Pointer — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Pointer — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Origin and group: a British gun dog (English Pointer); AKC Sporting group; under FCI rules it sits in Group 7, the pointing dogs, and within Section 2.1 for British and Irish pointers and setters, with a working trial.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: AKC dogs 25 to 28 in / 55 to 75 lb, bitches 23 to 26 in / 44 to 65 lb; FCI height at withers dogs 63 to 69 cm, bitches 61 to 66 cm.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Coat and colour: short, dense, smooth coat with a sheen; AKC colours are liver, lemon, black and orange, either with white or solid; FCI adds lemon/white, orange/white, liver/white, black/white plus self colours and tricolours. The nose is black or brown in dark colours, lighter in pale shades.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build: compact, powerful and graceful with a noble head carried proudly, pronounced stop, deep chest reaching the elbow, strong slightly arched loin, and a tail thicker at the root tapering to a fine point, not beyond the hock, carried near the back line without curl.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: an even, alert, congenial and dignified companion that is never timid; FCI describes it as aristocratic, kind and even in disposition.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults and penalties: a tail longer than the hock or docked is penalised; a hackney gait is faulted; a cat-foot is a fault; FCI treats any departure from the standard as a fault graded by its severity.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications (FCI): an aggressive or overly shy dog, or any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormality; males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended.