”)
UgrizNadgrizNo rulingNapaka (“Overshot or undershot jaw to be heavily penalized”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No ruling
UgrizPodgrizNo rulingNapaka (“Overshot or undershot jaw to be heavily penalized”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Overshot or undershot bites”)No ruling
ZobovjePopolno zobovjePo standardu (“form a complete and healthy set”)No rulingPo standardu (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)No ruling
Stop (izrazitost)ZmerenPo standardu (“The stop is moderate”)No rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“Stop moderate”)
Oblika glaveJabolčasta (obokana)No rulingNi priznano (“should never be "apple-headed"”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Apple headed”)No ruling
Profil obrazaRimski (izbočen)No rulingNapaka (“Neither a Roman nose nor a dish-face is desirable”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Roman nose”)No ruling
Profil obrazaVbočen (konkaven)No rulingNapaka (“Neither a Roman nose nor a dish-face is desirable”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Dish faced”)No ruling
Oblika gobcaZoženNo rulingPo standardu (“Muzzle should taper gradually”)Po standardu (“It gradually tapers both horizontally and vertically”)Po standardu (“Muzzle tapered but not snipy”)
Oblika gobcaKoničast (šibek)No rulingNi priznano (“Never broad, heavy or snippy”)No rulingNapaka (“Muzzle tapered but not snipy”)
Oblika očiOvalnePo standardu (“Somewhat oval, not protruding”)No rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“Somewhat oval in shape”)
Oblika očiPoševnePo standardu (“Slightly oblique”)No rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“slightly obliquely set”)
Nasajenost očiIzbuljeneNo rulingNapaka (“A prominent full or popeye should be penalized”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Prominent, full or pop eyes”)No ruling
Nasajenost ušesVisokaPo standardu (“EARS: Set high”)Po standardu (“Set high, above the level of the eyes”)Po standardu (“set high on the head, above the level of the eyes”)Po standardu (“Set and carried high”)
Drža ušesViseča (povešena)No rulingPo standardu (“Should lie flat and close to the head”)No rulingPo standardu (“falling flat against the cheek”)
Drža ušesDolga visečaNo rulingNo rulingNapaka (“Serious Fault: Pendulous ears”)No ruling
Konica ušesaZaobljenaNo rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“Ends of the ears are very slightly rounded”)Po standardu (“slightly rounded at tip”)
Dolžina vratuSrednjiPo standardu (“NECK: Of medium length”)Po standardu (“Neck - Medium length”)Po standardu (“is of medium length”)Po standardu (“Medium length”)
Oblika vratuUsločenNi priznano (“slightly curved, never arched”)No rulingPo standardu (“The slightly arched neck”)No ruling
Oblika vratuJelenji vratNo rulingNi priznano (“Never concave or ewe-necked”)Napaka (“Serious Faults: Ewe necked. Concave neck”)No ruling
PodgrlinaBrez (suho grlo)Po standardu (“without dewlap”)Po standardu (“Free from throatiness”)Po standardu (“is free of throatiness”)No ruling
Zgornja linijaRavnaPo standardu (“Topline: Level to the loins and the beginning of the croup”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Zgornja linijaSpuščajoča se nazajNo rulingPo standardu (“Topline - Slight slope from the highest point of the shoulders”)Po standardu (“Topline is slightly sloped from the withers”)Po standardu (“Topline slopes slightly from withers to croup”)
Zgornja linijaUleknjen hrbetNo rulingNi priznano (“Never hollow, saddle, sway or roach backed”)No rulingNo ruling
Zgornja linijaKrapji hrbet (usločen)No rulingNi priznano (“Never hollow, saddle, sway or roach backed”)No rulingNo ruling
Prsni košŠirokPo standardu (“Chest: Let down to elbow level, broad”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Prsni košSodčastNapaka (“ribs well sprung but not barrel chested”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Prsni košGlobokNo rulingPo standardu (“Chest-Deep, reaching the level of the elbow”)Po standardu (“The chest is deep, reaching to the level of the elbows”)Po standardu (“Chest deep. Brisket reaching to elbow”)
Prsni košOzekNo rulingNapaka (“Narrow or slab-sided chests are a fault”)No rulingNo ruling
Privzdignjenost trebuhaZmernaNo rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“a rounded, moderate tuck-up”)No ruling
Privzdignjenost trebuhaIzrazitaNo rulingNapaka (“Not extremely tucked up”)No rulingNo ruling
Nasajenost repaVisokaPo standardu (“TAIL: Set high”)Po standardu (“Set on high”)Po standardu (“The tail is set high”)Po standardu (“Set high”)
Drža repaV višini hrbtaPo standardu (“carried horizontally (or slightly lowered)”)No rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“carried horizontally or slightly lower”)
Drža repaNizko nošen (povešen)Alternativno (“carried horizontally (or slightly lowered)”)No rulingNo rulingAlternativno (“carried horizontally or slightly lower”)
Dolžina repaBrez repaAlternativno (“can be born tailless or with a very short tail”)No rulingNo rulingAlternativno (“Naturally tailless, short”)
Dolžina repaNaravno kratek (bobtail)No rulingNo rulingAlternativno (“It is a natural bob or customarily docked”)No ruling
TaceMačja tacaPo standardu (“Rather round, toes tight, pads firm”)No rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“Rather round, tight and compact”)
TaceRazprteNo rulingNo rulingNapaka (“Serious Faults: Flat feet. Splayed”)No ruling
Skočni sklepiKravja stoja (sklepi navznoter)No rulingNo rulingNapaka (“Faults: Fat or weak hindquarters. Cow hocks”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKC
Rumenorjavi znakiNo rulingAlternativno (“classic orange markings on eyebrows, muzzle and cheeks, inside the ears and under the tail”)No rulingNo ruling
LisaPo standardu (“A narrow blaze is desirable with any colour of coat”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PikeDiskvalifikacijsko (“Abnormal markings: White spot on the ear or eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKC
Kupiranje repaAlternativno (“When the tail is docked the ideal length is from 3 to 6 cm”)Alternativno (“Tailless to approximately four inches, natural or docked”)Alternativno (“natural bob or customarily docked to a length no longer than four inches”)Alternativno (“Naturally tailless, short or previously customarily docked”)
Odstranitev volčjih krempljevNo rulingNo rulingAlternativno (“Dewclaws may be removed. Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Bretonski španjel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bretonski španjel in Črna, Bela, Modra, Jetrna, Rumenorjava in Oranžna. Standard patterns: Dvobarvna, Tribarvna, Lisasta, Partikolor in Roan.

