What does each club give for Mankehøyde in the Borzoi?

FCI, Male: 75–85 cm; AKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; UKC, Male: over 71.1 cm; KC, Male: over 74 cm; CKC, Male: 71–81.3 cm; FCI, Female: 68–78 cm; AKC, Female: over 66 cm; UKC, Female: over 66 cm; KC, Female: over 68 cm; CKC, Female: 68.5–76.3 cm.

Borzoi 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
Mankehøyde, male	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFeil	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFeil	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Mankehøyde, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFeil	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFeil	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Vekt, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BittSaksebitt	Standard (“Saksebitt”)	Standard (“enten et jevnt bitt eller saksebitt”)	Standard (“møtes i saksebitt eller tangbitt”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelmessig og komplett saksebitt”)	Standard (“Saksebitt foretrukket”)
BittTangbitt	Alternativ (“Tangbitt er tillatt, men ikke ønskelig”)	Alternativ (“enten et jevnt bitt eller saksebitt”)	Alternativ (“møtes i saksebitt eller tangbitt”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“tangbitt akseptabelt”)
BittOverbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Alvorlig feil: Manglende tenner eller overbitt eller underbitt”)	No ruling	No ruling
BittUnderbitt	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Alvorlig feil: Manglende tenner eller overbitt eller underbitt”)	No ruling	No ruling
TannsettFullt tannsett	Standard (“Komplett tannformel”)	No ruling	Standard (“Et fullt sett med store, sterke, hvite tenner”)	Standard (“Fullt, sterkt tannsett ønskelig”)	Standard (“Fullt tannsett foretrekkes”)
TannsettManglende tenner	No ruling	Feil (“Manglende tenner bør straffes”)	Feil (“Alvorlig feil: Manglende tenner”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØreansetningHøy	Standard (“Ansatt over øyenivå”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Høyt ansatt, men ikke for langt fra hverandre”)	Standard (“Høyt ansatt, ikke for langt fra hverandre”)
ØyeformMandelformet	Standard (“Store, mandelformede, mørkebrune til brune”)	No ruling	Standard (“De ganske store, mandelformede øynene”)	Standard (“Mandelformede, skråstilte”)	Standard (“svakt mandelformede”)
ØyeformRund	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“aldri runde, fyldige eller stirrende”)	Feil (“Alvorlige feil: Runde, fyldige eller stirrende øyne”)	Ikke anerkjent (“Øyne ikke lyse, runde, utstående eller stirrende”)	No ruling
StoppSvakt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stoppet er bare svært svakt markert”)	No ruling	No ruling
StoppIngen	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stopp umerkelig”)	No ruling
HalslengdeLang	Standard (“HALS: Lang, tørr, muskuløs, svakt buet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Lang, ren og flatet på sidene”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalsformBuet	Standard (“Lang, tørr, muskuløs, svakt buet”)	Standard (“svakt buet, svært kraftig og godt ansatt”)	Standard (“halsen er svakt buet og bæres aldri høyt”)	Standard (“Svakt buet; rimelig lang og godt muskuløs”)	Standard (“svakt buet, godt muskuløs, flat på sidene”)
BrystDypt	Standard (“Oval i tverrsnitt, dyp, ikke smal”)	Standard (“Ganske smal, med stor brystdybde”)	Standard (“Brystkassen er dyp og oval i formen”)	Standard (“stor brystdybde som rekker til albuene”)	Standard (“stor brystdybde til albuenes nivå”)
Buklinjens opptrekkingMarkert	Standard (“Brått opptrukket mot flankene”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“mage svært opptrukket”)	Standard (“Magen er godt opptrukket”)
PoterHarepoter	Standard (“langstrakt oval form (kalt harefot)”)	Standard (“Poter: Harefot, med godt hvelvede knokler”)	Standard (“De harefotformede potene har godt hvelvede knokler”)	Standard (“Bakpoter harefotlignende”)	Standard (“Poter: Harefot, godt polstret, aldri flate”)
PoterOvale	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Forpoter ovale, tær tett sammen”)	No ruling
HalelengdeLang	Standard (“tynn, lang, med tett og rik fane”)	Standard (“Hale: Lang, lavt ansatt og båret lavt”)	Standard (“Halen er lavt ansatt, lang og tynn”)	Standard (“Lang, ganske lavt ansatt”)	Standard (“Lang, ganske lavt ansatt”)
HaleansetningLav	No ruling	Standard (“ansatt og båret lavt i en grasiøs kurve”)	Standard (“Halen er lavt ansatt, lang og tynn”)	Standard (“Lang, ganske lavt ansatt”)	Standard (“Lang, ganske lavt ansatt”)
HalebæringLav (hengende)	No ruling	Standard (“ansatt og båret lavt i en grasiøs kurve”)	No ruling	Standard (“båret lavt i en grasiøs kurve”)	Standard (“båret lavt i en grasiøs kurve”)
HalebæringSigdformet	Standard (“Sabel- eller sabelformet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den er sabelhale eller sabelformet”)	Standard (“kan være sabelhale eller svakt sabelformet”)	Alternativ (“halen kan være sabelformet, men ikke ringformet”)
HalebæringSabelformet	Standard (“Sabel- eller sabelformet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den er sabelhale eller sabelformet”)	Standard (“kan være sabelhale eller svakt sabelformet”)	No ruling
HalebæringRingformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“men ikke ringformet”)	Ikke anerkjent (“sabelformet, men ikke ringformet”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjerning av ulveklør	No ruling	Alternativ (“Ulveklør, hvis noen, på bakbena fjernes vanligvis”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Fjerning av ulveklør valgfritt”)

