Keeshond 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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cidago yüksekliği, male | No ruling | 43.2–48.3 cm | 43.2–48.3 cm | 46 cm | 45.8 cm |
| Cidago yüksekliği, female | No ruling | 40.6–45.7 cm | 40.6–45.7 cm | 43 cm | 43.3 cm |
| Cidago yüksekliği | 43–55 cm | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı | 1 | No ruling | No ruling | 1 | 1 |
| Kafatası-namlu oranı | 1.5 | 1 | No ruling | 1 | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IsırıkMakas ısırık | Standart (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”) | Standart (“meeting in a scissors bite”) | Standart (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | Standart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Standart (“upper teeth should just overlap the lower teeth”) |
| IsırıkKerpeten ısırık | Alternatif (“Pincer bite is permissible”) | No ruling | Alternatif (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| IsırıkÜst çene önde | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”) | Kusur (“Faults: Misaligned teeth. Undershot bite. Overshot bite.”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Overshot or undershot”) |
| IsırıkAlt çene önde | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”) | Kusur (“Faults: Misaligned teeth. Undershot bite. Overshot bite.”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Overshot or undershot”) |
| IsırıkÇarpık çene | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults-Overshot, undershot or wry mouth”) | Kusur (“Wry mouth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Diş yapısıTam diş | Standart (“complete scissor bite with 42 teeth”) | No ruling | Standart (“A full complement of strong, white, sound teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kulak duruşuDik (sivri) | Standart (“always carried upright, stiff at the tips”) | Standart (“triangular in shape, mounted high on head and carried erect”) | Standart (“set high on the head and carried erect”) | Standart (“Erect, velvety texture”) | Standart (“mounted high on the head and carried erect”) |
| Kulak yerleşimiYüksek | Standart (“small ears are set high”) | Standart (“mounted high on head”) | Standart (“set high on the head”) | No ruling | Standart (“mounted high on the head”) |
| Göz şekliBadem | Standart (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanting”) | Standart (“medium size, almond shaped, set obliquely”) | Standart (“medium size, almond-shaped eyes are set obliquely”) | Standart (“Dark, medium size, almond-shaped, obliquely set”) | No ruling |
| Göz şekliYuvarlak | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults - Round and/or protruding eyes”) | Kusur (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Protruding round eyes or eyes light in colour”) |
| Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Orta | Standart (“Stop: Moderate to marked, never abrupt”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Belirgin | Alternatif (“Stop: Moderate to marked, never abrupt”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Yok | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults - Apple head or absence of stop”) | Kusur (“Faults: Apple-head. Absence of stop.”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Apple head, or absence of stop”) |
| Sırt çizgisiArkaya doğru alçalan | No ruling | Standart (“topline is straight with a slight slope to the hindquarters”) | Standart (“topline slopes slightly downward toward the hindquarters”) | No ruling | Standart (“sloping slightly downward towards the hindquarters”) |
| Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrık | Standart (“rolls forward over the back”) | Standart (“tightly curled over the back”) | Standart (“tightly curled over the back, lying flat”) | Standart (“tightly curled over back”) | Standart (“tightly curled over back”) |
| Kuyruk duruşuÇift kıvrım | Alternatif (“A double curl at tip of tail is tolerated”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standart (“double curl highly desirable”) | No ruling |
| Kuyruk yerleşimiYüksek | Standart (“The tail is set on high”) | Standart (“set on high”) | Standart (“set on high”) | Standart (“Moderately long, high-set”) | Standart (“set on high, moderately long”) |
| Kuyruk uzunluğuOrta | Standart (“set on high and of medium length”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AyaklarKedi ayağı | Standart (“round and closed ... so called cat feet”) | Standart (“compact, well-rounded, cat-like”) | Standart (“compact feet are well rounded, cat-like”) | Standart (“Well padded, round, cat-like, tight”) | Standart (“compact, well rounded, cat-like”) |
| Boyun uzunluğuOrta | Standart (“The medium length neck”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| GerdanYok (temiz boğaz) | Standart (“slightly arched without dewlap”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| GöğüsDerin | Standart (“The deep chest is well sprung”) | Standart (“with a deep chest that extends approximately to the elbow”) | Standart (“The chest is deep and strong”) | No ruling | Standart (“deep and strong of chest”) |
| Karın çekikliğiOrta | No ruling | Standart (“belly moderately tucked up”) | Standart (“belly is moderately tucked up”) | No ruling | Standart (“belly moderately tucked up”) |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gözlük | Standart (“round the eyes well defined <spectacles>”) | Standart (“spectacles"- a hallmark of the breed.”) | Standart (“The distinctive Keeshond expression is largely dependent on the spectacles”) | Standart (“Well-defined spectacles shown as a delicately pencilled black line”) | No ruling |
| Kalem çizgileri | Alternatif (“except slight pencilling on the toes”) | Alternatif (“Penciling is acceptable on the toes and feet.”) | Alternatif (“Black markings more than halfway down the foreleg, except for penciling.”) | Alternatif (“Pencilling acceptable.”) | No ruling |
| Beyaz işaretler | Diskalifiye edici (“Definite white markings or spots.”) | Kusur (“Pronounced white markings.”) | Kusur (“Pronounced white markings on the legs and feet.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Seki | No ruling | Kusur (“White foot or feet.”) | Kusur (“A white foot or feet.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt tırnağı alma | No ruling | Alternatif (“Dewclaws may be removed”) | No ruling | 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.
