What does each club give for Cidago yüksekliği in the Border Collie?

FCI, Male: 53 cm; AKC, Male: 48.3–55.9 cm; UKC, Male: 53.3 cm; KC, Male: 53 cm; AKC, Female: 45.7–53.3 cm.

Border 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: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Cidago yüksekliği, male	53 cm	48.3–55.9 cm	53.3 cm	53 cm
Cidago yüksekliği, female	No ruling	45.7–53.3 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Yükseklik-uzunluk oranı	No ruling	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Kafatası-namlu oranı	1	1	1	1
Omuz açısı	No ruling	90°	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Belirgin	Standart (“Stop: Very distinct.”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standart (“Stop very distinct.”)
Alın-burun geçişi (stop)Orta	No ruling	Standart (“Stop moderate, but distinct.”)	No ruling	No ruling
IsırıkMakas ısırık	Standart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Standart (“A full complement of strong healthy teeth should meet in a scissors bite.”)	Standart (“full complement of strong teeth that meet in a scissors bite”)	Standart (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
Diş yapısıTam diş	No ruling	Standart (“A full complement of strong healthy teeth”)	Standart (“a full complement of strong teeth”)	No ruling
Kulak duruşuDik (sivri)	Alternatif (“Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use.”)	Alternatif (“one or both carried erect and/or semi-erect”)	Alternatif (“May be carried drop, semi-erect or prick”)	Alternatif (“Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use.”)
Kulak duruşuYarı dik	Alternatif (“Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use.”)	Alternatif (“one or both carried erect and/or semi-erect”)	Alternatif (“May be carried drop, semi-erect or prick”)	Alternatif (“Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use.”)
Kulak duruşuDüşük (sarkık)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternatif (“May be carried drop, semi-erect or prick, and need not be matching.”)	No ruling
Göz şekliOval	Standart (“Set wide apart, oval shaped, of moderate size”)	Standart (“Eyes are set well apart, of moderate size, oval in shape.”)	Standart (“moderate in size, and oval in shape”)	Standart (“Set wide apart, oval-shaped, of moderate size”)
Sırt çizgisiDüz	No ruling	Standart (“Back is level with a slight muscular rise over the loin”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kuyruk yerleşimiAlçak	Standart (“set on low, well-furnished”)	Standart (“The tail is set on low”)	Standart (“Set on low, well furnished with hair”)	Standart (“set on low, well-furnished”)
Kuyruk duruşuAlçak (sarkık)	No ruling	Standart (“The ideal tail carriage is low when the dog is concentrating”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrık	Tanınmıyor (“never carried over back.”)	No ruling	Tanınmıyor (“never carried over the back.”)	Tanınmıyor (“never carried over back.”)
Kuyruk uzunluğuOrta	Standart (“Moderately long, the bone reaching at least to hock”)	Standart (“moderately long with the bone reaching at least to the hock”)	Standart (“Moderately long, reaching at least to the hock joint”)	Standart (“Moderately long, the bone reaching at least to hock”)
Karın çekikliğiYok (düz alt çizgi)	Standart (“Loins: Deep and muscular but not tucked up.”)	No ruling	Standart (“The loin is deep and muscular, not tucked up.”)	Standart (“loins deep and muscular, but not tucked up”)
Karın çekikliğiOrta	No ruling	Standart (“Underline should have a slight but distinct tuck up.”)	No ruling	No ruling
AyaklarOval	Standart (“Forefeet: Oval, pads deep, strong and sound”)	Standart (“Feet are compact, oval in shape”)	Standart (“Oval in shape, with deep pads and tight, well arched toes.”)	Standart (“Oval, pads deep, strong and sound”)
Sıçrama eklemleriYere yakın	Standart (“Hock joint: Strong, well let down.”)	Standart (“strong well let down hocks”)	No ruling	Standart (“strong well let down hocks”)
GöğüsDerin	Standart (“Chest: Deep and rather broad, ribs well sprung.”)	Standart (“a deep, moderately broad chest”)	Standart (“a deep, rather broad chest”)	Standart (“chest deep and rather broad”)
Namlu şekliSivrilen	Standart (“Muzzle: Tapering to nose, moderately short and strong.”)	Standart (“The muzzle is strong, tapering slightly to the nose.”)	Standart (“Tapering to the nose, moderately short and strong.”)	Standart (“Muzzle, tapering to nose, moderately short and strong.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Taba işaretler	No ruling	No ruling	Alternatif (“may be accompanied by tan points”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Kurt tırnağı alma	No ruling	Alternatif (“Dewclaws may be removed.”)	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.

