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

FCI, Male: 75–85 cm; AKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; UKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; KC, Male: over 74 cm; CKC, Male: 71–81.3 cm; FCI, Female: 68–78 cm; AKC, Female: over 66 cm; UKC, Female: over 66 cm; KC, Female: over 68 cm; CKC, Female: 68.5–76.3 cm.

Borzoi 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	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFalta	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFalta	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Altura a la cruz, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFalta	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFalta	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Peso, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“Scissor bite”)	Estándar (“either an even or a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Scissors bite preferred”)
MordidaMordida en pinza	Alternativo (“Level bite is permitted but not desirable”)	Alternativo (“either an even or a scissors bite”)	Alternativo (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“level bite acceptable”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
DenticiónDentición completa	Estándar (“Complete dental formula”)	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of large, strong, white teeth”)	Estándar (“Full, strong dentition desirable”)	Estándar (“Full dentition preferred”)
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	No ruling	Falta (“Missing teeth should be penalized”)	Falta (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“Set on above the eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Set high but not too far apart”)	Estándar (“Set high, not too far apart”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	Estándar (“Large, almond-shaped, dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	Estándar (“The rather large, almond shaped eyes”)	Estándar (“Almond shaped, set obliquely”)	Estándar (“slightly almond-shaped”)
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	No reconocido (“never round, full nor staring”)	Falta (“Serious Faults: Round, full or staring eyes”)	No reconocido (“Eyes not light, round, bulbous or staring”)	No ruling
StopLeve	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop is only very slightly marked”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopNinguno	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“stop imperceptible”)	No ruling
Longitud del cuelloLargo	Estándar (“NECK: Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Long, clean and flattened on the sides”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma del cuelloArqueado	Estándar (“Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”)	Estándar (“slightly arched, very powerful and well set on”)	Estándar (“the neck is slightly arched and never carried high”)	Estándar (“Slightly arched; reasonably long and well muscled”)	Estándar (“slightly arched, well muscled, flat on the sides”)
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“Oval in cross-section, deep, not narrow”)	Estándar (“Rather narrow, with great depth of brisket”)	Estándar (“The chest is deep and oval in shape”)	Estándar (“great depth of brisket reaching to elbows”)	Estándar (“great depth of brisket to the level of the elbows”)
Retracción del vientrePronunciada	Estándar (“Abruptly tucked up towards the flanks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“abdomen very tucked up”)	Estándar (“The abdomen is well tucked up”)
PiesPie de liebre	Estándar (“elongated oval shape (called harefeet)”)	Estándar (“Feet: Hare-shaped, with well-arched knuckles”)	Estándar (“The hare-shaped feet have well-arched knuckles”)	Estándar (“Hind feet hare like”)	Estándar (“Feet: Hare-foot, well padded, never flat”)
PiesOvalados	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Front feet oval, toes close together”)	No ruling
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“thin, long, with dense and abundant feather”)	Estándar (“Tail: Long, set on and carried low”)	Estándar (“The tail is low set, long and thin”)	Estándar (“Long, rather low set”)	Estándar (“Long, rather low set”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	No ruling	Estándar (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”)	Estándar (“The tail is low set, long and thin”)	Estándar (“Long, rather low set”)	Estándar (“Long, rather low set”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	No ruling	Estándar (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”)	No ruling	Estándar (“carried low in a graceful curve”)	Estándar (“carried low in a graceful curve”)
Porte de la colaEn hoz	Estándar (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	Estándar (“It is sickle or saber shaped”)	Estándar (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”)	Alternativo (“the tail may be sickle-shaped but not ringed”)
Porte de la colaEn sable	Estándar (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	Estándar (“It is sickle or saber shaped”)	Estándar (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEn anillo	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“but not ringed”)	No reconocido (“sickle-shaped but not ringed”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Removal of dewclaws optional”)

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

Borzoi colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Borzoi in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Azul, Plateado, Marrón, Fuego, Caoba, Rojo, Dorado, Limón, Crema, Leonado, Albaricoque e Isabela. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Tricolor, Atigrado, Manchado, Roano, Sable, Agutí, Moteado, Con fuego y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“black”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Self Black”)	Estándar (“Black”)
Blanco	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“White”)
Gris	Estándar (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Grey”)	Estándar (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)
Azul	Descalificante (“blue”)	Estándar (“Blue”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Blue”)	Descalificante (“blue”)
Plateado	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Silver”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Silver”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Marrón	Descalificante (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Estándar (“Brown”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Descalificante (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Fuego	Estándar (“with tans”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Tricolour”)	Estándar (“with tans”)
Caoba	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Mahogany Red”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Mahogany”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Rojo	Estándar (“red”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Self Red”)	Estándar (“Red”)
Dorado	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Gold”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Self Gold”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Limón	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Lemon”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Crema	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Leonado	Estándar (“pale of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Self Fawn”)	Estándar (“Pale, of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)
Albaricoque	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Apricot”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Isabela	Descalificante (“isabella (lilac)”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Descalificante (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“All the colours may be solid”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Self Black”)	Estándar (“All the colours may be solid”)
Tricolor	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Tricolour”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Manchado	Estándar (“All the colours may be ... pied”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Estándar (“All the colours may be ... pied”)
Roano	Falta (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)	Estándar (“Spotted On White, Ticked”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Falta (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Sable	Estándar (“red with black overlay hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)	Estándar (“Sable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Sable”)	Estándar (“Red with black overlay, hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)
Agutí	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Wolf Sable”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Moteado	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Estándar (“Spotted On White”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Estándar (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“with tans”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Any colour, except merle”)	Estándar (“with tans”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Estándar (“Brindle”)	Estándar (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Doble merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón	Estándar (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“dark brown to brown”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown to brown”)	Estándar (“dark in color”)	Estándar (“dark In color”)	Estándar (“Dark”)	Estándar (“dark brown to brown”)
Marrón claro	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Avellana	Falta (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Amarillo	Falta (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Gris	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Azul	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Verde	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Ojos dispares	Descalificante (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“eyes of different colours”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“always black in any coat colour”)	Estándar (“Nose large and black”)	Estándar (“The black nose”)	Estándar (“nose large and black”)	Estándar (“always black in any coat colour”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Falta (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

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 Borzoi'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 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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