What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Papillon?

FCI, Mankehøjde: 28 cm; AKC, Mankehøjde: 20.3–27.9 cm; UKC, Mankehøjde: 20.3–27.9 cm; KC, Mankehøjde: 20–28 cm; CKC, Mankehøjde: 20.3–28 cm.

Papillon 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
Mankehøjde	28 cm	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFejlover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerende	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFejlover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerende	20–28 cm	20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmFejlunder 20.3 cmDiskvalificerendeover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerende
Vægt, male	2.5–4.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Vægt, female	2.5–5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Vægt	1.5–2.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BidSaksebid	No ruling	Standard (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite.”)	Standard (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”)
BidOverbid	Fejl (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Fejl (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Fejl (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
BidUnderbid	Fejl (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Fejl (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Fejl (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ØrestillingOpretstående (ståøre)	Alternativ (“Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON.”)	Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativ (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	Alternativ (“When erect each ear should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees”)	Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	Alternativ (“Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALENE.”)	Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativ (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
ØrestillingHalvt opretstående	Fejl (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)	Fejl (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
ØreansætningLav	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“set too low”)
ØjenformMandelformet	Standard (“in the shape of a large almond”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
ØjenformRund	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)	Standard (“The dark, round eyes”)	Standard (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)	Standard (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
HalslængdeMellem	Standard (“NECK Of moderate length”)	Standard (“Neck of medium length.”)	Standard (“The neck is of medium length.”)	Standard (“Medium length.”)	Standard (“Of medium length.”)
OverlinjeLige	No ruling	Standard (“The backline is straight and level.”)	Standard (“The topline is straight and level.”)	Standard (“Fairly long with level topline”)	Standard (“Topline straight and level.”)
Næsepartiets formTilspidset	No ruling	Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)	Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”)	No ruling	Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)
HaleansætningHøj	Standard (“Set quite high”)	Standard (“Tail long, set high”)	Standard (“The long tail is set high”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“Long, set high”)
HaleansætningLav	No ruling	Fejl (“Faults - Low-set tail”)	Fejl (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)	No ruling	Fejl (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
HalelængdeLang	Standard (“rather long”)	Standard (“Tail long”)	Standard (“The long tail”)	Standard (“Long, well fringed”)	Standard (“Long, set high”)
HalelængdeKort	No ruling	Fejl (“or too short”)	Fejl (“Tail too short.”)	No ruling	Fejl (“or too short”)
HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen	No ruling	Standard (“carried well arched over the body”)	Standard (“carried well-arched over the body”)	Standard (“arched over back”)	Standard (“carried well arched over the body”)
PoterHarepoter	Standard (“Rather long, called hare feet”)	Standard (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”)	Standard (“The feet are hare-like in shape”)	Standard (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”)	Standard (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”)
Ulvekløer på bagbenEnkelte	Fejl (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ulvekløer på bagbenDobbelte	Fejl (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Blis	Standard (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”)	Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)	Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”)	Standard (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”)	Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)
Krave	No ruling	Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)	Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)
Stikkelhår	No ruling	Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized”)	Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed on the color, are not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed among the colour shall not be penalized”)
Hvide aftegn	Alternativ (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tanaftegninger	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“black and white with tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	Standard (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”)	Standard (“Any dewclaws present on the hind legs must be removed.”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“Removal of dewclaws on forelegs optional.”)

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

Papillon colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Papillon in Sort, Hvid, Sølv, Leverbrun, Tan, Rød, Citrongul og Fawn. Standard patterns: Trefarvet, Partifarvet, Zobel og Tantegning.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Hvid	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Black”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“White with patches”)	Standard (“White with patches”)
Sølv	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Silver”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“Silver & White”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Liver”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Ikke anerkendt (“any colour except liver”)	Ikke anerkendt (“any colour except liver”)
Tan	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Rød	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Red”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“Red & White”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Citrongul	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Lemon”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“Lemon & White”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Fawn	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“Fawn & White”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Trefarvet	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Partifarvet	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”)	Standard (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”)	Standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Zobel	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Sable”)	Standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Standard (“Sable & White”)	Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Tantegning	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)	Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Ensfarvet	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)	Diskvalificerende (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Mørkebrun	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“Eyes dark”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark with dark rims”)	Standard (“dark with dark rims”)
Lysebrun	Fejl (“light in colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Small, black and round”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“The small, black, rounded nose”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)
Lyserød	Diskvalificerende (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	Fejl	Fejl	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	Diskvalificerende (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

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

Color changes

How a Papillon's colors can change over its life.

Sortchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kropstilstanden · can change back
Sortchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Sortchanges toBrun
Pels · I solen · can change back
Hvidchanges toRoan
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSadeltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Sortchanges toSnenæse
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back
Sortchanges toLyserød
Næse · 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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