What does each club give for Altura a la cruz in the Papillón?

FCI, Altura a la cruz: 28 cm; AKC, Altura a la cruz: 20.3–27.9 cm; UKC, Altura a la cruz: 20.3–27.9 cm; KC, Altura a la cruz: 20–28 cm; CKC, Altura a la cruz: 20.3–28 cm.

Papillón 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
Altura a la cruz	28 cm	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFaltaover 30.5 cmDescalificante	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFaltaover 30.5 cmDescalificante	20–28 cm	20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmFaltaunder 20.3 cmDescalificanteover 30.5 cmDescalificante
Peso, male	2.5–4.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	2.5–5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso	1.5–2.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MordidaMordida en tijera	No ruling	Estándar (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”)	Estándar (“meet in a scissors bite.”)	Estándar (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”)	Estándar (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	Falta (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Falta (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	Falta (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Falta (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte de las orejasErguidas (tiesas)	Alternativo (“Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON.”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativo (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	Alternativo (“When erect each ear should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Porte de las orejasCaídas (colgantes)	Alternativo (“Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALENE.”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativo (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Porte de las orejasSemierguidas	Falta (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserción de las orejasAlta	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
Inserción de las orejasBaja	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“set too low”)
Forma de los ojosAlmendrados	Estándar (“in the shape of a large almond”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	No ruling	Estándar (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)	Estándar (“The dark, round eyes”)	Estándar (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)	Estándar (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
Longitud del cuelloMedio	Estándar (“NECK Of moderate length”)	Estándar (“Neck of medium length.”)	Estándar (“The neck is of medium length.”)	Estándar (“Medium length.”)	Estándar (“Of medium length.”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Estándar (“The backline is straight and level.”)	Estándar (“The topline is straight and level.”)	Estándar (“Fairly long with level topline”)	Estándar (“Topline straight and level.”)
Forma del hocicoAfilado	No ruling	Estándar (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)	Estándar (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”)	No ruling	Estándar (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“Set quite high”)	Estándar (“Tail long, set high”)	Estándar (“The long tail is set high”)	Estándar (“set on high”)	Estándar (“Long, set high”)
Inserción de la colaBaja	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Low-set tail”)	Falta (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
Longitud de la colaLarga	Estándar (“rather long”)	Estándar (“Tail long”)	Estándar (“The long tail”)	Estándar (“Long, well fringed”)	Estándar (“Long, set high”)
Longitud de la colaCorta	No ruling	Falta (“or too short”)	Falta (“Tail too short.”)	No ruling	Falta (“or too short”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	No ruling	Estándar (“carried well arched over the body”)	Estándar (“carried well-arched over the body”)	Estándar (“arched over back”)	Estándar (“carried well arched over the body”)
PiesPie de liebre	Estándar (“Rather long, called hare feet”)	Estándar (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”)	Estándar (“The feet are hare-like in shape”)	Estándar (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”)	Estándar (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”)
Espolones posterioresSimples	Falta (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Espolones posterioresDobles	Falta (“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
Lucero corrido	Estándar (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”)	Estándar (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)	Estándar (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”)	Estándar (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”)	Estándar (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)
Collar	No ruling	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)
Entrepelado	No ruling	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized”)	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed on the color, are not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed among the colour shall not be penalized”)
Marcas blancas	Alternativo (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Marcas fuego	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“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
Extirpación de los espolones	No ruling	Estándar (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”)	Estándar (“Any dewclaws present on the hind legs must be removed.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“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.

Papillón colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Papillón in Negro, Blanco, Plateado, Hígado, Fuego, Rojo, Limón y Leonado. Standard patterns: Tricolor, Particolor, Sable y Con fuego.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Black”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“Black & White”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Blanco	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Black”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“White with patches”)	Estándar (“White with patches”)
Plateado	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Silver”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“Silver & White”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Hígado	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Liver”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	No reconocido (“any colour except liver”)	No reconocido (“any colour except liver”)
Fuego	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Estándar (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Rojo	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Red”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“Red & White”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Limón	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Lemon”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“Lemon & White”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Leonado	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“Fawn & White”)	Estándar (“white with patches of any color”)	Estándar (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido	No reconocido
Patterns
Tricolor	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“They may be any parti-color”)	Estándar (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Estándar (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Particolor	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”)	Estándar (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”)	Estándar (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Sable	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White & Sable”)	Estándar (“They may be any parti-color”)	Estándar (“Sable & White”)	Estándar (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Estándar (“White Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“They may be any parti-color”)	Estándar (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)	Estándar (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Unicolor	No ruling	Descalificante (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)	Descalificante (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)	No reconocido	No reconocido

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Dark in colour”)	Estándar (“Eyes dark”)	Estándar (“dark”)	Estándar (“dark with dark rims”)	Estándar (“dark with dark rims”)
Marrón claro	Falta (“light in colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Small, black and round”)	Estándar (“Nose black”)	Estándar (“The small, black, rounded nose”)	Estándar (“Nose black”)	Estándar (“Nose black”)
Rosa	Descalificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	Falta	Falta	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Nariz mariposa	Descalificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Estándar: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Descalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
No reconocido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Negrochanges toÓxido
Pelaje · Con el estado corporal · can change back
Negrochanges toGris
Pelaje · Progresivo
Negrochanges toMarrón
Pelaje · Al sol · can change back
Blancochanges toRoano
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 2 weeks
Con fuegochanges toEnsillado
Pelaje · Con la edad · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negrochanges toNariz de nieve
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back
Negrochanges toRosa
Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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