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

FCI, Male: 56–62 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 56–61 cm; FCI, Female: 54–60 cm; KC, Female: 56–58 cm; CKC, Female: 53.3–58.5 cm; AKC, Višina vihra: 48.3–58.4 cm; UKC, Višina vihra: 48.3–58.4 cm.

Dalmatinec 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	56–62 cm	No ruling	No ruling	58–61 cm	56–61 cm
Višina vihra, female	54–60 cm	No ruling	No ruling	56–58 cm	53.3–58.5 cm
Višina vihra	No ruling	48.3–58.4 cmunder 48.3 cmNapakaover 58.4 cmNapakaover 61 cmDiskvalifikacijsko	48.3–58.4 cmunder 48.3 cmNapakaover 58.4 cmNapakaover 61 cmDiskvalifikacijsko	No ruling	No ruling
Razmerje višine in dolžine	0.9	1	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Razmerje lobanje in gobca	1	1	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
UgrizŠkarjasti ugriz	Po standardu (“Scissor bite, i.e. the upper 6 incisors closely overlapping the lower teeth”)	Po standardu (“The teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Po standardu (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Po standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Po standardu (“The teeth should meet in a scissors bite”)
UgrizKleščast ugriz	Alternativno (“A pincer bite is tolerated in older dogs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
UgrizNadgriz	No ruling	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Overshot or undershot bites are disqualifications”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikacijsko (“more than 3.25 mm (0.125 in) overshot bite”)
UgrizPodgriz	No ruling	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Overshot or undershot bites are disqualifications”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Undershot or more than 3.25 mm overshot bite”)
ZobovjePopolno zobovje	Po standardu (“A complete set of teeth (42 teeth) is desired”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Drža ušesViseča (povešena)	Po standardu (“Head prismatic form with hanging ears”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“The ears are drop, of moderate size”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nasajenost ušesVisoka	Po standardu (“EARS: Set on rather high, carried close to the lateral part”)	Po standardu (“They are set rather high, and are carried close to the head”)	Po standardu (“They are set rather high, are carried close to the head”)	Po standardu (“Set on rather high, moderate size”)	Po standardu (“Should be set on rather high, of moderate size”)
Oblika očiOvalne	Po standardu (“EYES: Oval, in a sub-frontal position”)	No ruling	No ruling	Po standardu (“medium size, oval in shape, bright and sparkling”)	No ruling
Oblika očiOkrogle	No ruling	Po standardu (“medium sized and somewhat rounded in appearance”)	Po standardu (“Set moderately well apart, somewhat round, medium size”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“medium in size, round, bright and sparkling”)
Stop (izrazitost)Zmeren	Po standardu (“Stop: Moderately defined”)	Po standardu (“The stop is moderately well defined”)	Po standardu (“There is a moderate stop”)	Po standardu (“Moderate amount of stop”)	Po standardu (“exhibiting a moderate amount of stop”)
Oblika gobcaKoničast (šibek)	No ruling	No ruling	Napaka (“Fault: Snipey muzzle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dolžina vratuDolg	Po standardu (“The neck should be strong and fairly long”)	Po standardu (“The neck is nicely arched, fairly long”)	Po standardu (“The neck is fairly long, nicely arched”)	Po standardu (“Fairly long, nicely arched, light and tapering”)	Po standardu (“The neck should be fairly long, nicely arched”)
PodgrlinaBrez (suho grlo)	Po standardu (“tapering towards the head and free from throatiness”)	Po standardu (“free from throatiness”)	Po standardu (“The neck is entirely free of throatiness”)	Po standardu (“Entirely free from throatiness”)	Po standardu (“entirely free from throatiness”)
Zgornja linijaRavna	Po standardu (“Back: Powerful, level”)	Po standardu (“The back is level and strong”)	No ruling	Po standardu (“Well-defined withers, powerful level back”)	Po standardu (“Topline should be level and may arch slightly over the loin”)
Prsni košGlobok	Po standardu (“Chest: Deep and capacious”)	Po standardu (“The chest is deep, capacious and of moderate width”)	Po standardu (“the chest is deep, moderately wide, and well filled”)	Po standardu (“deep and capacious with plenty of lung and heart room”)	Po standardu (“very deep and capacious”)
Prsni košSodčast	Napaka (“not too broad or barrel-shaped”)	Napaka (“good spring of rib without being barrel shaped”)	Napaka (“The ribs are well sprung without being barrel shaped”)	No ruling	Napaka (“never rounded like barrel hoops”)
Privzdignjenost trebuhaZmerna	Po standardu (“The belly is moderately tucked up but not drawn in”)	Po standardu (“curves gradually into a moderate tuck-up”)	Po standardu (“with a moderate tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nasajenost repaNizka	No ruling	Napaka (“Ring tails and low-set tails are faults”)	Napaka (“Faults: Tail set well below the topline”)	No ruling	Napaka (“It should not be set on too low down”)
Drža repaSabljast	Po standardu (“Carried sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Drža repaZavihan čez hrbet	No ruling	Napaka (“carried with a slight upward curve but should never curl over the back”)	Napaka (“carried with a slight upward curve but should never curl over the back”)	Napaka (“carried with a slight upward curve, never curled”)	Napaka (“carried with a slight upward curve but never curled”)
Drža repaZavit v obroč	No ruling	Napaka (“Ring tails and low-set tails are faults”)	Napaka (“Faults: ... ring tail; vertical tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
TaceMačja taca	Po standardu (“so called cat feet are typical”)	Po standardu (“feet are round and compact with thick, elastic pads”)	Po standardu (“The feet are round and compact with well-arched toes”)	Po standardu (“Round, compact, with well-arched toes, cat-like”)	No ruling
Skočni sklepiNizko postavljeni	No ruling	Po standardu (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Po standardu (“Hocks should be well let down”)
Skočni sklepiKravja stoja (sklepi navznoter)	No ruling	Napaka (“Cowhocks are a major fault”)	Napaka (“Serious Fault: Cow hocks”)	No ruling	Napaka (“FAULTS: Cowhocks”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maroga	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Monocle (patching around one or both eyes) or patching elsewhere”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Patches are a disqualification.”)	Napaka (“Patches are a serious fault”)	Alternativno (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kupiranje repa	No ruling	Ni priznano (“It is never docked”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Odstranitev volčjih krempljev	No ruling	Alternativno (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativno (“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.

