Tysk spets 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.

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
BettSaxbett	Standard (“show a complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)	Standard (“teeth meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“A perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
BettTångbett	Alternativ (“Pincer bite is permissible”)	Alternativ (“level bite permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
BettUnderbett	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
BettÖverbett	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling
BettSnett bett	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification - Overshot, undershot and wry bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	Standard (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”)	Standard (“Complete dentition”)	Standard (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
TanduppsättningSaknade tänder	No ruling	Fel (“Missing teeth is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖronställningUpprättstående (ståndöra)	Standard (“they are always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”)	Standard (“the ears are perfectly erect”)	Standard (“Perfectly erect”)
ÖronställningHalvt upprättstående	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification - Ears not fully erect”)	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification: Semi-prick ears”)	No ruling
ÖronansättningHög	Standard (“The small ears are set high”)	Standard (“small ears are set high”)	Standard (“set rather high”)	Standard (“Small, triangular and set rather high”)
ÖgonformMandelformad	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“The eyes are of medium size, almond-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖgonformOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium sized, oval in shape”)	Standard (“Medium size, oval shaped and obliquely set”)
StopMåttligt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is moderately defined”)	Standard (“Stop moderately defined”)
ÖverlinjeRak	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is level”)	Standard (“Topline level”)
Buklinjens uppdragningMåttlig	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“there is moderate tuck-up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck-up”)
SvansansättningHög	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is set on high”)	Standard (“The tail is high set”)	Standard (“High set, curled right up from root”)
SvansföringRinglad över ryggen	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“It lies firmly over the back”)	Standard (“lies curled over the back”)	Standard (“lying curled over back”)
SvansföringDubbelt ringlad	Alternativ (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”)	Alternativ (“A double curl at tip of tail is permissible but not preferred”)	No ruling	No ruling
TassarKattfötter	Standard (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”)	Standard (“The forefeet are cat feet”)	Standard (“Small, rounded and cat-like”)	Standard (“Small, rounded, cat-like”)
HalslängdMedel	Standard (“The medium length neck is set broadly”)	Standard (“The medium length neck is slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling
DröglappIngen (torr hals)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	Standard (“slightly arched without dewlap”)	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Glasögon	Standard (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles> shown as a delicately pencilled black line”)	Standard (“The eyes are well defined with a delicately penciled black line”)	No ruling	No ruling
Stjärn	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Halvstrumpa	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Vit svanstipp	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	Alternativ (“white spots on the chest, the paws and the tip of the tail are permissible”)	No ruling	No ruling
Vita tecken	Diskvalificerande (“Definite white markings or spots in all non-white Spitz dogs.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Tysk spets colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Tysk spets in Svart, Vit, Grå, Blå, Lila, Silver, Brun, Seal, Tan, Röd, Orange, Guld och Gräddvit. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Trefärgad, Partifärgad, Sobel, Agouti och Tanteckning.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)
Vit	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white”)
Grå	Standard (“grey-shaded (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“grey-shaded”)
Blå	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Diskvalificerande
Lila	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Diskvalificerande
Silver	Standard (“black-and-silver (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“black and silver”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Standard (“black-and-silver”)
Brun	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Seal	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Diskvalificerande
Tan	Standard (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Röd	Diskvalificerande	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“all colour varieties ... acceptable”)	Diskvalificerande
Orange	Standard (“orange (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“orange”)
Guld	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Diskvalificerande
Gräddvit	Standard (“cream (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“cream”)
Albino	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande (“albinism”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerande
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“white, black, brown, orange”)
Trefärgad	Standard (“coats with patches ... black-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“the patches must be uniformly in one colour ... black-and-tan”)
Partifärgad	Standard (“coats with patches (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)	Standard (“Black & White Particolour”)	Standard (“parti-colour”)
Sobel	Standard (“orange-sable, cream-sable (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“cream-sable, orange-sable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Standard (“Wolfgray”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	No ruling
Tanteckning	Standard (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)
Merle	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“merle”)	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“with the exception of merle, which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dubbelmerle	No ruling	Ej erkänd	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mörkbrun	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“always dark in color”)	Standard (“always dark”)	Standard (“dark”)
Ljusbrun	Fel (“too big and too light eyes”)	Standard (“the brown dog may have a lighter brown eye”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“too big or too light eyes”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“pure black”)	Standard (“small and solid black”)	Standard (“black in black, white, black and white parti-colors and black and tan dogs”)	Standard (“nose black in black, white, black/white parti-colours”)	Standard (“pure black”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“the nose of brown dogs is dark brown”)	Standard (“in other colors it matches the color of the coat”)	Standard (“in other self colours, nose compatible with coat colour”)	Standard (“the nose of brown Spitz dogs is dark brown”)
Rosa	Fel (“flesh-coloured nose”)	Fel (“flesh colored noses are a serious fault”)	No ruling	Fel (“pink nose highly undesirable”)	Fel (“flesh-coloured nose”)
Patterns
Fjärilsnos	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“butterfly nose”)	Fel (“parti-colour ... nose highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Stor

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Vit	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“including pure white”)
Grå	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Blå	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Lila	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Silver	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Brun	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Seal	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Tan	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Röd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Orange	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Guld	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Gräddvit	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors”)
Albino	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande (“albinism”)
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“white, black, brown”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“all colors”)
Trefärgad	Diskvalificerande (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Partifärgad	Diskvalificerande (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“parti-colors”)
Sobel	Diskvalificerande (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Standard (“parti-color of black, brown and sable”)	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Agouti	No ruling	Ej erkänd	Standard (“all colors and markings are acceptable”)
Tanteckning	Diskvalificerande (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	Ej erkänd	Standard (“black and tans”)
Merle	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“merle”)	No ruling
Dubbelmerle	No ruling	Ej erkänd	No 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 Tysk spets'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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