What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn 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
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmDefect	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmDefect	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmDefect	over 66 cmunder 66 cmDefect	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Greutate, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“Scissor bite”)	Standard (“either an even or a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Scissors bite preferred”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“Level bite is permitted but not desirable”)	Alternativ (“either an even or a scissors bite”)	Alternativ (“meet in a scissors or level bite”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“level bite acceptable”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth or overshot or undershot bite”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“Complete dental formula”)	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of large, strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“Full, strong dentition desirable”)	Standard (“Full dentition preferred”)
DentițieDinți lipsă	No ruling	Defect (“Missing teeth should be penalized”)	Defect (“Serious Fault: Missing teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Standard (“Set on above the eye level”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Set high but not too far apart”)	Standard (“Set high, not too far apart”)
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“Large, almond-shaped, dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	Standard (“The rather large, almond shaped eyes”)	Standard (“Almond shaped, set obliquely”)	Standard (“slightly almond-shaped”)
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“never round, full nor staring”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Round, full or staring eyes”)	Nerecunoscut (“Eyes not light, round, bulbous or staring”)	No ruling
StopUșor	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is only very slightly marked”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopLipsă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stop imperceptible”)	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“NECK: Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”)	No ruling	Standard (“Long, clean and flattened on the sides”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma gâtuluiArcuit	Standard (“Long, dry, muscled, slightly arched”)	Standard (“slightly arched, very powerful and well set on”)	Standard (“the neck is slightly arched and never carried high”)	Standard (“Slightly arched; reasonably long and well muscled”)	Standard (“slightly arched, well muscled, flat on the sides”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Oval in cross-section, deep, not narrow”)	Standard (“Rather narrow, with great depth of brisket”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and oval in shape”)	Standard (“great depth of brisket reaching to elbows”)	Standard (“great depth of brisket to the level of the elbows”)
Retracția abdomenuluiPronunțată	Standard (“Abruptly tucked up towards the flanks”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“abdomen very tucked up”)	Standard (“The abdomen is well tucked up”)
LabeLabă de iepure	Standard (“elongated oval shape (called harefeet)”)	Standard (“Feet: Hare-shaped, with well-arched knuckles”)	Standard (“The hare-shaped feet have well-arched knuckles”)	Standard (“Hind feet hare like”)	Standard (“Feet: Hare-foot, well padded, never flat”)
LabeOvale	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Front feet oval, toes close together”)	No ruling
Lungimea coziiLungă	Standard (“thin, long, with dense and abundant feather”)	Standard (“Tail: Long, set on and carried low”)	Standard (“The tail is low set, long and thin”)	Standard (“Long, rather low set”)	Standard (“Long, rather low set”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Standard (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”)	Standard (“The tail is low set, long and thin”)	Standard (“Long, rather low set”)	Standard (“Long, rather low set”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	No ruling	Standard (“set on and carried low in a graceful curve”)	No ruling	Standard (“carried low in a graceful curve”)	Standard (“carried low in a graceful curve”)
Purtarea coziiÎn seceră	Standard (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	Standard (“It is sickle or saber shaped”)	Standard (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”)	Alternativ (“the tail may be sickle-shaped but not ringed”)
Purtarea coziiÎn formă de sabie	Standard (“Sickle- or sabre-shaped”)	No ruling	Standard (“It is sickle or saber shaped”)	Standard (“may be sabre or slightly sickle shaped”)	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎn inel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“but not ringed”)	Nerecunoscut (“sickle-shaped but not ringed”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Removal of dewclaws optional”)

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 Negru, Alb, Gri, Albastru, Argintiu, Maro, Roșcat, Mahon, Roșu, Auriu, Lămâiu, Crem, Fauve, Caisă și Izabel. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Tricolor, Tărcat, Bălțat, Dereș, Samur, Aguti, Pătat, Marcat roșcat și Tărcat inversat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Alb	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)
Gri	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)”)
Albastru	Descalificant (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Descalificant (“blue”)
Argintiu	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”)
Maro	Descalificant (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Descalificant (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Roșcat	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mahon	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”)
Roșu	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Red”)	Standard (“Red”)
Auriu	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”)
Lămâiu	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”)
Crem	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”)
Fauve	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)”)
Caisă	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”)
Izabel	Descalificant (“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”)	Descalificant (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Unicolor	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”)
Tricolor	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”)
Tărcat	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”)
Bălțat	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”)
Dereș	Defect (“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”)	Defect (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Samur	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)”)
Aguti	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”)
Pătat	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”)
Marcat roșcat	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Tărcat inversat	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	Nerecunoscut (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dublu merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Maro închis	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark In color”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Maro deschis	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Alun	Defect (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Galben	Defect (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Gri	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Albastru	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Verde	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Ochi diferiți	Descalificant (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“eyes of different colours”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	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”)
Roz	Descalificant (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Nas fluture	Defect (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Defect: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Borzoi'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 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

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