Dalmatinec colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Dalmatinec in Črna, Bela in Jetrna. Standard patterns: Lisasta in Pikasta.

Dlaka: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Črna	Po standardu (“Black spotted variety with black spots”)	Po standardu (“White & Black”)	Po standardu (“In black-spotted dogs, the spots are dense black”)	Po standardu (“Black spotted having dense black spots”)	Po standardu (“Black-spotted dogs having dense black spots”)
Bela	Po standardu (“The ground colour is pure white”)	Po standardu (“White & Black”)	Po standardu (“The ground color is pure white”)	Po standardu (“Ground colour pure white”)	Po standardu (“Ground colour pure white”)
Jetrna	Po standardu (“liver spotted variety with brown spots”)	Po standardu (“White & Liver Brown”)	Po standardu (“In liver-spotted dogs, the spots are liver brown”)	Po standardu (“liver spotted, liver brown spots”)	Po standardu (“liver-spotted dogs, liver brown spots”)
Albinska	Ni priznano	Diskvalifikacijsko	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Albinism”)	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Modra	Diskvalifikacijsko (“blue spots”)	Diskvalifikacijsko	Diskvalifikacijsko	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Rumenorjava	Ni priznano	Diskvalifikacijsko (“White Black & Tan”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Tri-color”)	Ni priznano (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)	Ni priznano (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Oranžna	Diskvalifikacijsko (“orange coloured spots”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“White & Orange”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Any color markings other than black or liver”)	Ni priznano (“White with Orange Spots”)	Ni priznano (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Limonasta	Diskvalifikacijsko (“lemon coloured spots”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“White & Lemon”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Lemon-colored spots”)	Ni priznano (“White with Lemon Spots”)	Ni priznano (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Patterns
Lisasta	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Monocle (patching around one or both eyes) or patching elsewhere”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Patches are a disqualification”)	Po standardu (“Some limited patching around the eyes (monocle) and on or around ears is acceptable but not preferred”)	Po standardu (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”)	Po standardu (“Some patching on ears or head not to be penalised”)
Pikasta	Po standardu (“distinctively spotted”)	Po standardu (“a distinctively spotted dog”)	Po standardu (“a distinctively spotted short coat”)	Po standardu (“A distinctively spotted dog”)	Po standardu (“A distinctively spotted dog”)
Enobarvna	Diskvalifikacijsko (“pure white colour without spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Tribarvna	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Tricolour (black and brown spots on the same dog)”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Tri-color”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Tri-color”)	Ni priznano (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)	Ni priznano (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”)
Tigrasta	Diskvalifikacijsko (“brindle coloured spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Z rumenorjavimi znaki	No ruling	Diskvalifikacijsko (“tan markings found on the head, neck, chest, leg or tail”)	No ruling	Ni priznano	Ni priznano
Obratno tigrasta	Diskvalifikacijsko (“brindle coloured spots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Ni priznano	Ni priznano

Oči: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Modra	Diskvalifikacijsko (“blue eyes”)	Po standardu (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Blue eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Rjava	No ruling	Po standardu (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Temno rjava	No ruling	Po standardu (“the darker the better”)	Po standardu (“dark brown in black spotted”)	Po standardu (“dark brown in black spotted”)	Po standardu (“dark brown in black-spotted”)
Svetlo rjava	No ruling	No ruling	Po standardu (“light brown to amber in liver spotted dogs”)	No ruling	No ruling
Jantarna	No ruling	No ruling	Po standardu (“light brown to amber in liver spotted dogs”)	Po standardu (“amber in liver spotted”)	Po standardu (“amber in liver-spotted”)
Patterns
Različnooka	Diskvalifikacijsko (“eyes of different colours (heterochromia)”)	Po standardu (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Eyes of two different colors”)	No ruling	No ruling
Sektorska	Diskvalifikacijsko (“partially blue coloured iris”)	Po standardu (“Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Črna	Po standardu (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”)	Po standardu (“black in black-spotted dogs”)	Po standardu (“black in black-spotted dogs”)	Po standardu (“Nose in black-spotted variety always black”)	Po standardu (“Nose in black-spotted variety always black”)
Jetrna	Po standardu (“The colour must be in accordance to the colour of the spotting”)	Po standardu (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”)	Po standardu (“brown in liver-spotted dogs”)	Po standardu (“in liver variety always brown”)	Po standardu (“in liver variety always brown”)
Rožnata	Diskvalifikacijsko (“Lack of nose pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Metuljast nos	No ruling	Napaka (“Incomplete nose pigmentation is a major fault”)	Napaka (“Incomplete nose pigmentation”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Po standardu: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Dalmatinec'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
Črnachanges toRjava
Dlaka · Na soncu · can change back
Belachanges toRoan
Dlaka · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Belachanges toPikasta
Dlaka · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toTemno rjava
Oči · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toRjava
Oči · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toSvetlo rjava
Oči · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toJantarna
Oči · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toLešnikova
Oči · S starostjo · from 2 weeks
Modrachanges toRumena
Oči · 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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