United Pet Club

Bearded Collie 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Altura na cernelha, male53–56 cm53.3–55.9 cm53.3–55.9 cm53–56 cm53.3–56 cm
Altura na cernelha, female51–53 cm50.8–53.3 cm50.8–53.3 cm51–53 cm50.8–53.3 cm
Relação altura/comprimento0.80.80.80.80.8
Relação crânio/focinho11111
Ângulo escapuloumeralNo ruling90°No rulingNo ruling90°

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
StopModeradoPadrão (“Stop: Moderate.”)Padrão (“the stop is moderate”)Padrão (“The stop is moderate.”)Padrão (“Moderate stop.”)Padrão (“The stop should be moderate.”)
MordeduraMordedura em tesouraPadrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)Padrão (“meeting in a scissors bite”)Padrão (“meet in a scissors bite”)Padrão (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)Padrão (“incisors of the lower jaw fitting tightly behind those of the upper jaw”)
MordeduraMordedura em torquêsAlternativo (“Level bite tolerated.”)No rulingNo rulingAlternativo (“Level bite tolerated”)Alternativo (“a level bite is acceptable”)
DentiçãoDentição completaNo rulingPadrão (“Full dentition is desirable.”)Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingPadrão (“A full set of forty-two teeth is desirable.”)
Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes)Padrão (“Of medium size and drooping.”)Padrão (“medium sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)Padrão (“medium-sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)Padrão (“Of medium size and drooping.”)Padrão (“ears are of medium size and drooping”)
Forma dos olhosRedondosNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)No rulingNo ruling
Forma do focinhoPontiagudoNo rulingFalta (“Serious Faults: Snipy muzzle.”)Falta (“Severe Fault: Snipey muzzle.”)No rulingNo ruling
Linha superiorHorizontalPadrão (“Back: Level.”)Padrão (“The back is level.”)Padrão (“The back is level”)Padrão (“Back level”)Padrão (“The back must be level”)
Inserção da caudaBaixaPadrão (“Set low, without kink or twist”)Padrão (“The tail is set low”)Padrão (“It is set low”)Padrão (“Set low, without kink or twist”)Padrão (“The tail is set low, without kink or twist”)
Porte da caudaBaixa (pendente)Padrão (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)Padrão (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)Padrão (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)Padrão (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)No ruling
Porte da caudaEnrolada sobre o dorsoNão reconhecido (“Never carried over back.”)No rulingDesqualificante (“Disqualification: tail carried up over the back.”)Não reconhecido (“Never carried over back.”)No ruling
Comprimento da caudaLongaPadrão (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)Padrão (“long enough for the end of the bone to reach at least the point of the hocks”)Padrão (“extends at least to the hocks”)Padrão (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)No ruling
PésOvaisPadrão (“Forefeet: Oval with soles well padded.”)Padrão (“The feet are oval in shape”)Padrão (“The oval-shaped feet have well-padded soles.”)Padrão (“Oval with soles well padded.”)Padrão (“The feet are oval in shape with the soles well padded”)
JarretesBem descidosPadrão (“Hock joint: Low.”)Padrão (“The hocks are low.”)Padrão (“the hocks are low to the ground”)Padrão (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)Padrão (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)
Comprimento do pescoçoMédioPadrão (“NECK: Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)No rulingNo rulingPadrão (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)No ruling
PeitoProfundoPadrão (“Chest: Deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room.”)Padrão (“The chest is deep, reaching at least to the elbows.”)Padrão (“The deep chest reaches at least to the elbows.”)Padrão (“chest deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)Padrão (“the chest is deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)
PeitoEm barrilNão reconhecido (“Ribs well sprung but not barrelled.”)No rulingNão reconhecido (“not barreled”)Não reconhecido (“ribs well sprung but not barrelled”)No ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Lista largaAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears on the foreface as a blaze”)No rulingAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear on the foreface, as a blaze”)
Ponta da cauda brancaAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the tip of the tail”)No rulingAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the tip of the tail”)
Mancha no peitoAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)No rulingAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Calçado baixoAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)No rulingAlternativo (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
ColarAlternativo (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)Alternativo (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... and around the neck”)No rulingAlternativo (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)Alternativo (“and, if round the collar, the roots of the white hair”)
Marcas de fogoAlternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)Alternativo (“Tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)Alternativo (“Tan trim may occur on all colors”)Alternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)Alternativo (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)
Marcas irlandesasNo rulingNo rulingAlternativo (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)No rulingNo ruling

