What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Beauceron?

FCI, Male: 65–70 cm; AKC, Male: 64.8–69.9 cm; UKC, Male: 64.8–69.9 cm; KC, Male: 65–70 cm; CKC, Male: 65–70 cm; FCI, Female: 61–68 cm; AKC, Female: 61–67.3 cm; UKC, Female: 61–67.3 cm; KC, Female: 61–68 cm; CKC, Female: 61–68 cm.

Beauceron 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
Mankehøjde, male	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDiskvalificerendeover 70 cmDiskvalificerende	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDiskvalificerendeover 69.9 cmDiskvalificerende	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDiskvalificerendeover 69.9 cmDiskvalificerende	65–70 cm	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDiskvalificerendeover 70 cmDiskvalificerende
Mankehøjde, female	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDiskvalificerendeover 68 cmDiskvalificerende	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDiskvalificerendeover 67.3 cmDiskvalificerende	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDiskvalificerendeover 67.3 cmDiskvalificerende	61–68 cm	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDiskvalificerendeover 68 cmDiskvalificerende

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopSvagt	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)
StopModerat	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“There is a moderate stop”)	Standard (“Moderate stop set midway between tip of nose and occiput”)	No ruling
BidSaksebid	Standard (“Strong teeth with a scissor bite.”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Strong teeth with a scissors bite.”)
BidUnderbid	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Diskvalificerende (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
BidOverbid	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Diskvalificerende (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong white teeth”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“Teeth strong, full dentition.”)	No ruling
TandsætManglende tænder	Diskvalificerende (“absence of 3 or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Diskvalificerende (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Diskvalificerende (“Three or more missing teeth, not counting pre-molars.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)
ØrestillingHalvt opretstående	Alternativ (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternativ (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Alternativ (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternativ (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	Standard (“Dropped, flat, not set close to head.”)	Alternativ (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
ØrestillingOpretstående (ståøre)	Diskvalificerende (“Natural ears carried totally upright and firm.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“EARS: Set high.”)	Standard (“The ears are set high”)	Standard (“The ears are set high.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Ears: Set high.”)
ØjenformOval	Standard (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)	Standard (“horizontal and slightly oval in shape”)	Standard (“The eyes are oval in shape, and set on the horizontal.”)	Standard (“Dark, oval, medium sized”)	Standard (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)
OverlinjeLige	Standard (“The back is straight.”)	Standard (“The back is straight and strong.”)	Standard (“The back is straight.”)	Standard (“Firm, level back.”)	Standard (“The back is straight and strong.”)
HalebæringLav (hængende)	Standard (“Whole, carried low”)	Standard (“The tail is strong at the base, carried down”)	Standard (“carried low and straight down”)	Standard (“Carried low and hanging straight”)	Standard (“Whole, carried low”)
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	Diskvalificerende (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Docked tail, or a tail carried over the back.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)
HalelængdeLang	Standard (“it reaches at least to the hock”)	No ruling	Standard (“reaching at least to the hock”)	Standard (“reaching at least to hock”)	Standard (“it reaches at least to the point of the hock”)
PoterKattepoter	Standard (“Feet: Large, round, compact.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Large, round and compact with hard pads”)	Standard (“Strong, round, tight”)	Standard (“Feet: Large, round and compact.”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenDobbelte	Standard (“conservation of double dewclaws”)	Standard (“Double dewclaws form well separated "thumbs"”)	Standard (“There must be double dewclaws on the inside of the hind legs.”)	Standard (“Double dewclaws set close to foot.”)	Standard (“conservation of double dewclaw”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenEnkelte	Diskvalificerende (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Fejl (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenIngen	Diskvalificerende (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Fejl (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
HaserLavt ansatte	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Vertical from low set hock to foot.”)	No ruling
BrystDybt	Standard (“It is wide deep and long.”)	Standard (“The chest is wide, deep, long”)	Standard (“The chest is wide and deep”)	Standard (“Chest wide and deep.”)	Standard (“It is wide, deep and long.”)
Næsepartiets formSvag og spids	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“narrow or snipy appearance undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tanaftegninger	Standard (“On the chest, preferably two spots.”)	Standard (“two spots on the chest are preferred to a breastplate”)	Standard (“The bright rust markings appear above the eyes;”)	Standard (“Tan above eyes, on side of muzzle, narrowing on to cheeks”)	Standard (“The tan markings are distributed as follows: Spots over the eyes.”)
Stjerne	Alternativ (“A faint while spot on the chest is tolerated.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Well-defined, quite visible white spot on the chest 1 inch in diameter or larger.”)	Diskvalificerende (“A visible white spot on the chest that measures more than 1 inch in diameter.”)	Alternativ (“A faint white spot on chest tolerated.”)	Alternativ (“A faint spot on the chest is tolerated but shall be no larger”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kupering af ører	No ruling	Alternativ (“may be cropped or natural”)	Alternativ (“They may be cropped or left natural.”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“carried upright if cropped”)
Halekupering	Diskvalificerende (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Diskvalificerende (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Diskvalificerende (“The tail is not docked.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)

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

Beauceron colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Beauceron in Sort, Grå og Tan. Standard patterns: Harlekin og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“the black is pure black”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the black is deep”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“the black is pure black”)
Grå	Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)	Standard (“Gray Black & Tan”)	Standard (“gray, black and tan, in a pattern of blue-gray patches”)	Standard (“grey and black patches”)	Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)
Tan	Standard (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the bright rust markings”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”)
Patterns
Harlekin	Standard (“harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings)”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“harlequin (blue mottled with tan markings)”)
Tantegning	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)
Ensfarvet	Diskvalificerende (“complete absence of tan markings”)	Diskvalificerende (“complete absence of markings”)	Diskvalificerende (“a complete absence of tan markings”)	Ikke anerkendt	Diskvalificerende (“complete absence of tan markings”)

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blå	Standard (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)	Standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	Standard (“wall eyes are acceptable in the harlequin color”)	Standard (“for the Harlequin variety, wall eyes can occur”)	Standard (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“always dark”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)
Nøddebrun	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standard (“never being lighter than dark hazel”)	No ruling	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)
Lysebrun	Diskvalificerende (“eyes too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“eyes too light”)
Gul	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“yellow eyes”)	Diskvalificerende (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	No ruling	Standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“always black”)	Standard (“always black”)	Standard (“always black in color”)	Standard (“always black”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	Diskvalificerende (“with unpigmented areas”)	Diskvalificerende (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”)	Diskvalificerende (“unpigmented areas in nose”)	Diskvalificerende (“with unpigmented areas”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Diskvalificerende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkendt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Beauceron's colors can change over its life.

Sortchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kropstilstanden · can change back
Sortchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Sortchanges toBrun
Pels · I solen · can change back
Tantegningchanges toSadeltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Blåchanges toMørkebrun
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toBrun
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toLysebrun
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toRavgul
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toNøddebrun
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toGul
Øjne · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Sortchanges toSnenæse
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back
Sortchanges toLyserød
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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