What does each club give for Mankhöjd in the Amerikansk cocker spaniel?

FCI, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; AKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; UKC, Male: 36.8–39.4 cm; KC, Male: 37–39 cm; CKC, Male: 36.8–39.3 cm; FCI, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; AKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; UKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm; KC, Female: 34–37 cm; CKC, Female: 34.3–36.8 cm.

Amerikansk cocker spaniel 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
Mankhöjd, male	36.8–39.4 cmover 39.4 cmDiskvalificerande	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFelover 39.4 cmDiskvalificerande	36.8–39.4 cmunder 36.8 cmFel	37–39 cm	36.8–39.3 cmunder 36.8 cmFelover 39.3 cmDiskvalificerande
Mankhöjd, female	34.3–36.8 cmover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerande	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFelover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerande	34.3–36.8 cm	34–37 cm	34.3–36.8 cmunder 34.3 cmFelover 36.8 cmDiskvalificerande
Höjd i förhållande till längd	No ruling	No ruling	1.2	1	No ruling
Skuldervinkel	90°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BettSaxbett	Standard (“Tänder starka och friska, inte för små och möts i saxbett”)	Standard (“möts i ett saxbett”)	Standard (“möts i ett saxbett”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelbundet och fullständigt saxbett”)	Standard (“möts i ett saxbett”)
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“En fullständig uppsättning starka, välstora, vita tänder”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopMarkerat	Standard (“Stop: Markerat”)	Standard (“ögonbrynen är tydligt markerade med ett markerat stop”)	Standard (“Det finns ett markerat stop”)	No ruling	Standard (“tydligt markerat med ett markerat stop”)
Nospartiets formKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Nos bred, djup, kvadratisk, jämna käkar”)	No ruling
ÖronansättningLåg	Standard (“placerade inte högre än en linje till ögats nedre del”)	Standard (“placerade inte högre än en linje till ögats nedre del”)	Standard (“satta inte högre än en linje till ögats nedre del”)	Standard (“satta på linje inte högre än ögonens nedre del”)	Standard (“placerade inte högre än en linje till den nedre delen av”)
ÖgonformMandelformad	Standard (“ett något mandelformat utseende”)	Standard (“ett något mandelformat utseende”)	Standard (“antyder en något mandelformad form”)	Standard (“ett något mandelformat utseende”)	Standard (“ett något mandelformat utseende”)
Ögonens placeringFramträdande	Fel (“ögat är inte svagt eller utstående”)	Fel (“ögat är inte svagt eller utstående”)	No ruling	Fel (“Varken små eller utstående”)	Fel (“ögat är inte svagt eller utstående”)
HalslängdLång	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lång, muskulös och fri från löst halsskinn”)	No ruling
HalsformVälvd	Standard (“välvs något när den smalnar av för att möta huvudet”)	Standard (“välvs något när den smalnar av för att möta huvudet”)	Standard (“välvs något när den smalnar av för att möta huvudet”)	Standard (“Stigande kraftigt och något välvd”)	No ruling
DröglappIngen (torr hals)	Standard (“fri från hängande löst halsskinn”)	Standard (“fri från hängande löst halsskinn.”)	No ruling	Standard (“fri från löst halsskinn”)	No ruling
ÖverlinjeSluttande bakåt	Standard (“Ryggrad: Sluttar svagt mot muskulös bakdel”)	Standard (“Ryggrad - sluttar svagt mot muskulös bakdel”)	Standard (“Ryggraden sluttar svagt mot den starka, muskulösa bakdelen”)	Standard (“Rygg stark, sluttande jämnt och svagt nedåt”)	Standard (“en ryggrad som sluttar svagt mot stark, muskulös bakdel”)
KroppstypKompakt	Standard (“Han har en robust, kompakt kropp”)	Standard (“Han har en robust, kompakt kropp”)	Standard (“Den korta, kompakta, fast sammanfogade kroppen”)	Standard (“kompakt robust kropp”)	Standard (“Han har en robust, kompakt kropp”)
KroppstypKvadratisk	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Cockern är kompakt och kvadratisk i kroppen”)	No ruling	No ruling
