What does each club give for Mankhöjd in the Borzoi (rysk vinthund)?

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 (rysk vinthund) 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
Mankhöjd, male	75–85 cm	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFel	over 71.1 cmunder 71.1 cmFel	over 74 cm	71–81.3 cm
Mankhöjd, female	68–78 cm	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFel	over 66 cmunder 66 cmFel	over 68 cm	68.5–76.3 cm
Vikt, male	No ruling	34–47.6 kg	34–47.6 kg	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BettSaxbett	Standard (“Saxbett”)	Standard (“antingen tångbett eller saxbett”)	Standard (“möts i saxbett eller tångbett”)	Standard (“perfekt, regelbundet och fullständigt saxbett”)	Standard (“Saxbett föredras”)
BettTångbett	Alternativ (“Tångbett är tillåtet men inte önskvärt”)	Alternativ (“antingen tångbett eller saxbett”)	Alternativ (“möts i saxbett eller tångbett”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“tångbett godtagbart”)
BettÖverbett	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Allvarligt fel: Saknade tänder eller överbett eller underbett”)	No ruling	No ruling
BettUnderbett	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Allvarligt fel: Saknade tänder eller överbett eller underbett”)	No ruling	No ruling
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	Standard (“Fullständig tandformel”)	No ruling	Standard (“En fullständig uppsättning stora, starka, vita tänder”)	Standard (“Fullständig, stark tanduppsättning önskvärd”)	Standard (“Fullständig tandsättning föredras”)
TanduppsättningSaknade tänder	No ruling	Fel (“Saknade tänder ska bestraffas”)	Fel (“Allvarligt fel: Saknade tänder”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖronansättningHög	Standard (“Ansatta ovanför ögonnivån”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Högt ansatta men inte för vitt åtskilda”)	Standard (“Högt ansatta, inte för vitt åtskilda”)
ÖgonformMandelformad	Standard (“Stora, mandelformade, mörkbruna till bruna”)	No ruling	Standard (“De ganska stora, mandelformade ögonen”)	Standard (“Mandelformade, sneda”)	Standard (“något mandelformade”)
ÖgonformRund	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“aldrig runda, fylliga eller stirrande”)	Fel (“Allvarliga fel: Runda, fylliga eller stirrande ögon”)	Ej erkänd (“Ögon inte ljusa, runda, utstående eller stirrande”)	No ruling
StopSvagt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Stopet är endast mycket svagt markerat”)	No ruling	No ruling
StopInget	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“stop omärkligt”)	No ruling
HalslängdLång	Standard (“HALS: Lång, torr, muskulös, något välvd”)	No ruling	Standard (“Lång, ren och tillplattad på sidorna”)	No ruling	No ruling
HalsformVälvd	Standard (“Lång, torr, muskulös, något välvd”)	Standard (“något välvd, mycket kraftig och väl ansatt”)	Standard (“halsen är något välvd och bärs aldrig högt”)	Standard (“Något välvd; ganska lång och välmuskulerad”)	Standard (“något välvd, välmuskulerad, platt på sidorna”)
BröstkorgDjup	Standard (“Oval i tvärsnitt, djup, inte smal”)	Standard (“Ganska smal, med stort bröstdjup”)	Standard (“Bröstkorgen är djup och oval”)	Standard (“stort bröstdjup som når ned till armbågarna”)	Standard (“stort bröstdjup ned till armbågarnas nivå”)
Buklinjens uppdragningMarkerad	Standard (“Tvärt uppsvängd mot flankerna”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“buken mycket uppsvängd”)	Standard (“Buken är väl uppsvängd”)
TassarHarfötter	Standard (“avlång oval form (kallas harfötter)”)	Standard (“Fötter: Harformade, med väl välvda knogar”)	Standard (“De harformade fötterna har väl välvda knogar”)	Standard (“Bakfötter harlika”)	Standard (“Fötter: Harfot, väl dynade, aldrig platta”)
TassarOvala	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Framfötter ovala, tårna tätt samlade”)	No ruling
SvanslängdLång	Standard (“tunn, lång, med tät och riklig befjädring”)	Standard (“Svans: Lång, ansatt och buren lågt”)	Standard (“Svansen är lågt ansatt, lång och tunn”)	Standard (“Lång, ganska lågt ansatt”)	Standard (“Lång, ganska lågt ansatt”)
SvansansättningLåg	No ruling	Standard (“ansatt och buren lågt i en graciös kurva”)	Standard (“Svansen är lågt ansatt, lång och tunn”)	Standard (“Lång, ganska lågt ansatt”)	Standard (“Lång, ganska lågt ansatt”)
SvansföringLåg (hängande)	No ruling	Standard (“ansatt och buren lågt i en graciös kurva”)	No ruling	Standard (“buren lågt i en graciös kurva”)	Standard (“buren lågt i en graciös kurva”)
SvansföringSkärformad	Standard (“Skär- eller sabelformad”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den är skär- eller sabelformad”)	Standard (“kan vara sabelformad eller något skärformad”)	Alternativ (“svansen kan vara skärformad men inte ringlad”)
SvansföringSabelformad	Standard (“Skär- eller sabelformad”)	No ruling	Standard (“Den är skär- eller sabelformad”)	Standard (“kan vara sabelformad eller något skärformad”)	No ruling
SvansföringRingformad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“men inte ringlad”)	Ej erkänd (“skärformad men inte ringlad”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Borttagning av sporrar	No ruling	Alternativ (“Vargklor, om några, på bakbenen tas i allmänhet bort”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“Borttagning av vargklor valfri”)

