What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Bouvier australien courte queue?

FCI, Male: 46–51 cm; UKC, Male: 45.7–50.8 cm; CKC, Male: 46–51 cm; FCI, Female: 43–48 cm; UKC, Female: 43.2–48.3 cm; CKC, Female: 43–48 cm.

Bouvier australien courte queue 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, UKC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Hauteur au garrot, male	46–51 cm	45.7–50.8 cm	46–51 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	43–48 cm	43.2–48.3 cm	43–48 cm
Longueur de la queue	under 10 cmover 10 cmDéfaut	under 10.2 cm	under 10 cm
Rapport hauteur/longueur	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC	CKC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)	Standard (“regularly spaced white teeth meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“lower incisors close behind and just touching the upper”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Défaut (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Défaut (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Défaut (“Severe faults: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot bites”)	Défaut (“Not to be undershot or overshot”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, sound, regularly spaced white teeth”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Standard (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)	Standard (“The moderately small ears are pricked and almost pointed”)	Standard (“moderately small, pricked and almost pointed”)
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“Set on high yet well apart”)	Standard (“They are set on high, yet well apart”)	Standard (“Set on high yet well apart”)
Forme des yeuxOvales	Standard (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)	No ruling	Standard (“The eyes should be oval in shape, of moderate size”)
Forme des yeuxEn amande	No ruling	Standard (“eyes are almond in shape and dark brown in color”)	No ruling
StopLéger	Standard (“Stop: Slight but definite”)	Standard (“The stop is slight, but definite”)	Standard (“with a slight but definite stop”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Back: Level, broad and strong”)	Standard (“The back is level, broad and strong”)	Standard (“The back is level, broad and strong”)
Longueur de la queueÉcourtée naturellement	Standard (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)	Standard (“undocked, natural bob tail does not exceed 4 inches”)	Standard (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length not exceeding 10 cm”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“It is set on high, but not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“set on high but not carried much above the level of the back”)
Port de la queueHorizontale	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)	Standard (“not carried much above the level of the back”)
JarretsJarrets clos	Défaut (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Défaut (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
JarretsJarrets ouverts (en tonneau)	Défaut (“Severe faults: Bow or cow hocks”)	Défaut (“Serious Faults: Cow hocks. Bow hocks.”)	No ruling
Longueur du couMoyen	Standard (“arched, muscular and of medium length”)	Standard (“The medium-length, muscular neck is exceptionally strong”)	Standard (“muscular and of medium length”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“to a deep moderately broad chest”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and moderately broad”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC	CKC
Marques feu	Éliminatoire (“Tan markings.”)	Défaut (“Serious Fault: Tan markings.”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC	CKC
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifying faults: Docked tail”)	Non reconnu (“The natural length of the undocked, natural bob tail”)	Non reconnu (“The tail is undocked, of a natural length”)

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

Bouvier australien courte queue colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bouvier australien courte queue in Bleu et Rouge. Standard patterns: Uni et Rouan.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Bleu	Standard (“The dog should be blue or blue mottled”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)
Rouge	Standard (“Red Speckle”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“red speckle or red mottle”)
Blanc	Défaut (“White or cream coat colour”)	Défaut (“White or cream coat colour”)	Défaut (“Cream or white undercoat”)
Crème	Défaut (“White or cream coat colour”)	Défaut (“White or cream coat colour”)	Défaut (“Cream or white undercoat”)
Albinos	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“blue or blue mottled, whole coloured”)	Standard (“Blue”)	No ruling
Rouan	Standard (“blue mottled”)	Standard (“Blue Mottled”)	Standard (“blue speckle or blue mottled”)
Marqué de feu	Éliminatoire (“Tan markings”)	Éliminatoire (“Tan markings”)	Défaut (“Tan markings”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Brun foncé	Standard (“of dark brown colour”)	Standard (“of dark brown colour”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black, irrespective of the colour of the dog”)	Standard (“Black, irrespective of the colour of the dog”)	Standard (“always black, regardless of the color of the individual dog”)
Foie	Défaut (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	Défaut (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling
Rose	Défaut (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	Défaut (“Brown or flesh coloured nose”)	No ruling

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 Bouvier australien courte queue's colors can change over its life.

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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