What does each club give for Altura na cernelha in the Pastor Belga?

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.

Pastor Belga 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
Altura na cernelha, male	60–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 57.2 cmDesqualificanteover 69.9 cmDesqualificante	58.4–67.3 cmunder 58.4 cmDesqualificanteover 67.3 cmDesqualificante	61–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 58.5 cmDesqualificanteover 68.5 cmDesqualificante
Altura na cernelha, female	56–62 cm	55.9–61 cmunder 52.1 cmDesqualificanteover 64.8 cmDesqualificante	53.3–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDesqualificanteover 62.2 cmDesqualificante	56–61 cm	56–61 cmunder 53.3 cmDesqualificanteover 63.5 cmDesqualificante
Peso, male	25–30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	20–25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Relação altura/comprimento	1	1	1	1	1
Relação crânio/focinho	1	1	1	1	No ruling
Ângulo escapuloumeral	110–115°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerado	Padrão (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Padrão (“Stop moderate.”)	Padrão (“STOP Moderate.”)	Padrão (“Moderate stop”)	No ruling
MordeduraMordedura em tesoura	Padrão (“Scissor bite; pincer bite ... is tolerated.”)	Alternativo (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Padrão (“forty-two strong, white teeth that meet in scissors bite”)	Padrão (“Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth”)	Alternativo (“even or a scissors bite”)
MordeduraMordedura em torquês	Alternativo (“pincer bite ... is tolerated”)	Alternativo (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Alternativo (“A level meeting of the incisors is acceptable.”)	Alternativo (“Pincer [level] bite tolerated.”)	Alternativo (“even or a scissors bite”)
MordeduraPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Falta (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
MordeduraPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Falta (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
DentiçãoDentição completa	Padrão (“Complete dentition according to the dental formula”)	Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Padrão (“furnished with forty-two strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentiçãoDentes ausentes	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Absence of premolar(s) or molar(s)”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte das orelhasEretas (em pé)	Padrão (“stiff, carried upright and vertical when dog is alert”)	Padrão (“Ears triangular in shape, stiff, erect”)	Padrão (“triangular, carried well-pricked”)	Padrão (“stiff and erect, set high and carried upright and vertical”)	No ruling
Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Ears hanging (as on a hound) shall disqualify.”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications: Drooping or hanging ears.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserção das orelhasAlta	Padrão (“Rather small, set high”)	No ruling	Padrão (“High set, triangular”)	Padrão (“stiff and erect, set high”)	No ruling
Forma dos olhosAmendoados	Padrão (“slightly almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Padrão (“Medium size, slightly almond shaped, not protruding.”)	Padrão (“Almond in shape, obliquely set”)	Padrão (“slightly almond shaped and obliquely set”)	No ruling
Forma dos olhosRedondos	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Very light or round eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linha superiorHorizontal	Padrão (“Topline: upper line of back and loins is straight.”)	Padrão (“the back, which must be level, straight, and firm from withers to hip joints”)	Padrão (“The back and lumbar/loin region are straight”)	Padrão (“upper line of body straight, firm and well-muscled”)	Padrão (“Back is level, straight and firm from withers to hip”)
Porte da caudaBaixa (pendente)	Padrão (“at rest carried down, with tip curved backwards at level of hock”)	Padrão (“At rest the dog holds it low, the tip bent back level with the hock”)	No ruling	Padrão (“When at rest, hangs down, with tip slightly bent backwards”)	No ruling
Comprimento da caudaMédia	Padrão (“of medium length, reaching at least to hock”)	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“strong at base, of medium length”)	No ruling
Retração abdominalModerada	Padrão (“neither drooping nor tucked up, but slightly raised and moderately developed”)	Padrão (“Moderate development. Neither tucked up nor paunchy.”)	Padrão (“Moderately developed, neither hanging (paunchy) nor tucked up.”)	Padrão (“moderately developed neither drooping nor unduly cut up”)	No ruling
PésPé de gato	Padrão (“Forefeet: Round, cat feet”)	Padrão (“Feet round (cat footed)”)	No ruling	Padrão (“Forefeet round and cat-like.”)	No ruling
PapadaNenhuma (garganta seca)	Padrão (“without dewlap, nape slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“well-muscled and without dewlap”)	No ruling
Forma do focinhoAfilado	Padrão (“narrowing gradually toward the nose, like an elongated wedge”)	No ruling	Padrão (“narrowing gradually toward the nose”)	Padrão (“Muzzle tapering gradually to the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling
JarretesBem descidos	Padrão (“Hock: Close to the ground”)	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“hocks well let down”)	No ruling
Comprimento do pescoçoMédio	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“Neck of moderate length, slightly arched”)	No ruling
PeitoProfundo	No ruling	Padrão (“Chest not broad, but deep.”)	Padrão (“Not too broad, but in compensation, deep and inclined.”)	Padrão (“Chest deep and well let down to point of elbow”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Máscara	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“Black mask on face not extending above the eye and brow area”)	No ruling
Mancha no peito	Alternativo (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Alternativo (“Small to moderate patch or strip on forechest.”)	Alternativo (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Alternativo (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling
Calçado baixo	Alternativo (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“the tips of the toes may be white”)	Alternativo (“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
Caudectomia (corte de cauda)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Cropped or stump tail shall disqualify.”)	Desqualificante (“Disqualifications: Absence of or docked tail.”)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Tail docked or stump”)
Remoção dos ergôs	No ruling	Padrão (“Dewclaws, if any, should be removed.”)	Alternativo (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“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.