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

Borzoi (rysk vinthund) colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Borzoi (rysk vinthund) color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Borzoi (rysk vinthund) in Svart, Vit, Grå, Blå, Silver, Brun, Tan, Mahogny, Röd, Guld, Citrongul, Gräddvit, Fawn, Aprikos och Isabellafärgad. Standard patterns: Enfärgad, Trefärgad, Tigrerad, Skäckig, Konstantskimmel, Sobel, Agouti, Prickig, Tanteckning och Mörkt tigrerad.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Vit	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“White”)
Grå	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)”)
Blå	Diskvalificerande (“blue”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Diskvalificerande (“blue”)
Silver	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”)
Brun	Diskvalificerande (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Diskvalificerande (“brown (including cocoa, coffee, chocolate)”)
Tan	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mahogny	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”)
Röd	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Self Red”)	Standard (“Red”)
Guld	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”)
Citrongul	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”)
Gräddvit	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”)
Fawn	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)”)
Aprikos	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”)
Isabellafärgad	Diskvalificerande (“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”)	Diskvalificerande (“isabella (lilac)”)
Patterns
Enfärgad	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”)
Trefärgad	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”)
Tigrerad	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”)
Skäckig	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”)
Konstantskimmel	Fel (“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”)	Fel (“Abundant flecks on the body of the same shade as the base colour”)
Sobel	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)”)
Agouti	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”)
Prickig	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”)
Tanteckning	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Mörkt tigrerad	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	Ej erkänd (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Dubbelmerle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Mörkbrun	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark In color”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“dark brown to brown”)
Ljusbrun	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Light-colored eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Nötbrun	Fel (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“light (all shades of hazelnut)”)
Gul	Fel (“Eyes small; yellow”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Eyes small; yellow”)
Grå	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Blå	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Grön	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“of all shades of grey, green, blue”)
Patterns
Olikfärgade ögon	Diskvalificerande (“eyes of different colours”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“eyes of different colours”)

Nos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	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”)
Rosa	Diskvalificerande (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Completely depigmented (pink) nose”)
Patterns
Fjärilsnos	Fel (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Partly depigmented (pink) nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fel: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalificerande: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ej erkänd: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Borzoi (rysk vinthund)'s colors can change over its life.

Svartchanges toRoströd
Päls · Med kroppstillståndet · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Päls · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Päls · I solen · can change back
Vitchanges toKonstantskimmel
Päls · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Tanteckningchanges toSadelteckning
Päls · Med åldern · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnönos
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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