What does each club give for Výška v kohoutku in the Belgický ovčák?

FCI, Male: 60–66 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–67.3 cm; KC, Male: 61–66 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 56–62 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 53.3–62.2 cm; KC, Female: 56–61 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

Belgický ovčák 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
Výška v kohoutku, male	60–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 57.2 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 69.9 cmDiskvalifikující	58.4–67.3 cmunder 58.4 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 67.3 cmDiskvalifikující	61–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 58.5 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 68.5 cmDiskvalifikující
Výška v kohoutku, female	56–62 cm	55.9–61 cmunder 52.1 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 64.8 cmDiskvalifikující	53.3–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 62.2 cmDiskvalifikující	56–61 cm	56–61 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikujícíover 63.5 cmDiskvalifikující
Hmotnost, male	25–30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Hmotnost, female	20–25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Poměr výšky a délky	1	1	1	1	1
Poměr mozkovny a tlamy	1	1	1	1	No ruling
Úhel lopatky	110–115°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Stop (výraznost)Mírný	Podle standardu (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Podle standardu (“Stop moderate.”)	Podle standardu (“STOP Moderate.”)	Podle standardu (“Moderate stop”)	No ruling
SkusNůžkový skus	Podle standardu (“Scissor bite; pincer bite ... is tolerated.”)	Alternativní (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors 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”)	Alternativní (“even or a scissors bite”)
SkusKlešťový skus	Alternativní (“pincer bite ... is tolerated”)	Alternativní (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Alternativní (“A level meeting of the incisors is acceptable.”)	Alternativní (“Pincer [level] bite tolerated.”)	Alternativní (“even or a scissors bite”)
SkusPodkus	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Vada (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
SkusPředkus	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Vada (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
ChrupÚplný chrup	Podle standardu (“Complete dentition according to the dental formula”)	Podle standardu (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Podle standardu (“furnished with forty-two strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ChrupChybějící zuby	No ruling	No ruling	Vada (“Fault: Absence of premolar(s) or molar(s)”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nesení ušíVztyčené (stojaté)	Podle standardu (“stiff, carried upright and vertical when dog is alert”)	Podle standardu (“Ears triangular in shape, stiff, erect”)	Podle standardu (“triangular, carried well-pricked”)	Podle standardu (“stiff and erect, set high and carried upright and vertical”)	No ruling
Nesení ušíVisící (svěšené)	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Ears hanging (as on a hound) shall disqualify.”)	Diskvalifikující (“Disqualifications: Drooping or hanging ears.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nasazení ušíVysoké	Podle standardu (“Rather small, set high”)	No ruling	Podle standardu (“High set, triangular”)	Podle standardu (“stiff and erect, set high”)	No ruling
Tvar očíMandlové	Podle standardu (“slightly almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Podle standardu (“Medium size, slightly almond shaped, not protruding.”)	Podle standardu (“Almond in shape, obliquely set”)	Podle standardu (“slightly almond shaped and obliquely set”)	No ruling
Tvar očíKulaté	No ruling	No ruling	Vada (“Fault: Very light or round eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Hřbetní linieRovná	Podle standardu (“Topline: upper line of back and loins is straight.”)	Podle standardu (“the back, which must be level, straight, and firm from withers to hip joints”)	Podle standardu (“The back and lumbar/loin region are straight”)	Podle standardu (“upper line of body straight, firm and well-muscled”)	Podle standardu (“Back is level, straight and firm from withers to hip”)
Nesení ocasuNízko nesený (svěšený)	Podle standardu (“at rest carried down, with tip curved backwards at level of hock”)	Podle standardu (“At rest the dog holds it low, the tip bent back level with the hock”)	No ruling	Podle standardu (“When at rest, hangs down, with tip slightly bent backwards”)	No ruling
Délka ocasuStřední	Podle standardu (“of medium length, reaching at least to hock”)	No ruling	No ruling	Podle standardu (“strong at base, of medium length”)	No ruling
Vtažení břichaMírné	Podle standardu (“neither drooping nor tucked up, but slightly raised and moderately developed”)	Podle standardu (“Moderate development. 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”)	No ruling
TlapkyKočičí tlapka	Podle standardu (“Forefeet: Round, cat feet”)	Podle standardu (“Feet round (cat footed)”)	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Forefeet round and cat-like.”)	No ruling
LalokŽádný (suché hrdlo)	Podle standardu (“without dewlap, nape slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Podle standardu (“well-muscled and without dewlap”)	No ruling
Tvar tlamyZužující se	Podle standardu (“narrowing gradually toward the nose, like an elongated wedge”)	No ruling	Podle standardu (“narrowing gradually toward the nose”)	Podle standardu (“Muzzle tapering gradually to the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling
HleznaNízko posazená	Podle standardu (“Hock: Close to the ground”)	No ruling	No ruling	Podle standardu (“hocks well let down”)	No ruling
Délka krkuStřední	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Neck of moderate length, slightly arched”)	No ruling
HrudníkHluboký	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Chest not broad, but deep.”)	Podle standardu (“Not too broad, but in compensation, deep and inclined.”)	Podle standardu (“Chest deep and well let down to point of elbow”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maska	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Black mask on face not extending above the eye and brow area”)	No ruling
Skvrna na hrudi	Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Alternativní (“Small to moderate patch or strip on forechest.”)	Alternativní (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Alternativní (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling
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”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kupírování ocasu	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Cropped or stump tail shall disqualify.”)	Diskvalifikující (“Disqualifications: Absence of or docked tail.”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Tail docked or stump”)
Odstranění paspárků	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Dewclaws, if any, should be removed.”)	Alternativní (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	Alternativní (“Dewclaws, if any, may be removed”)

