United Pet Club

Leonberger 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Cidago yüksekliği, male72–80 cm71.1–80 cm72.4–80 cm72–80 cm72–80 cm
Cidago yüksekliği, female65–75 cm64.8–74.9 cm66–73.7 cm65–75 cm65–75 cm
Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı0.90.9No ruling0.90.9
Kafatası-namlu oranı11111

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
IsırıkMakas ısırıkStandart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Standart (“meeting in a correct scissors bite”)Standart (“meeting in a scissors bite”)Standart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Standart (“meeting in a scissors bite”)
IsırıkKerpeten ısırıkAlternatif (“Pincer bite is accepted”)Alternatif (“A level bite is accepted”)No rulingAlternatif (“level bite tolerated”)Alternatif (“A level bite is acceptable but not desired”)
IsırıkÜst çene öndeDiskalifiye edici (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
IsırıkAlt çene öndeDiskalifiye edici (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
IsırıkÇarpık çeneNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”)
Diş yapısıTam dişStandart (“42 sound teeth according to the dentition formula”)Standart (“Complete dentition of 42 teeth”)Standart (“forty-two strong, white teeth”)Standart (“with complete dentition”)Standart (“Complete dentition, strong, correctly placed”)
Diş yapısıEksik dişDiskalifiye edici (“Absence of teeth (with the exception of M3)”)Diskalifiye edici (“More than one missing tooth other than M3s”)Diskalifiye edici (“Missing teeth except M3”)No rulingNo ruling
Kulak duruşuDüşük (sarkık)Standart (“pendant, of medium size, hanging close to the head”)Standart (“hanging flat and close to the head”)Standart (“medium sized drop ears are set high and close to the head”)Standart (“pendant, medium sized, hanging close to the side of the head”)Standart (“hanging flat and close to the head”)
Kulak yerleşimiYüksekStandart (“Set on high and not far back”)No rulingStandart (“drop ears are set high”)Standart (“Set on high and not too far back”)No ruling
Göz şekliOvalStandart (“medium size, oval”)Standart (“oval to almond shaped”)Standart (“oval in shape”)Standart (“Oval in shape with kind expression”)Standart (“oval to almond-shaped”)
Göz şekliBademNo rulingAlternatif (“oval to almond shaped”)No rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“oval to almond-shaped”)
Göz şekliYuvarlakNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Fault: Round eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Alın-burun geçişi (stop)OrtaStandart (“Clearly recognisable but moderately defined”)Standart (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”)No rulingStandart (“Medium stop”)Standart (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”)
Yüz profiliKoç burun (dışbükey)Standart (“rather slightly arched (roman nose)”)Alternatif (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”)Standart (“slightly arched (Roman nose)”)Standart (“slightly arched (roman nose)”)Alternatif (“can be slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”)
Yüz profiliDüzNo rulingAlternatif (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”)No rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”)
Yüz profiliİçbükeyKusur (“nasal bridge ... never dipped”)Kusur (“never dipped”)Kusur (“The foreface is never concave”)No rulingKusur (“but never dipped”)
Namlu şekliSivrilenNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“muzzle moderately tapered but never snipey”)No ruling
Namlu şekliSivri (zayıf)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“never snipey”)No ruling
Sırt çizgisiDüzNo rulingStandart (“Withers set above a firm level back”)No rulingNo rulingStandart (“Withers set above a firm level back”)
Kuyruk duruşuAlçak (sarkık)Standart (“while standing, it hangs down straight”)Standart (“tail hangs straight down”)Standart (“When in repose, the tail hangs down straight”)No rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrıkDiskalifiye edici (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”)Kusur (“tail curled over back at all times, whether standing or in motion”)Diskalifiye edici (“Tail consistently curled over the back like a wheel”)No rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk duruşuHalkaDiskalifiye edici (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”)No rulingNo rulingKusur (“Never forming a ring”)No ruling
Kuyruk uzunluğuUzunNo rulingStandart (“last vertebrae reaching to or below the hock”)Standart (“It reaches to the hock joint”)Standart (“reaching at least to hock”)No ruling
Kuyruk uzunluğuKısaNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Tail too short”)No rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk yerleşimiYüksekNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”)No rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk yerleşimiAlçakNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”)No rulingNo ruling
AyaklarKedi ayağıStandart (“rounded, tight, toes well arched”)Standart (“rounded, tight, toes wel[l arched]”)Standart (“The feet are rounded and tight with well arched toes”)Standart (“Tight and rounded with well-arched toes”)Standart (“toes well arched (cat-foot)”)
Ön kurt tırnaklarıVarNo rulingAlternatif (“Dewclaws: Usually present”)No rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“Dewclaws: Usually present”)
Sıçrama eklemleriİnek bacak (X)Diskalifiye edici (“Severe anatomical faults (i.e. pronounced cow hocks”)No rulingKusur (“Faults: Lack of angulation at stifle or hock. Cow hocks”)No rulingNo ruling
Boyun uzunluğuUzunStandart (“Somewhat long rather than stocky”)No rulingStandart (“The neck is rather long and not thick”)No rulingNo ruling
Boyun uzunluğuKısaNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Fault: Too short in neck”)No rulingNo ruling
GerdanYok (temiz boğaz)Standart (“without throatiness or dewlap”)Standart (“No dewlap”)Standart (“free of throatiness or dewlap”)Standart (“no dewlap”)Standart (“No dewlap”)
GöğüsGenişStandart (“Chest: Broad, deep”)Standart (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”)Standart (“is broad but not barrel in shape”)Standart (“Chest broad, deep”)No ruling
GöğüsDerinStandart (“Chest: Broad, deep”)Standart (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”)No rulingStandart (“Chest broad, deep”)No ruling
GöğüsFıçıKusur (“Not too barrel shaped, more oval”)No rulingKusur (“broad but not barrel in shape”)Kusur (“Oval, not barrel chested”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
MaskeStandart (“black mask”)Standart (“Face is covered with a full black mask”)Standart (“all with a black mask”)Standart (“always with a black mask”)Standart (“Face is covered with a full black mask”)
Göğüs lekesiAlternatif (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)Alternatif (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest”)Alternatif (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)Alternatif (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest”)Alternatif (“A small stripe or patch of white on the chest”)
SekiAlternatif (“white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)Alternatif (“some white hairs on toes is tolerated”)Alternatif (“white hairs on the toes, are permitted”)Alternatif (“white hair on the toes tolerated”)Alternatif (“some white on the toes is allowed”)

