What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Barzoï?

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.

Barzoï 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
Hauteur au garrot, male	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmDéfaut	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmDéfaut	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmDéfaut	over 66 cmunder 66 cmDéfaut	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Poids, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“Articulé en ciseaux”)	Standard (“soit en pince, soit en ciseaux”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux ou en pince”)	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait, régulier et complet”)	Standard (“Articulé en ciseaux préféré”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Alternative (“L'articulé en pince est permis mais non souhaitable”)	Alternative (“soit en pince, soit en ciseaux”)	Alternative (“se rencontrent en articulé en ciseaux ou en pince”)	No ruling	Alternative (“articulé en pince acceptable”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Défaut grave : dents manquantes ou articulé enognathe ou prognathe”)	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Défaut grave : dents manquantes ou articulé enognathe ou prognathe”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“Formule dentaire complète”)	No ruling	Standard (“Une série complète de dents grosses, fortes et blanches”)	Standard (“Dentition complète et forte souhaitable”)	Standard (“Dentition complète préférée”)
DentitionDents manquantes	No ruling	Défaut (“Les dents manquantes doivent être pénalisées”)	Défaut (“Défaut grave : dents manquantes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“Attachées au-dessus du niveau des yeux”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Attachées haut mais pas trop écartées”)	Standard (“Attachées haut, pas trop écartées”)
Forme des yeuxEn amande	Standard (“Grands, en amande, brun foncé à brun”)	No ruling	Standard (“Les yeux plutôt grands, en amande”)	Standard (“En amande, placés obliquement”)	Standard (“légèrement en amande”)
Forme des yeuxRonds	No ruling	Non reconnu (“jamais ronds, pleins ni fixes”)	Défaut (“Défauts graves : yeux ronds, pleins ou fixes”)	Non reconnu (“Yeux ni clairs, ni ronds, ni globuleux, ni fixes”)	No ruling
StopLéger	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Le stop est seulement très légèrement marqué”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopAucun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stop imperceptible”)	No ruling
Longueur du couLong	Standard (“COU : long, sec, musclé, légèrement arqué”)	No ruling	Standard (“Long, net et aplati sur les côtés”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme du couArqué	Standard (“Long, sec, musclé, légèrement arqué”)	Standard (“légèrement arqué, très puissant et bien attaché”)	Standard (“le cou est légèrement arqué et jamais porté haut”)	Standard (“Légèrement arqué ; raisonnablement long et bien musclé”)	Standard (“légèrement arqué, bien musclé, plat sur les côtés”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Ovale en coupe transversale, profonde, pas étroite”)	Standard (“Plutôt étroite, avec un grand développement du bréchet”)	Standard (“La poitrine est profonde et de forme ovale”)	Standard (“grande profondeur du bréchet descendant jusqu'aux coudes”)	Standard (“grande profondeur du bréchet jusqu'au niveau des coudes”)
Remontée du ventreMarquée	Standard (“Brusquement remonté vers les flancs”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“abdomen très remonté”)	Standard (“L'abdomen est bien remonté”)
PiedsPied de lièvre	Standard (“forme ovale allongée (dits pieds de lièvre)”)	Standard (“Pieds : en forme de lièvre, avec des articulations bien arquées”)	Standard (“Les pieds en forme de lièvre ont des articulations bien arquées”)	Standard (“Pieds postérieurs de lièvre”)	Standard (“Pieds : pieds de lièvre, bien coussinés, jamais plats”)
PiedsOvales	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Pieds antérieurs ovales, doigts serrés”)	No ruling
Longueur de la queueLongue	Standard (“fine, longue, avec une frange dense et abondante”)	Standard (“Queue : longue, attachée et portée bas”)	Standard (“La queue est attachée bas, longue et mince”)	Standard (“Longue, plutôt attachée bas”)	Standard (“Longue, plutôt attachée bas”)
Attache de la queueBasse	No ruling	Standard (“attachée et portée bas en une courbe gracieuse”)	Standard (“La queue est attachée bas, longue et mince”)	Standard (“Longue, plutôt attachée bas”)	Standard (“Longue, plutôt attachée bas”)
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	No ruling	Standard (“attachée et portée bas en une courbe gracieuse”)	No ruling	Standard (“portée bas en une courbe gracieuse”)	Standard (“portée bas en une courbe gracieuse”)
Port de la queueEn faucille	Standard (“En faucille ou en sabre”)	No ruling	Standard (“Elle est en forme de faucille ou de sabre”)	Standard (“peut être en sabre ou légèrement en faucille”)	Alternative (“la queue peut être en faucille mais non en anneau”)
Port de la queueEn sabre	Standard (“En faucille ou en sabre”)	No ruling	Standard (“Elle est en forme de faucille ou de sabre”)	Standard (“peut être en sabre ou légèrement en faucille”)	No ruling
Port de la queueEn anneau	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“mais non en anneau”)	Non reconnu (“en faucille mais non en anneau”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Les ergots, s'il y en a, aux membres postérieurs sont généralement enlevés”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“Ablation des ergots facultative”)

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

Barzoï colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Barzoï in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Argenté, Marron, Feu, Acajou, Rouge, Doré, Citron, Crème, Fauve, Abricot et Isabelle (foie dilué). Standard patterns: Uni, Tricolore, Bringé, Pie, Rouan, Fauve charbonné, Agouti, Tacheté, Marqué de feu et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Blanc	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)
Gris	Standard (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Grey”)	Standard (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Éliminatoire (“blue”)
Argenté	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Marron	Éliminatoire (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Éliminatoire (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Feu	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Acajou	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Rouge	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Red”)	Standard (“Red”)
Doré	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Gold”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Citron	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Crème	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Fauve	Standard (“pale of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Fawn”)	Standard (“Pale, of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)
Abricot	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Apricot”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Isabelle (foie dilué)	Éliminatoire (“isabella (lilac)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Éliminatoire (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)
Tricolore	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Bringé	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Pie	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)
Rouan	Défaut (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)	Standard (“Spotted On White, Ticked”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Défaut (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Fauve charbonné	Standard (“red with black overlay hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Red with black overlay, hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)
Agouti	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Tacheté	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Spotted On White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marron	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark In color”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Brun clair	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Noisette	Défaut (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Jaune	Défaut (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Gris	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Vert	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Yeux vairons	Éliminatoire (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“eyes of different colours”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose large and black”)	Standard (“The black nose”)	Standard (“nose large and black”)	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)
Rose	Éliminatoire (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	Défaut (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Défaut: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Barzoï's colors can change over its life.

Noirchanges toRouille
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Progressif
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Blancchanges toRouan
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Marqué de feuchanges toÀ selle
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 6 to 156 weeks
Noirchanges toNez de neige
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back
Noirchanges toRose
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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