United Pet Club

Korthårig vorsteh 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
Mankhöjd, male62–66 cm58.4–63.5 cmover 66 cmFelunder 55.9 cmFel61–66 cm58–64 cm
Mankhöjd, female58–63 cm53.3–58.4 cmover 61 cmFelunder 50.8 cmFel58.4–63.5 cm53–59 cm
Vikt, maleNo ruling25–31.8 kg25–31.8 kgNo ruling
Vikt, femaleNo ruling20.4–27.2 kg20.4–27.2 kgNo ruling
Skalle i förhållande till nospartiNo ruling11No ruling
SkuldervinkelNo rulingNo ruling90°No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKC
BettSaxbettStandard (“a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Standard (“The bite is a true scissors bite”)Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
BettTångbettNo rulingFel (“A perfect level bite is not desirable and must be penalized”)Fel (“Serious Fault: Level bite”)No ruling
BettÖverbettNo rulingDiskvalificerande (“Extreme overshot or undershot disqualifies”)Diskvalificerande (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite”)No ruling
BettUnderbettNo rulingDiskvalificerande (“Extreme overshot or undershot disqualifies”)Diskvalificerande (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite”)No ruling
BettSnett bettNo rulingNo rulingDiskvalificerande (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bite. Wry Mouth”)No ruling
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättningStandard (“42 sound teeth, in accordance with the teeth formula”)No rulingStandard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No ruling
StopMåttligtStandard (“Stop: Moderately defined”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
StopMarkeratNo rulingFel (“A definite Pointer stop is a serious fault”)Fel (“Serious Fault: Pronounced stop”)Ej erkänd (“never possessing a definite stop”)
AnsiktsprofilInåtbuktande (konkav)Fel (“a concave bridge (dish-face) is a serious fault”)Fel (“A dish-shaped muzzle is a fault”)Fel (“Faults: Concave or dished muzzle”)Fel (“Dish-faced and snipy muzzle undesirable”)
AnsiktsprofilRamsnos (konvex)Alternativ (“from a nobly constructed ram's nose to a slight rise above the straight line”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AnsiktsprofilRakAlternativ (“A totally straight nasal bridge, although still acceptable, is less attractive”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Nospartiets formSvag och spetsigNo rulingNo rulingFel (“Faults: ... snipey muzzle”)Fel (“Dish-faced and snipy muzzle undesirable”)
ÖronansättningHögStandard (“EARS: Moderately long, set on high”)Standard (“The ears are broad and set fairly high”)No rulingStandard (“Broad and set high”)
ÖronställningHängande (hängöra)Standard (“hanging down close to the head”)Standard (“lie flat and never hang away from the head”)Standard (“The ears are pendent ... hanging close to the head”)Standard (“hung close to head, no pronounced fold”)
ÖronställningViktNo rulingNo rulingFel (“Faults: ... ears permanently folded”)No ruling
ÖronspetsRundadStandard (“bluntly rounded at the tip”)No rulingStandard (“rounded at the tips”)Standard (“rounded at tip”)
ÖgonformMandelformadNo rulingStandard (“The eye is almond shaped”)Standard (“They are medium sized and almond-shaped”)No ruling
ÖgonformRundNo rulingFel (“almond shaped, not circular”)No rulingNo ruling
ÖgonstorlekMedelStandard (“EYES: OF medium size”)Standard (“The eyes are of medium size”)Standard (“They are medium sized”)Standard (“Medium size, soft and intelligent”)
Ögonens placeringFramträdandeFel (“neither protruding nor deep set”)Fel (“neither protruding nor sunken”)No rulingFel (“neither protruding nor too deep set”)
Ögonens placeringDjupt liggandeFel (“neither protruding nor deep set”)Fel (“neither protruding nor sunken”)No rulingFel (“neither protruding nor too deep set”)
Ögonens placeringTätt placeradNo rulingFel (“Closely set eyes are to be faulted”)No rulingNo ruling
Ögonens placeringBrett placeradNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“set in to the skull, but not too deep, and wide apart”)No ruling
HalsformVälvdNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“moderately long, slightly arched”)Standard (“Moderately long, muscular and slightly arched”)
DröglappIngen (torr hals)Standard (“Tight fitting skin of throat”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DröglappSvagNo rulingAlternativ (“Moderate throatiness is permitted”)No rulingNo ruling
ÖverlinjeSluttande bakåtStandard (“Topline: Straight and slightly sloping”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BröstkorgDjupStandard (“Somewhat deeper than broad”)Standard (“impression of depth rather than breadth”)Standard (“curving down and inward to form a deep body”)Standard (“Chest must appear deep rather than wide”)
BröstkorgTunnformadFel (“Ribs well sprung, neither flat nor barrel-shaped”)No rulingNo rulingEj erkänd (“never barrel shaped nor flat”)
KorsLätt sluttandeStandard (“not abruptly slanting, but slightly slanting towards the tail”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“sloping gradually towards tail”)
SvansansättningHögStandard (“TAIL: Set high”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“Docked: Starts high and thick”)
SvanslängdMedelStandard (“of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“customarily docked to medium length”)
SvansföringVågrätStandard (“in movement horizontal”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“when moving, horizontally”)
SvansföringHögt buren (glad)Fel (“neither carried too high above the backline nor extremely bent”)No rulingNo rulingEj erkänd (“Never held high over back or bent”)
SvansföringSabelformadAlternativ (“natural ... carried straight or slightly sabre tail fashion”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HasorRaka och parallellaStandard (“Hocks: Strong, vertical”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BakställsvinklingVälvinkladStandard (“Good angulations in stifles and hocks”)No rulingNo rulingStandard (“Stifles well bent”)
FramställsvinklingVäl tillbakalagdStandard (“Shoulder blades well laid back”)No rulingStandard (“The shoulder blades are long and well laid back”)No ruling
Mellanfotens vinkelLätt sluttandeNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Pasterns are strong, short, slightly sloping”)Standard (“Pasterns slightly sloping”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKC
TanteckenAlternativ (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)Diskvalificerande (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)Alternativ (“Tan markings are permissible”)No ruling
BläsAlternativ (“Blaze, fleck and speckled flews are permissible”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
StickelhårigAlternativ (“Blaze, fleck and speckled flews are permissible”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKC
SvanskuperingStandard (“About halfway docked for hunting purposes”)No rulingNo rulingAlternativ (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)