Dlaka: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ČrnaPo standardu (“white and black”)Diskvalifikacijsko (“Black & White”)Po standardu (“black and white”)Po standardu (“black/white”)Po standardu (“white and black”)
BelaPo standardu (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”)Po standardu (“Orange & White”)Po standardu (“Orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)Po standardu (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”)Po standardu (“White and orange, white and black, white and liver”)
ModraPo standardu (“Piobald or roan”)Diskvalifikacijsko (“Blue Roan”)Po standardu (“black and white, in clear or roan patterns”)Po standardu (“Black & White Roan”)Po standardu (“Piebald or roan”)
JetrnaPo standardu (“white and liver”)Po standardu (“Liver & White”)Po standardu (“liver and white”)Po standardu (“liver/white”)Po standardu (“white and liver”)
RumenorjavaPo standardu (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”)Ni priznanoNo rulingNi priznanoPo standardu (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”)
OranžnaPo standardu (“White and orange”)Po standardu (“Orange & White”)Po standardu (“Orange and white”)Po standardu (“Orange/white”)Po standardu (“White and orange”)
AlbinskaNi priznanoNi priznanoDiskvalifikacijsko (“Albinism”)Ni priznanoNi priznano
Patterns
DvobarvnaPo standardu (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”)Po standardu (“Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns”)Po standardu (“in clear or roan patterns”)Po standardu (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”)Po standardu (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”)
TribarvnaPo standardu (“tricolour coats”)Po standardu (“Liver White & Orange”)Napaka (“Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable”)Po standardu (“tricolour”)Po standardu (“tricolour coats”)
LisastaPo standardu (“Piobald”)Po standardu (“the standard parti-color or piebald patterns”)No rulingNi priznanoPo standardu (“Piebald”)
PartikolorNo rulingPo standardu (“the standard parti-color or piebald patterns”)No rulingNi priznanoNo ruling
RoanPo standardu (“Piobald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)Po standardu (“Liver Roan”)Po standardu (“in clear or roan patterns. Some ticking is desirable”)Po standardu (“roan of any of these colours”)Po standardu (“Piebald or roan, sometimes with ticking”)
PikastaNo rulingAlternativno (“Spotted”)No rulingNi priznanoNo ruling
EnobarvnaNi priznano (“A self coloured coat is not allowed”)No rulingNo rulingNi priznanoNi priznano (“A self-coloured coat is not allowed”)
Oči: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
RjavaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingPo standardu (“brown to dark”)No ruling
Temno rjavaPo standardu (“preferably dark”)Po standardu (“Preference should be for the darker colored eyes”)Po standardu (“Darker colored eyes are preferred”)Po standardu (“brown to dark”)Po standardu (“preferably dark”)
JantarnaNo rulingPo standardu (“lighter shades of amber should not be penalized”)Po standardu (“lighter shades of amber are not to be penalized”)No rulingNo ruling
Svetlo rjavaNapaka (“Eyes: Light, mean look”)Napaka (“Light and mean-looking eyes should be heavily penalized”)Napaka (“Light-colored eyes”)No rulingNapaka (“Eyes: Light, mean look”)
Patterns
RazličnookaDiskvalifikacijsko (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalifikacijsko (“heterochromia (eyes of different colours)”)
Nos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKUSA
ČrnaNo rulingDiskvalifikacijsko (“A black nose is a disqualification”)Po standardu (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)No ruling
JetrnaNo rulingPo standardu (“shades of brown”)Po standardu (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)No ruling
IzabelaNo rulingPo standardu (“fawn, tan”)Po standardu (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)No ruling
RožnataNo rulingPo standardu (“deep pink”)Po standardu (“Accepted colors include black, brown, fawn, tan and deep pink”)No ruling
Patterns
Metuljast nosNapaka (“Very slightly depigmented, interior of the nostrils depigmented”)Napaka (“A two-tone or butterfly nose should be penalized”)Napaka (“Butterfly nose. Two-toned nose.”)Napaka (“Very slightly unpigmented, interior of the nostrils unpigmented”)

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 Bretonski španjel'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

Published standards