What does each club give for Widerristhöhe in the Bearded Collie?

FCI, Male: 53–56 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 53–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 51–53 cm; AKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 51–53 cm; CKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm.

Bearded Collie 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	53–56 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53–56 cm	53.3–56 cm
Widerristhöhe, female	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm
Verhältnis Höhe zu Länge	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Verhältnis Schädel zu Schnauze	1	1	1	1	1
Schulterwinkel	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopMäßig	Standardgemäß (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Standardgemäß (“the stop is moderate”)	Standardgemäß (“The stop is moderate.”)	Standardgemäß (“Moderate stop.”)	Standardgemäß (“The stop should be moderate.”)
BissScherengebiss	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standardgemäß (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standardgemäß (“incisors of the lower jaw fitting tightly behind those of the upper jaw”)
BissZangengebiss	Alternativ (“Level bite tolerated.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Level bite tolerated”)	Alternativ (“a level bite is acceptable”)
BezahnungVollzahnig	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Full dentition is desirable.”)	Standardgemäß (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“A full set of forty-two teeth is desirable.”)
OhrhaltungHängend (Hängeohr)	Standardgemäß (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standardgemäß (“medium sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standardgemäß (“medium-sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standardgemäß (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standardgemäß (“ears are of medium size and drooping”)
AugenformRund	No ruling	No ruling	Fehler (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
SchnauzenformSchwach und spitz	No ruling	Fehler (“Serious Faults: Snipy muzzle.”)	Fehler (“Severe Fault: Snipey muzzle.”)	No ruling	No ruling
RückenlinieGerade	Standardgemäß (“Back: Level.”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is level.”)	Standardgemäß (“The back is level”)	Standardgemäß (“Back level”)	Standardgemäß (“The back must be level”)
SchwanzansatzNiedrig	Standardgemäß (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is set low”)	Standardgemäß (“It is set low”)	Standardgemäß (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standardgemäß (“The tail is set low, without kink or twist”)
SchwanzhaltungTief (hängend)	Standardgemäß (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	Standardgemäß (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standardgemäß (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standardgemäß (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	No ruling
SchwanzhaltungÜber den Rücken gerollt	Nicht anerkannt (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“Disqualification: tail carried up over the back.”)	Nicht anerkannt (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling
SchwanzlängeLang	Standardgemäß (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	Standardgemäß (“long enough for the end of the bone to reach at least the point of the hocks”)	Standardgemäß (“extends at least to the hocks”)	Standardgemäß (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	No ruling
PfotenOval	Standardgemäß (“Forefeet: Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standardgemäß (“The feet are oval in shape”)	Standardgemäß (“The oval-shaped feet have well-padded soles.”)	Standardgemäß (“Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standardgemäß (“The feet are oval in shape with the soles well padded”)
SprunggelenkeTief gestellt	Standardgemäß (“Hock joint: Low.”)	Standardgemäß (“The hocks are low.”)	Standardgemäß (“the hocks are low to the ground”)	Standardgemäß (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)	Standardgemäß (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)
HalslängeMittel	Standardgemäß (“NECK: Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling
BrustTief	Standardgemäß (“Chest: Deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room.”)	Standardgemäß (“The chest is deep, reaching at least to the elbows.”)	Standardgemäß (“The deep chest reaches at least to the elbows.”)	Standardgemäß (“chest deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)	Standardgemäß (“the chest is deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)
BrustFassförmig	Nicht anerkannt (“Ribs well sprung but not barrelled.”)	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“not barreled”)	Nicht anerkannt (“ribs well sprung but not barrelled”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Blesse	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears on the foreface as a blaze”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear on the foreface, as a blaze”)
Weiße Schwanzspitze	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the tip of the tail”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the tip of the tail”)
Brustfleck	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Weißer Fuß	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Kragen	Alternativ (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... and around the neck”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativ (“and, if round the collar, the roots of the white hair”)
Brandabzeichen	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativ (“Tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)	Alternativ (“Tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)
Irische Scheckung	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling

Bearded Collie colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bearded Collie in Schwarz, Weiß, Grau, Blau, Schiefergrau, Braun, Lohfarben, Rehfarben und Sandfarben. Standard patterns: Einfarbig, Zweifarbig, Dreifarbig und Lohzeichnung.

Fell: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“black”)	Standardgemäß (“Black”)	Standardgemäß (“black”)	Standardgemäß (“black”)	Standardgemäß (“black”)
Weiß	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)
Grau	Standardgemäß (“all shades of grey”)	Standardgemäß (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	Standardgemäß (“puppies that are born black begin graying”)	Standardgemäß (“all shades of grey”)	Standardgemäß (“all shades of grey”)
Blau	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“Blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)	Standardgemäß (“blue”)
Schiefergrau	Standardgemäß (“slate grey”)	Standardgemäß (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“slate grey”)	Standardgemäß (“slate grey”)
Braun	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“Brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)	Standardgemäß (“brown”)
Lohfarben	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)
Rehfarben	Standardgemäß (“reddish-fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“Fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“reddish-fawn”)	Standardgemäß (“reddish-fawn”)
Sandfarben	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)	Standardgemäß (“a born brown from chocolate to sandy”)	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)	Standardgemäß (“sandy”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifizierend (“albinism”)	Nicht anerkannt	Nicht anerkannt
Patterns
Einfarbig	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with or without white markings”)
Zweifarbig	Standardgemäß (“with white markings”)	Standardgemäß (“White Markings”)	Standardgemäß (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standardgemäß (“Black & White”)	Standardgemäß (“with white markings”)
Dreifarbig	Standardgemäß (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)	Standardgemäß (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standardgemäß (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standardgemäß (“Black Tricolour”)	Standardgemäß (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Lohzeichnung	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standardgemäß (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standardgemäß (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standardgemäß (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
Merle	Nicht anerkannt (“never merle/dapple”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“merle unacceptable”)	Nicht anerkannt (“never merle/dapple”)
Doppel-Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Augen: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Hellbraun	Standardgemäß (“in a born blue or fawn, the distinctively lighter eyes are correct”)	Standardgemäß (“lighter-colored eyes are characteristic of the dogs born blue or fawn”)

Nase: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Schwarz	Standardgemäß (“generally black”)	Standardgemäß (“in a born black, the eye rims, nose and lips are black”)	Standardgemäß (“in a born black, pigmentation is black”)	Standardgemäß (“generally black”)	Standardgemäß (“generally black”)
Schiefergrau	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standardgemäß (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”)	Standardgemäß (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”)	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Leberbraun	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standardgemäß (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”)	Standardgemäß (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”)	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standardgemäß (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Isabell	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“born fawns a correspondingly lighter brown”)	Standardgemäß (“in a born fawn, the pigmentation is a lighter brown”)	No ruling	No ruling

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 Bearded Collie'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
Weißchanges toStichelschimmel
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 2 weeks
Lohzeichnungchanges toSattelzeichnung
Fell · Mit dem Alter · from 6 to 156 weeks
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 weeks
Schwarzchanges toSchiefergrau
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 weeks
Schwarzchanges toSilber
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 weeks
Blauchanges toSilber
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 weeks
Braunchanges toSandfarben
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 weeks
Rehfarbenchanges toChampagne
Fell · Fortschreitend · from 8 to 52 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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