Leonberger colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Leonberger in Beyaz, Kahverengi, Kırmızı, Sarı ve Kum rengi. Standard patterns: Samur.

Kürk: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BeyazStandart (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)Standart (“A small, unobtrusive stripe or white patch on the chest ... is tolerated”)Standart (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest, and white hairs on the toes, are permitted”)Standart (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hair on the toes tolerated”)Standart (“A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes are tolerated”)
KahverengiStandart (“reddish brown”)Standart (“Reddish Brown”)Standart (“reddish brown”)Standart (“reddish brown”)Standart (“reddish brown”)
KırmızıStandart (“red”)Standart (“Red”)Standart (“red”)Standart (“red”)Standart (“red”)
SarıStandart (“Lion yellow”)Standart (“Yellow”)Standart (“Lion yellow”)Standart (“Lion gold”)Standart (“Lion yellow”)
Kum rengiStandart (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”)Standart (“Sandy”)Standart (“sandy”)Standart (“sandy (fawn or cream)”)Standart (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”)
SiyahDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”)Diskalifiye edici (“black must not be the basic color”)Diskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”)Tanınmıyor (“Black must not dominate basic colour”)Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan; black ...)”)
GümüşDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”)Diskalifiye ediciDiskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as ... silver”)TanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”)
CiğerDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”)Diskalifiye ediciDiskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”)TanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”)
Patterns
SamurStandart (“Black hair tips are permitted”)Standart (“All colors may have black tips (some with long black tips)”)Standart (“Black hair tips are permitted”)Standart (“Black hair tips are permitted”)Standart (“Black hair tips are permitted”)
AgutiDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)No rulingNo rulingTanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”)
Taba işaretliDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”)TanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)
Gözler: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
KahverengiStandart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)No rulingStandart (“light to dark brown in color”)Standart (“Medium to dark brown”)Standart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)
Koyu kahverengiStandart (“as dark brown as possible”)Standart (“Dark brown is preferred”)Standart (“dark brown preferred”)Standart (“Medium to dark brown”)Standart (“as dark brown as possible”)
Açık kahverengiStandart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)Standart (“Dark brown is preferred over light brown”)Standart (“light to dark brown in color, with dark brown preferred”)No rulingStandart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”)
MaviNo rulingNo rulingDiskalifiye edici (“wall eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
SarıDiskalifiye edici (“Eyes without any brown”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Yellow (without any trace of brown pigment)”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Eyes without any brown”)
Burun: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SiyahStandart (“Black”)Standart (“always black”)Standart (“Must be black”)Standart (“Nose black”)Standart (“Black”)
CiğerDiskalifiye edici (“Brown nose leather”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Brown nose leather”)

What the rulings mean

Standart
Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Leonberger's colors can change over its life.

  • Beyazchanges toKırçıl

    Kürk · Yaşla · from 2 weeks

  • Siyahchanges toKar burnu

    Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

  • Siyahchanges toPembe

    Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

Published standards