KroppstypLång och låg	Ej erkänd (“hunden framstår aldrig som lång och låg”)	Ej erkänd (“hunden framstår aldrig som lång och låg”)	Fel (“Allvarligt fel: Ett långt, lågt utseende”)	Ej erkänd (“Framstår aldrig som lång och låg”)	No ruling
BröstkorgDjup	Standard (“Bröst: Djupt, dess lägsta punkt inte högre än armbågarna”)	Standard (“Bröstet är djupt, dess lägsta punkt inte högre än armbågarna”)	Standard (“Bröstet är djupt, med den lägsta delen inte högre än armbågarna”)	Standard (“Bröst djupt. Lägsta punkt inte högre än armbågarna”)	No ruling
SvansföringVågrät	Standard (“buren i linje med ryggens ryggrad, eller något högre”)	Standard (“buren i linje med ryggens ryggrad, eller något högre”)	Standard (“buren i linje med ryggraden, eller något högre”)	Standard (“buren i linje med ryggens ryggrad eller något högre”)	No ruling
SvansföringHögt buren (glad)	Alternativ (“i linje med ryggens ryggrad, eller något högre”)	Alternativ (“i linje med ryggens ryggrad, eller något högre”)	Alternativ (“i linje med ryggraden, eller något högre”)	Alternativ (“i linje med ryggens ryggrad eller något högre”)	No ruling
SvansföringLåg (hängande)	Ej erkänd (“aldrig så lågt att det tyder på blyghet”)	Ej erkänd (“aldrig så lågt att det tyder på blyghet”)	Ej erkänd (“aldrig ... så lågt att det tyder på skygghet”)	Ej erkänd (“aldrig så lågt att det tyder på blyghet”)	No ruling
SvansföringRinglad över ryggen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“men aldrig ringlad över ryggen”)	No ruling
SvanslängdMedel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Okuperad: ... Måttlig längd”)	No ruling
TassarKattfötter	Standard (“Kompakta, stora, runda och fasta med hårda trampdynor”)	Standard (“Fötter kompakta, stora, runda och fasta”)	Standard (“De runda, kompakta fötterna är stora och fasta”)	Standard (“Kompakta, inte utspärrade, runda och fasta”)	No ruling
TassarSpretiga	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Kompakta, inte utspärrade”)	No ruling
HasorLågt ansatta	Standard (“Hasleder: Starka och väl neddragna”)	No ruling	Standard (“Hasleden är stark och väl neddragen”)	Standard (“Hasleder starka, väl neddragna”)	No ruling
BakställsvinklingMåttlig	Standard (“Måttlig vinkling av knät”)	Standard (“måttlig vinkling i knät”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BakställsvinklingVälvinklad	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“väl vinklade, kraftfulla knän”)	No ruling	No ruling
FramställsvinklingVäl tillbakalagd	Standard (“Skuldra: Väl tillbakalagd”)	Standard (“Skuldrorna är väl tillbakalagda”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Bröstfläck	Alternativ (“En liten mängd vitt på bröstet och/eller strupen”)	Alternativ (“En liten mängd vitt på bröstet och/eller strupen är tillåten”)	Alternativ (“En liten mängd vitt på bröstet och/eller strupen är tillåten”)	Alternativ (“en liten mängd vitt på bröstet och strupen tolereras”)	Alternativ (“En liten mängd vitt på bröstet och/eller strupen är tillåten”)
Tantecken	Alternativ (“Enfärgad svart, inklusive svart med brandgula tecken”)	Alternativ (“Enfärgad svart inklusive svart med brandgula tecken”)	Alternativ (“Brandgula tecken är godtagbara”)	Alternativ (“Mängden brandgula teckningar begränsad till tio procent eller mindre av individens färg”)	Alternativ (“Enfärgad svart, inklusive svart med brandgula tecken”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Svanskupering	Standard (“Den kuperade svansen är satt och buren i linje med ryggraden”)	Standard (“Den kuperade svansen är satt och buren i linje med ryggraden”)	Standard (“med en svans som i allmänhet är kuperad”)	Alternativ (“Tidigare vanligen kuperad. Kuperad ... Okuperad”)	No ruling
Borttagning av sporrar	Alternativ (“Vargklor på frambenen kan tas bort”)	Alternativ (“Vargklor på frambenen kan tas bort”)	Alternativ (“Vargklor fram och bak kan tas bort”)	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. See where each procedure is banned or allowed.

