What does each club give for Ūgis ties ketera in the Belgian Shepherd?

FCI, Male: 60–66 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–67.3 cm; KC, Male: 61–66 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 56–62 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 53.3–62.2 cm; KC, Female: 56–61 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

Belgian Shepherd 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
Ūgis ties ketera, male	60–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 57.2 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 69.9 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	58.4–67.3 cmunder 58.4 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 67.3 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	61–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 58.5 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 68.5 cmDiskvalifikuojanti
Ūgis ties ketera, female	56–62 cm	55.9–61 cmunder 52.1 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 64.8 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	53.3–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 62.2 cmDiskvalifikuojanti	56–61 cm	56–61 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskvalifikuojantiover 63.5 cmDiskvalifikuojanti
Svoris, male	25–30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Svoris, female	20–25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Aukščio ir ilgio santykis	1	1	1	1	1
Kaukolės ir snukio santykis	1	1	1	1	No ruling
Mentės kampas	110–115°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasVidutinis	Pagal standartą (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Pagal standartą (“Stop moderate.”)	Pagal standartą (“STOP Moderate.”)	Pagal standartą (“Moderate stop”)	No ruling
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis	Pagal standartą (“Scissor bite; pincer bite ... is tolerated.”)	Alternatyvi (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Pagal standartą (“forty-two strong, white teeth that meet in scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth”)	Alternatyvi (“even or a scissors bite”)
SąkandisReplinis sąkandis	Alternatyvi (“pincer bite ... is tolerated”)	Alternatyvi (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Alternatyvi (“A level meeting of the incisors is acceptable.”)	Alternatyvi (“Pincer [level] bite tolerated.”)	Alternatyvi (“even or a scissors bite”)
SąkandisNepakanda	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
SąkandisPerkanda	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas	Pagal standartą (“Complete dentition according to the dental formula”)	Pagal standartą (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Pagal standartą (“furnished with forty-two strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dantų komplektasTrūksta dantų	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Fault: Absence of premolar(s) or molar(s)”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ausų padėtisStačios (smailios)	Pagal standartą (“stiff, carried upright and vertical when dog is alert”)	Pagal standartą (“Ears triangular in shape, stiff, erect”)	Pagal standartą (“triangular, carried well-pricked”)	Pagal standartą (“stiff and erect, set high and carried upright and vertical”)	No ruling
Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Ears hanging (as on a hound) shall disqualify.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Drooping or hanging ears.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ausų įstatymasAukštai	Pagal standartą (“Rather small, set high”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“High set, triangular”)	Pagal standartą (“stiff and erect, set high”)	No ruling
Akių formaMigdolo formos	Pagal standartą (“slightly almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Pagal standartą (“Medium size, slightly almond shaped, not protruding.”)	Pagal standartą (“Almond in shape, obliquely set”)	Pagal standartą (“slightly almond shaped and obliquely set”)	No ruling
Akių formaApvalios	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Fault: Very light or round eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nugaros linijaTiesi	Pagal standartą (“Topline: upper line of back and loins is straight.”)	Pagal standartą (“the back, which must be level, straight, and firm from withers to hip joints”)	Pagal standartą (“The back and lumbar/loin region are straight”)	Pagal standartą (“upper line of body straight, firm and well-muscled”)	Pagal standartą (“Back is level, straight and firm from withers to hip”)
Uodegos padėtisŽemai (nukarusi)	Pagal standartą (“at rest carried down, with tip curved backwards at level of hock”)	Pagal standartą (“At rest the dog holds it low, the tip bent back level with the hock”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“When at rest, hangs down, with tip slightly bent backwards”)	No ruling
Uodegos ilgisVidutinė	Pagal standartą (“of medium length, reaching at least to hock”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“strong at base, of medium length”)	No ruling
Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinis	Pagal standartą (“neither drooping nor tucked up, but slightly raised and moderately developed”)	Pagal standartą (“Moderate development. Neither tucked up nor paunchy.”)	Pagal standartą (“Moderately developed, neither hanging (paunchy) nor tucked up.”)	Pagal standartą (“moderately developed neither drooping nor unduly cut up”)	No ruling
PėdosKatės pėdos	Pagal standartą (“Forefeet: Round, cat feet”)	Pagal standartą (“Feet round (cat footed)”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Forefeet round and cat-like.”)	No ruling
PagurklisNėra (švarus kaklas)	Pagal standartą (“without dewlap, nape slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“well-muscled and without dewlap”)	No ruling
Snukio formaSiaurėjantis	Pagal standartą (“narrowing gradually toward the nose, like an elongated wedge”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“narrowing gradually toward the nose”)	Pagal standartą (“Muzzle tapering gradually to the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling
KulnaiŽemai nuleisti	Pagal standartą (“Hock: Close to the ground”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“hocks well let down”)	No ruling
Kaklo ilgisVidutinis	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Neck of moderate length, slightly arched”)	No ruling
KrūtinėGili	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Chest not broad, but deep.”)	Pagal standartą (“Not too broad, but in compensation, deep and inclined.”)	Pagal standartą (“Chest deep and well let down to point of elbow”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kaukė	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Black mask on face not extending above the eye and brow area”)	No ruling
Krūtinės dėmė	Alternatyvi (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Alternatyvi (“Small to moderate patch or strip on forechest.”)	Alternatyvi (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Alternatyvi (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling
Kojinaitės	Alternatyvi (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“the tips of the toes may be white”)	Alternatyvi (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Uodegos trumpinimas	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Cropped or stump tail shall disqualify.”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Disqualifications: Absence of or docked tail.”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Tail docked or stump”)
Vilko nagų šalinimas	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Dewclaws, if any, should be removed.”)	Alternatyvi (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“Dewclaws, if any, may be removed”)

