What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot 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
Hauteur au garrot, male	65–70 cmunder 65 cmÉliminatoireover 70 cmÉliminatoire	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmÉliminatoireover 69.9 cmÉliminatoire	64.8–69.9 cmunder 64.8 cmÉliminatoireover 69.9 cmÉliminatoire	65–70 cm	65–70 cmunder 65 cmÉliminatoireover 70 cmÉliminatoire
Hauteur au garrot, female	61–68 cmunder 61 cmÉliminatoireover 68 cmÉliminatoire	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmÉliminatoireover 67.3 cmÉliminatoire	61–67.3 cmunder 61 cmÉliminatoireover 67.3 cmÉliminatoire	61–68 cm	61–68 cmunder 61 cmÉliminatoireover 68 cmÉliminatoire

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopLéger	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is only slightly pronounced”)
StopModéré	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“There is a moderate stop”)	Standard (“Moderate stop set midway between tip of nose and occiput”)	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“Strong teeth with a scissor bite.”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Strong teeth with a scissors bite.”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Éliminatoire (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)	Éliminatoire (“Undershot or overshot with teeth not touching.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot with loss of contact”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong white teeth”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“Teeth strong, full dentition.”)	No ruling
DentitionDents manquantes	Éliminatoire (“absence of 3 or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Éliminatoire (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)	Éliminatoire (“Three or more missing teeth, not counting pre-molars.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“absence of three or more teeth (the first premolars not counting)”)
Port des oreillesSemi-dressées	Alternative (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternative (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Alternative (“Ears are half-pricked or drop-ears.”)	Alternative (“The natural ears are half pricked or drop-ears”)	No ruling	Standard (“Dropped, flat, not set close to head.”)	Alternative (“Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop ears.”)
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Éliminatoire (“Natural ears carried totally upright and firm.”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“EARS: Set high.”)	Standard (“The ears are set high”)	Standard (“The ears are set high.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Ears: Set high.”)
Forme des yeuxOvales	Standard (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)	Standard (“horizontal and slightly oval in shape”)	Standard (“The eyes are oval in shape, and set on the horizontal.”)	Standard (“Dark, oval, medium sized”)	Standard (“Horizontal, slightly oval in shape.”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“The back is straight.”)	Standard (“The back is straight and strong.”)	Standard (“The back is straight.”)	Standard (“Firm, level back.”)	Standard (“The back is straight and strong.”)
Port de la queueBasse (pendante)	Standard (“Whole, carried low”)	Standard (“The tail is strong at the base, carried down”)	Standard (“carried low and straight down”)	Standard (“Carried low and hanging straight”)	Standard (“Whole, carried low”)
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Éliminatoire (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Éliminatoire (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Éliminatoire (“Docked tail, or a tail carried over the back.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back”)
Longueur de la queueLongue	Standard (“it reaches at least to the hock”)	No ruling	Standard (“reaching at least to the hock”)	Standard (“reaching at least to hock”)	Standard (“it reaches at least to the point of the hock”)
PiedsPied de chat	Standard (“Feet: Large, round, compact.”)	No ruling	Standard (“Large, round and compact with hard pads”)	Standard (“Strong, round, tight”)	Standard (“Feet: Large, round and compact.”)
Ergots postérieursDoubles	Standard (“conservation of double dewclaws”)	Standard (“Double dewclaws form well separated "thumbs"”)	Standard (“There must be double dewclaws on the inside of the hind legs.”)	Standard (“Double dewclaws set close to foot.”)	Standard (“conservation of double dewclaw”)
Ergots postérieursSimples	Éliminatoire (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Éliminatoire (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Éliminatoire (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Défaut (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Éliminatoire (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
Ergots postérieursAucun	Éliminatoire (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.”)	Éliminatoire (“Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.”)	Éliminatoire (“Lack of double dewclaws on the rear legs.”)	Défaut (“Lack of double dewclaws unacceptable.”)	Éliminatoire (“Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws in hind legs”)
JarretsBien descendus	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Vertical from low set hock to foot.”)	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“It is wide deep and long.”)	Standard (“The chest is wide, deep, long”)	Standard (“The chest is wide and deep”)	Standard (“Chest wide and deep.”)	Standard (“It is wide, deep and long.”)
Forme du museauPointu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“narrow or snipy appearance undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Marques feu	Standard (“On the chest, preferably two spots.”)	Standard (“two spots on the chest are preferred to a breastplate”)	Standard (“The bright rust markings appear above the eyes;”)	Standard (“Tan above eyes, on side of muzzle, narrowing on to cheeks”)	Standard (“The tan markings are distributed as follows: Spots over the eyes.”)
Étoile	Alternative (“A faint while spot on the chest is tolerated.”)	Éliminatoire (“Well-defined, quite visible white spot on the chest 1 inch in diameter or larger.”)	Éliminatoire (“A visible white spot on the chest that measures more than 1 inch in diameter.”)	Alternative (“A faint white spot on chest tolerated.”)	Alternative (“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
Coupe des oreilles	No ruling	Alternative (“may be cropped or natural”)	Alternative (“They may be cropped or left natural.”)	No ruling	Alternative (“carried upright if cropped”)
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Éliminatoire (“Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.”)	Éliminatoire (“Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.”)	Éliminatoire (“The tail is not docked.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“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 Noir, Gris et Feu. Standard patterns: Arlequin et Marqué de feu.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“the black is pure black”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the black is deep”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“the black is pure black”)
Gris	Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)	Standard (“Gray Black & Tan”)	Standard (“gray, black and tan, in a pattern of blue-gray patches”)	Standard (“grey and black patches”)	Standard (“harlequin: grey, black and tan”)
Feu	Standard (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the bright rust markings”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”)
Patterns
Arlequin	Standard (“harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings)”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“Harlequin”)	Standard (“harlequin (blue mottled with tan markings)”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)
Uni	Éliminatoire (“complete absence of tan markings”)	Éliminatoire (“complete absence of markings”)	Éliminatoire (“a complete absence of tan markings”)	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire (“complete absence of tan markings”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Bleu	Standard (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)	Standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	Standard (“wall eyes are acceptable in the harlequin color”)	Standard (“for the Harlequin variety, wall eyes can occur”)	Standard (“for the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted”)
Brun foncé	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“always dark”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)
Noisette	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)	Standard (“never being lighter than dark hazel”)	No ruling	Standard (“never lighter than dark hazel”)
Brun clair	Éliminatoire (“eyes too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“eyes too light”)
Jaune	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“yellow eyes”)	Éliminatoire (“yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Yeux vairons	No ruling	Standard (“for the Harlequin, walleye is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“always black”)	Standard (“always black”)	Standard (“always black in color”)	Standard (“always black”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	Éliminatoire (“with unpigmented areas”)	Éliminatoire (“nose ... with unpigmented areas”)	Éliminatoire (“unpigmented areas in nose”)	Éliminatoire (“with unpigmented areas”)

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 Beauceron'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
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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