What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Borzoi?

FCI, Male: 75–85 cm; AKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; UKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; KC, Male: over 74 cm; CKC, Male: 71–81.3 cm; FCI, Female: 68–78 cm; AKC, Female: over 66 cm; UKC, Female: over 66 cm; KC, Female: over 68 cm; CKC, Female: 68.5–76.3 cm.

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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mankehøjde, male	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFejl	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFejl	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Mankehøjde, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFejl	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFejl	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Vægt, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“Saksebid”)	Standard (“enten tangbid eller saksebid”)	Standard (“mødes i et saksebid eller tangbid”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmæssigt og komplet saksebid”)	Standard (“Saksebid foretrækkes”)
BidTangbid	Alternativ (“Tangbid er tilladt, men ikke ønskeligt”)	Alternativ (“enten tangbid eller saksebid”)	Alternativ (“mødes i et saksebid eller tangbid”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“tangbid acceptabelt”)
BidOverbid	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Alvorlig fejl: Manglende tænder eller overbid eller underbid”)	No ruling	No ruling
BidUnderbid	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Alvorlig fejl: Manglende tænder eller overbid eller underbid”)	No ruling	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	Standard (“Komplet tandformel”)	No ruling	Standard (“Et fuldt sæt af store, stærke, hvide tænder”)	Standard (“Fuldt, stærkt tandsæt ønskeligt”)	Standard (“Fuldt tandsæt foretrækkes”)
TandsætManglende tænder	No ruling	Fejl (“Manglende tænder bør straffes”)	Fejl (“Alvorlig fejl: Manglende tænder”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“Sat over øjenhøjde”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Højt sat, men ikke for langt fra hinanden”)	Standard (“Højt sat, ikke for langt fra hinanden”)
ØjenformMandelformet	Standard (“Store, mandelformede, mørkebrune til brune”)	No ruling	Standard (“De temmelig store, mandelformede øjne”)	Standard (“Mandelformede, skråtstillede”)	Standard (“let mandelformede”)
ØjenformRund	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“aldrig runde, fyldige eller stirrende”)	Fejl (“Alvorlige fejl: Runde, fyldige eller stirrende øjne”)	Ikke anerkendt (“Øjne ikke lyse, runde, udstående eller stirrende”)	No ruling
StopSvagt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stoppet er kun meget svagt markeret”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopIntet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stop umærkeligt”)	No ruling
HalslængdeLang	Standard (“HALS: Lang, tør, muskuløs, let svunget”)	No ruling	Standard (“Lang, ren og fladtrykt på siderne”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalsformHvælvet	Standard (“Lang, tør, muskuløs, let svunget”)	Standard (“let svunget, meget kraftig og godt sat på”)	Standard (“halsen er let svunget og bæres aldrig højt”)	Standard (“Let svunget; rimelig lang og velmuskuløs”)	Standard (“let svunget, velmuskuløs, flad på siderne”)
BrystDybt	Standard (“Oval i tværsnit, dyb, ikke smal”)	Standard (“Temmelig smal, med stor brystdybde”)	Standard (“Brystet er dybt og ovalt”)	Standard (“stor brystdybde nående til albuerne”)	Standard (“stor brystdybde til albuernes niveau”)
Bugens optrækningMarkeret	Standard (“Brat opdraget mod flankerne”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“underliv meget opdraget”)	Standard (“Underlivet er godt opdraget”)
PoterHarepoter	Standard (“aflang oval form (kaldet harefødder)”)	Standard (“Fødder: Harefødder, med godt hvælvede tåled”)	Standard (“De harefodede fødder har godt hvælvede tåled”)	Standard (“Bagfødder harelignende”)	Standard (“Fødder: Harefod, godt polstrede, aldrig flade”)
PoterOvale	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Forfødder ovale, tæer tæt sammen”)	No ruling
HalelængdeLang	Standard (“tynd, lang, med tæt og rigelig fane”)	Standard (“Hale: Lang, sat på og båret lavt”)	Standard (“Halen er lavt sat, lang og tynd”)	Standard (“Lang, temmelig lavt sat”)	Standard (“Lang, temmelig lavt sat”)
HaleansætningLav	No ruling	Standard (“sat på og båret lavt i en yndefuld bue”)	Standard (“Halen er lavt sat, lang og tynd”)	Standard (“Lang, temmelig lavt sat”)	Standard (“Lang, temmelig lavt sat”)
HalebæringLav (hængende)	No ruling	Standard (“sat på og båret lavt i en yndefuld bue”)	No ruling	Standard (“båret lavt i en yndefuld bue”)	Standard (“båret lavt i en yndefuld bue”)
HalebæringSeglformet	Standard (“Seglformet eller sabelformet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den er seglformet eller sabelformet”)	Standard (“kan være sabelformet eller let seglformet”)	Alternativ (“halen kan være seglformet, men ikke ringformet”)
HalebæringSabelformet	Standard (“Seglformet eller sabelformet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den er seglformet eller sabelformet”)	Standard (“kan være sabelformet eller let seglformet”)	No ruling
HalebæringRingformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“men ikke ringformet”)	Ikke anerkendt (“seglformet, men ikke ringformet”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	Alternativ (“Ulveklør, hvis nogen, på bagbenene fjernes sædvanligvis”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Fjernelse af ulveklør valgfri”)

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 Sort, Hvid, Grå, Blå, Sølv, Brun, Tan, Mahogni, Rød, Guld, Citrongul, Creme, Fawn, Abrikos og Isabel. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Trefarvet, Tigerstribet, Skjoldet, Roan, Zobel, Agouti, Plettet, Tantegning og Mørkt tigerstribet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Hvid	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)
Grå	Standard (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Grey”)	Standard (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Diskvalificerende (“blue”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Brun	Diskvalificerende (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Diskvalificerende (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Tan	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mahogni	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Rød	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Red”)	Standard (“Red”)
Guld	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Gold”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Citrongul	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Creme	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Fawn	Standard (“pale of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Fawn”)	Standard (“Pale, of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)
Abrikos	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Apricot”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Isabel	Diskvalificerende (“isabella (lilac)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Diskvalificerende (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)
Trefarvet	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Tigerstribet	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Skjoldet	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)
Roan	Fejl (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)	Standard (“Spotted On White, Ticked”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Fejl (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Zobel	Standard (“red with black overlay hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Red with black overlay, hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)
Agouti	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Plettet	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Spotted On White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Tantegning	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mørkt tigerstribet	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dobbelt merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark In color”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nøddebrun	Fejl (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Gul	Fejl (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Grå	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Blå	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Grøn	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	Diskvalificerende (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“eyes of different colours”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose large and black”)	Standard (“The black nose”)	Standard (“nose large and black”)	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)
Lyserød	Diskvalificerende (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	Fejl (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fejl: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Borzoi'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
Hvidchanges toRoan
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSadeltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 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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