What does each club give for Height at the withers 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
Height at the withers, male	46–51 cm	45.7–50.8 cm	46–51 cm
Height at the withers, female	43–48 cm	43.2–48.3 cm	43–48 cm
Tail length	under 10 cmover 10 cmFault	under 10.2 cm	under 10 cm
Height to length	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	CKC
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)	Standard (“regularly spaced white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)
BiteUndershot	Fault (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Fault (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
BiteOvershot	Fault (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Disqualifying (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Fault (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, sound, regularly spaced white teeth”)	No ruling
Ear carriageErect (prick)	Standard (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)	Standard (“The moderately small ears are pricked and almost pointed”)	Standard (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)
Ear setHigh	Standard (“Set on high yet well apart”)	Standard (“They are set on high, yet well apart”)	Standard (“Set on high yet well apart”)
Eye shapeOval	Standard (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)
Eye shapeAlmond	No ruling	Standard (“eyes are almond in shape and dark brown in color”)	No ruling
StopSlight	Standard (“Stop: Slight but definite”)	Standard (“The stop is slight, but definite”)	Standard (“with a slight but definite stop”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Level, broad and strong”)	Standard (“The back is level, broad and strong”)	Standard (“The back is level, broad and strong”)
Tail lengthNatural bobtail	Standard (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)	Standard (“undocked, natural bob tail does not exceed 4 inches”)	Standard (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)
Tail setHigh	Standard (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“It is set on high, but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)
Tail carriageLevel	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)
HocksCow-hocked	Fault (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
HocksBow-hocked	Fault (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
Neck lengthMedium	Standard (“arched, muscular and of medium length”)	Standard (“The medium-length, muscular neck is exceptionally strong”)	Standard (“muscular and of medium length”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“to a deep moderately broad chest”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and moderately broad”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	CKC
Tan points	Disqualifying (“Tan markings.”)	Fault (“Serious Fault: Tan markings.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Tail docking	Disqualifying (“Disqualifying faults: Docked tail”)	Not recognized (“The natural length of the undocked, natural bob tail”)	Not recognized (“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 Blue and Red. Standard patterns: Solid and Roan.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Blue	Standard (“The dog should be blue or blue mottled”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)
Red	Standard (“Red Speckle”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“red speckle or red mottle”)
White	Fault (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fault (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fault (“Cream or white undercoat”)
Cream	Fault (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fault (“White or cream coat colour”)	Fault (“Cream or white undercoat”)
Albino	Not recognized	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“blue or blue mottled, whole coloured”)	Standard (“Blue”)	No ruling
Roan	Standard (“blue mottled”)	Standard (“Blue Mottled”)	Standard (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)
Tan point	Disqualifying (“Tan markings”)	Disqualifying (“Tan markings”)	Fault (“Tan markings”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Dark brown	Standard (“of dark brown colour”)	Standard (“of dark brown colour”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Black	Standard (“Black, irrespective of the colour of the dog”)	Standard (“Black, irrespective of the colour of the dog”)	Standard (“always black, regardless of the color of the individual dog”)
Liver	Fault (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	Fault (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling
Pink	Fault (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	Fault (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Not recognized: 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.

Whitechanges toRoan
Coat · With age · from 2 weeks
Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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