Keeshond colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Keeshond color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Keeshond in Siyah, Gri, Gümüş ve Krem. Standard patterns: Samur ve Aguti.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siyah | Standart (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) | Standart (“Black & Silver”) | Standart (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”) | Standart (“A mixture of grey and black”) | Standart (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) |
| Gri | Standart (“Grey-shaded”) | Standart (“Gray & Black”) | Standart (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”) | Standart (“All shades of grey acceptable”) | Standart (“Grey-shaded”) |
| Gümüş | Standart (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) | Standart (“Silver & Black”) | Standart (“a mixture of gray, black and cream, which may vary from light to dark”) | Standart (“Silver Grey”) | Standart (“Grey-shaded is a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) |
| Krem | Tanınmıyor | Standart (“Gray Cream & Black”) | Standart (“a mixture of gray, black and cream”) | Standart (“Undercoat very pale grey or cream”) | Tanınmıyor |
| Beyaz | Diskalifiye edici (“Definite white markings or spots”) | Kusur (“White”) | Kusur (“Pronounced white markings on the legs and feet”) | Tanınmıyor | Diskalifiye edici (“Definite white markings or spots”) |
| Albino | Tanınmıyor | Kusur | Diskalifiye edici (“Albinism”) | Tanınmıyor | Tanınmıyor |
| Kahverengi | Tanınmıyor | Kusur (“never containing tan, brown, or orange tones”) | Kusur | Tanınmıyor | Tanınmıyor |
| Turuncu | Tanınmıyor | Kusur (“never containing tan, brown, or orange tones”) | Kusur | Tanınmıyor | Tanınmıyor |
| Fawn | Tanınmıyor | Kusur (“Tawny”) | Kusur (“never tawny”) | Tanınmıyor (“not tawny”) | Tanınmıyor |
| Patterns | |||||
| Samur | Standart (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) | Standart (“The hair of the outer coat is black tipped”) | Standart (“The length of black tips on the outer hair coat produces the color shadings”) | Standart (“body hairs black tipped”) | Standart (“a silver-grey with black hair-tips”) |
| Aguti | No ruling | Standart (“Wolfgray & Black”) | No ruling | Tanınmıyor | No ruling |
| Tek renk | No ruling | Kusur (“Entirely black or white or any solid color”) | Kusur (“A dog that is entirely black, white, or any solid color”) | Tanınmıyor | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koyu kahverengi | Standart (“dark”) | Standart (“dark brown in color”) | Standart (“dark brown”) | Standart (“Dark”) | Standart (“dark”) |
| Açık kahverengi | Kusur (“Too big and too light eyes”) | Kusur (“eyes light of color”) | Kusur (“Light-colored eyes”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Too big and too light eyes”) |
What the rulings mean
- Standart
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Kusur
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Diskalifiye edici
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Tanınmıyor
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Keeshond's colors can change over its life.
Siyahchanges toPas rengi
Kürk · Vücut durumuyla · can change back
Siyahchanges toGri
Kürk · İlerleyici
Siyahchanges toKahverengi
Kürk · Güneşte · can change back
Beyazchanges toKırçıl
Kürk · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Siyahchanges toKar burnu
Burun · Mevsimle · can change back
Siyahchanges toPembe
Burun · Mevsimle · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.