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

AKC, Male: 61–68.6 cm; UKC, Male: 66 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; UKC, Female: 61 cm.

Boerboel 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: AKC, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	AKC	UKC
Altura a la cruz, male	61–68.6 cm	66 cmunder 58.4 cmDescalificante
Altura a la cruz, female	55.9–63.5 cm	61 cmunder 53.3 cmDescalificante
Relación altura-longitud	0.9	0.9–0.9

Conformation

Conformation
Form	AKC	UKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“Ideally the dog should have a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Alternativo (“An under bite of up to 1/4 inch is acceptable”)	Alternativo (“A slightly undershot bite is permissible”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“Disqualifications - over bite”)	Falta (“An undershot or overshot bite of such extent that it impairs health”)
MordidaBoca torcida	Descalificante (“wry mouth, prick ears”)	Descalificante (“Disqualification: Wry mouth”)
DenticiónDentición completa	Estándar (“complete dentition preferred”)	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, correctly spaced teeth”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Estándar (“V shaped, hanging forward, medium leather”)	Estándar (“carried close to the head. V shaped”)
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	Descalificante (“wry mouth, prick ears”)	Descalificante (“Disqualifications: Prick ears. Semi-erect ears”)
Porte de las orejasSemierguidas	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualifications: Prick ears. Semi-erect ears”)
Inserción de las orejasAlta	No ruling	Estándar (“Set widely apart at the highest points at the sides of the skull”)
Longitud del cuelloMedio	Estándar (“The neck is powerful, of medium length”)	Estándar (“is of medium length, powerful and with an arched crest”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“The topline is firm and level”)	Estándar (“with a level, straight-appearing topline”)
PechoAncho	Estándar (“The chest is broad, deep and wide with well-sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep and broad”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“The chest is broad, deep and wide with well-sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep and broad”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	AKC	UKC
Máscara	Estándar (“however, the black mask is desirable”)	Alternativo (“A black mask is optional.”)
Mancha en el pecho	Alternativo (“Limited clear white patches on the legs and the fore chest are permissible”)	Alternativo (“a white chest that can extend to a white collar”)
Marcas irlandesas	Alternativo (“brindle in any accepted color and Irish Marked”)	No ruling
Punteado	Descalificante (“ticking or spots within the white to be disqualified”)	Descalificante (“Ticking on any basic breed standard color.”)
Lunares	Descalificante (“ticking or spots within the white to be disqualified”)	Alternativo (“white spots on a brown (tan, red), fawn or brindle dog”)
Lucero corrido	No ruling	Alternativo (“with a white blaze”)
Collar	No ruling	Alternativo (“a white chest that can extend to a white collar”)
Calzado bajo	No ruling	Alternativo (“and white feet and legs”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	AKC	UKC
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	Alternativo (“The tail may be docked or left undocked, both being equivalent”)	Alternativo (“no dog in any UKC event shall be penalized for a full tail”)
Extirpación de los espolones	Alternativo (“Front dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativo (“Removal of dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)

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

Boerboel colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Boerboel in Blanco, Marrón, Rojo, Crema y Leonado. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado, Manchado y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Blanco	Estándar (“Limited clear white patches on the legs and the fore chest are permissible”)	Estándar (“Piebald white spots on a brown (tan, red), fawn or brindle dog”)	Falta (“Irish markings ... should be discriminated against in the show ring”)
Marrón	Estándar (“Brown”)	Estándar (“All shades of brown (tan, red)”)	Estándar (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
Rojo	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“All shades of brown (tan, red)”)	Estándar (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
Crema	Estándar (“Cream”)	Descalificante	Estándar (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
Leonado	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“fawn”)	Estándar (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
Negro	Descalificante	Descalificante (“Solid black”)	Descalificante (“A piebald or black dog”)
Azul	Descalificante (“Blue colored (Powder Coat) dogs”)	Descalificante (“Dilute/powder and solid blue colored dogs”)	No reconocido
Hígado	Descalificante	Descalificante (“Liver color on any basic breed standard color”)	No reconocido (“Only dogs with black eumelanin pigmentation are acceptable”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“Red, Brown, Reddish Brown, Fawn, Cream”)	Estándar (“All shades of brown (tan, red) or fawn”)	Estándar (“all shades of red, brown, yellow (fawn)”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle a color pattern with irregular, apparent vertical lines of only black hair”)	Estándar (“brindle”)
Manchado	Estándar (“Piebald”)	Estándar (“Piebald white spots on a brown (tan, red), fawn or brindle dog”)	Descalificante (“A piebald or black dog”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle a color pattern with irregular, apparent vertical lines of only black hair”)	Estándar (“brindle”)
Tricolor	No ruling	Descalificante (“Tri-color”)	No reconocido
Roano	Descalificante (“ticking or spots within the white to be disqualified”)	Descalificante (“Ticking on any basic breed standard color”)	No reconocido
Con fuego	No ruling	Descalificante (“Black and tan dogs”)	No reconocido (“No other colours or colour patterns and tan markings are acceptable”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Marrón	Estándar (“all shades of brown (preferably darker than the coat) are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Shades of brown preferred”)	Estándar (“all shades of brown (preferably darker than the pelt) are acceptable”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“preferably dark brown”)	No ruling	Estándar (“preferably dark brown”)
Amarillo	Falta (“Yellow (bird of prey) eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Azul	Descalificante (“Blue eye(s)”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Blue eyes”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“The nostrils are completely black”)	Estándar (“Nose leather is black”)	Estándar (“Only dogs with black eumelanin pigmentation are acceptable”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Boerboel's colors can change over its life.

Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 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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