What does each club give for Cidago yüksekliği in the Belçika Çoban Köpeği?

FCI, Male: 60–66 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–67.3 cm; KC, Male: 61–66 cm; CKC, Male: 61–66 cm; FCI, Female: 56–62 cm; AKC, Female: 55.9–61 cm; UKC, Female: 53.3–62.2 cm; KC, Female: 56–61 cm; CKC, Female: 56–61 cm.

Belçika Çoban Köpeği 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
Cidago yüksekliği, male	60–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 57.2 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 69.9 cmDiskalifiye edici	58.4–67.3 cmunder 58.4 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 67.3 cmDiskalifiye edici	61–66 cm	61–66 cmunder 58.5 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 68.5 cmDiskalifiye edici
Cidago yüksekliği, female	56–62 cm	55.9–61 cmunder 52.1 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 64.8 cmDiskalifiye edici	53.3–62.2 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 62.2 cmDiskalifiye edici	56–61 cm	56–61 cmunder 53.3 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 63.5 cmDiskalifiye edici
Ağırlık, male	25–30 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ağırlık, female	20–25 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı	1	1	1	1	1
Kafatası-namlu oranı	1	1	1	1	No ruling
Omuz açısı	110–115°	90°	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Orta	Standart (“Stop: Moderate.”)	Standart (“Stop moderate.”)	Standart (“STOP Moderate.”)	Standart (“Moderate stop”)	No ruling
IsırıkMakas ısırık	Standart (“Scissor bite; pincer bite ... is tolerated.”)	Alternatif (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Standart (“forty-two strong, white teeth that meet in scissors bite”)	Standart (“Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth”)	Alternatif (“even or a scissors bite”)
IsırıkKerpeten ısırık	Alternatif (“pincer bite ... is tolerated”)	Alternatif (“Should have either an even bite or a scissors bite.”)	Alternatif (“A level meeting of the incisors is acceptable.”)	Alternatif (“Pincer [level] bite tolerated.”)	Alternatif (“even or a scissors bite”)
IsırıkAlt çene önde	No ruling	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Kusur (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
IsırıkÜst çene önde	No ruling	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Undershot or overshot bite such that contact with two incisors is lost.”)	No ruling	Kusur (“An overshot or undershot bite is a serious fault.”)
Diş yapısıTam diş	Standart (“Complete dentition according to the dental formula”)	Standart (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standart (“furnished with forty-two strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Diş yapısıEksik diş	No ruling	No ruling	Kusur (“Fault: Absence of premolar(s) or molar(s)”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kulak duruşuDik (sivri)	Standart (“stiff, carried upright and vertical when dog is alert”)	Standart (“Ears triangular in shape, stiff, erect”)	Standart (“triangular, carried well-pricked”)	Standart (“stiff and erect, set high and carried upright and vertical”)	No ruling
Kulak duruşuDüşük (sarkık)	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Ears hanging (as on a hound) shall disqualify.”)	Diskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Drooping or hanging ears.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kulak yerleşimiYüksek	Standart (“Rather small, set high”)	No ruling	Standart (“High set, triangular”)	Standart (“stiff and erect, set high”)	No ruling
Göz şekliBadem	Standart (“slightly almond-shaped, obliquely set”)	Standart (“Medium size, slightly almond shaped, not protruding.”)	Standart (“Almond in shape, obliquely set”)	Standart (“slightly almond shaped and obliquely set”)	No ruling
Göz şekliYuvarlak	No ruling	No ruling	Kusur (“Fault: Very light or round eyes.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Sırt çizgisiDüz	Standart (“Topline: upper line of back and loins is straight.”)	Standart (“the back, which must be level, straight, and firm from withers to hip joints”)	Standart (“The back and lumbar/loin region are straight”)	Standart (“upper line of body straight, firm and well-muscled”)	Standart (“Back is level, straight and firm from withers to hip”)
Kuyruk duruşuAlçak (sarkık)	Standart (“at rest carried down, with tip curved backwards at level of hock”)	Standart (“At rest the dog holds it low, the tip bent back level with the hock”)	No ruling	Standart (“When at rest, hangs down, with tip slightly bent backwards”)	No ruling
Kuyruk uzunluğuOrta	Standart (“of medium length, reaching at least to hock”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“strong at base, of medium length”)	No ruling
Karın çekikliğiOrta	Standart (“neither drooping nor tucked up, but slightly raised and moderately developed”)	Standart (“Moderate development. Neither tucked up nor paunchy.”)	Standart (“Moderately developed, neither hanging (paunchy) nor tucked up.”)	Standart (“moderately developed neither drooping nor unduly cut up”)	No ruling
AyaklarKedi ayağı	Standart (“Forefeet: Round, cat feet”)	Standart (“Feet round (cat footed)”)	No ruling	Standart (“Forefeet round and cat-like.”)	No ruling
GerdanYok (temiz boğaz)	Standart (“without dewlap, nape slightly arched”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“well-muscled and without dewlap”)	No ruling
Namlu şekliSivrilen	Standart (“narrowing gradually toward the nose, like an elongated wedge”)	No ruling	Standart (“narrowing gradually toward the nose”)	Standart (“Muzzle tapering gradually to the nose but not snipy”)	No ruling
Sıçrama eklemleriYere yakın	Standart (“Hock: Close to the ground”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“hocks well let down”)	No ruling
Boyun uzunluğuOrta	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“Neck of moderate length, slightly arched”)	No ruling
GöğüsDerin	No ruling	Standart (“Chest not broad, but deep.”)	Standart (“Not too broad, but in compensation, deep and inclined.”)	Standart (“Chest deep and well let down to point of elbow”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maske	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“Black mask on face not extending above the eye and brow area”)	No ruling
Göğüs lekesi	Alternatif (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Alternatif (“Small to moderate patch or strip on forechest.”)	Alternatif (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Alternatif (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling
Seki	Alternatif (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling	Alternatif (“the tips of the toes may be white”)	Alternatif (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kuyruk kesme	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Cropped or stump tail shall disqualify.”)	Diskalifiye edici (“Disqualifications: Absence of or docked tail.”)	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Tail docked or stump”)
Kurt tırnağı alma	No ruling	Standart (“Dewclaws, if any, should be removed.”)	Alternatif (“Removal of rear dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory.”)	No ruling	Alternatif (“Dewclaws, if any, may be removed”)

