What does each club give for Weight in the Pug?

FCI, Weight: 6.3–8.1 kg; AKC, Weight: 6.4–8.2 kg; UKC, Weight: 6.4–8.2 kg; KC, Weight: 6.3–8.1 kg; CKC, Weight: 6.3–8.3 kg.

Pug 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
Weight	6.3–8.1 kg	6.4–8.2 kg	6.4–8.2 kg	6.3–8.1 kg	6.3–8.3 kg
Height to length	1	1	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BiteUndershot	Standard (“Jaws / Teeth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“meet in a slightly undershot bite”)	Standard (“Mouth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)
BiteWry mouth	Fault (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)	Fault (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	Disqualifying (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Eye shapeRound	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling
Ear carriageButton	Standard (“Button ear ... Preference given to latter.”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)	Standard (“preference is given to the button ear”)	Alternate (“Two kinds: button ear”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)
Ear carriageRose	Alternate (“Two kinds - Rose ear - small drop-ear which folds over and back”)	Alternate (“There are two kinds - the rose and the button.”)	Alternate (“rose (drop ears that fold over and back)”)	Alternate (“rose ear - small drop ear which folds over and back”)	Alternate (“There are two kinds the rose and the button.”)
Muzzle shapeBlunt	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Muzzle shapeSquare	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)	Standard (“The topline is level.”)	Standard (“Topline level neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)
ChestBroad	Standard (“Broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)	Standard (“with a wide chest and well-sprung ribs”)	Standard (“broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)
Tail setHigh	Standard (“TAIL: High-set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)	Standard (“The high-set tail”)	Standard (“High set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)
Tail carriageCurled over the back	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)
Tail carriageDouble curl	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)	Standard (“the double curl considered the ideal”)	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mask	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)	Standard (“Markings are found on the muzzle, to include the mask”)	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)
Dorsal stripe	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as a back-trace, which is a line extending from the occiput to the tail”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)
Spots	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as moles on the cheeks”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)
White markings	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Chest patch	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Thumb mark on the forehead	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“as thumb marks or diamonds on the forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“Dewclaws are generally removed.”)	Alternate (“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.

Pug colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pug in Black, Silver, Fawn, and Apricot. Standard patterns: Solid.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Silver	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Disqualifying	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Fawn	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Apricot	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Disqualifying	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
White	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized (“White”)	Not recognized
Albino	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Not recognized	Not recognized
Blue	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized (“Blue”)	Not recognized
Brown	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized (“Brown”)	Not recognized
Chocolate	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized	Not recognized
Tan	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Not recognized
Cream	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Not recognized (“Cream - no Black Mask”)	Not recognized
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“The colors are fawn or black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Brindle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized
Sable	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized (“Sable”)	Not recognized
Tan point	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Not recognized
Reverse brindle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Nose: Black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Not recognized: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGray
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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