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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Višina vihra, male | 63–69 cm | 63.5–71.1 cm | 63.5–68.6 cm | 63–69 cm | No ruling |
| Višina vihra, female | 61–66 cm | 58.4–66 cm | 58.4–63.5 cm | 61–66 cm | No ruling |
| Teža, male | No ruling | 25–34 kg | 25–34 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teža, female | No ruling | 20–29.5 kg | 20–29.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
| Razmerje višine in dolžine | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Razmerje lobanje in gobca | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UgrizŠkarjasti ugriz | Po standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Po standardu (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Po standardu (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | Po standardu (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Po standardu (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| UgrizKleščast ugriz | No ruling | Alternativno (“should bite evenly or as scissors”) | Alternativno (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | Alternativno (“with scissors or even bite”) |
| UgrizPodgriz | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Napaka (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| UgrizNadgriz | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Napaka (“Undershot or overshot”) |
| ZobovjePopolno zobovje | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Drža ušesViseča (povešena) | Po standardu (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Po standardu (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”) | Po standardu (“The ears are drop, short in length”) | Po standardu (“lying close to head, of medium length”) | Po standardu (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”) |
| Nasajenost ušesVisoka | Po standardu (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“set on fairly high”) | No ruling |
| Nasajenost ušesNizka | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”) | No ruling | Napaka (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”) |
| Oblika očiOkrogle | No ruling | Po standardu (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”) |
| Oblika očiOvalne | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oblika očiMandljaste | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”) |
| Stop (izrazitost)Izrazit | No ruling | Po standardu (“There should be a pronounced stop”) | Po standardu (“joined by a pronounced stop”) | No ruling | Po standardu (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”) |
| Stop (izrazitost)Brez | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| Profil obrazaVbočen (konkaven) | Po standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling | Po standardu (“the dish face is slightly preferred”) | Po standardu (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”) | No ruling |
| Profil obrazaRimski (izbočen) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”) |
| Zgornja linijaRavna | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Zgornja linijaKrapji hrbet (usločen) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| Zgornja linijaUleknjen hrbet | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Back: Roach or sway back”) |
| Dolžina repaSrednji | Po standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Medium length, thick at root”) | No ruling |
| Drža repaV višini hrbta | Po standardu (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”) | Po standardu (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”) |
| Drža repaDvignjen (vesel) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“carried high, flag-pole tail”) |
| Nasajenost repaVisoka | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| Nasajenost repaNizka | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Set on too high or too low”) |
| TaceOvalne | Po standardu (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Po standardu (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”) | Po standardu (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”) | Po standardu (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”) | Po standardu (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”) |
| TaceMačja taca | No ruling | Napaka (“Catfoot is a fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Feet: Cat-foot”) |
| TaceRazprte | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”) |
| Dolžina vratuDolg | Po standardu (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Po standardu (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”) | Po standardu (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”) | Po standardu (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”) | Po standardu (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”) |
| Dolžina vratuKratek | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Short, thick neck”) |
| PodgrlinaBrez (suho grlo) | Po standardu (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“free from throatiness”) | No ruling |
| PodgrlinaIzrazita | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Ewe neck, throatiness”) |
| Prsni košGlobok | No ruling | Po standardu (“Chest, deep rather than wide”) | Po standardu (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”) | No ruling | Po standardu (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”) |
| Prsni košOzek | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”) |
| Prsni košŠirok | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”) |
| Prsni košSodčast | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”) |
| Privzdignjenost trebuhaZmerna | No ruling | Po standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) | Po standardu (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”) | No ruling | Po standardu (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”) |
| Skočni sklepiNizko postavljeni | Po standardu (“Hock: Well let down”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Hocks well let down”) | No ruling |
| Skočni sklepiKravja stoja (sklepi navznoter) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Napaka (“Cow-hocks”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kupiranje repa | No ruling | Napaka (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”) | Diskvalifikacijsko (“Disqualification: Docked tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Odstranitev volčjih krempljev | No ruling | Alternativno (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”) | Alternativno (“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 Črna, Bela, Jetrna, Oranžna in Limonasta. Standard patterns: Enobarvna, Dvobarvna, Tribarvna in Roan.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Črna | Po standardu (“black and white”) | Po standardu (“Black”) | Po standardu (“black”) | Po standardu (“black and white”) | Po standardu (“black and white”) |
| Bela | Po standardu (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Po standardu (“Black & White”) | Po standardu (“in combination with white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Jetrna | Po standardu (“liver and white”) | Po standardu (“Liver”) | Po standardu (“liver”) | Po standardu (“liver and white”) | Po standardu (“liver and white”) |
| Oranžna | Po standardu (“orange and white”) | Po standardu (“Orange”) | Po standardu (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”) | Po standardu (“orange and white”) | Po standardu (“orange and white”) |
| Limonasta | Po standardu (“lemon and white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon”) | Po standardu (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Enobarvna | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Po standardu (“solid-colored”) | Po standardu (“solid”) | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Dvobarvna | Po standardu (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Po standardu (“either in combination with white”) | Po standardu (“in combination with white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Po standardu (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Tribarvna | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) | Po standardu (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”) | Napaka (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”) | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”) | Po standardu (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”) |
| Roan | No ruling | Po standardu (“Ticked”) | No ruling | Ni priznano | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rjava | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Temno rjava | No ruling | Po standardu (“the darker the better”) | Po standardu (“dark eyes, the darker the better”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Svetlo rjava | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lešnikova | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | No ruling | No ruling | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) | Po standardu (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”) |
| Color or pattern | AKC | UKC |
|---|---|---|
| Črna | Po standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Po standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Jetrna | Po standardu (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”) | Po standardu (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”) |
| Rožnata | Po standardu (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”) | 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.
- Ni priznano
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Pointer'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.