Belgický ovčák malinois 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.
Size
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Výška v kohoutku, male | 60–66 cm | 61–66 cmunder 58.4 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 68.6 cmDiskvalifikující | 58.4–67.3 cmunder 58.4 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 67.3 cmDiskvalifikující | 61–66 cm |
| Výška v kohoutku, female | 56–62 cm | 55.9–61 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 63.5 cmDiskvalifikující | 53.3–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 62.2 cmDiskvalifikující | 56–61 cm |
| Hmotnost, male | 25–30 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hmotnost, female | 20–25 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poměr výšky a délky | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Poměr mozkovny a tlamy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Úhel lopatky | 110–115° | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop (výraznost)Mírný | Podle standardu (“Stop: Moderate.”) | Podle standardu (“The stop is moderate.”) | Podle standardu (“STOP Moderate.”) | Podle standardu (“Moderate stop”) |
| SkusNůžkový skus | Podle standardu (“Scissor bite; pincer bite ... is tolerated.”) | Alternativní (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | Podle standardu (“forty-two strong, white teeth that meet in scissors bite”) | Podle standardu (“Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth”) |
| SkusKlešťový skus | Alternativní (“pincer bite ... is tolerated”) | Alternativní (“meet in a scissors or level bite”) | Alternativní (“A level meeting of the incisors is acceptable.”) | Alternativní (“Pincer [level] bite tolerated.”) |
| SkusPodkus | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“An undershot bite in which two or more of the upper incisors lose contact”) | Diskvalifikující (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”) | No ruling |
| SkusPředkus | No ruling | Vada (“Overshot and undershot bites are a fault.”) | Diskvalifikující (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”) | No ruling |
| ChrupÚplný chrup | Podle standardu (“Complete dentition according to the dental formula”) | Podle standardu (“Complete dentition is preferred.”) | Podle standardu (“furnished with forty-two strong, white teeth”) | No ruling |
| ChrupChybějící zuby | No ruling | Vada (“Missing teeth should be faulted.”) | Vada (“Fault: Absence of premolar(s) or molar(s)”) | No ruling |
| Nesení ušíVztyčené (stojaté) | Podle standardu (“stiff, carried upright and vertical when dog is alert”) | Podle standardu (“stiff and carried upright and vertical when the dog is alert”) | Podle standardu (“triangular, carried well-pricked”) | Podle standardu (“stiff and erect, set high and carried upright and vertical”) |
| Nesení ušíVisící (svěšené) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Ears hanging as on a hound”) | Diskvalifikující (“Disqualifications: Drooping or hanging ears.”) | No ruling |
| Nasazení ušíVysoké | Podle standardu (“Rather small, set high”) | Podle standardu (“rather small, set high and distinctly triangular”) | Podle standardu (“High set, triangular”) | Podle standardu (“stiff and erect, set high”) |
| Tvar očíMandlové | Podle standardu (“slightly almond-shaped, obliquely set”) | Podle standardu (“slightly almond shaped, and obliquely set”) | Podle standardu (“Almond in shape, obliquely set”) | Podle standardu (“slightly almond shaped and obliquely set”) |
| Tvar očíKulaté | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“Fault: Very light or round eyes.”) | No ruling |
| Hřbetní linieRovná | Podle standardu (“Topline: upper line of back and loins is straight.”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“The back and lumbar/loin region are straight”) | Podle standardu (“upper line of body straight, firm and well-muscled”) |
| Nesení ocasuNízko nesený (svěšený) | Podle standardu (“at rest carried down, with tip curved backwards at level of hock”) | Podle standardu (“carried down at rest”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“When at rest, hangs down, with tip slightly bent backwards”) |
| Délka ocasuStřední | Podle standardu (“of medium length, reaching at least to hock”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“strong at base, of medium length”) |
| Vtažení břichaMírné | Podle standardu (“neither drooping nor tucked up, but slightly raised and moderately developed”) | Podle standardu (“neither tucked-up nor paunchy”) | Podle standardu (“Moderately developed, neither hanging (paunchy) nor tucked up.”) | Podle standardu (“moderately developed neither drooping nor unduly cut up”) |
| TlapkyKočičí tlapka | Podle standardu (“Forefeet: Round, cat feet”) | Podle standardu (“The feet are cat-like, well padded”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Forefeet round and cat-like.”) |
| LalokŽádný (suché hrdlo) | Podle standardu (“without dewlap, nape slightly arched”) | Podle standardu (“without dewlap, slightly arched”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“well-muscled and without dewlap”) |
| Tvar tlamyZužující se | Podle standardu (“narrowing gradually toward the nose, like an elongated wedge”) | Podle standardu (“narrowing gradually toward the nose like an elongated wedge”) | Podle standardu (“narrowing gradually toward the nose”) | Podle standardu (“Muzzle tapering gradually to the nose but not snipy”) |
| HleznaNízko posazená | Podle standardu (“Hock: Close to the ground”) | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“hocks well let down”) |
