What does each club give for Mankhöjd 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
Mankhöjd, male	61–66 cm	61–66 cm
Mankhöjd, female	55.9–61 cm	55.9–61 cm
Vikt, male	27.2–34 kg	27.2–34 kg
Vikt, female	22.7–29.5 kg	22.7–29.5 kg
Skalle i förhållande till nosparti	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	AKC	UKC
StopSvagt	Standard (“divided by a very slight but perceptible stop or break”)	Standard (“joined by a very slight, but perceptible, stop”)
BettSaxbett	Standard (“The teeth are of good size, meeting in a scissors bite.”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)
BettÖverbett	Fel (“Overshot or undershot jaws are undesirable”)	Fel (“Serious Fault: Overshot bite.”)
BettUnderbett	Fel (“the latter being more severely penalized”)	Fel (“Very Serious Fault: Undershot bite.”)
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)
ÖronställningTippad	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”)
ÖronställningUpprättstående (ståndöra)	Fel (“A dog with prick ears or low ears cannot show true expression and is penalized”)	Fel (“Faults: Prick or low ears.”)
ÖronansättningLåg	Fel (“A dog with prick ears or low ears ... is penalized accordingly”)	Fel (“Faults: Prick or low ears.”)
ÖgonformMandelformad	Standard (“They are almond-shaped, of medium size”)	Standard (“The eyes are medium in size, almond in shape”)
ÖgonformRund	Fel (“A large, round, full eye seriously detracts from the desired sweet expression.”)	Fel (“Serious Fault: Large, round eye”)
ÖverlinjeRak	Standard (“The back is strong and level”)	No ruling
ÖverlinjeLätt välvd ländrygg	No ruling	Standard (“There is a slight rise over the loin”)
SvansföringLåg (hängande)	No ruling	Standard (“Carried low when the dog is quiet, but with an upward swirl at the tip.”)
SvansföringRinglad över ryggen	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“carried gaily, but never over the back.”)
SvanslängdLång	No ruling	Standard (“Long, reaching to the hock joint.”)
TassarOvala	No ruling	Standard (“The feet are comparatively small, oval in shape, well padded”)
HasorLågt ansatta	No ruling	Standard (“well-bent stifles and strong, low hocks”)
HasorKohasig	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“Clean and sinewy below the thighs, never cow-hocked.”)
HalslängdLång	Standard (“It is fairly long, carried upright”)	Standard (“The clean, firm, muscular neck is fairly long”)
BröstkorgDjup	Standard (“the chest is deep, extending to the elbows”)	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow.”)
Nospartiets formTrubbig	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
Bläs	Alternativ (“A blaze may appear on the foreface”)	Alternativ (“A blaze may appear on the muzzle and/or skull.”)
Vit svanstipp	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.”)
Krage	No ruling	Standard (“a full or partial white collar, white shirtfront, legs, feet, and a white tail tip.”)
Tantecken	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 Svart, Vit, Blå, Tan och Fawn. Standard patterns: Tvåfärgad, Trefärgad, Merle, Sobel och Tanteckning.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Svart	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“tri-color: predominately black”)
Vit	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“white: predominately white”)
Blå	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“blue merle: mottled or marbled blue-grey and black”)
Tan	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)
Fawn	Standard (“a fawn sable color of varying shades from light gold to dark mahogany”)	Standard (“any shade of light gold to rich mahogany”)
Albino	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande (“albinism”)
Patterns
Tvåfärgad	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“typical white markings”)
Trefärgad	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“tri-color”)
Merle	Standard (“Blue Merle”)	Standard (“blue merle”)
Sobel	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“sable”)
Tanteckning	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)
Dubbelmerle	No ruling	No ruling

Ögon: rulings by club
Color or pattern	AKC	UKC
Blå	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)”)
Mörkbrun	Standard (“the color is dark”)	Standard (“dark brown in color”)
Patterns
Marmorerad	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle ... in color”)	No ruling
Olikfärgade ögon	Standard (“either or both eyes may be merle or china (blue merles)”)	Standard (“blue, or blue flecked, eyes (one or both)”)
Sektoriell	No ruling	Standard (“blue flecked”)

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

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Collie'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
Blåchanges toMörkbrun
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toBrun
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toLjusbrun
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toBärnstensfärgad
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toNötbrun
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Blåchanges toGul
Ögon · Med åldern · from 2 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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