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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cidago yüksekliği, male | 72–80 cm | 71.1–80 cm | 72.4–80 cm | 72–80 cm | 72–80 cm |
| Cidago yüksekliği, female | 65–75 cm | 64.8–74.9 cm | 66–73.7 cm | 65–75 cm | 65–75 cm |
| Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı | 0.9 | 0.9 | No ruling | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Kafatası-namlu oranı | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IsırıkMakas ısırık | Standart (“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 ısırık | Alternatif (“Pincer bite is accepted”) | Alternatif (“A level bite is accepted”) | No ruling | Alternatif (“level bite tolerated”) | Alternatif (“A level bite is acceptable but not desired”) |
| IsırıkÜst çene önde | Diskalifiye edici (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| IsırıkAlt çene önde | Diskalifiye edici (“Over- or undershot or other faults in mouth”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| IsırıkÇarpık çene | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot mouth, or wry bite”) |
| Diş yapısıTam diş | Standart (“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 diş | Diskalifiye 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 ruling | No 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 yerleşimiYüksek | Standart (“Set on high and not far back”) | No ruling | Standart (“drop ears are set high”) | Standart (“Set on high and not too far back”) | No ruling |
| Göz şekliOval | Standart (“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 şekliBadem | No ruling | Alternatif (“oval to almond shaped”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatif (“oval to almond-shaped”) |
| Göz şekliYuvarlak | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Fault: Round eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Orta | Standart (“Clearly recognisable but moderately defined”) | Standart (“Clearly recognizable and moderately defined”) | No ruling | Standart (“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 profiliDüz | No ruling | Alternatif (“level or slightly arched (Roman nose)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatif (“slightly arched (Roman nose) or level”) |
| Yüz profiliİçbükey | Kusur (“nasal bridge ... never dipped”) | Kusur (“never dipped”) | Kusur (“The foreface is never concave”) | No ruling | Kusur (“but never dipped”) |
| Namlu şekliSivrilen | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standart (“muzzle moderately tapered but never snipey”) | No ruling |
| Namlu şekliSivri (zayıf) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“never snipey”) | No ruling |
| Sırt çizgisiDüz | No ruling | Standart (“Withers set above a firm level back”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standart (“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 ruling | No ruling |
| Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrık | Diskalifiye 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 ruling | No ruling |
| Kuyruk duruşuHalka | Diskalifiye edici (“Distinct ring tail or too highly curled up tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Never forming a ring”) | No ruling |
| Kuyruk uzunluğuUzun | No ruling | Standart (“last vertebrae reaching to or below the hock”) | Standart (“It reaches to the hock joint”) | Standart (“reaching at least to hock”) | No ruling |
| Kuyruk uzunluğuKısa | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Tail too short”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kuyruk yerleşimiYüksek | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kuyruk yerleşimiAlçak | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults: Too high or low set tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| AyaklarKedi ayağı | Standart (“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 tırnaklarıVar | No ruling | Alternatif (“Dewclaws: Usually present”) | No ruling | No ruling | Alternatif (“Dewclaws: Usually present”) |
| Sıçrama eklemleriİnek bacak (X) | Diskalifiye edici (“Severe anatomical faults (i.e. pronounced cow hocks”) | No ruling | Kusur (“Faults: Lack of angulation at stifle or hock. Cow hocks”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Boyun uzunluğuUzun | Standart (“Somewhat long rather than stocky”) | No ruling | Standart (“The neck is rather long and not thick”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Boyun uzunluğuKısa | No ruling | No ruling | Kusur (“Fault: Too short in neck”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| GerdanYok (temiz boğaz) | Standart (“without throatiness or dewlap”) | Standart (“No dewlap”) | Standart (“free of throatiness or dewlap”) | Standart (“no dewlap”) | Standart (“No dewlap”) |
| GöğüsGeniş | Standart (“Chest: Broad, deep”) | Standart (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”) | Standart (“is broad but not barrel in shape”) | Standart (“Chest broad, deep”) | No ruling |
| GöğüsDerin | Standart (“Chest: Broad, deep”) | Standart (“Chest is broad, roomy, and deep”) | No ruling | Standart (“Chest broad, deep”) | No ruling |
| GöğüsFıçı | Kusur (“Not too barrel shaped, more oval”) | No ruling | Kusur (“broad but not barrel in shape”) | Kusur (“Oval, not barrel chested”) | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maske | Standart (“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 lekesi | Alternatif (“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”) |
| Seki | Alternatif (“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.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyaz | Standart (“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”) |
| Kahverengi | Standart (“reddish brown”) | Standart (“Reddish Brown”) | Standart (“reddish brown”) | Standart (“reddish brown”) | Standart (“reddish brown”) |
| Kırmızı | Standart (“red”) | Standart (“Red”) | Standart (“red”) | Standart (“red”) | Standart (“red”) |
| Sarı | Standart (“Lion yellow”) | Standart (“Yellow”) | Standart (“Lion yellow”) | Standart (“Lion gold”) | Standart (“Lion yellow”) |
| Kum rengi | Standart (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”) | Standart (“Sandy”) | Standart (“sandy”) | Standart (“sandy (fawn or cream)”) | Standart (“sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured)”) |
| Siyah | Diskalifiye 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 ...)”) |
| Gümüş | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) | Diskalifiye edici | Diskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as ... silver”) | Tanınmıyor | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... silver ...)”) |
| Ciğer | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) | Diskalifiye edici | Diskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as brown (liver) with brown nose and foot pads”) | Tanınmıyor | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (brown with brown nose and brown pads ...)”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Samur | Standart (“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”) |
| Aguti | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) | No ruling | No ruling | Tanınmıyor | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... wild-coat colour)”) |
| Taba işaretli | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”) | Tanınmıyor | Diskalifiye edici (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahverengi | Standart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) | No ruling | Standart (“light to dark brown in color”) | Standart (“Medium to dark brown”) | Standart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) |
| Koyu kahverengi | Standart (“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 kahverengi | Standart (“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 ruling | Standart (“Light brown to as dark brown as possible”) |
| Mavi | No ruling | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“wall eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sarı | Diskalifiye edici (“Eyes without any brown”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Yellow (without any trace of brown pigment)”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Eyes without any brown”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siyah | Standart (“Black”) | Standart (“always black”) | Standart (“Must be black”) | Standart (“Nose black”) | Standart (“Black”) |
| Ciğer | Diskalifiye edici (“Brown nose leather”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye edici (“Brown nose, which occurs in liver-colored dogs”) | No ruling | Diskalifiye 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
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.