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Border Collie |
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FCI standard Nº 297 |
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Origin |
Great-Britain | |
Group |
Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs) | |
Section |
Section 1 Sheepdogs | |
Working |
With working trial | |
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI |
Tuesday 27 September 1977 | |
Publication of the official valid standard |
Wednesday 24 June 1987 | |
Last update |
Monday 21 December 2009 | |
En français, cette race se dit |
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Border Collie |
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar |
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Border Collie |
En español, esta raza se dice |
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Border Collie |
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd |
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Border Collie |
Usage |
| Sheepdog. |
General appearance |
| Well proportioned, smooth outline showing quality, gracefulness and perfect balance, combined with sufficient substance to give impression of endurance. Any tendency to coarseness or weediness undesirable. |
Important proportions |
| Skull and foreface approximately equal in length. Body slightly longer than height at shoulder. |
Behaviour / temperament |
| Tenacious, hard-working, of great tractability. Keen, alert, responsive and intelligent. Neither nervous nor aggressive. |
Head |
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Cranial region |
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Skull |
Fairly broad, occiput not pronounced. | |
Stop |
Very distinct. | |
Facial region |
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Nose |
Black, except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown. In blues nose should be slate colour. Nostrils well developed. | |
Muzzle |
Tapering to nose, moderately short and strong. | |
Jaws and teeth |
Teeth and jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. | |
Cheeks |
Not full or rounded. | |
Eyes |
Set wide apart, oval shaped, of moderate size, brown in colour except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue. Expression mild, keen, alert and intelligent. | |
Ears |
Medium size and texture, set well apart. Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use. | |
Neck |
| Of good length, strong and muscular, slightly arched and broadening to shoulders. |
Body |
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Body |
Athletic in appearance. Slightly longer than height at withers. | |
Loin |
Deep and muscular but not tucked up. | |
Chest |
Deep and rather broad. | |
Ribs |
Well sprung. | |
Tail |
| Moderately long, the bone reaching at least to hock, set on low, well furnished and with an upward swirl towards the end, completing graceful contour and balance of dog. Tail may be raised in excitement, never carried over back. |
Limbs |
Forequarters |
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Generality |
Front legs parallel when viewed from front. Bone strong but not heavy. | |
Shoulders |
Well laid back. | |
Elbows |
Close to body. | |
Pastern |
Slightly sloping when viewed from side. | |
Forefeet |
Oval, pads deep, strong and sound, toes arched and close together. Nails short and strong. | |
Hindquarters |
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Generality |
Broad, muscular, in profile sloping gracefully to set on of tail. | |
Upper thigh |
Long, deep and muscular. | |
Stifle |
Well turned. | |
Metatarsus |
From hock to ground, hindlegs well boned and parallel when viewed from rear. | |
Hock |
Strong, well let down. | |
Hind feet |
Oval, pads deep, strong and sound, toes arched and close together. Nails short and strong. | |
Gait and movement |
| Free, smooth and tireless, with minimum lift of feet, conveying impression of ability to move with great stealth and speed. |
Coat |
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Hair |
Two varieties : Moderately long or Smooth. In both, topcoat dense and medium textured, undercoat soft and dense giving good weather resistance. In the moderately long-coated variety, abundant coat forms mane, breeching and brush. On face, ears, forelegs (except for feather), hindlegs from hock to ground, hair should be short and smooth. | |
Colour |
Variety of colours permissible. White should never predominate. | |
Size and weight |
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Height at withers |
Ideal height at withers males 53 cm (21 ins), females slightly less. | |
Faults |
| • Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work. • Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness. |
Disqualifying faults |
 Aggressive or overly shy. |
NB : |
| • Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. • The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying. • Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. • Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding. |
Bibliography |
| https://www.fci.be/ |
English (United Kingdom)