What does each club give for Peso in the Pekinés?

FCI, Male: under 5 kg; KC, Male: under 5 kg; FCI, Female: under 5.4 kg; KC, Female: under 5.4 kg; AKC, Peso: under 6.4 kg; UKC, Peso: under 6.4 kg; CKC, Peso: under 6.3 kg.

Pekinés 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
Peso, male	under 5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	under 5 kg	No ruling
Peso, female	under 5.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling	under 5.4 kg	No ruling
Peso	No ruling	under 6.4 kgover 6.4 kgDescalificante	under 6.4 kgover 6.4 kgFalta	No ruling	under 6.3 kgover 6.3 kgDescalificante
Relación altura-longitud	No ruling	0.6	No ruling	No ruling	0.6

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopPronunciado	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“There is a pronounced stop”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Stop: Deep”)
MordidaPrognatismo inferior	No ruling	Estándar (“The lower jaw is undershot and broad.”)	Estándar (“meet in an undershot bite”)	No ruling	Estándar (“Teeth: Undershot.”)
MordidaPrognatismo superior	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Disqualifications: Overshot bite.”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot, level, scissors bite or reverse scissors bite”)
MordidaBoca torcida	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Wry mouth.”)	No ruling	No ruling
MordidaMordida en pinza	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot, level, scissors bite or reverse scissors bite”)
MordidaMordida en tijera	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificante (“Overshot, level, scissors bite or reverse scissors bite”)
MordidaMordida en tijera invertida	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“Reverse scissors bite unacceptable.”)
DenticiónDentición completa	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma de los ojosRedondos	Estándar (“Clear, round, dark lustrous and not too large.”)	Estándar (“large, very dark, round, lustrous”)	Estándar (“round eyes are dark and lustrous”)	Estándar (“Clear, round, dark lustrous and not too large.”)	Estándar (“very dark, clear, round, lustrous”)
Longitud del cuelloCorto	Estándar (“Relatively short and thick.”)	Estándar (“It is very short and thick.”)	Estándar (“Short and thick.”)	Estándar (“Relatively short and thick.”)	Estándar (“It is very short and thick.”)
Línea superiorHorizontal	Estándar (“Topline: Level.”)	Estándar (“The topline is straight”)	Estándar (“The topline is level.”)	Estándar (“Level topline.”)	No ruling
PechoAncho	Estándar (“Chest: Broad and well sprung ribs”)	Estándar (“The forechest is broad and full”)	Estándar (“The chest is broad”)	Estándar (“Broad chest and well-sprung ribs”)	No ruling
Inserción de la colaAlta	Estándar (“Set high, carried tightly”)	Estándar (“The high set tail”)	Estándar (“The tail is set high”)	Estándar (“Set high, carried tightly”)	No ruling
Porte de la colaEnroscada sobre el dorso	Estándar (“slightly curved over back to either side”)	Estándar (“slightly arched and carried well over the back, free of kinks or curls”)	Estándar (“lies tightly over the back to either side”)	Estándar (“slightly curved over back to either side”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Máscara	No ruling	Alternativo (“A black mask or a self-colored face is equally acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“A black mask or a self-coloured face is equally acceptable”)
Anteojos	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Estándar (“Spectacles around the eyes with lines running to the ears are desirable”)

Pekinés colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pekinés in Negro, Blanco, Gris, Plateado, Fuego, Rojo, Crema y Leonado. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Atigrado, Particolor, Sable, Con fuego y Atigrado inverso.

Pelaje: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Black”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Blanco	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“White”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Gris	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Gray”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Grey Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Plateado	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Silver Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Fuego	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Rojo	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Red”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Crema	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Cream”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Leonado	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Fawn”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Albino	No reconocido (“except albino or liver”)	No ruling	Descalificante (“Albinism”)	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Hígado	No reconocido (“except albino or liver”)	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Atigrado	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Red Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Red Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Particolor	Estándar (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)	Estándar (“Parti-Color”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)	Estándar (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)
Sable	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Fawn Sable”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are of equal merit”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Con fuego	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Black & Tan”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Atigrado inverso	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Estándar (“Red Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Estándar (“Red Brindle”)	Estándar (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	No reconocido (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Doble merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Ojos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrón oscuro	Estándar (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)	Estándar (“very dark”)	Estándar (“dark and lustrous”)	Estándar (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)	Estándar (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negro	Estándar (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips and eye rims”)	Estándar (“broad, short and black”)	Estándar (“black in color”)	Estándar (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips and eye rims”)	Estándar (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips, and eye-rims”)
Nariz Dudley	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“Dudley nose”)	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 Pekinés'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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