Amerikansk cocker spaniel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Amerikansk cocker spaniel in Svart, Vit, Blå, Silver, Brun, Tan, Röd, Guld, Buff och Gräddvit. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Trefärgad, Partifärgad, Konstantskimmel, Sobel och Tanteckning.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Vit	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Silver	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”)	Standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”)	Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”)
Röd	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Guld	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Gräddvit	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Albino	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Albinism”)	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Trefärgad	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifärgad	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Konstantskimmel	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Sobel	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Sable”)	Standard (“A lacing of black hairs over a lighter background color”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalificerande
Tanteckning	Standard (“black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)
Merle	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Merle Markings”)	Diskvalificerande (“Merle color”)	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande
Dubbelmerle	Diskvalificerande	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	No ruling
Mörkbrun	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown”)	Standard (“The color of the iris is dark brown, the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark brown to black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams”)	Standard (“The colour of the iris is dark brown”)
Nötbrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“In reds and browns, dark hazel”)	No ruling
Blå	Diskvalificerande (“Eyes: blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalificerande (“Eye(s) blue, blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Eye(s) blue, blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)
Patterns
Marmorerad	Diskvalificerande (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	Diskvalificerande (“blue marbled, blue flecked”)	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“blue-marbled, blue-flecked”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)	Standard (“black in color in the blacks, black and tans, and black and whites”)	Standard (“The nose is black in the Black and Black and Tan dogs”)	Standard (“Nostrils black in black and tans”)	Standard (“black in colour in the blacks, black and tans and black and whites”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“in other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“In other colors it may be brown, liver or black”)	Standard (“black or brown in buffs, browns, brown and tans, roans and parti-colours”)	Standard (“in other colours it may be brown, liver or black”)

ASCOB

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Silver	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Silver Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Brun	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“including brown and brown with tan points”)
Tan	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Röd	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Guld	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Golden”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Buff	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Buff”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Gräddvit	Standard (“ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“ranging from lightest cream to darkest red”)
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black”)	Standard (“Any solid color other than black (ASCOB)”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black of uniform shades”)	Standard (“Any solid colour other than black”)
Sobel	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Sable”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Diskvalificerande
Tanteckning	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
Dubbelmerle	Diskvalificerande	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande

Flerfärgad

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Vit	Standard (“Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Two or more solid, well-broken colours, one of which must be white”)
Blå	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Blue Roan”)	Standard (“Any of the usual roaning patterns are acceptable”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns”)
Brun	Standard (“brown and white”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Chocolate & White Particolour”)	Standard (“brown and white”)
Tan	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Röd	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Red & White Particolour”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Buff	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)	Standard (“Buff & White”)	Standard (“Two or more definite well-broken colors, one of which must be white”)	Standard (“Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings”)	Standard (“red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red)”)
Patterns
Trefärgad	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Partifärgad	Standard (“Parti-Colour variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color Variety”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Parti-colours”)	Standard (“Parti-Colour Variety”)
Konstantskimmel	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colours”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as Parti-Colors”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)	Standard (“Roans are classified as parti-colours”)
Sobel	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“Sables may be solid or parti-colored”)	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Diskvalificerande
Tanteckning	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
Dubbelmerle	Diskvalificerande	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande

Svart

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tan	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“Black variety: Solid colour black”)	Standard (“Black Variety-Solid color black”)	Standard (“Black, to include the Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Blacks: Jet black”)	Standard (“Black Variety: Solid colour black”)
Tanteckning	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
Dubbelmerle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Diskvalificerande: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ej erkänd: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Amerikansk cocker spaniel's colors can change over its life.

Svartchanges toRoströd
Päls · Med kroppstillståndet · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Päls · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Päls · I solen · can change back
Vitchanges toKonstantskimmel
Päls · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Tanteckningchanges toSadelteckning
Päls · Med åldern · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnönos
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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