What does each club give for Mankhöjd in the Greyhound?

FCI, Male: 71–76 cm; UKC, Male: 68.6–73.7 cm; KC, Male: 71–76 cm; FCI, Female: 68–71 cm; UKC, Female: 66–71.1 cm; KC, Female: 69–71 cm.

Greyhound 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Mankhöjd, male	71–76 cm	No ruling	68.6–73.7 cm	71–76 cm
Mankhöjd, female	68–71 cm	No ruling	66–71.1 cm	69–71 cm
Vikt, male	No ruling	29.5–31.8 kg	29.5–34 kg	No ruling
Vikt, female	No ruling	27.2–29.5 kg	27.2–31.8 kg	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
StopSvagt	Standard (“Stop: Slight”)	No ruling	Standard (“there is a slight stop”)	Standard (“flat skull, slight stop”)
BettSaxbett	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white, teeth”)	No ruling
ÖgonformOval	Standard (“EYES: Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are oval shaped and dark in color”)	Standard (“Bright, intelligent, oval and obliquely set”)
ÖronställningRosenöra	Standard (“EARS: Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)	No ruling	Standard (“The small, rose-shaped ears are fine in texture”)	Standard (“Small, rose-shape, of fine texture”)
HalslängdLång	Standard (“NECK: Long and muscular”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, muscular, without throatiness”)	Standard (“Long, muscular and well arched”)	Standard (“Long and muscular, elegantly arched”)
ÖverlinjeLätt välvd ländrygg	Standard (“Loin: Powerful, slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Loins powerful, slightly arched”)
BröstkorgDjup	Standard (“Chest: Deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest: Deep, and as wide as consistent with speed”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and capacious”)	Standard (“Chest deep and capacious”)
Buklinjens uppdragningMarkerad	Standard (“Flanks well cut up”)	Standard (“well cut up in the flanks”)	Standard (“The flank is well cut up”)	Standard (“Flanks well cut up”)
HasorLågt ansatta	Standard (“Hocks well let down, inclining neither in nor out”)	No ruling	Standard (“the hocks are well let down”)	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)
TassarHarfötter	No ruling	Standard (“rather more hare than catfeet”)	No ruling	No ruling
SvanslängdLång	Standard (“TAIL: Long, set on rather low”)	Standard (“Tail: Long, fine and tapering”)	Standard (“the long tail tapers toward the end”)	Standard (“Long, set on rather low”)
SvansansättningLåg	Standard (“set on rather low”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set on rather low”)	Standard (“set on rather low”)
SvansföringLåg (hängande)	Standard (“carried low, slightly curved”)	No ruling	Standard (“is carried low, with a slight curve”)	Standard (“carried low, slightly curved”)

Greyhound colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Greyhound in Svart, Vit, Blå, Leverbrun, Röd och Fawn. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Tigrerad, Partifärgad, Konstantskimmel och Mörkt tigrerad.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Vit	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“white”)	Standard (“white”)
Blå	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Leverbrun	Ej erkänd	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd
Röd	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“red”)
Fawn	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn, fallow”)
Albino	Ej erkänd	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Albinism”)	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)	Standard (“Solid”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn”)	Standard (“Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow”)
Tigrerad	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)
Partifärgad	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)	Standard (“any of these colours broken with white”)
Konstantskimmel	Ej erkänd	Standard (“Ticked”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd
Mörkt tigrerad	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“Immaterial”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mörkbrun	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)	Standard (“Preferably dark”)

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 Greyhound'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

Sources

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

Published standards

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