Borzoi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Вышыня ў карку, male | 75–85 cm | over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmНедахоп | over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmНедахоп | over 74 cm | 71–81.3 cm |
| Вышыня ў карку, female | 68–78 cm | over 66 cmunder 66 cmНедахоп | over 66 cmunder 66 cmНедахоп | over 68 cm | 68.5–76.3 cm |
| Вага, male | No ruling | 34–47.6 kg | 34–47.6 kg | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкус | Па стандарце (“Scissor bite”) | Па стандарце (“either an even or a scissors bite”) | Па стандарце (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | Па стандарце (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Па стандарце (“Scissors bite preferred”) |
| ПрыкусПрамы прыкус | Альтэрнатыўны (“Level bite is permitted but not desirable”) | Альтэрнатыўны (“either an even or a scissors bite”) | Альтэрнатыўны (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | No ruling | Альтэрнатыўны (“level bite acceptable”) |
| ПрыкусНедакус | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ПрыкусПеракус | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формула | Па стандарце (“Complete dental formula”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“A full complement of large, strong, white teeth”) | Па стандарце (“Full, strong dentition desirable”) | Па стандарце (“Full dentition preferred”) |
| Зубная формулаАдсутнасць зубоў | No ruling | Недахоп (“Missing teeth should be penalized”) | Недахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Пасадка вушэйВысокая | Па стандарце (“Set on above the eye level”) | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“Set high but not too far apart”) | Па стандарце (“Set high, not too far apart”) |
| Форма вачэйМіндалепадобныя | Па стандарце (“Large, almond-shaped, dark brown to brown”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“The rather large, almond shaped eyes”) | Па стандарце (“Almond shaped, set obliquely”) | Па стандарце (“slightly almond-shaped”) |
| Форма вачэйКруглыя | No ruling | Не прызнаны (“never round, full nor staring”) | Недахоп (“Serious Faults: Round, full or staring eyes”) | Не прызнаны (“Eyes not light, round, bulbous or staring”) | No ruling |
| СтопСлабы | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“The stop is only very slightly marked”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| СтопНяма | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“stop imperceptible”) | No ruling |
| Даўжыня шыіДоўгая | Па стандарце (“NECK: Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“Long, clean and flattened on the sides”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Форма шыіВыгнутая | Па стандарце (“Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”) | Па стандарце (“slightly arched, very powerful and well set on”) | Па стандарце (“the neck is slightly arched and never carried high”) | Па стандарце (“Slightly arched; reasonably long and well muscled”) | Па стандарце (“slightly arched, well muscled, flat on the sides”) |
| ГрудзіГлыбокія | Па стандарце (“Oval in cross-section, deep, not narrow”) | Па стандарце (“Rather narrow, with great depth of brisket”) | Па стандарце (“The chest is deep and oval in shape”) | Па стандарце (“great depth of brisket reaching to elbows”) | Па стандарце (“great depth of brisket to the level of the elbows”) |
| Падцягнутасць жыватаВыразная | Па стандарце (“Abruptly tucked up towards the flanks”) | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“abdomen very tucked up”) | Па стандарце (“The abdomen is well tucked up”) |
| ЛапыЗаечая лапа | Па стандарце (“elongated oval shape (called harefeet)”) | Па стандарце (“Feet: Hare-shaped, with well-arched knuckles”) | Па стандарце (“The hare-shaped feet have well-arched knuckles”) | Па стандарце (“Hind feet hare like”) | Па стандарце (“Feet: Hare-foot, well padded, never flat”) |
| ЛапыАвальныя | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“Front feet oval, toes close together”) | No ruling |
| Даўжыня хвастаДоўгі | Па стандарце (“thin, long, with dense and abundant feather”) | Па стандарце (“Tail: Long, set on and carried low”) | Па стандарце (“The tail is low set, long and thin”) | Па стандарце (“Long, rather low set”) | Па стандарце (“Long, rather low set”) |
| Пасадка хвастаНізкая | No ruling | Па стандарце (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”) | Па стандарце (“The tail is low set, long and thin”) | Па стандарце (“Long, rather low set”) | Па стандарце (“Long, rather low set”) |
| Пастава хвастаНізка апушчаны (звіслы) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“carried low in a graceful curve”) | Па стандарце (“carried low in a graceful curve”) |
| Пастава хвастаСярпападобны | Па стандарце (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“It is sickle or saber shaped”) | Па стандарце (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”) | Альтэрнатыўны (“the tail may be sickle-shaped but not ringed”) |
| Пастава хвастаШабляпадобны | Па стандарце (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”) | No ruling | Па стандарце (“It is sickle or saber shaped”) | Па стандарце (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”) | No ruling |
| Пастава хвастаКольцам | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Не прызнаны (“but not ringed”) | Не прызнаны (“sickle-shaped but not ringed”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Выдаленне прыбылых пальцаў | No ruling | Альтэрнатыўны (“Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed”) | No ruling | No ruling | Альтэрнатыўны (“Removal of dewclaws optional”) |
The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.
