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

FCI, Male: 53 cm; AKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3 cm; KC, Male: 53 cm; AKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm.

Border Collie 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Hauteur au garrot, male	53 cm	48.3–55.9 cm	53.3 cm	53 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	No ruling	45.7–53.3 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Rapport hauteur/longueur	No ruling	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Rapport crâne/museau	1	1	1	1
Angle scapulo-huméral	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
StopMarqué	Standard (“Stop : très distinct.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stop très distinct.”)
StopModéré	No ruling	Standard (“Stop modéré, mais distinct.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait, régulier et complet”)	Standard (“Une série complète de dents fortes et saines devrait se rencontrer en ciseaux.”)	Standard (“série complète de dents fortes se rencontrant en ciseaux”)	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait, régulier et complet”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	Standard (“Une série complète de dents fortes et saines”)	Standard (“une série complète de dents fortes”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Alternative (“Portées dressées ou semi-dressées et sensibles à l'usage.”)	Alternative (“l'une ou les deux portées dressées et/ou semi-dressées”)	Alternative (“Peuvent être portées tombantes, semi-dressées ou dressées”)	Alternative (“Portées dressées ou semi-dressées et sensibles à l'usage.”)
Port des oreillesSemi-dressées	Alternative (“Portées dressées ou semi-dressées et sensibles à l'usage.”)	Alternative (“l'une ou les deux portées dressées et/ou semi-dressées”)	Alternative (“Peuvent être portées tombantes, semi-dressées ou dressées”)	Alternative (“Portées dressées ou semi-dressées et sensibles à l'usage.”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“Peuvent être portées tombantes, semi-dressées ou dressées, et n'ont pas à être assorties.”)	No ruling
Forme des yeuxOvales	Standard (“Bien écartés, de forme ovale, de taille modérée”)	Standard (“Les yeux sont bien écartés, de taille modérée, de forme ovale.”)	Standard (“de taille modérée, et de forme ovale”)	Standard (“Bien écartés, de forme ovale, de taille modérée”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	No ruling	Standard (“Le dos est horizontal avec une légère remontée musculaire au-dessus du rein”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attache de la queueBasse	Standard (“attachée bas, bien fournie”)	Standard (“La queue est implantée bas”)	Standard (“Attachée bas, bien fournie en poil”)	Standard (“attachée bas, bien fournie”)
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	No ruling	Standard (“Le port de queue idéal est bas lorsque le chien se concentre”)	No ruling	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Non reconnu (“jamais portée sur le dos.”)	No ruling	Non reconnu (“jamais portée sur le dos.”)	Non reconnu (“jamais portée sur le dos.”)
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	Standard (“Modérément longue, l'os atteignant au moins le jarret”)	Standard (“modérément longue avec l'os atteignant au moins le jarret”)	Standard (“Modérément longue, atteignant au moins l'articulation du jarret”)	Standard (“Modérément longue, l'os atteignant au moins le jarret”)
Remontée du ventreAucune (ligne du dessous droite)	Standard (“Reins : profonds et musclés mais non remontés.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Le rein est profond et musclé, non remonté.”)	Standard (“reins profonds et musclés, mais non remontés”)
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	Standard (“La ligne du dessous doit avoir une remontée légère mais nette.”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsOvales	Standard (“Pieds antérieurs : ovales, coussinets profonds, forts et sains”)	Standard (“Les pieds sont compacts, de forme ovale”)	Standard (“De forme ovale, avec des coussinets profonds et des doigts serrés et bien cambrés.”)	Standard (“Ovales, coussinets profonds, forts et sains”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Articulation du jarret : forte, bien descendue.”)	Standard (“jarrets forts et bien descendus”)	No ruling	Standard (“jarrets forts et bien descendus”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Poitrine : profonde et plutôt large, côtes bien cintrées.”)	Standard (“une poitrine profonde, modérément large”)	Standard (“une poitrine profonde, plutôt large”)	Standard (“poitrine profonde et plutôt large”)
Forme du museauEffilé	Standard (“Museau : s'effilant vers la truffe, modérément court et fort.”)	Standard (“Le museau est fort, s'effilant légèrement vers la truffe.”)	Standard (“S'effilant vers la truffe, modérément court et fort.”)	Standard (“Museau, s'effilant vers la truffe, modérément court et fort.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marques feu	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“peut s'accompagner de marques feu”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Les ergots peuvent être enlevés.”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Border Collie colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Border Collie in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Lilas, Ardoise, Marron, Seal, Feu, Rouge, Doré, Citron et Crème. Standard patterns: Uni, Bicolore, Tricolore, Bringé, Merle, Rouan, Fauve charbonné, Marqué de feu et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Blanc	Standard (“white should never predominate”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“may have white trim”)	Standard (“white should never predominate”)	Standard (“white should never predominate”)
Gris	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“gray”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Bleu	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue merle”)	Standard (“Blue & White”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Lilas	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Ardoise	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Marron	Standard (“brown or chocolate colour”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“brown dogs”)	Standard (“Brown & White”)	Standard (“brown or chocolate colour”)
Seal	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“Seal”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Feu	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Rouge	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Doré	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Citron	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“lemon”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Crème	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“albinism”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standard (“solid color”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Bicolore	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“bi-color”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Tricolore	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“White Markings, Tan Points”)	Standard (“tri-color”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Bringé	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Merle	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“merle”)	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Rouan	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“White Ticked”)	Standard (“white markings may be clear white or ticked to any degree”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Fauve charbonné	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“sable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“may be accompanied by tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Bleu	Standard (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)	Standard (“blue eyes in dogs other than merle are not preferred”)	Standard (“except in merles where one, or both, or a part of one, may be blue”)	Standard (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)	Standard (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)
Marron	Standard (“brown in colour”)	Standard (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standard (“brown in color”)	Standard (“brown in colour”)	Standard (“brown in colour”)
Patterns
Yeux vairons	Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”)	Standard (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standard (“one, or both ... may be blue”)	Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”)	Standard (“one or both ... may be blue”)
Hétérochromie partielle	Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)	Standard (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standard (“a part of one, may be blue”)	Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)	Standard (“part of one or both may be blue”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“nose black”)	Standard (“nose black”)
Ardoise	Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”)	Standard (“in blue dogs, where it should be slate”)	Standard (“in blues nose should be slate colour”)	Standard (“in blues, nose should be slate colour”)
Foie	Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”)	Standard (“in brown dogs where it may be brown”)	Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”)	Standard (“except in brown or chocolate colour, when it may be brown”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.

Color changes

How a Border Collie'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
Bleuchanges toBrun foncé
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toMarron
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toBrun clair
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toAmbre
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toNoisette
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Bleuchanges toJaune
Yeux · Avec l'âge · from 2 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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