What does each club give for Вышыня ў карку in the German Shepherd?

FCI, Male: 60–65 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–66 cm; KC, Male: 60.5–65.5 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 55–60 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; KC, Female: 55.5–60.5 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

German Shepherd 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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Вышыня ў карку, male	60–65 cmover 66 cmДыскваліфікацыйныunder 59 cmДыскваліфікацыйны	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	60.5–65.5 cm	61–66 cm
Вышыня ў карку, female	55–60 cmover 61 cmДыскваліфікацыйныunder 54 cmДыскваліфікацыйны	55.9–61 cm	55.9–61 cm	55.5–60.5 cm	56–61 cm
Вага, male	30–40 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	34–38.5 kg
Вага, female	22–32 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27.3–31.8 kg
Індэкс фармату (вышыня да даўжыні)	0.9–0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9–0.9	No ruling
Суадносіны чэрапа і морды	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Вугал лапаткі	under 110°	No ruling	No ruling	90°	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
ПрыкусНажніцападобны прыкус	Па стандарце (“The German Shepherd Dog has a scissor bite”)	Па стандарце (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Па стандарце (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Па стандарце (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Па стандарце (“meet in a scissors grip”)
ПрыкусПеракус	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Overshot by 2 mm and more, undershot”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“An undershot jaw is a disqualifying fault.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“an undershot jaw is a very serious fault”)
ПрыкусНедакус	Недахоп (“Occlusal overlay, overbite and retrusive occlusion ... are faulty”)	Недахоп (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Недахоп (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“Overshot ... This is a serious fault.”)
ПрыкусПрамы прыкус	No ruling	Недахоп (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Недахоп (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ПрыкусПеракос сківіцы	No ruling	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Зубная формулаПоўная зубная формула	Па стандарце (“strong, healthy and complete (42 teeth”)	Па стандарце (“Complete dentition is to be preferred.”)	Па стандарце (“Complete dentition is preferred.”)	Па стандарце (“Full dentition of 42 teeth is desirable.”)	Па стандарце (“complete dentition is decidedly to be preferred”)
Зубная формулаАдсутнасць зубоў	No ruling	Недахоп (“Any missing teeth other than first premolars is a serious fault.”)	Недахоп (“Faults: ... missing first premolars, gaps between the teeth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пастава вушэйСтаячыя	Па стандарце (“erect ears of medium size, which are carried upright”)	Па стандарце (“carried erect when at attention”)	Па стандарце (“Ears are erect, moderately pointed”)	Па стандарце (“carried erect, almost parallel”)	No ruling
Пастава вушэйЗвісныя	Недахоп (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Не прызнаны (“Never hanging.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Пастава вушэйЗ заломленымі кончыкамі	Недахоп (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Не прызнаны (“never pulled inwards or tipped”)	No ruling
Пасадка вушэйВысокая	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“broad at the base, and set high”)	Па стандарце (“broad at base, set high, carried erect”)	No ruling
Форма вачэйМіндалепадобныя	Па стандарце (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanted”)	Па стандарце (“Eyes of medium size, almond shaped”)	Па стандарце (“of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Па стандарце (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, never protruding”)	No ruling
СтопСлабы	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“joined at a very slight stop”)	No ruling	No ruling
СтопНяма	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“snipey muzzles, and no stop are faults”)
Лінія верхуРоўная	No ruling	Па стандарце (“sloping into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Лінія верхуПакатая назад	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“The line of the back slopes downward from the withers”)	Па стандарце (“falling away slightly in a straight line”)	No ruling
Лінія верхуКарпападобная (выпуклая)	No ruling	Не прызнаны (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Недахоп (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	Недахоп (“Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Лінія верхуПравіслая (мяккая спіна)	No ruling	Не прызнаны (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Недахоп (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пастава хвастаШабляпадобны	No ruling	Па стандарце (“At rest, the tail hangs in a slight curve like a saber.”)	Па стандарце (“carried in a slight curve like a saber”)	Па стандарце (“At rest tail hangs in slight sabre-like curve”)	No ruling
Пастава хвастаЗакручаны на спіну	No ruling	Не прызнаны (“never be curled forward beyond a vertical line”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Пасадка хвастаНізкая	No ruling	Па стандарце (“set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high”)	Па стандарце (“a low-set natural tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Даўжыня хвастаКароткі	No ruling	Недахоп (“Tails too short ... are serious faults.”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“Short, rolled, curled ... or stumpy from birth, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
ЛапыКашэчая лапа	Па стандарце (“The paws are rounded, well-closed and arched”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Feet are round and tight”)	Па стандарце (“Rounded toes well closed and arched”)	No ruling
Прыбылыя пальцы на пярэдніх лапахЁсць	No ruling	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Front dewclaws may be removed but are normally left intact.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Даўжыня шыіДоўгая	No ruling	Па стандарце (“clean-cut and relatively long”)	Па стандарце (“The neck is relatively long but strong”)	Па стандарце (“Fairly long, strong, with well-developed muscles”)	No ruling
ПадвесНяма (сухое горла)	Па стандарце (“without loose neck skin (dewlap)”)	Па стандарце (“without loose folds of skin”)	Па стандарце (“The skin is tight.”)	Па стандарце (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
ГрудзіБочкападобныя	Недахоп (“a barrel-shaped chest is just as faulty as flat ribs”)	Не прызнаны (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	Недахоп (“Faults: Barrel ribs; ribs too flat”)	Не прызнаны (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	No ruling
ГрудзіГлыбокія	No ruling	Па стандарце (“It is deep and capacious, never shallow”)	Па стандарце (“the chest is moderately broad, deep, and well filled”)	Па стандарце (“Chest deep (45-48%) of height at shoulder”)	No ruling
Падцягнутасць жыватаУмераная	No ruling	Па стандарце (“only moderately tucked up in the loin”)	Па стандарце (“Tuck-up is moderate.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Форма галавыКлінападобная	Па стандарце (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
Скакальныя суставыКаровін пастаў	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Скакальныя суставыШаблістасць	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Зорка	Недахоп (“small white marks on chest ... permissible, but not desirable”)	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“Small white marks in colored dogs on the chest or tips of the toes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пляма на грудзях	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Недахоп (“Light markings on chest or very pale colour on inside of legs permissible but undesirable”)	No ruling
Падпаліны	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Альтэрнатыўны (“may have tan or gold markings on head, chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Купіраванне вушэй	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Купіраванне хваста	Не прызнаны (“Operative corrections are forbidden.”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“A dog with a docked tail must be disqualified.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Docked tails ... disqualify.”)
Выдаленне прыбылых пальцаў	No ruling	Па стандарце (“dewclaws, if any, should be removed from the hind legs”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

