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

AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–66 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm.

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: AKC, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	AKC	UKC
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	55.9–61 cm	55.9–61 cm
Greutate, male	27.2–34 kg	27.2–34 kg
Greutate, female	22.7–29.5 kg	22.7–29.5 kg
Raport craniu/bot	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	AKC	UKC
StopUșor	Standard (“divided by a very slight but perceptible stop or break”)	Standard (“joined by a very slight, but perceptible, stop”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“The teeth are of good size, meeting in a scissors bite.”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Defect (“Overshot or undershot jaws are undesirable”)	Defect (“Serious Fault: Overshot bite.”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Defect (“the latter being more severely penalized”)	Defect (“Very Serious Fault: Undershot bite.”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)
Purtarea urechilorCu vârful îndoit	Standard (“carried about three-quarters erect, with about one-fourth of the ear tipping or breaking forward”)	Standard (“carried about three-quarters erect, with the top one-quarter tipping forward”)
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	Defect (“A dog with prick ears or low ears cannot show true expression and is penalized”)	Defect (“Faults: Prick or low ears.”)
Inserția urechilorJoasă	Defect (“A dog with prick ears or low ears ... is penalized accordingly”)	Defect (“Faults: Prick or low ears.”)
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“They are almond-shaped, of medium size”)	Standard (“The eyes are medium in size, almond in shape”)
Forma ochilorRotunzi	Defect (“A large, round, full eye seriously detracts from the desired sweet expression.”)	Defect (“Serious Fault: Large, round eye”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“The back is strong and level”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăUșor arcuită în zona șalelor	No ruling	Standard (“There is a slight rise over the loin”)
Purtarea coziiJoasă (atârnată)	No ruling	Standard (“Carried low when the dog is quiet, but with an upward swirl at the tip.”)
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“carried gaily, but never over the back.”)
Lungimea coziiLungă	No ruling	Standard (“Long, reaching to the hock joint.”)
LabeOvale	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are comparatively small, oval in shape, well padded”)
JarețiBine coborâți	No ruling	Standard (“well-bent stifles and strong, low hocks”)
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Clean and sinewy below the thighs, never cow-hocked.”)
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“It is fairly long, carried upright”)	Standard (“The clean, firm, muscular neck is fairly long”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“the chest is deep, extending to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow.”)
Forma botuluiBont	Standard (“The end of the smooth, well-rounded muzzle is blunt but not square.”)	Standard (“well-rounded, blunt at the end, but never square”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	AKC	UKC
Breaz	Alternativ (“A blaze may appear on the foreface”)	Alternativ (“A blaze may appear on the muzzle and/or skull.”)
Vârf alb al cozii	Alternativ (“usually on the chest, neck, legs, feet and the tip of the tail.”)	Standard (“a full or partial white collar, white shirtfront, legs, feet, and a white tail tip.”)
Guler	No ruling	Standard (“a full or partial white collar, white shirtfront, legs, feet, and a white tail tip.”)
Marcaje roșcate	No ruling	Standard (“predominately black with rich tan markings on the head and legs”)

Collie colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Collie in Negru, Alb, Albastru, Roșcat și Fauve. Standard patterns: Bicolor, Tricolor, Merle, Samur și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negru	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“tri-color: predominately black”)
Alb	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white: predominately white”)
Albastru	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“blue merle: mottled or marbled blue-grey and black”)
Roșcat	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)
Fauve	Standard (“a fawn sable color of varying shades from light gold to dark mahogany”)	Standard (“any shade of light gold to rich mahogany”)
Albinos	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant (“albinism”)
Patterns
Bicolor	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“typical white markings”)
Tricolor	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“tri-color”)
Merle	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“blue merle”)
Samur	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“sable”)
Marcat roșcat	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)
Dublu merle	No ruling	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Albastru	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china in color without specific penalty”)	Standard (“the Blue Merle, which may have blue, or blue flecked, eyes (one or both)”)
Maro închis	Standard (“the color is dark”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)
Patterns
Marmorat	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle ... in color”)	No ruling
Ochi diferiți	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china (blue merles)”)	Standard (“blue, or blue flecked, eyes (one or both)”)
Heterocromie sectorială	No ruling	Standard (“blue flecked”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Negru	Standard (“the black nose”)	Standard (“must be black”)

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 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
Albastruchanges toMaro închis
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toMaro
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toMaro deschis
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toChihlimbariu
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toAlun
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Albastruchanges toGalben
Ochi · Cu vârsta · from 2 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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