Border Collie colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Border Collie in Siyah, Beyaz, Gri, Mavi, Leylak, Arduvaz grisi, Kahverengi, Fok kahvesi, Taba, Kırmızı, Altın, Limon ve Krem. Standard patterns: Tek renk, İki renk, Üç renk, Çizgili, Merle, Kırçıl, Samur, Taba işaretli ve Ters çizgili.

Kürk: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Siyah	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Black”)	Standart (“black”)	Standart (“Black & White”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Beyaz	Standart (“white should never predominate”)	Standart (“White & Black”)	Standart (“may have white trim”)	Standart (“white should never predominate”)	Standart (“white should never predominate”)
Gri	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“gray”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Mavi	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Blue”)	Standart (“blue merle”)	Standart (“Blue & White”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Leylak	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Lilac”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“Lilac”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Arduvaz grisi	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“Slate”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Kahverengi	Standart (“brown or chocolate colour”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“brown dogs”)	Standart (“Brown & White”)	Standart (“brown or chocolate colour”)
Fok kahvesi	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Seal”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“Seal”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Taba	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“tan points”)	Standart (“Black White & Tan”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Kırmızı	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Red”)	Standart (“red”)	Standart (“Red & White”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Altın	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Gold”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“Gold”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Limon	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“lemon”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Krem	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“Cream”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Diskalifiye edici (“albinism”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Tek renk	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”)	Standart (“solid color”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
İki renk	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“White & Black”)	Standart (“bi-color”)	Standart (“Black & White”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Üç renk	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“White Markings, Tan Points”)	Standart (“tri-color”)	Standart (“Black Tricolour”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Çizgili	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Brindle”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Merle	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Blue Merle”)	Standart (“merle”)	Standart (“Blue Merle”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Kırçıl	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“White Ticked”)	Standart (“white markings may be clear white or ticked to any degree”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Samur	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Sable”)	Standart (“sable”)	Standart (“Sable”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Taba işaretli	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Tan Points”)	Standart (“may be accompanied by tan points”)	Standart (“Black White & Tan”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Ters çizgili	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“Brindle”)	Standart (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standart (“variety of colours permissible”)
Çift merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Gözler: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mavi	Standart (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)	Standart (“blue eyes in dogs other than merle are not preferred”)	Standart (“except in merles where one, or both, or a part of one, may be blue”)	Standart (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)	Standart (“except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue”)
Kahverengi	Standart (“brown in colour”)	Standart (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standart (“brown in color”)	Standart (“brown in colour”)	Standart (“brown in colour”)
Patterns
Farklı renkli gözler	Standart (“one or both ... may be blue”)	Standart (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standart (“one, or both ... may be blue”)	Standart (“one or both ... may be blue”)	Standart (“one or both ... may be blue”)
Sektörel	Standart (“part of one or both may be blue”)	Standart (“any eye color is acceptable”)	Standart (“a part of one, may be blue”)	Standart (“part of one or both may be blue”)	Standart (“part of one or both may be blue”)

Burun: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Siyah	Standart (“black”)	Standart (“black”)	Standart (“nose black”)	Standart (“nose black”)
Arduvaz grisi	Standart (“in blues nose should be slate colour”)	Standart (“in blue dogs, where it should be slate”)	Standart (“in blues nose should be slate colour”)	Standart (“in blues, nose should be slate colour”)
Ciğer	Standart (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”)	Standart (“in brown dogs where it may be brown”)	Standart (“except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown”)	Standart (“except in brown or chocolate colour, when it may be brown”)

What the rulings mean

Standart: Described by the club's breed standard.
Diskalifiye edici: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.

Color changes

How a Border Collie'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
Taba işaretlichanges toEyerli
Kürk · Yaşla · from 6 to 156 weeks
Mavichanges toKoyu kahverengi
Gözler · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Mavichanges toKahverengi
Gözler · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Mavichanges toAçık kahverengi
Gözler · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Mavichanges toKehribar
Gözler · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Mavichanges toEla
Gözler · Yaşla · from 2 weeks
Mavichanges toSarı
Gözler · 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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