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

FCI, Male: 53–56 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 53–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 51–53 cm; AKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 51–53 cm; CKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm.

Colley barbu 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	53–56 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53–56 cm	53.3–56 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm
Rapport hauteur/longueur	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Rapport crâne/museau	1	1	1	1	1
Angle scapulo-huméral	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModéré	Standard (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Standard (“the stop is moderate”)	Standard (“The stop is moderate.”)	Standard (“Moderate stop.”)	Standard (“The stop should be moderate.”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standard (“incisors of the lower jaw fitting tightly behind those of the upper jaw”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Alternative (“Level bite tolerated.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“Level bite tolerated”)	Alternative (“a level bite is acceptable”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	Standard (“Full dentition is desirable.”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	Standard (“A full set of forty-two teeth is desirable.”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standard (“medium sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standard (“medium-sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standard (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standard (“ears are of medium size and drooping”)
Forme des yeuxRonds	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme du museauPointu	No ruling	Défaut (“Serious Faults: Snipy muzzle.”)	Défaut (“Severe Fault: Snipey muzzle.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Back: Level.”)	Standard (“The back is level.”)	Standard (“The back is level”)	Standard (“Back level”)	Standard (“The back must be level”)
Attache de la queueBasse	Standard (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standard (“The tail is set low”)	Standard (“It is set low”)	Standard (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standard (“The tail is set low, without kink or twist”)
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	Standard (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	Standard (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standard (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standard (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Non reconnu (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: tail carried up over the back.”)	Non reconnu (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling
Longueur de la queueLongue	Standard (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	Standard (“long enough for the end of the bone to reach at least the point of the hocks”)	Standard (“extends at least to the hocks”)	Standard (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	No ruling
PiedsOvales	Standard (“Forefeet: Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standard (“The feet are oval in shape”)	Standard (“The oval-shaped feet have well-padded soles.”)	Standard (“Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standard (“The feet are oval in shape with the soles well padded”)
JarretsBien descendus	Standard (“Hock joint: Low.”)	Standard (“The hocks are low.”)	Standard (“the hocks are low to the ground”)	Standard (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)	Standard (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)
Longueur du couMoyen	Standard (“NECK: Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Chest: Deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room.”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching at least to the elbows.”)	Standard (“The deep chest reaches at least to the elbows.”)	Standard (“chest deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)	Standard (“the chest is deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)
PoitrineEn tonneau	Non reconnu (“Ribs well sprung but not barrelled.”)	No ruling	Non reconnu (“not barreled”)	Non reconnu (“ribs well sprung but not barrelled”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Large liste	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it only appears on the foreface as a blaze”)	No ruling	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it should only appear on the foreface, as a blaze”)
Bout de queue blanc	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the tip of the tail”)	No ruling	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the tip of the tail”)
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Balzanes	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternative (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Collier	Alternative (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternative (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... and around the neck”)	No ruling	Alternative (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternative (“and, if round the collar, the roots of the white hair”)
Marques feu	Alternative (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternative (“Tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)	Alternative (“Tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Alternative (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternative (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)
Marques irlandaises	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	No ruling	No ruling

Colley barbu colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Colley barbu in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Ardoise, Marron, Feu, Fauve et Sablé. Standard patterns: Uni, Bicolore, Tricolore et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Blanc	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)
Gris	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	Standard (“puppies that are born black begin graying”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)
Bleu	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Ardoise	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	No ruling	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Marron	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Feu	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)
Fauve	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)
Sablé	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“a born brown from chocolate to sandy”)	No ruling	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“sandy”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“albinism”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)
Bicolore	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“with white markings”)
Tricolore	Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)	Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
Merle	Non reconnu (“never merle/dapple”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“merle unacceptable”)	Non reconnu (“never merle/dapple”)
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Brun clair	Standard (“in a born blue or fawn, the distinctively lighter eyes are correct”)	Standard (“lighter-colored eyes are characteristic of the dogs born blue or fawn”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“generally black”)	Standard (“in a born black, the eye rims, nose and lips are black”)	Standard (“in a born black, pigmentation is black”)	Standard (“generally black”)	Standard (“generally black”)
Ardoise	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”)	Standard (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Foie	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”)	Standard (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Isabelle (foie dilué)	No ruling	Standard (“born fawns a correspondingly lighter brown”)	Standard (“in a born fawn, the pigmentation is a lighter brown”)	No ruling	No ruling

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.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Colley barbu'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 toGris
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 weeks
Noirchanges toArdoise
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 weeks
Noirchanges toArgenté
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 weeks
Bleuchanges toArgenté
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 weeks
Marronchanges toSablé
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 weeks
Fauvechanges toChampagne
Pelage · Progressif · from 8 to 52 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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