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

Belçika Çoban Köpeği colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Belçika Çoban Köpeği in Siyah, Beyaz ve Kırmızı. Standard patterns: Tek renk ve İki renk.

Kürk: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Siyah	Standart (“only uniform black”)	Standart (“Black”)	Standart (“the long-haired black”)	Standart (“Groenendael - Black”)	Standart (“only uniform black”)
Beyaz	Standart (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Standart (“Black & White”)	Standart (“black with a small to moderate white patch on the chest”)	Standart (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)	Standart (“a small amount of white is tolerated on forechest and toes”)
Kırmızı	Kusur (“reddish tinges in the coat”)	Standart (“reddening due to climatic conditions ... should not be grounds for disqualification”)	Kusur (“dominant red tinge”)	Tanınmıyor	Kusur (“reddish tinges in the coat”)
Gri	Kusur (“grey breeches”)	Diskalifiye edici (“Gray”)	Tanınmıyor	Tanınmıyor	Kusur (“grey breeches”)
Albino	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici (“albinism”)	Tanınmıyor	Diskalifiye edici
Gümüş	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici (“Silver”)	Tanınmıyor	Tanınmıyor	Diskalifiye edici
Kahverengi	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici (“Brown”)	Tanınmıyor	Tanınmıyor	Diskalifiye edici
Krem	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici (“Black & Cream”)	Tanınmıyor	Tanınmıyor	Diskalifiye edici
Fawn	Diskalifiye edici	Diskalifiye edici (“Fawn”)	Tanınmıyor	Tanınmıyor	Diskalifiye edici
Patterns
Tek renk	Standart (“only uniform black”)	Standart (“may be completely black”)	Standart (“may be all black”)	Standart (“Groenendael - Black”)	Standart (“only uniform black”)
İki renk	No ruling	Standart (“Black & White”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Samur	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Sable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Aguti	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Wolfgray & Black”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Benekli	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“Spotted”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Gözler: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Kahverengi	Standart (“brownish colour”)	Standart (“eyes brown”)	Standart (“brown in color”)	Standart (“brown in colour”)	Standart (“brownish colour”)
Koyu kahverengi	Standart (“preferably dark”)	Standart (“preferably dark brown”)	Standart (“preferably dark”)	Standart (“preferably dark brown”)	Standart (“preferably dark”)
Açık kahverengi	No ruling	No ruling	Kusur (“very light ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Burun: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Siyah	Standart (“black”)	Standart (“nose black without spots or discolored areas”)	Standart (“black”)	Standart (“nose black”)	Standart (“black”)
Pembe	Diskalifiye edici (“strong depigmentation”)	No ruling	Kusur (“lack of external pigmentation”)	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“strong depigmentation”)
Patterns
Kelebek burun	Kusur (“traces of depigmentation”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Kusur (“traces of depigmentation”)

What the rulings mean

Standart: Described by the club's breed standard.
Kusur: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskalifiye edici: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Tanınmıyor: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Belçika Çoban Köpeği's colors can change over its life.

Siyahchanges toPas rengi
Kürk · Vücut durumuyla · can change back
Siyahchanges toGri
Kürk · İlerleyici
Siyahchanges toKahverengi
Kürk · Güneşte · can change back
Beyazchanges toKırçıl
Kürk · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Siyahchanges toKar burnu
Burun · Mevsimle · can change back
Siyahchanges toPembe
Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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