Poodle Size Categories – AKC vs FCI Height Standards

A poodle beside two height scales marked with different registry limits

Comparing poodle size categories AKC vs FCI comes down to one measurement, height at the shoulder, and the two registries do not draw the same lines. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognises four poodle varieties, including a Medium. The American Kennel Club and the Royal Kennel Club recognise three, with no Medium at all. None of … Read more

Tweenie Dachshund Official Size – What No Registry Lists

A size-label card marked as unrecognized next to the three registry names that define dachshund sizes

A dachshund advertised as a tweenie has no registry status. The word describes a real weight band, but it appears in no published breed standard from the American Kennel Club, The Royal Kennel Club or the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Each of those three bodies defines dachshund size in writing, and each uses a different rule. … Read more

Is English Cream a Recognized Dachshund Color?

Text reading "Registries record cream. They do not record English." beside a document icon

No. “English cream” is not a color recorded by any dachshund breed standard. The color the registries actually record is “cream”, and none of the six documents checked for this article uses the word “English” as a color term. Cream is not accepted everywhere either. Under The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom, cream is … Read more