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

Borzoi colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Borzoi in Svart, Hvit, Grå, Blå, Sølv, Brun, Tan, Mahogni, Rød, Gull, Sitrongul, Krem, Fawn, Aprikos og Isabell. Standard patterns: Ensfarget, Trefarget, Tigret, Skjoldet, Konstant skimmel, Sobel, Agouti, Flekket, Tantegning og Mørk tigret.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Hvit	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)
Grå	Standard (“grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Grey”)	Standard (“Grey (from ashy to yellowish-grey)”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Diskvalifiserende (“blue”)
Sølv	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Brun	Diskvalifiserende (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Diskvalifiserende (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Tan	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mahogni	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Mahogany”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Rød	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Red”)	Standard (“Red”)
Gull	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Gold”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Sitrongul	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Lemon”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Krem	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Fawn	Standard (“pale of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Fawn”)	Standard (“Pale, of different shadings (red-fawn, grey-fawn, silver-fawn)”)
Aprikos	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Apricot”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Isabell	Diskvalifiserende (“isabella (lilac)”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Diskvalifiserende (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Ensfarget	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“All the colours may be solid”)
Trefarget	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Tigret	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Skjoldet	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“All the colours may be ... pied”)
Konstant skimmel	Feil (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)	Standard (“Spotted On White, Ticked”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Feil (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Sobel	Standard (“red with black overlay hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Red with black overlay, hair often combined with dark muzzle (sable)”)
Agouti	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Wolf Sable”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Flekket	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)	Standard (“Spotted On White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”)
Tantegning	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mørk tigret	Standard (“brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle: pale, or red, or grey main colour with dark stripes”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkjent (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dobbel merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Øyne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Mørkebrun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark In color”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Lysebrun	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nøttebrun	Feil (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Gul	Feil (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Grå	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Blå	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Grønn	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Ulikfargede øyne	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“eyes of different colours”)

Nese: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)	Standard (“Nose large and black”)	Standard (“The black nose”)	Standard (“nose large and black”)	Standard (“always black in any coat colour”)
Rosa	Diskvalifiserende (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalifiserende (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Sommerfuglnese	Feil (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Feil (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Feil: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifiserende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkjent: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Borzoi's colors can change over its life.

Svartchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kroppstilstanden · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Pels · I sola · can change back
Hvitchanges toKonstant skimmel
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSaltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnønese
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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