United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Вышыня ў карку, male75–85 cmover 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmНедахопover 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmНедахопover 74 cm71–81.3 cm
Вышыня ў карку, female68–78 cmover 66 cmunder 66 cmНедахопover 66 cmunder 66 cmНедахопover 68 cm68.5–76.3 cm
Вага, maleNo ruling34–47.6 kg34–47.6 kgNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкусПа 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 прыкусАльтэрнатыўны (“Level bite is permitted but not desirable”)Альтэрнатыўны (“either an even or a scissors bite”)Альтэрнатыўны (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)No rulingАльтэрнатыўны (“level bite acceptable”)
ПрыкусНедакусNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingNo ruling
ПрыкусПеракусNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)No rulingNo ruling
Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формулаПа стандарце (“Complete dental formula”)No rulingПа стандарце (“A full complement of large, strong, white teeth”)Па стандарце (“Full, strong dentition desirable”)Па стандарце (“Full dentition preferred”)
Зубная формулаАдсутнасць зубоўNo rulingНедахоп (“Missing teeth should be penalized”)Недахоп (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Пасадка вушэйВысокаяПа стандарце (“Set on above the eye level”)No rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“Set high but not too far apart”)Па стандарце (“Set high, not too far apart”)
Форма вачэйМіндалепадобныяПа стандарце (“Large, almond-shaped, dark brown to brown”)No rulingПа стандарце (“The rather large, almond shaped eyes”)Па стандарце (“Almond shaped, set obliquely”)Па стандарце (“slightly almond-shaped”)
Форма вачэйКруглыяNo rulingНе 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
СтопСлабыNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“The stop is only very slightly marked”)No rulingNo ruling
СтопНямаNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“stop imperceptible”)No ruling
Даўжыня шыіДоўгаяПа стандарце (“NECK: Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”)No rulingПа стандарце (“Long, clean and flattened on the sides”)No rulingNo ruling
Форма шыіВыгнутаяПа 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”)
ГрудзіГлыбокіяПа 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 жыватаВыразнаяПа стандарце (“Abruptly tucked up towards the flanks”)No rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“abdomen very tucked up”)Па стандарце (“The abdomen is well tucked up”)
ЛапыЗаечая лапаПа 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”)
ЛапыАвальныяNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“Front feet oval, toes close together”)No ruling
Даўжыня хвастаДоўгіПа 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 хвастаНізкаяNo rulingПа 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 rulingПа стандарце (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”)No rulingПа стандарце (“carried low in a graceful curve”)Па стандарце (“carried low in a graceful curve”)
Пастава хвастаСярпападобныПа стандарце (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)No rulingПа 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 хвастаШабляпадобныПа стандарце (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)No rulingПа стандарце (“It is sickle or saber shaped”)Па стандарце (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”)No ruling
Пастава хвастаКольцамNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingНе прызнаны (“but not ringed”)Не прызнаны (“sickle-shaped but not ringed”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Выдаленне прыбылых пальцаўNo rulingАльтэрнатыўны (“Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed”)No rulingNo rulingАльтэрнатыўны (“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.

Поўсць: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ЧорныПа стандарце (“black”)Па стандарце (“Black”)Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Па стандарце (“Self Black”)Па стандарце (“Black”)
БелыПа стандарце (“White”)Па стандарце (“White”)Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Па стандарце (“White”)Па стандарце (“White”)
ШэрыПа 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)”)
БлакітныДыскваліфікацыйны (“blue”)Па стандарце (“Blue”)Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Па стандарце (“Blue”)Дыскваліфікацыйны (“blue”)
СерабрыстыПа 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”)
КарычневыДыскваліфікацыйны (“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)”)
ПадпалПа стандарце (“with tans”)Па стандарце (“Black & Tan”)Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Па стандарце (“Tricolour”)Па стандарце (“with tans”)
МахагонавыПа 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”)
ЧырвоныПа стандарце (“red”)Па стандарце (“Red”)Па стандарце (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)Па стандарце (“Self Red”)Па стандарце (“Red”)
ЗалацістыПа 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”)
ЛімонныПа 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”)
КрэмавыПа 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”)
ПалевыПа 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)”)
АбрыкосавыПа 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”)
ІзабелавыДыскваліфікацыйны (“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
АднатонныПа 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”)
ТрохколерныПа 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”)
ТыгровыПа 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”)
ПайбалдПа 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”)
ЧалыНедахоп (“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”)
СобалевыПа 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)”)
АгуціПа 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”)
ПлямістыПа 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 падпаламПа 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 тыгровыПа 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”)
МерльNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingНе прызнаны (“merle which is unacceptable”)No ruling
Падвойны мерльNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Вочы: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
КарычневыПа стандарце (“dark brown to brown”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingПа стандарце (“dark brown to brown”)
Цёмна-карычневыПа 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-карычневыNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Light-colored eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
АрэхавыНедахоп (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
ЖоўтыНедахоп (“Eyes small; yellow”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“Eyes small; yellow”)
ШэрыДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
БлакітныДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
ЗялёныДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
РознавокіДыскваліфікацыйны (“eyes of different colours”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“eyes of different colours”)
Мочка носа: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
ЧорныПа 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”)
РужовыДыскваліфікацыйны (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingДыскваліфікацыйны (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Нос-матылёкНедахоп (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingНедахоп (“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

Published standards