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

Belgian Shepherd colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Belgian Shepherd in Juoda, Balta ir Raudona. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė ir Dvispalvė.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“only uniform black”)	Pagal standartą (“Black”)	Pagal standartą (“the long-haired black”)	Pagal standartą (“Groenendael - Black”)	Pagal standartą (“only uniform black”)
Balta	Pagal standartą (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Pagal standartą (“Black & White”)	Pagal standartą (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Pagal standartą (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Pagal standartą (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)
Raudona	Trūkumas (“reddish tinges in the coat”)	Pagal standartą (“reddening due to climatic conditions ... should not be grounds for disqualification”)	Trūkumas (“dominant red tinge”)	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“reddish tinges in the coat”)
Pilka	Trūkumas (“grey breeches”)	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Gray”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“grey breeches”)
Albinosinė	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti (“albinism”)	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti
Sidabrinė	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Silver”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti
Ruda	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Brown”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti
Kreminė	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Black & Cream”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti
Gelsva	Diskvalifikuojanti	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Fawn”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Diskvalifikuojanti
Patterns
Vienspalvė	Pagal standartą (“only uniform black”)	Pagal standartą (“may be completely black”)	Pagal standartą (“may be all black”)	Pagal standartą (“Groenendael - Black”)	Pagal standartą (“only uniform black”)
Dvispalvė	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Black & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Sabalinė	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Aguti	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dėmėta	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Spotted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Akys: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Ruda	Pagal standartą (“brownish colour”)	Pagal standartą (“eyes brown”)	Pagal standartą (“brown in color”)	Pagal standartą (“brown in colour”)	Pagal standartą (“brownish colour”)
Tamsiai ruda	Pagal standartą (“preferably dark”)	Pagal standartą (“preferably dark brown”)	Pagal standartą (“preferably dark”)	Pagal standartą (“preferably dark brown”)	Pagal standartą (“preferably dark”)
Šviesiai ruda	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“very light ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nosis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“black”)	Pagal standartą (“nose black without spots or discolored areas”)	Pagal standartą (“black”)	Pagal standartą (“nose black”)	Pagal standartą (“black”)
Rožinė	Diskvalifikuojanti (“strong depigmentation”)	No ruling	Trūkumas (“lack of external pigmentation”)	No ruling	Diskvalifikuojanti (“strong depigmentation”)
Patterns
Drugelio nosis	Trūkumas (“traces of depigmentation”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“traces of depigmentation”)

What the rulings mean

Pagal standartą: Described by the club's breed standard.
Trūkumas: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifikuojanti: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nepripažinta: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Belgian Shepherd's colors can change over its life.

Juodachanges toRūdžių raudona
Kailis · Pagal kūno būklę · can change back
Juodachanges toPilka
Kailis · Progresuojanti
Juodachanges toRuda
Kailis · Saulėje · can change back
Baltachanges toDereša
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Juodachanges toŽiemos nosis
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back
Juodachanges toRožinė
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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