German Shepherd colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the German Shepherd in Чорны, Белы, Шэры, Серабрысты, Падпал, Чырвоны, Залацісты і Крэмавы. Standard patterns: Аднатонны, Двухколерны, Собалевы і З падпалам.

Поўсць: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Чорны	Па стандарце (“single-coloured black”)	Па стандарце (“Black”)	Па стандарце (“Black”)	Па стандарце (“all black”)	Па стандарце (“single-coloured black”)
Белы	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“White”)	Па стандарце (“pure white”)	Недахоп (“whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)
Шэры	Па стандарце (“grey with darker shading”)	Па стандарце (“Gray”)	Па стандарце (“Sable (gray ... with black tips)”)	Па стандарце (“all grey”)	Па стандарце (“grey, with darker shading”)
Серабрысты	Па стандарце (“black with ... light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“Black & Silver”)	Па стандарце (“Black and Silver”)	Па стандарце (“gold to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“black with ... light grey markings”)
Падпал	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“Black & Tan”)	Па стандарце (“Black and Tan”)	Па стандарце (“black or black saddle with tan”)	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Чырвоны	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)	Па стандарце (“Black & Red”)	Па стандарце (“Black and Red”)	No ruling	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)
Залацісты	Па стандарце (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“most colors are permissible”)	Не прызнаны	Па стандарце (“Black & Gold”)	Па стандарце (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Крэмавы	Па стандарце (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“Black & Cream”)	Па стандарце (“Black and Cream”)	Па стандарце (“gold to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Ізабелавы	Не прызнаны	Недахоп (“pale, washed-out colors ... are serious faults”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“pale, washed-out colors”)	Альтэрнатыўны (“Isabella”)	Не прызнаны
Альбінос	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“albinism”)	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“albinism”)	Недахоп (“albinos ... highly undesirable”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“albinism”)
Блакітны	Не прызнаны	Недахоп (“Blue”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“blue”)	Недахоп (“blues ... highly undesirable”)	Не прызнаны
Пячоначны	Не прызнаны	Недахоп (“Liver”)	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“liver”)	Недахоп (“livers ... highly undesirable”)	Не прызнаны
Patterns
Аднатонны	Па стандарце (“single-coloured black”)	Па стандарце (“Black”)	Па стандарце (“Black ... or pure white”)	Па стандарце (“all black, all grey”)	Па стандарце (“single-coloured black”)
Двухколерны	No ruling	Па стандарце (“Bi-Color”)	Па стандарце (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”)	Па стандарце (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”)	No ruling
Собалевы	Па стандарце (“grey with darker shading”)	Па стандарце (“Sable”)	Па стандарце (“Sable (gray, tan, red, or silver with black tips)”)	Па стандарце (“with lighter or brown markings referred to as Sables”)	Па стандарце (“grey, with darker shading”)
З падпалам	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings; black saddle”)	Па стандарце (“Black & Tan”)	Па стандарце (“Black and Tan”)	Па стандарце (“black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings”)	Па стандарце (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Тыгровы	No ruling	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Пайбалд	No ruling	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail) ... piebald”)	No ruling	No ruling
Адваротны тыгровы	No ruling	No ruling	Дыскваліфікацыйны (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling

Вочы: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Цёмна-карычневы	Па стандарце (“as dark as possible”)	Па стандарце (“as dark as possible”)	Па стандарце (“as dark as possible”)	Па стандарце (“dark brown preferred”)	Па стандарце (“as dark as possible”)
Светла-карычневы	Недахоп (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)	No ruling	Недахоп (“light eyes”)	Па стандарце (“lighter shade tolerated”)	Недахоп (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)

Мочка носа: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Чорны	Па стандарце (“the nose must be black”)	Па стандарце (“nose black”)	Па стандарце (“the nose must be black”)	Па стандарце (“nose black”)	Па стандарце (“nose must be black”)

What the rulings mean

Па стандарце: Described by the club's breed standard.
Альтэрнатыўны: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 German Shepherd'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
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.

Published standards

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