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

Belgický ovčák colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Belgický ovčák in Černá, Bílá a Červená. Standard patterns: Jednobarevná a Dvoubarevná.

Srst: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Černá	Podle standardu (“only uniform black”)	Podle standardu (“Black”)	Podle standardu (“the long-haired black”)	Podle standardu (“Groenendael - Black”)	Podle standardu (“only uniform black”)
Bílá	Podle standardu (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Podle standardu (“Black & White”)	Podle standardu (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Podle standardu (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Podle standardu (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)
Červená	Vada (“reddish tinges in the coat”)	Podle standardu (“reddening due to climatic conditions ... should not be grounds for disqualification”)	Vada (“dominant red tinge”)	Neuznáváno	Vada (“reddish tinges in the coat”)
Šedá	Vada (“grey breeches”)	Diskvalifikující (“Gray”)	Neuznáváno	Neuznáváno	Vada (“grey breeches”)
Albinotická	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující (“albinism”)	Neuznáváno	Diskvalifikující
Stříbrná	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující (“Silver”)	Neuznáváno	Neuznáváno	Diskvalifikující
Hnědá	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující (“Brown”)	Neuznáváno	Neuznáváno	Diskvalifikující
Krémová	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující (“Black & Cream”)	Neuznáváno	Neuznáváno	Diskvalifikující
Plavá	Diskvalifikující	Diskvalifikující (“Fawn”)	Neuznáváno	Neuznáváno	Diskvalifikující
Patterns
Jednobarevná	Podle standardu (“only uniform black”)	Podle standardu (“may be completely black”)	Podle standardu (“may be all black”)	Podle standardu (“Groenendael - Black”)	Podle standardu (“only uniform black”)
Dvoubarevná	No ruling	Podle standardu (“Black & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Sobolí	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Aguti	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Skvrnitá	No ruling	Diskvalifikující (“Spotted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Oči: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Hnědá	Podle standardu (“brownish colour”)	Podle standardu (“eyes 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	No ruling	Vada (“very light ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Černá	Podle standardu (“black”)	Podle standardu (“nose black without spots or discolored areas”)	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's colors can change over its life.

Černáchanges toRezavá
Srst · S tělesným stavem · can change back
Černáchanges toŠedá
Srst · Postupná
Černáchanges toHnědá
Srst · Na slunci · can change back
Bíláchanges toProkvetlá
Srst · S věkem · from 2 weeks
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.

Published standards

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