What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn in the Bearded Collie?

FCI, Male: 53–56 cm; AKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3–55.9 cm; KC, Male: 53–56 cm; CKC, Male: 53.3–56 cm; FCI, Female: 51–53 cm; AKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; UKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm; KC, Female: 51–53 cm; CKC, Female: 50.8–53.3 cm.

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
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	53–56 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53.3–55.9 cm	53–56 cm	53.3–56 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	50.8–53.3 cm	51–53 cm	50.8–53.3 cm
Raport înălțime/lungime	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Raport craniu/bot	1	1	1	1	1
Unghiul scapulo-humeral	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling	90°

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopModerat	Standard (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Standard (“the stop is moderate”)	Standard (“The stop is moderate.”)	Standard (“Moderate stop.”)	Standard (“The stop should be moderate.”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite preferred”)	Standard (“incisors of the lower jaw fitting tightly behind those of the upper jaw”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“Level bite tolerated.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Level bite tolerated”)	Alternativ (“a level bite is acceptable”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	Standard (“Full dentition is desirable.”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	Standard (“A full set of forty-two teeth is desirable.”)
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Standard (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standard (“medium sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standard (“medium-sized, hanging and covered with long hair”)	Standard (“Of medium size and drooping.”)	Standard (“ears are of medium size and drooping”)
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Round eyes. Protruding eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma botuluiAscuțit	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Faults: Snipy muzzle.”)	Defect (“Severe Fault: Snipey muzzle.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Back: Level.”)	Standard (“The back is level.”)	Standard (“The back is level”)	Standard (“Back level”)	Standard (“The back must be level”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	Standard (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standard (“The tail is set low”)	Standard (“It is set low”)	Standard (“Set low, without kink or twist”)	Standard (“The tail is set low, without kink or twist”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	Standard (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	Standard (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standard (“normally carried low with an upward swirl at the tip”)	Standard (“Carried low with an upward swirl at tip”)	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	Nerecunoscut (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualification: tail carried up over the back.”)	Nerecunoscut (“Never carried over back.”)	No ruling
Lungimea coziiLungă	Standard (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	Standard (“long enough for the end of the bone to reach at least the point of the hocks”)	Standard (“extends at least to the hocks”)	Standard (“long enough for end of bone to reach at least point of hock”)	No ruling
LabeOvale	Standard (“Forefeet: Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standard (“The feet are oval in shape”)	Standard (“The oval-shaped feet have well-padded soles.”)	Standard (“Oval with soles well padded.”)	Standard (“The feet are oval in shape with the soles well padded”)
JarețiBine coborâți	Standard (“Hock joint: Low.”)	Standard (“The hocks are low.”)	Standard (“the hocks are low to the ground”)	Standard (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)	Standard (“well-bent stifles and low hocks”)
Lungimea gâtuluiMediu	Standard (“NECK: Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate length, muscular and slightly arched.”)	No ruling
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Chest: Deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room.”)	Standard (“The chest is deep, reaching at least to the elbows.”)	Standard (“The deep chest reaches at least to the elbows.”)	Standard (“chest deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)	Standard (“the chest is deep, giving plenty of heart and lung room”)
PieptÎn formă de butoi	Nerecunoscut (“Ribs well sprung but not barrelled.”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“not barreled”)	Nerecunoscut (“ribs well sprung but not barrelled”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Breaz	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears on the foreface as a blaze”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears on foreface, as a blaze on skull”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear on the foreface, as a blaze”)
Vârf alb al cozii	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the tip of the tail”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on tip of tail”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the tip of the tail”)
Pată pe piept	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Șosete	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... on the chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“When white occurs it appears ... on chest, legs and feet”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it should only appear ... on the chest, legs and feet”)
Guler	Alternativ (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativ (“Where white occurs, it only appears ... and around the neck”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“if round the collar, roots of white hair should not extend behind shoulder”)	Alternativ (“and, if round the collar, the roots of the white hair”)
Marcaje roșcate	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativ (“Tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)	Alternativ (“Tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears”)	Alternativ (“Slight tan markings are acceptable on the eyebrows, inside the ears”)
Marcaje irlandeze	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	No ruling	No 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 Negru, Alb, Gri, Albastru, Ardezie, Maro, Roșcat, Fauve și Nisipiu. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Alb	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)
Gri	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	Standard (“puppies that are born black begin graying”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)
Albastru	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)	Standard (“blue”)
Ardezie	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“a born black may become any shade of gray from black to slate to silver”)	No ruling	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Maro	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“brown”)	Standard (“brown”)
Roșcat	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”)
Fauve	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“fawn”)	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)	Standard (“reddish-fawn”)
Nisipiu	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“a born brown from chocolate to sandy”)	No ruling	Standard (“sandy”)	Standard (“sandy”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)	Standard (“with or without white markings”)
Bicolor	Standard (“with white markings”)	Standard (“White Markings”)	Standard (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“with white markings”)
Tricolor	Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)	Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“Black Tricolour”)	Standard (“tan markings ... on legs where white joins main colour”)
Marcat roșcat	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
Merle	Nerecunoscut (“never merle/dapple”)	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“merle unacceptable”)	Nerecunoscut (“never merle/dapple”)
Dublu merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Maro deschis	Standard (“in a born blue or fawn, the distinctively lighter eyes are correct”)	Standard (“lighter-colored eyes are characteristic of the dogs born blue or fawn”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“generally black”)	Standard (“in a born black, the eye rims, nose and lips are black”)	Standard (“in a born black, pigmentation is black”)	Standard (“generally black”)	Standard (“generally black”)
Ardezie	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“in the born blue, the pigmentation is a blue-gray color”)	Standard (“in a born blue, the pigmentation is blue-gray”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Ficat	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“a born brown dog has brown pigmentation”)	Standard (“in a born brown, the pigmentation is brown”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)	Standard (“normally following coat colour in blues and browns”)
Izabel	No ruling	Standard (“born fawns a correspondingly lighter brown”)	Standard (“in a born fawn, the pigmentation is a lighter brown”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Descalificant: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nerecunoscut: 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.

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Albchanges toDereș
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Marcat roșcatchanges toCu șa
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negruchanges toArdezie
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negruchanges toArgintiu
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Albastruchanges toArgintiu
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Marochanges toNisipiu
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Fauvechanges toȘampanie
Blană · Progresiv · from 8 to 52 weeks
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

Back to the Bearded Collie guide Grooming styles for the Bearded Collie