What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Collie Barbudo?

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.

Collie Barbudo 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
Altura a la cruz, male	53–56 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53–56 cm	53.3–56 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm
Relación altura-longitud	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Relación cráneo-hocico	1	1	1	1	1
Ángulo escapulohumeral	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerado	Estándar (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Estándar (“the stop is moderate”)	Estándar (“The stop is moderate.”)	Estándar (“Moderate stop.”)	Estándar (“The stop should be moderate.”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Estándar (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Estándar (“incisors of the lower jaw fitting tightly behind those of the upper jaw”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	Alternativo (“Level bite tolerated.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Level bite tolerated”)	Alternativo (“a level bite is acceptable”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	Estándar (“Full dentition is desirable.”)	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A full set of forty-two teeth is desirable.”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Estándar (“medium sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Estándar (“medium-sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Estándar (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Estándar (“ears are of medium size and drooping”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Faults: Snipy muzzle.”)	Falta (“Severe Fault: Snipey muzzle.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Back: Level.”)	Estándar (“The back is level.”)	Estándar (“The back is level”)	Estándar (“Back level”)	Estándar (“The back must be level”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	Estándar (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Estándar (“The tail is set low”)	Estándar (“It is set low”)	Estándar (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Estándar (“The tail is set low, without kink or twist”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Estándar (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	Estándar (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Estándar (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Estándar (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	No reconocido (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualification: tail carried up over the back.”)	No reconocido (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	Estándar (“long enough for the end of the bone to reach at least the point of the hocks”)	Estándar (“extends at least to the hocks”)	Estándar (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	No ruling
PiesOvalados	Estándar (“Forefeet: Oval with soles well padded.”)	Estándar (“The feet are oval in shape”)	Estándar (“The oval-shaped feet have well-padded soles.”)	Estándar (“Oval with soles well padded.”)	Estándar (“The feet are oval in shape with the soles well padded”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	Estándar (“Hock joint: Low.”)	Estándar (“The hocks are low.”)	Estándar (“the hocks are low to the ground”)	Estándar (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)	Estándar (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)
Longitud del cuelloMedio	Estándar (“NECK: Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Chest: Deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room.”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep, reaching at least to the elbows.”)	Estándar (“The deep chest reaches at least to the elbows.”)	Estándar (“chest deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)	Estándar (“the chest is deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)
PechoEn barril	No reconocido (“Ribs well sprung but not barrelled.”)	No ruling	No reconocido (“not barreled”)	No reconocido (“ribs well sprung but not barrelled”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Lucero corrido	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears on the foreface as a blaze”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear on the foreface, as a blaze”)
Punta de cola blanca	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the tip of the tail”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the tip of the tail”)
Mancha en el pecho	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Calzado bajo	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Collar	Alternativo (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... and around the neck”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativo (“and, if round the collar, the roots of the white hair”)
Marcas fuego	Alternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativo (“Tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)	Alternativo (“Tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Alternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)
Marcas irlandesas	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling

Collie Barbudo colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Collie Barbudo in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Azul, Pizarra, Marrón, Fuego, Leonado y Arena. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“black”)
Blanco	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)
Gris	Estándar (“all shades of grey”)	Estándar (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	Estándar (“puppies that are born black begin graying”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey”)	Estándar (“all shades of grey”)
Azul	Estándar (“blue”)	Estándar (“Blue”)	Estándar (“blue”)	Estándar (“blue”)	Estándar (“blue”)
Pizarra	Estándar (“slate grey”)	Estándar (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	No ruling	Estándar (“slate grey”)	Estándar (“slate grey”)
Marrón	Estándar (“brown”)	Estándar (“Brown”)	Estándar (“brown”)	Estándar (“brown”)	Estándar (“brown”)
Fuego	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Estándar (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”)	Estándar (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)
Leonado	Estándar (“reddish-fawn”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“reddish-fawn”)	Estándar (“reddish-fawn”)
Arena	Estándar (“sandy”)	Estándar (“a born brown from chocolate to sandy”)	No ruling	Estándar (“sandy”)	Estándar (“sandy”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“albinism”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)	Estándar (“with or without white markings”)
Bicolor	Estándar (“with white markings”)	Estándar (“White Markings”)	Estándar (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“with white markings”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)	Estándar (“White & Tan Markings”)	Estándar (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Estándar (“Black Tricolour”)	Estándar (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Estándar (“White & Tan Markings”)	Estándar (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Estándar (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
Merle	No reconocido (“never merle/dapple”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“merle unacceptable”)	No reconocido (“never merle/dapple”)
Doble merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

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

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

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Descalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Collie Barbudo's colors can change over its life.

Negrochanges toÓxido
Pelaje · Con el estado corporal · can change back
Negrochanges toGris
Pelaje · Progresivo
Negrochanges toMarrón
Pelaje · Al sol · can change back
Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Con fuegochanges toEnsillado
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negrochanges toGris
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negrochanges toPizarra
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negrochanges toPlateado
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Azulchanges toPlateado
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Marrónchanges toArena
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Leonadochanges toChampán
Pelaje · Progresivo · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negrochanges toNariz de nieve
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back
Negrochanges toRosa
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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