Borzoi colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Borzoi color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Borzoi in Чорны, Белы, Шэры, Блакітны, Серабрысты, Карычневы, Падпал, Махагонавы, Чырвоны, Залацісты, Лімонны, Крэмавы, Палевы, Абрыкосавы і Ізабелавы. Standard patterns: Аднатонны, Трохколерны, Тыгровы, Пайбалд, Чалы, Собалевы, Агуці, Плямісты, З падпалам і Адваротны тыгровы.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Чорны | Па стандарце (“black”) | Па стандарце (“Black”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Self Black”) | Па стандарце (“Black”) |
| Белы | Па стандарце (“White”) | Па стандарце (“White”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“White”) | Па стандарце (“White”) |
| Шэры | Па стандарце (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Grey”) | Па стандарце (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”) |
| Блакітны | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“blue”) | Па стандарце (“Blue”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Blue”) | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“blue”) |
| Серабрысты | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Silver”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Silver”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Карычневы | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”) | Па стандарце (“Brown”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”) |
| Падпал | Па стандарце (“with tans”) | Па стандарце (“Black & Tan”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Tricolour”) | Па стандарце (“with tans”) |
| Махагонавы | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Mahogany Red”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Mahogany”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Чырвоны | Па стандарце (“red”) | Па стандарце (“Red”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Self Red”) | Па стандарце (“Red”) |
| Залацісты | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Gold”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Self Gold”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Лімонны | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Lemon”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Крэмавы | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Cream”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Cream”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Палевы | Па стандарце (“pale of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”) | Па стандарце (“Fawn”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Self Fawn”) | Па стандарце (“Pale, of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”) |
| Абрыкосавы | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Apricot”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Ізабелавы | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“isabella (lilac)”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“isabella (lilac)”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Аднатонны | Па стандарце (“All the colours may be solid”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Self Black”) | Па стандарце (“All the colours may be solid”) |
| Трохколерны | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Tricolour”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Тыгровы | Па стандарце (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”) |
| Пайбалд | Па стандарце (“All the colours may be ... pied”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Па стандарце (“All the colours may be ... pied”) |
| Чалы | Недахоп (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”) | Па стандарце (“Spotted On White, Ticked”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Недахоп (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”) |
| Собалевы | Па стандарце (“red with black overlay hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”) | Па стандарце (“Sable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Sable”) | Па стандарце (“Red with black overlay, hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”) |
| Агуці | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Wolf Sable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Плямісты | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Spotted On White”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Па стандарце (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| З падпалам | Па стандарце (“with tans”) | Па стандарце (“Black & Tan”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Any colour, except merle”) | Па стандарце (“with tans”) |
| Адваротны тыгровы | Па стандарце (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle”) | Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle”) | Па стандарце (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”) |
| Мерль | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Не прызнаны (“merle which is unacceptable”) | No ruling |
| Падвойны мерль | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Карычневы | Па стандарце (“dark brown to brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Па стандарце (“dark brown to brown”) |
| Цёмна-карычневы | Па стандарце (“dark brown to brown”) | Па стандарце (“dark in color”) | Па стандарце (“dark In color”) | Па стандарце (“Dark”) | Па стандарце (“dark brown to brown”) |
| Светла-карычневы | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“Light-colored eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Арэхавы | Недахоп (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”) |
| Жоўты | Недахоп (“Eyes small; yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“Eyes small; yellow”) |
| Шэры | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) |
| Блакітны | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) |
| Зялёны | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Рознавокі | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“eyes of different colours”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“eyes of different colours”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Чорны | Па стандарце (“always black in any coat colour”) | Па стандарце (“Nose large and black”) | Па стандарце (“The black nose”) | Па стандарце (“nose large and black”) | Па стандарце (“always black in any coat colour”) |
| Ружовы | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Нос-матылёк | Недахоп (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Недахоп (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”) |
What the rulings mean
- Па стандарце
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Недахоп
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Дыскваліфікацыйны
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Не прызнаны
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Borzoi's colors can change over its life.
Чорныchanges toІржавы
Поўсць · Са станам арганізма · can change back
Чорныchanges toШэры
Поўсць · Прагрэсіўнае
Чорныchanges toКарычневы
Поўсць · На сонцы · can change back
Белыchanges toЧалы
Поўсць · З узростам · from 2 weeks
З падпаламchanges toСядлападобны
Поўсць · З узростам · from 6 to 156 weeks
Чорныchanges toЗімовы нос
Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back
Чорныchanges toРужовы
Мочка носа · Па сезоне · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.