United Pet Club

Carlino 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
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Peso6.3–8.1 kg6.4–8.2 kg6.4–8.2 kg6.3–8.1 kg6.3–8.3 kg
Relación altura-longitud11No rulingNo ruling1

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
MordidaPrognatismo inferiorEstándar (“Jaws / Teeth: Slightly undershot.”)Estándar (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)Estándar (“meet in a slightly undershot bite”)Estándar (“Mouth: Slightly undershot.”)Estándar (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)
MordidaBoca torcidaFalta (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)No rulingDescalificante (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)Falta (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)Descalificante (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
DenticiónDentición completaNo rulingNo rulingEstándar (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondosEstándar (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)No rulingNo rulingEstándar (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)No ruling
Porte de las orejasDe botónEstándar (“Button ear ... Preference given to latter.”)Estándar (“Preference is given to the latter.”)Estándar (“preference is given to the button ear”)Alternativo (“Two kinds: button ear”)Estándar (“Preference is given to the latter.”)
Porte de las orejasEn rosaAlternativo (“Two kinds - Rose ear - small drop-ear which folds over and back”)Alternativo (“There are two kinds - the rose and the button.”)Alternativo (“rose (drop ears that fold over and back)”)Alternativo (“rose ear - small drop ear which folds over and back”)Alternativo (“There are two kinds the rose and the button.”)
Forma del hocicoRomoEstándar (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)Estándar (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Forma del hocicoCuadradoEstándar (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)Estándar (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)Estándar (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Línea superiorHorizontalEstándar (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor dipping.”)Estándar (“The short back is level from the withers”)Estándar (“The topline is level.”)Estándar (“Topline level neither roached nor dipping.”)Estándar (“The short back is level from the withers”)
PechoAnchoEstándar (“Broad in chest.”)Estándar (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)Estándar (“with a wide chest and well-sprung ribs”)Estándar (“broad in chest.”)Estándar (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)
Inserción de la colaAltaEstándar (“TAIL: High-set”)Estándar (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)Estándar (“The high-set tail”)Estándar (“High set”)Estándar (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorsoEstándar (“tightly curled over hip”)Estándar (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)Estándar (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)Estándar (“tightly curled over hip”)Estándar (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)
Porte de la colaDoble enroscaduraEstándar (“Double curl highly desirable.”)Estándar (“The double curl is perfection.”)Estándar (“the double curl considered the ideal”)Estándar (“Double curl highly desirable.”)Estándar (“The double curl is perfection.”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
MáscaraEstándar (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“The mask should be black”)Estándar (“Markings are found on the muzzle, to include the mask”)Estándar (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“The mask should be black”)
Raya de muloEstándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)Estándar (“as a back-trace, which is a line extending from the occiput to the tail”)Estándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)
LunaresEstándar (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)Estándar (“as moles on the cheeks”)Estándar (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)Estándar (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)
Marcas blancasNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingFalta (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Mancha en el pechoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternativo (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Huella de pulgar en la frenteEstándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)Estándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)Estándar (“as thumb marks or diamonds on the forehead”)Estándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)Estándar (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Extirpación de los espolonesNo rulingAlternativo (“Dewclaws are generally removed.”)Alternativo (“Dewclaws may be removed.”)No rulingNo ruling

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

Carlino colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Carlino in Negro, Plateado, Leonado y Albaricoque. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
NegroEstándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Black”)Estándar (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
PlateadoEstándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)DescalificanteEstándar (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
LeonadoEstándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Fawn”)Estándar (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
AlbaricoqueEstándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)DescalificanteEstándar (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
BlancoNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocido (“White”)No reconocido
AlbinoNo reconocidoDescalificanteDescalificante (“Albinism”)No reconocidoNo reconocido
AzulNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocido (“Blue”)No reconocido
MarrónNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocido (“Brown”)No reconocido
ChocolateNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocidoNo reconocido
FuegoNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocido (“Black & Tan”)No reconocido
CremaNo reconocidoDescalificanteNo reconocidoNo reconocido (“Cream - no Black Mask”)No reconocido
Patterns
UnicolorEstándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“The colors are fawn or black”)Estándar (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)Estándar (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
AtigradoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo reconocido
SableNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo reconocido (“Sable”)No reconocido
Con fuegoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo reconocido (“Black & Tan”)No reconocido
Atigrado inversoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo reconocido
Ojos: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Marrón oscuroEstándar (“Dark, relatively large”)Estándar (“dark in color”)Estándar (“dark in color”)Estándar (“Dark, relatively large”)Estándar (“Dark, relatively large”)
Nariz: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIKCKUSA
NegroEstándar (“Nose: Black”)Estándar (“Nose black”)Estándar (“Nose black”)

What the rulings mean

Estándar
Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Carlino'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

  • Negrochanges toNariz de nieve

    Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

  • Negrochanges toRosa

    Nariz · Con la estación · can change back

Published standards