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

FCI, Male: 65–70 cm; AKC, Male: 64.8–69.9 cm; UKC, Male: 64.8–69.9 cm; KC, Male: 65–70 cm; CKC, Male: 65–70 cm; FCI, Female: 61–68 cm; AKC, Female: 61–67.3 cm; UKC, Female: 61–67.3 cm; KC, Female: 61–68 cm; CKC, Female: 61–68 cm.

Beauceron 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	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDescalificanteover 70 cmDescalificante	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDescalificanteover 69.9 cmDescalificante	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmDescalificanteover 69.9 cmDescalificante	65–70 cm	65–70 cmunder 65 cmDescalificanteover 70 cmDescalificante
Altura a la cruz, female	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDescalificanteover 68 cmDescalificante	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDescalificanteover 67.3 cmDescalificante	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmDescalificanteover 67.3 cmDescalificante	61–68 cm	61–68 cmunder 61 cmDescalificanteover 68 cmDescalificante

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopLeve	Estándar (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	Estándar (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)
StopModerado	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“There is a moderate stop”)	Estándar (“Moderate stop set midway between tip of nose and occiput”)	No ruling
MordidaMordida en tijera	Estándar (“Strong teeth with a scissor bite.”)	Estándar (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Estándar (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Strong teeth with a scissors bite.”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Descalificante (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Descalificante (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong white teeth”)	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Estándar (“Teeth strong, full dentition.”)	No ruling
DenticiónAusencia de dientes	Descalificante (“absence of 3 or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Descalificante (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Descalificante (“Three or more missing teeth, not counting pre-molars.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)
Porte de las orejasSemierguidas	Alternativo (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternativo (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Alternativo (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternativo (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Dropped, flat, not set close to head.”)	Alternativo (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	Descalificante (“Natural ears carried totally upright and firm.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasAlta	Estándar (“EARS: Set high.”)	Estándar (“The ears are set high”)	Estándar (“The ears are set high.”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Ears: Set high.”)
Forma de los ojosOvalados	Estándar (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)	Estándar (“horizontal and slightly oval in shape”)	Estándar (“The eyes are oval in shape, and set on the horizontal.”)	Estándar (“Dark, oval, medium sized”)	Estándar (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“The back is straight.”)	Estándar (“The back is straight and strong.”)	Estándar (“The back is straight.”)	Estándar (“Firm, level back.”)	Estándar (“The back is straight and strong.”)
Porte de la colaBaja (colgante)	Estándar (“Whole, carried low”)	Estándar (“The tail is strong at the base, carried down”)	Estándar (“carried low and straight down”)	Estándar (“Carried low and hanging straight”)	Estándar (“Whole, carried low”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Descalificante (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Descalificante (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Descalificante (“Docked tail, or a tail carried over the back.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“it reaches at least to the hock”)	No ruling	Estándar (“reaching at least to the hock”)	Estándar (“reaching at least to hock”)	Estándar (“it reaches at least to the point of the hock”)
PiesPie de gato	Estándar (“Feet: Large, round, compact.”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Large, round and compact with hard pads”)	Estándar (“Strong, round, tight”)	Estándar (“Feet: Large, round and compact.”)
Espolones posterioresDobles	Estándar (“conservation of double dewclaws”)	Estándar (“Double dewclaws form well separated "thumbs"”)	Estándar (“There must be double dewclaws on the inside of the hind legs.”)	Estándar (“Double dewclaws set close to foot.”)	Estándar (“conservation of double dewclaw”)
Espolones posterioresSimples	Descalificante (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Descalificante (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Descalificante (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Falta (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Descalificante (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
Espolones posterioresNinguno	Descalificante (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Descalificante (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Descalificante (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Falta (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Descalificante (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
CorvejonesBien descendidos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Vertical from low set hock to foot.”)	No ruling
PechoProfundo	Estándar (“It is wide deep and long.”)	Estándar (“The chest is wide, deep, long”)	Estándar (“The chest is wide and deep”)	Estándar (“Chest wide and deep.”)	Estándar (“It is wide, deep and long.”)
Forma del hocicoPuntiagudo	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“narrow or snipy appearance undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Marcas fuego	Estándar (“On the chest, preferably two spots.”)	Estándar (“two spots on the chest are preferred to a breastplate”)	Estándar (“The bright rust markings appear above the eyes;”)	Estándar (“Tan above eyes, on side of muzzle, narrowing on to cheeks”)	Estándar (“The tan markings are distributed as follows: Spots over the eyes.”)
Estrella	Alternativo (“A faint while spot on the chest is tolerated.”)	Descalificante (“Well-defined, quite visible white spot on the chest 1 inch in diameter or larger.”)	Descalificante (“A visible white spot on the chest that measures more than 1 inch in diameter.”)	Alternativo (“A faint white spot on chest tolerated.”)	Alternativo (“A faint spot on the chest is tolerated but shall be no larger”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Corte de orejas	No ruling	Alternativo (“may be cropped or natural”)	Alternativo (“They may be cropped or left natural.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“carried upright if cropped”)
Caudectomía (corte de cola)	Descalificante (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Descalificante (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Descalificante (“The tail is not docked.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)

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

Beauceron colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Beauceron in Negro, Gris y Fuego. Standard patterns: Arlequín y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“the black is pure black”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“the black is deep”)	Estándar (“black and tan”)	Estándar (“the black is pure black”)
Gris	Estándar (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)	Estándar (“Gray Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“gray, black and tan, in a pattern of blue-gray patches”)	Estándar (“grey and black patches”)	Estándar (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)
Fuego	Estándar (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“the bright rust markings”)	Estándar (“black and tan”)	Estándar (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”)
Patterns
Arlequín	Estándar (“harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings)”)	Estándar (“Harlequin”)	Estándar (“Harlequin”)	Estándar (“Harlequin”)	Estándar (“harlequin (blue mottled with tan markings)”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“Black and Tan”)	Estándar (“Black and Tan”)	Estándar (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)
Unicolor	Descalificante (“complete absence of tan markings”)	Descalificante (“complete absence of markings”)	Descalificante (“a complete absence of tan markings”)	No reconocido	Descalificante (“complete absence of tan markings”)

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Azul	Estándar (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)	Estándar (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	Estándar (“wall eyes are acceptable in the harlequin color”)	Estándar (“for the Harlequin variety, wall eyes can occur”)	Estándar (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“dark brown”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)	Estándar (“always dark”)	Estándar (“dark”)	Estándar (“dark brown”)
Avellana	Estándar (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Estándar (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Estándar (“never being lighter than dark hazel”)	No ruling	Estándar (“never lighter than dark hazel”)
Marrón claro	Descalificante (“eyes too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“eyes too light”)
Amarillo	No ruling	Descalificante (“yellow eyes”)	Descalificante (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Ojos dispares	No ruling	Estándar (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“always black”)	Estándar (“always black”)	Estándar (“always black in color”)	Estándar (“always black”)
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Descalificante (“with unpigmented areas”)	Descalificante (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”)	Descalificante (“unpigmented areas in nose”)	Descalificante (“with unpigmented areas”)

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 Beauceron'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
Con fuegochanges toEnsillado
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 6 to 156 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón oscuro
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toMarrón claro
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toÁmbar
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toAvellana
Ojos · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Azulchanges toAmarillo
Ojos · 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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