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

FCI, Male: 60–65 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–66 cm; KC, Male: 60.5–65.5 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 55–60 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; KC, Female: 55.5–60.5 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

Ciobănesc German 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	60–65 cmover 66 cmDescalificantunder 59 cmDescalificant	61–66 cm	61–66 cm	60.5–65.5 cm	61–66 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	55–60 cmover 61 cmDescalificantunder 54 cmDescalificant	55.9–61 cm	55.9–61 cm	55.5–60.5 cm	56–61 cm
Greutate, male	30–40 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	34–38.5 kg
Greutate, female	22–32 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	27.3–31.8 kg
Raport înălțime/lungime	0.9–0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9–0.9	No ruling
Raport craniu/bot	1	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Unghiul scapulo-humeral	under 110°	No ruling	No ruling	90°	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“The German Shepherd Dog has a scissor bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“meeting in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors grip”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Descalificant (“Overshot by 2 mm and more, undershot”)	Descalificant (“An undershot jaw is a disqualifying fault.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	Defect (“an undershot jaw is a very serious fault”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Defect (“Occlusal overlay, overbite and retrusive occlusion ... are faulty”)	Defect (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Defect (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	Defect (“Overshot ... This is a serious fault.”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	No ruling	Defect (“An overshot jaw or a level bite is undesirable.”)	Defect (“Faults: Overshot or level mouth”)	No ruling	No ruling
MușcăturăMaxilar deviat	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Undershot; wry mouth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“strong, healthy and complete (42 teeth”)	Standard (“Complete dentition is to be preferred.”)	Standard (“Complete dentition is preferred.”)	Standard (“Full dentition of 42 teeth is desirable.”)	Standard (“complete dentition is decidedly to be preferred”)
DentițieDinți lipsă	No ruling	Defect (“Any missing teeth other than first premolars is a serious fault.”)	Defect (“Faults: ... missing first premolars, gaps between the teeth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	Standard (“erect ears of medium size, which are carried upright”)	Standard (“carried erect when at attention”)	Standard (“Ears are erect, moderately pointed”)	Standard (“carried erect, almost parallel”)	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Defect (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	Descalificant (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Nerecunoscut (“Never hanging.”)	Descalificant (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Purtarea urechilorCu vârful îndoit	Defect (“Tipped ears and drooping ears are faulty.”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	Nerecunoscut (“never pulled inwards or tipped”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“broad at the base, and set high”)	Standard (“broad at base, set high, carried erect”)	No ruling
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“medium size, almond-shaped, slightly slanted”)	Standard (“Eyes of medium size, almond shaped”)	Standard (“of medium size, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“Medium-sized, almond-shaped, never protruding”)	No ruling
StopUșor	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“joined at a very slight stop”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopLipsă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“snipey muzzles, and no stop are faults”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	No ruling	Standard (“sloping into the level back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Linia superioarăDescendentă spre spate	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The line of the back slopes downward from the withers”)	Standard (“falling away slightly in a straight line”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăArcuită (spinare de crap)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	Defect (“Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăÎnșeuată	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“The back is straight ... without sag or roach”)	Defect (“Serious Faults: Any measure of a roached or sagging back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎn formă de sabie	No ruling	Standard (“At rest, the tail hangs in a slight curve like a saber.”)	Standard (“carried in a slight curve like a saber”)	Standard (“At rest tail hangs in slight sabre-like curve”)	No ruling
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“never be curled forward beyond a vertical line”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Standard (“set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high”)	Standard (“a low-set natural tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea coziiScurtă	No ruling	Defect (“Tails too short ... are serious faults.”)	No ruling	Defect (“Short, rolled, curled ... or stumpy from birth, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	Standard (“The paws are rounded, well-closed and arched”)	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are round and tight”)	Standard (“Rounded toes well closed and arched”)	No ruling
Pinteni anterioriPrezenți	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Front dewclaws may be removed but are normally left intact.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	No ruling	Standard (“clean-cut and relatively long”)	Standard (“The neck is relatively long but strong”)	Standard (“Fairly long, strong, with well-developed muscles”)	No ruling
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“without loose neck skin (dewlap)”)	Standard (“without loose folds of skin”)	Standard (“The skin is tight.”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