| Délka krkuStřední | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Neck of moderate length, slightly arched”) |
| HrudníkHluboký | No ruling | No ruling | Podle standardu (“Not too broad, but in compensation, deep and inclined.”) | Podle standardu (“Chest deep and well let down to point of elbow”) |
| Nesení ušíPolovztyčené | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“Ears hanging as on a hound, or semi-prick ears are disqualifications.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maska | Podle standardu (“For Tervueren and Malinois the mask must be very”) | Podle standardu (“mask must be pronounced and tends to encompass the top and bottom lip”) | Podle standardu (“The preferred mask is well pronounced”) | Podle standardu (“Black mask on face not extending above the eye and brow area”) |
| Hvězda | No ruling | Alternativní (“a small white spot on the breastbone is permitted, not to extend to the neck.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Skvrna na hrudi | Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) | No ruling | Alternativní (“A small to moderate white patch is permitted on the chest”) | Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) |
| Ponožky | Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) | No ruling | Alternativní (“the tips of the toes may be white”) | Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”) |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kupírování ocasu | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“A cropped or stumped tail is a disqualification.”) | Diskvalifikující (“Disqualifications: Absence of or docked tail.”) | No ruling |
| Odstranění paspárků | No ruling | Alternativní (“Dewclaws may be removed.”) | Alternativní (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”) | No ruling |
The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.
Belgický ovčák malinois colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Belgický ovčák malinois color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Belgický ovčák malinois in Šedá, Mahagonová, Červená a Plavá. Standard patterns: Sobolí.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šedá | Diskvalifikující | Diskvalifikující | Podle standardu (“all the gamut of colors through beige to gray”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Diskvalifikující |
| Mahagonová | Diskvalifikující | Podle standardu (“Mahogany”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Diskvalifikující |
| Červená | Diskvalifikující | Podle standardu (“a rich fawn to mahogany”) | No ruling | Podle standardu (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Diskvalifikující |
| Plavá | Podle standardu (“only fawn with black overlay and with black mask”) | Podle standardu (“Fawn”) | Podle standardu (“fawn and sable”) | Podle standardu (“all shades of red, fawn, grey, with black overlay”) | Podle standardu (“only fawn with black overlay and with black mask”) |
| Albinotická | Diskvalifikující | Diskvalifikující | Diskvalifikující (“albinism”) | Neuznáváno | Diskvalifikující |
| Patterns | |||||
| Sobolí | Podle standardu (“fawn with black overlay”) | Podle standardu (“black tips on the hairs giving an overlay appearance”) | Podle standardu (“fawn and sable ... with charcoaling”) | Podle standardu (“with black overlay”) | Podle standardu (“fawn with black overlay”) |
| Jednobarevná | Vada (“not enough ... black overlay”) | Diskvalifikující | Vada (“lack of charcoaling at maturity”) | No ruling | Vada (“not enough ... black overlay”) |
| Žíhaná | Vada (“brindle”) | Neuznáváno (“the blackening must not appear as patched or brindled”) | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“brindle”) |
| Obráceně žíhaná | Vada (“brindle”) | Neuznáváno (“the blackening must not appear as patched or brindled”) | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“brindle”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hnědá | Podle standardu (“brownish colour”) | Podle standardu (“brown”) | Podle standardu (“brown in color”) | Podle standardu (“brown in colour”) | Podle standardu (“brownish colour”) |
| Tmavě hnědá | Podle standardu (“preferably dark”) | Podle standardu (“preferably dark brown”) | Podle standardu (“preferably dark”) | Podle standardu (“preferably dark brown”) | Podle standardu (“preferably dark”) |
| Světle hnědá | No ruling | Vada (“light eyes are a fault”) | Vada (“very light ... eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Černá | Podle standardu (“black”) | Podle standardu (“the nose is black”) | Podle standardu (“black”) | Podle standardu (“nose black”) | Podle standardu (“black”) |
| Růžová | Diskvalifikující (“strong depigmentation”) | No ruling | Vada (“lack of external pigmentation”) | No ruling | Diskvalifikující (“strong depigmentation”) |
| Patterns | |||||
| Motýlí nos | Vada (“traces of depigmentation”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Vada (“traces of depigmentation”) |
What the rulings mean
- Podle standardu
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Vada
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Diskvalifikující
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Neuznáváno
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Belgický ovčák malinois's colors can change over its life.
Černáchanges toZimní nos
Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back
Černáchanges toRůžová
Nos · S ročním obdobím · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.