Pastor Belga colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pastor Belga in Preto, Branco e Vermelho. Standard patterns: Sólido e Bicolor.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“only uniform black”)	Padrão (“Black”)	Padrão (“the long-haired black”)	Padrão (“Groenendael - Black”)	Padrão (“only uniform black”)
Branco	Padrão (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Padrão (“Black & White”)	Padrão (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Padrão (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Padrão (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)
Vermelho	Falta (“reddish tinges in the coat”)	Padrão (“reddening due to climatic conditions ... should not be grounds for disqualification”)	Falta (“dominant red tinge”)	Não reconhecido	Falta (“reddish tinges in the coat”)
Cinza	Falta (“grey breeches”)	Desqualificante (“Gray”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido	Falta (“grey breeches”)
Albino	Desqualificante	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“albinism”)	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Prateado	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Silver”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Marrom	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Brown”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Creme	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Black & Cream”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Fulvo	Desqualificante	Desqualificante (“Fawn”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido	Desqualificante
Patterns
Sólido	Padrão (“only uniform black”)	Padrão (“may be completely black”)	Padrão (“may be all black”)	Padrão (“Groenendael - Black”)	Padrão (“only uniform black”)
Bicolor	No ruling	Padrão (“Black & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Sable	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Agouti	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pintado	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Spotted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Olhos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrom	Padrão (“brownish colour”)	Padrão (“eyes brown”)	Padrão (“brown in color”)	Padrão (“brown in colour”)	Padrão (“brownish colour”)
Marrom-escuro	Padrão (“preferably dark”)	Padrão (“preferably dark brown”)	Padrão (“preferably dark”)	Padrão (“preferably dark brown”)	Padrão (“preferably dark”)
Marrom-claro	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“very light ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“black”)	Padrão (“nose black without spots or discolored areas”)	Padrão (“black”)	Padrão (“nose black”)	Padrão (“black”)
Rosa	Desqualificante (“strong depigmentation”)	No ruling	Falta (“lack of external pigmentation”)	No ruling	Desqualificante (“strong depigmentation”)
Patterns
Nariz borboleta	Falta (“traces of depigmentation”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“traces of depigmentation”)

What the rulings mean

Padrão: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Desqualificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Não reconhecido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Pastor Belga's colors can change over its life.

Pretochanges toFerrugem
Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back
Pretochanges toCinza
Pelagem · Progressivo
Pretochanges toMarrom
Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back
Brancochanges toRuão
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks
Pretochanges toNariz de neve
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back
Pretochanges toRosa
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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