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

Korthårig vorsteh colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Korthårig vorsteh in Svart, Vit, Leverbrun och Tan. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Tvåfärgad, Konstantskimmel, Prickig och Tanteckning.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SvartStandard (“Black colour in the same nuances as the brown”)Standard (“Black”)Standard (“solid black”)Standard (“solid black”)Standard (“Solid black”)
VitStandard (“White with brown head markings, brown patches or specks”)Standard (“Liver & White”)Standard (“any combination of liver and white”)Standard (“liver and white spotted”)Standard (“liver and white spotted”)
LeverbrunStandard (“Solid brown, without markings”)Standard (“Liver”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)
TanStandard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)Diskvalificerande (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)Standard (“Tan markings are permissible”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
AlbinoEj erkändDiskvalificerandeDiskvalificerande (“Albinism”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
RödEj erkändDiskvalificerande (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)Diskvalificerande (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
OrangeEj erkändDiskvalificerande (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)Diskvalificerande (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
CitrongulEj erkändDiskvalificerande (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”)Diskvalificerande (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
Patterns
EnfärgadStandard (“Solid brown, without markings”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)Standard (“Solid liver”)
TvåfärgadStandard (“White with brown head markings”)Standard (“a combination of liver and white”)Standard (“any combination of liver and white”)Standard (“black and white same variations”)Standard (“black and white, same variations”)
KonstantskimmelStandard (“Dark brown roan”)Standard (“Liver Roan”)Standard (“liver and white ticked”)Standard (“liver and white ticked”)Standard (“liver and white ticked”)
PrickigStandard (“brown patches or specks”)Standard (“Patched”)Standard (“liver spotted and white ticked”)Standard (“liver and white spotted”)Standard (“liver and white spotted”)
TanteckningStandard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)DiskvalificerandeStandard (“Tan markings are permissible”)Ej erkändEj erkänd
TrefärgadNo rulingDiskvalificerandeNo rulingEj erkänd (“not tricolour”)Ej erkänd (“Not tri-colour”)
Ögon: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BrunNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Eye color is brown”)Standard (“Varying in shades of brown to tone with coat”)Standard (“Varying in shades of brown to tone with coat”)
MörkbrunStandard (“The ideal colour is dark brown”)Standard (“The preferred color is dark brown”)Standard (“Darker brown is preferred”)No rulingNo ruling
LjusbrunFel (“Eyes too light”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
GulFel (“Yellowish « bird of prey » eyes”)Fel (“Light yellow eyes are not desirable and are a fault”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BlåNo rulingDiskvalificerande (“China or wall eyes are to be disqualified”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Nos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SvartStandard (“black in black or black roan dogs”)Standard (“black on a black dog”)Standard (“black in black-colored dogs”)Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)
LeverbrunStandard (“Basically brown”)Standard (“brown on a liver dog”)Standard (“solid brown in liver-colored dogs”)Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)Standard (“Nose solid brown or black depending on coat colour”)
RosaStandard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”)Diskvalificerande (“A flesh colored nose disqualifies”)Diskvalificerande (“Flesh-colored nose”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
FjärilsnosStandard (“A flesh-coloured or spotted nose is only permissible in dogs with white as basic colour”)Fel (“A spotted nose is not desirable”)Fel (“Spotted nose”)No rulingNo ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard
Described by the club's breed standard.
Fel
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Korthårig vorsteh'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

Published standards