What does each club give for Widerristhöhe 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
Widerristhöhe, male	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDisqualifizierendover 70 cmDisqualifizierend	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDisqualifizierendover 69.9 cmDisqualifizierend	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDisqualifizierendover 69.9 cmDisqualifizierend	65–70 cm	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDisqualifizierendover 70 cmDisqualifizierend
Widerristhöhe, female	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDisqualifizierendover 68 cmDisqualifizierend	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDisqualifizierendover 67.3 cmDisqualifizierend	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDisqualifizierendover 67.3 cmDisqualifizierend	61–68 cm	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDisqualifizierendover 68 cmDisqualifizierend

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopGering	Standardgemäß (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	Standardgemäß (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)
StopMäßig	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“There is a moderate stop”)	Standardgemäß (“Moderate stop set midway between tip of nose and occiput”)	No ruling
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“Strong teeth with a scissor bite.”)	Standardgemäß (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standardgemäß (“Strong teeth with a scissors bite.”)
BissVorbiss	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Disqualifizierend (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
BissRückbiss	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Disqualifizierend (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong white teeth”)	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standardgemäß (“Teeth strong, full dentition.”)	No ruling
BezahnungFehlende Zähne	Disqualifizierend (“absence of 3 or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Disqualifizierend (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Disqualifizierend (“Three or more missing teeth, not counting pre-molars.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)
OhrhaltungHalbstehend	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.”)
OhrhaltungHängend (Hängeohr)	Alternativ (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternativ (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Dropped, flat, not set close to head.”)	Alternativ (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
OhrhaltungStehend (Stehohr)	Disqualifizierend (“Natural ears carried totally upright and firm.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
OhransatzHoch	Standardgemäß (“EARS: Set high.”)	Standardgemäß (“The ears are set high”)	Standardgemäß (“The ears are set high.”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Ears: Set high.”)
AugenformOval	Standardgemäß (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)	Standardgemäß (“horizontal and slightly oval in shape”)	Standardgemäß (“The eyes are oval in shape, and set on the horizontal.”)	Standardgemäß (“Dark, oval, medium sized”)	Standardgemäß (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“The back is straight.”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is straight and strong.”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is straight.”)	Standardgemäß (“Firm, level back.”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is straight and strong.”)
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)	Standardgemäß (“Whole, carried low”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is strong at the base, carried down”)	Standardgemäß (“carried low and straight down”)	Standardgemäß (“Carried low and hanging straight”)	Standardgemäß (“Whole, carried low”)
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerollt	Disqualifizierend (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Docked tail, or a tail carried over the back.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)
SchwanzlängeLang	Standardgemäß (“it reaches at least to the hock”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“reaching at least to the hock”)	Standardgemäß (“reaching at least to hock”)	Standardgemäß (“it reaches at least to the point of the hock”)
PfotenKatzenpfote	Standardgemäß (“Feet: Large, round, compact.”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Large, round and compact with hard pads”)	Standardgemäß (“Strong, round, tight”)	Standardgemäß (“Feet: Large, round and compact.”)
Wolfskrallen hintenDoppelt	Standardgemäß (“conservation of double dewclaws”)	Standardgemäß (“Double dewclaws form well separated "thumbs"”)	Standardgemäß (“There must be double dewclaws on the inside of the hind legs.”)	Standardgemäß (“Double dewclaws set close to foot.”)	Standardgemäß (“conservation of double dewclaw”)
Wolfskrallen hintenEinfach	Disqualifizierend (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Fehler (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
Wolfskrallen hintenKeine	Disqualifizierend (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Fehler (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Vertical from low set hock to foot.”)	No ruling
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“It is wide deep and long.”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is wide, deep, long”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is wide and deep”)	Standardgemäß (“Chest wide and deep.”)	Standardgemäß (“It is wide, deep and long.”)
SchnauzenformSchwach und spitz	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“narrow or snipy appearance undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Brandabzeichen	Standardgemäß (“On the chest, preferably two spots.”)	Standardgemäß (“two spots on the chest are preferred to a breastplate”)	Standardgemäß (“The bright rust markings appear above the eyes;”)	Standardgemäß (“Tan above eyes, on side of muzzle, narrowing on to cheeks”)	Standardgemäß (“The tan markings are distributed as follows: Spots over the eyes.”)
Stern	Alternativ (“A faint while spot on the chest is tolerated.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Well-defined, quite visible white spot on the chest 1 inch in diameter or larger.”)	Disqualifizierend (“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
Kupieren der Ohren	No ruling	Alternativ (“may be cropped or natural”)	Alternativ (“They may be cropped or left natural.”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“carried upright if cropped”)
Kupieren des Schwanzes	Disqualifizierend (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Disqualifizierend (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Disqualifizierend (“The tail is not docked.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“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 Schwarz, Grau und Lohfarben. Standard patterns: Harlekin und Lohzeichnung.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“the black is pure black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“the black is deep”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“the black is pure black”)
Grau	Standardgemäß (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Gray Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“gray, black and tan, in a pattern of blue-gray patches”)	Standardgemäß (“grey and black patches”)	Standardgemäß (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)
Lohfarben	Standardgemäß (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“the bright rust markings”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan”)	Standardgemäß (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”)
Patterns
Harlekin	Standardgemäß (“harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings)”)	Standardgemäß (“Harlequin”)	Standardgemäß (“Harlequin”)	Standardgemäß (“Harlequin”)	Standardgemäß (“harlequin (blue mottled with tan markings)”)
Lohzeichnung	Standardgemäß (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“Black and Tan”)	Standardgemäß (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)
Einfarbig	Disqualifizierend (“complete absence of tan markings”)	Disqualifizierend (“complete absence of markings”)	Disqualifizierend (“a complete absence of tan markings”)	Nicht anerkannt	Disqualifizierend (“complete absence of tan markings”)

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Blau	Standardgemäß (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)	Standardgemäß (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“wall eyes are acceptable in the harlequin color”)	Standardgemäß (“for the Harlequin variety, wall eyes can occur”)	Standardgemäß (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)
Dunkelbraun	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)	Standardgemäß (“always dark”)	Standardgemäß (“dark”)	Standardgemäß (“dark brown”)
Haselnussbraun	Standardgemäß (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standardgemäß (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standardgemäß (“never being lighter than dark hazel”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“never lighter than dark hazel”)
Hellbraun	Disqualifizierend (“eyes too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“eyes too light”)
Gelb	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“yellow eyes”)	Disqualifizierend (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Verschiedenfarbige Augen	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“always black”)	Standardgemäß (“always black”)	Standardgemäß (“always black in color”)	Standardgemäß (“always black”)
Patterns
Schmetterlingsnase	Disqualifizierend (“with unpigmented areas”)	Disqualifizierend (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”)	Disqualifizierend (“unpigmented areas in nose”)	Disqualifizierend (“with unpigmented areas”)

What the rulings mean

Standardgemäß: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Beauceron's colors can change over its life.

Schwarzchanges toRostrot
Fell · Mit dem Körperzustand · can change back
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Fortschreitend
Schwarzchanges toBraun
Fell · In der Sonne · can change back
Lohzeichnungchanges toSattelzeichnung
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 6 to 156 weeks
Blauchanges toDunkelbraun
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Blauchanges toBraun
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Blauchanges toHellbraun
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Blauchanges toBernsteinfarben
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Blauchanges toHaselnussbraun
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Blauchanges toGelb
Augen · Mit dem Alter · from 2 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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