Bearded Collie colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Bearded Collie in Preto, Branco, Cinzento, Azul, Ardósia, Castanho, Fogo, Fulvo e Areia. Standard patterns: Sólido, Bicolor, Tricolor e Marcado de fogo.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
PretoPadrão (“black”)Padrão (“Black”)Padrão (“black”)Padrão (“black”)Padrão (“black”)
BrancoPadrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)
CinzentoPadrão (“all shades of grey”)Padrão (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)Padrão (“puppies that are born black begin graying”)Padrão (“all shades of grey”)Padrão (“all shades of grey”)
AzulPadrão (“blue”)Padrão (“Blue”)Padrão (“blue”)Padrão (“blue”)Padrão (“blue”)
ArdósiaPadrão (“slate grey”)Padrão (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)No rulingPadrão (“slate grey”)Padrão (“slate grey”)
CastanhoPadrão (“brown”)Padrão (“Brown”)Padrão (“brown”)Padrão (“brown”)Padrão (“brown”)
FogoPadrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)Padrão (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”)Padrão (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)Padrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)Padrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)
FulvoPadrão (“reddish-fawn”)Padrão (“Fawn”)Padrão (“fawn”)Padrão (“reddish-fawn”)Padrão (“reddish-fawn”)
AreiaPadrão (“sandy”)Padrão (“a born brown from chocolate to sandy”)No rulingPadrão (“sandy”)Padrão (“sandy”)
AlbinoNo rulingNo rulingDesqualificante (“albinism”)Não reconhecidoNão reconhecido
Patterns
SólidoPadrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)Padrão (“with or without white markings”)
BicolorPadrão (“with white markings”)Padrão (“White Markings”)Padrão (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”)Padrão (“Black & White”)Padrão (“with white markings”)
TricolorPadrão (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)Padrão (“White & Tan Markings”)Padrão (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)Padrão (“Black Tricolour”)Padrão (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Marcado de fogoPadrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)Padrão (“White & Tan Markings”)Padrão (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)Padrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)Padrão (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
MerleNão reconhecido (“never merle/dapple”)No rulingNo rulingNão reconhecido (“merle unacceptable”)Não reconhecido (“never merle/dapple”)
Duplo merleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Olhos: rulings by club
Color or patternAKCUKC
Castanho-claroPadrão (“in a born blue or fawn, the distinctively lighter eyes are correct”)Padrão (“lighter-colored eyes are characteristic of the dogs born blue or fawn”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
PretoPadrão (“generally black”)Padrão (“in a born black, the eye rims, nose and lips are black”)Padrão (“in a born black, pigmentation is black”)Padrão (“generally black”)Padrão (“generally black”)
ArdósiaPadrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)Padrão (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”)Padrão (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”)Padrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)Padrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
FígadoPadrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)Padrão (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”)Padrão (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”)Padrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)Padrão (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
IsabelaNo rulingPadrão (“born fawns a correspondingly lighter brown”)Padrão (“in a born fawn, the pigmentation is a lighter brown”)No rulingNo ruling

What the rulings mean

Padrão
Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Bearded Collie's colors can change over its life.

  • Pretochanges toFerrugem

    Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back

  • Pretochanges toCinzento

    Pelagem · Progressivo

  • Pretochanges toCastanho

    Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back

  • Brancochanges toRuão

    Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks

  • Marcado de fogochanges toCom sela

    Pelagem · Com a idade · from 6 to 156 weeks

  • Pretochanges toCinzento

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Pretochanges toArdósia

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Pretochanges toPrateado

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Azulchanges toPrateado

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Castanhochanges toAreia

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Fulvochanges toChampanhe

    Pelagem · Progressivo · from 8 to 52 weeks

  • Pretochanges toNariz de neve

    Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

  • Pretochanges toRosa

    Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

Published standards