PieptÎn formă de butoi	Defect (“a barrel-shaped chest is just as faulty as flat ribs”)	Nerecunoscut (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	Defect (“Faults: Barrel ribs; ribs too flat”)	Nerecunoscut (“neither barrel-shaped nor too flat”)	No ruling
PieptAdânc	No ruling	Standard (“It is deep and capacious, never shallow”)	Standard (“the chest is moderately broad, deep, and well filled”)	Standard (“Chest deep (45-48%) of height at shoulder”)	No ruling
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	No ruling	Standard (“only moderately tucked up in the loin”)	Standard (“Tuck-up is moderate.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma capuluiCuneiform	Standard (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	Standard (“The head is wedge-shaped”)	No ruling	No ruling
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling
JarețiJareți în seceră	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“cow hocks or sickle hocks, highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Stea	Defect (“small white marks on chest ... permissible, but not desirable”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“Small white marks in colored dogs on the chest or tips of the toes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pată pe piept	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Light markings on chest or very pale colour on inside of legs permissible but undesirable”)	No ruling
Marcaje roșcate	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“may have tan or gold markings on head, chest, legs and feet”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tăierea urechilor	No ruling	Descalificant (“A dog with cropped or hanging ears must be disqualified.”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears; drop or tipped ears.”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Cropped and hanging ears are to be discarded”)
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	Nerecunoscut (“Operative corrections are forbidden.”)	Descalificant (“A dog with a docked tail must be disqualified.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Docked tails ... disqualify.”)
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Standard (“dewclaws, if any, should be removed from the hind legs”)	Alternativ (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Ciobănesc German colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Ciobănesc German in Negru, Alb, Gri, Argintiu, Roșcat, Roșu, Auriu și Crem. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Samur și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“single-coloured black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“all black”)	Standard (“single-coloured black”)
Alb	Descalificant (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)	Descalificant (“White”)	Standard (“pure white”)	Defect (“whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable”)	Descalificant (“white hair colour (also with dark eyes and nails)”)
Gri	Standard (“grey with darker shading”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Sable (gray ... with black tips)”)	Standard (“all grey”)	Standard (“grey, with darker shading”)
Argintiu	Standard (“black with ... light grey markings”)	Standard (“Black & Silver”)	Standard (“Black and Silver”)	Standard (“gold to light grey markings”)	Standard (“black with ... light grey markings”)
Roșcat	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black or black saddle with tan”)	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Roșu	Standard (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)	Standard (“Black & Red”)	Standard (“Black and Red”)	No ruling	Standard (“black with reddish-brown ... markings”)
Auriu	Standard (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Standard (“most colors are permissible”)	Nerecunoscut	Standard (“Black & Gold”)	Standard (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Crem	Standard (“black with ... yellow to light grey markings”)	Standard (“Black & Cream”)	Standard (“Black and Cream”)	Standard (“gold to light grey markings”)	Standard (“black with ... yellow, to light grey markings”)
Izabel	Nerecunoscut	Defect (“pale, washed-out colors ... are serious faults”)	Descalificant (“pale, washed-out colors”)	Alternativ (“Isabella”)	Nerecunoscut
Albinos	Descalificant (“albinism”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“albinism”)	Defect (“albinos ... highly undesirable”)	Descalificant (“albinism”)
Albastru	Nerecunoscut	Defect (“Blue”)	Descalificant (“blue”)	Defect (“blues ... highly undesirable”)	Nerecunoscut
Ficat	Nerecunoscut	Defect (“Liver”)	Descalificant (“liver”)	Defect (“livers ... highly undesirable”)	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“single-coloured black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black ... or pure white”)	Standard (“all black, all grey”)	Standard (“single-coloured black”)
Bicolor	No ruling	Standard (“Bi-Color”)	Standard (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”)	Standard (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”)	No ruling
Samur	Standard (“grey with darker shading”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Sable (gray, tan, red, or silver with black tips)”)	Standard (“with lighter or brown markings referred to as Sables”)	Standard (“grey, with darker shading”)
Marcat roșcat	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings; black saddle”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings”)	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
Tărcat	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling
Bălțat	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail) ... piebald”)	No ruling	No ruling
Tărcat inversat	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“brindle”)	No ruling	No ruling

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	Standard (“as dark as possible”)	Standard (“as dark as possible”)	Standard (“as dark as possible”)	Standard (“dark brown preferred”)	Standard (“as dark as possible”)
Maro deschis	Defect (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)	No ruling	Defect (“light eyes”)	Standard (“lighter shade tolerated”)	Defect (“light, piercing eyes are undesirable”)

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

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Ciobănesc German'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
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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