What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Ca de Bou?

FCI, Male: 55–58 cm; UKC, Male: 54.6–58.4 cm; FCI, Female: 52–55 cm; UKC, Female: 52.1–54.6 cm.

Ca de Bou 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	UKC
Hauteur au garrot, male	55–58 cm	54.6–58.4 cm
Hauteur au garrot, female	52–55 cm	52.1–54.6 cm
Poids, male	35–38 kg	34.9–38.1 kg
Poids, female	30–34 kg	29.9–34 kg
Rapport crâne/museau	3	3

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	UKC
StopMarqué	Standard (“Seen from side, strongly defined and protruding”)	Standard (“The stop is strongly defined seen from the side”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Standard (“The bite is undershot; ... not exaggerated”)	Défaut (“Fault: Excessively undershot.”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux inversé	No ruling	Standard (“meeting in a reverse scissors bite”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Défaut (“Serious faults: Scissor or pincer bite.”)	Défaut (“Fault: ... Scissors or level bite.”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Défaut (“Scissor or pincer bite.”)	Défaut (“Scissors or level bite.”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Éliminatoire (“Overshot mouth.”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Overshot bite.”)
Forme des yeuxOvales	Standard (“Large, oval in shape, lids wide open”)	Standard (“Large, oval in shape, set wide apart and deeply”)
Implantation des yeuxEnfoncés	Standard (“The eyes are deep set and far apart.”)	Standard (“set wide apart and deeply in their sockets”)
Implantation des yeuxÉcartés	Standard (“The eyes are deep set and far apart.”)	Standard (“set wide apart and deeply in their sockets”)
Port des oreillesEn rose	Standard (“it is a so called “rose ear””)	Standard (“Rose ears, rather small and set on high.”)
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Défaut (“Ears set on erect, even if the back third is the shape of a rose ear.”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	Standard (“Set on high and to the sides, rather small”)	Standard (“Rose ears, rather small and set on high.”)
FanonLéger	Alternative (“thin dewlap permitted”)	Standard (“with loose skin and a thin dewlap”)
Attache de la queueBasse	Standard (“TAIL: Low set on.”)	Standard (“Set on low, thick at the base, tapering towards the tip.”)
Forme de la queueEn vrille	No ruling	Défaut (“Fault: Screw tail, such as in a Bulldog.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	UKC
Balzanes	Alternative (“White patches are permitted on front feet, on chest and on muzzle”)	Alternative (“White is permitted on the front feet, the chest and the muzzle”)
Tache de poitrail	Alternative (“White patches are permitted on front feet, on chest and on muzzle”)	Alternative (“White is permitted on the front feet, the chest and the muzzle”)
Masque	Alternative (“A black mask is also permitted”)	Alternative (“A black mask is also permitted”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	UKC
Coupe des oreilles	Éliminatoire (“Cropped ears or docked tail.”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Cropped ears.”)
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Éliminatoire (“Cropped ears or docked tail.”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification: Docked tail.”)

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

Ca de Bou colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Ca de Bou in Noir et Fauve. Standard patterns: Bringé et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Fauve	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)
Patterns
Bringé	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, preference in this order”)	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, in that order of preference”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, preference in this order”)	Standard (“Brindle, fawn and black, in that order of preference”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Brun foncé	Standard (“as dark as possible and according to coat colour”)	Standard (“as dark as possible depending on the color of the coat”)
Brun clair	Éliminatoire (“Light or yellow eyes”)	No ruling
Jaune	Éliminatoire (“Light or yellow eyes”)	Éliminatoire (“Yellow eyes”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC
Noir	Standard (“Black and broad”)	Standard (“Black and broad”)

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 Ca de Bou'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
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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