United Pet Club

Samoyed 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, male54–60 cm53.3–59.7 cm53.3–59.7 cm51–56 cm53.3–59.8 cm
Cidago yüksekliği, female50–56 cm48.3–53.3 cm48.3–53.3 cm46–51 cm48.3–54.5 cm
Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı1No ruling1No rulingNo ruling
Kafatası-namlu oranı1No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
IsırıkMakas ısırıkStandart (“Regular and complete scissor bite”)Standart (“snugly overlapping with scissors bite”)Standart (“complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth with a scissors bite”)Standart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Standart (“snugly overlapping in a scissors bite”)
IsırıkKerpeten ısırıkKusur (“FAULTS: ... Pincer bite”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
IsırıkAlt çene öndeDiskalifiye edici (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Kusur (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Kusur (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
IsırıkÜst çene öndeDiskalifiye edici (“ELIMINATING FAULTS: Overshot or undershot bite”)Kusur (“Undershot or overshot should be penalized”)Kusur (“Faults: Undershot or overshot”)No rulingNo ruling
Kulak duruşuDik (sivri)Standart (“EARS: Erect, rather small, thick, triangular”)Standart (“Strong and thick, erect, triangular”)Standart (“carried strongly erect”)Standart (“Fully erect in adults”)No ruling
Kulak yerleşimiYüksekStandart (“They should be mobile, set high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Göz şekliBademStandart (“somewhat slanting and almond-shaped”)Standart (“almond shaped with lower lid slanting”)Standart (“The eyes are dark brown, almond-shaped”)Standart (“Almond-shaped, obliquely set”)No ruling
Göz şekliYuvarlakNo rulingKusur (“Round or protruding eyes penalized”)Kusur (“Faults: Round or protruding eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Sırt çizgisiDüzStandart (“Back: Of medium length, muscular and straight”)No rulingStandart (“blend gracefully into the level back”)No rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrıkStandart (“carried bent from the root forward over the back or side”)No rulingStandart (“normally carried over the back, draped to one side or the other”)Standart (“carried over the back and to side when alert”)No ruling
Kuyruk yerleşimiYüksekStandart (“TAIL: Set rather high”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kuyruk uzunluğuUzunNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“Tail: Long, profusely coated”)No ruling
Kuyruk uzunluğuOrtaNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“The tail is moderately long”)No rulingNo ruling
AyaklarOvalStandart (“Fore Feet: Oval with long toes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AyaklarKedi ayağıNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“Round cat feet highly undesirable”)No ruling
Sıçrama eklemleriYere yakınStandart (“Hocks: Rather low and well angulated”)No rulingNo rulingStandart (“with well let down hocks”)No ruling
Sıçrama eklemleriİnek bacak (X)Kusur (“Badly bow-legged or cow hocked”)Kusur (“any suggestion of unsound stifles or cowhocks severely penalized”)No rulingKusur (“Cowhocks or straight stifles highly undesirable”)No ruling
Boyun uzunluğuOrtaStandart (“NECK: Strong and of medium length”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
GöğüsDerinStandart (“Chest: Broad, deep and long”)No rulingNo rulingStandart (“Chest deep but not too broad”)No ruling
GöğüsFıçıKusur (“FAULTS: ... Barrel ribcage”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Karın çekikliğiOrtaStandart (“Underline: Moderate tuck-up”)No rulingStandart (“The belly is tight, with moderate tuck-up”)No rulingNo ruling
Namlu şekliSivrilenStandart (“gradually tapering towards the nose”)Standart (“should taper toward the nose”)Standart (“there is slight tapering toward the nose”)Standart (“tapering foreface not too sharply defined”)No ruling
Namlu şekliSivri (zayıf)Kusur (“neither snipey nor heavy and square”)Kusur (“neither coarse nor snipy”)Kusur (“Faults: Coarse, snipey, or shallow muzzle”)No rulingNo ruling
Diş yapısıTam dişStandart (“Normal dentition”)No rulingStandart (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kurt tırnağı almaStandart (“The dewclaws should be removed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Samoyed colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Samoyed in Beyaz ve Krem. Standard patterns: Tek renk ve İki renk.

Kürk: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
BeyazStandart (“pure white”)Standart (“White”)Standart (“pure white”)Standart (“pure white”)Standart (“pure white”)
KremStandart (“cream”)Standart (“Cream”)Standart (“cream, or all biscuit”)Standart (“cream”)Standart (“cream”)
AlbinoDiskalifiye ediciDiskalifiye ediciDiskalifiye edici (“albinism”)TanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici
KahverengiDiskalifiye edici (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)Diskalifiye ediciDiskalifiye ediciTanınmıyorDiskalifiye edici (“should never give the impression of being pale brown”)
Patterns
Tek renkStandart (“pure white”)Standart (“White”)Standart (“pure white”)Standart (“pure white”)Standart (“pure white”)
İki renkStandart (“white with biscuit”)Standart (“White & Biscuit”)Standart (“white and biscuit”)Standart (“white and biscuit”)Standart (“white with biscuit”)
Gözler: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
KahverengiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“medium to dark brown”)No ruling
Koyu kahverengiStandart (“dark brown”)Standart (“dark for preference”)Standart (“dark brown”)Standart (“medium to dark brown”)Standart (“dark brown”)
SiyahNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
Açık kahverengiNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“light or black eyes undesirable”)No ruling
SarıKusur (“yellow eyes”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“yellow eyes”)
MaviDiskalifiye edici (“eyes blue”)Diskalifiye edici (“blue eyes”)Diskalifiye edici (“blue eyes”)No rulingDiskalifiye edici (“eyes blue”)
Patterns
Farklı renkli gözlerDiskalifiye edici (“eyes ... of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingDiskalifiye edici (“eyes ... of different colours”)
Burun: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SiyahStandart (“preferably black”)Standart (“black for preference”)Standart (“black is preferred”)Standart (“black for preference”)Standart (“preferably black”)
CiğerNo rulingStandart (“brown, liver ... nose not penalized”)Standart (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)Standart (“may be brown”)No ruling
PembeNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“flesh-coloured”)No ruling
Et rengiNo rulingStandart (“Dudley nose not penalized”)Standart (“a brown, liver, or Dudley nose is acceptable”)No rulingNo ruling
Patterns
Kar burnuStandart (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called « winter nose »”)Standart (“color of nose sometimes changes with age and weather”)Standart (“changes in nose color due to age or weather are not penalized”)No rulingStandart (“the pigment of the nose can fade to a so called "winter nose"”)

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 Samoyed'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

  • Siyahchanges toKar burnu

    Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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