What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog?

FCI, Male: 46–51 cm; UKC, Male: 45.7–50.8 cm; CKC, Male: 46–51 cm; FCI, Female: 43–48 cm; UKC, Female: 43.2–48.3 cm; CKC, Female: 43–48 cm.

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog 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, UKC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Widerristhöhe, male	46–51 cm	45.7–50.8 cm	46–51 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	43–48 cm	43.2–48.3 cm	43–48 cm
Schwanzlänge	under 10 cmover 10 cmFehler	under 10.2 cm	under 10 cm
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	CKC
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)	Standardgemäß (“regularly spaced white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)
BissVorbiss	Fehler (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Fehler (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
BissRückbiss	Fehler (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Fehler (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, sound, regularly spaced white teeth”)	No ruling
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	Standardgemäß (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)	Standardgemäß (“The moderately small ears are pricked and almost pointed”)	Standardgemäß (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)
OhransatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“Set on high yet well apart”)	Standardgemäß (“They are set on high, yet well apart”)	Standardgemäß (“Set on high yet well apart”)
AugenformOval	Standardgemäß (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)
AugenformMandelförmig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“eyes are almond in shape and dark brown in color”)	No ruling
StopGering	Standardgemäß (“Stop: Slight but definite”)	Standardgemäß (“The stop is slight, but definite”)	Standardgemäß (“with a slight but definite stop”)
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Back: Level, broad and strong”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is level, broad and strong”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is level, broad and strong”)
SchwanzlängeNatürliche Stummelrute	Standardgemäß (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)	Standardgemäß (“undocked, natural bob tail does not exceed 4 inches”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)
SchwanzansatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standardgemäß (“It is set on high, but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standardgemäß (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)
SchwanzhaltungWaagerecht	Standardgemäß (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standardgemäß (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standardgemäß (“not carried much above the level of the back”)
SprunggelenkeKuhhessig	Fehler (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
SprunggelenkeFassbeinig	Fehler (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
HalslängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“arched, muscular and of medium length”)	Standardgemäß (“The medium-length, muscular neck is exceptionally strong”)	Standardgemäß (“muscular and of medium length”)
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“to a deep moderately broad chest”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep and moderately broad”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	CKC
Brandabzeichen	Disqualifizierend (“Tan markings.”)	Fehler (“Serious Fault: Tan markings.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Kupieren des Schwanzes	Disqualifizierend (“Disqualifying faults: Docked tail”)	Nicht anerkannt (“The natural length of the undocked, natural bob tail”)	Nicht anerkannt (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length”)

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

Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog in Blau und Rot. Standard patterns: Einfarbig und Stichelschimmel.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	AKC
Blau	Standardgemäß (“The dog should be blue or blue mottled”)	Standardgemäß (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue”)
Rot	Standardgemäß (“Red Speckle”)	Standardgemäß (“red speckle or red mottle”)	Standardgemäß (“Red”)
Weiß	Fehler (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fehler (“Cream or white undercoat”)	No ruling
Creme	Fehler (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fehler (“Cream or white undercoat”)	No ruling
Albino	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“Albinism”)	No ruling
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“blue or blue mottled, whole coloured”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Blue”)
Stichelschimmel	Standardgemäß (“blue mottled”)	Standardgemäß (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue Mottled”)
Lohzeichnung	Disqualifizierend (“Tan markings”)	Fehler (“Tan markings”)	No ruling

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“of dark brown colour”)	Standardgemäß (“dark brown in color”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“Black, irrespective of the colour of the dog”)	Standardgemäß (“always black, regardless of the color of the individual dog”)
Leberbraun	Fehler (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling
Rosa	Fehler (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäß: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fehler: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Disqualifizierend: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nicht anerkannt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog's colors can change over its life.

Weißchanges toStichelschimmel
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Lohzeichnungchanges toSattelzeichnung
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 6 to 156 weeks
Schwarzchanges toSchneenase
Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back
Schwarzchanges toRosa
Nase · Mit der Jahreszeit · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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