What does each club give for Mankhöjd in the Pointer?

FCI, Male: 63–69 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–71.1 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; KC, Male: 63–69 cm; FCI, Female: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 58.4–66 cm; UKC, Female: 58.4–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 61–66 cm.

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

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mankhöjd, male	63–69 cm	63.5–71.1 cm	63.5–68.6 cm	63–69 cm	No ruling
Mankhöjd, female	61–66 cm	58.4–66 cm	58.4–63.5 cm	61–66 cm	No ruling
Vikt, male	No ruling	25–34 kg	25–34 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Vikt, female	No ruling	20–29.5 kg	20–29.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling
Höjd i förhållande till längd	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i förhållande till nosparti	No ruling	No ruling	1	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BettSaxbett	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“with scissors or even bite”)
BettTångbett	No ruling	Alternativ (“should bite evenly or as scissors”)	Alternativ (“meeting in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“with scissors or even bite”)
BettUnderbett	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Fel (“Undershot or overshot”)
BettÖverbett	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Faults: Crooked teeth; overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	Fel (“Undershot or overshot”)
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖronställningHängande (hängöra)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally, they should reach just below the lower jaw”)	Standard (“The ears are drop, short in length”)	Standard (“lying close to head, of medium length”)	Standard (“When hanging naturally ... close to the head”)
ÖronansättningHög	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“set on fairly high”)	No ruling
ÖronansättningLåg	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Faults: Long, low or rounded ears”)	No ruling	Fel (“Ears: Low set, round, heavy, folded”)
ÖgonformRund	No ruling	Standard (“Of ample size, rounded and intense”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Of medium size, rounded, pleasant in expression”)
ÖgonformOval	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes are oval with tight eyelids”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖgonformMandelformad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Eyes: Light, hard, almond or staring eyes”)
StopMarkerat	No ruling	Standard (“There should be a pronounced stop”)	Standard (“joined by a pronounced stop”)	No ruling	Standard (“A pronounced stop midway between nostrils and occiput”)
StopInget	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
AnsiktsprofilInåtbuktande (konkav)	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling	Standard (“the dish face is slightly preferred”)	Standard (“giving a slightly dish-faced appearance”)	No ruling
AnsiktsprofilRamsnos (konvex)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Lack of stop, down-faced, Roman nose”)
ÖverlinjeRak	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The topline is mostly level, never exaggerated or overly sloped”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖverlinjeKarprygg (välvd)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
ÖverlinjeSvankrygg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Back: Roach or sway back”)
SvanslängdMedel	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium length, thick at root”)	No ruling
SvansföringVågrät	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“carried on a level with back, with no upward curl”)	Standard (“Carried straight, ideally on a level with the back”)
SvansföringHögt buren (glad)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“carried high, flag-pole tail”)
SvansansättningHög	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Set on too high or too low”)
SvansansättningLåg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Set on too high or too low”)
TassarOvala	Standard (“Oval, well knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely-set, arched toes”)	Standard (“Feet are compact, well knit, and oval in shape”)	Standard (“Oval, well-knit, arched toes, well cushioned”)	Standard (“Oval, with long, closely set arched toes”)
TassarKattfötter	No ruling	Fel (“Catfoot is a fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Feet: Cat-foot”)
TassarSpretiga	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Splayed feet. Flat toes”)
HalslängdLång	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Neck: Long, dry, muscular, and slightly arched”)	Standard (“The neck is long, slightly arched, and muscular”)	Standard (“Long, muscular, slightly arched”)	Standard (“Long, dry, muscular and slightly arched”)
HalslängdKort	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Short, thick neck”)
DröglappIngen (torr hals)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
DröglappMarkerad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Ewe neck, throatiness”)
BröstkorgDjup	No ruling	Standard (“Chest, deep rather than wide”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching to the elbows”)	No ruling	Standard (“Chest: Deep rather than wide”)
BröstkorgSmal	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Narrow chested, shallow, shelly, pigeon-breasted”)
BröstkorgBred	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Chest too wide, resulting in elbows out”)
BröstkorgTunnformad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Ribs too flat or too barreled”)
Buklinjens uppdragningMåttlig	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)	Standard (“Tuck-up is apparent but not exaggerated”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tuck-up should be apparent, but not exaggerated”)
HasorLågt ansatta	Standard (“Hock: Well let down”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks well let down”)	No ruling
HasorKohasig	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Cow-hocks”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Svanskupering	No ruling	Fel (“A tail longer than this or docked must be penalized”)	Diskvalificerande (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Borttagning av sporrar	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed”)	Alternativ (“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 Svart, Vit, Leverbrun, Orange och Citrongul. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Tvåfärgad, Trefärgad och Konstantskimmel.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“black and white”)
Vit	Standard (“Usual colours are lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white”)
Orange	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“Orange”)	Standard (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”)	Standard (“orange and white”)	Standard (“orange and white”)
Citrongul	Standard (“lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Yellow or yellow and white dogs with liver noses and eye rims are referred to as lemon colored”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white”)
Patterns
Enfärgad	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“solid-colored”)	Standard (“solid”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Tvåfärgad	Standard (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“either in combination with white”)	Standard (“in combination with white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)	Standard (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”)
Trefärgad	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)	Standard (“A good Pointer cannot be a bad color”)	Fel (“Tri-color is also acceptable but is a hound trait and should be faulted accordingly”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours also permissible”)	Standard (“Self colours and tricolours are also correct”)
Konstantskimmel	No ruling	Standard (“Ticked”)	No ruling	Ej erkänd	No ruling

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)
Mörkbrun	No ruling	Standard (“the darker the better”)	Standard (“dark eyes, the darker the better”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ljusbrun	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Lighter-colored eyes are acceptable in dogs with self-colored pigment”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nötbrun	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)	Standard (“Either hazel or brown according to colour of coat”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Svart	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“In the darker colors, the nose should be black or brown”)	Standard (“The nose leather may be black or self-colored”)
Rosa	Standard (“in the lighter shades it may be lighter or flesh-colored”)	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.
Ej erkänd: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pointer'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
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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