United Pet Club

Малтез 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
Баландӣ дар ҷидугоҳ, male21–25 cmNo ruling20.3–25.4 cmNo rulingNo ruling
Баландӣ дар ҷидугоҳ, female20–23 cmNo ruling17.8–22.9 cmNo rulingNo ruling
Баландӣ дар ҷидугоҳNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingunder 25 cmNo ruling
Вазн3–4 kgunder 3.2 kg1.8–2.7 kg2.7–3.6 kgNo rulingunder 3.3 kg1.8–2.8 kg
Таносуби баландӣ ба дарозӣNo ruling11No ruling1

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
СтопБарҷастаСтандартӣ (“Fronto-nasal depression strongly defined making an angle of 90”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
СтопМӯътадилNo rulingСтандартӣ (“the stop moderate”)No rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“The stop is moderate.”)
Ҷафтшавии дандонҳоҚайчимонандСтандартӣ (“incisors in scissor articulation”)Алтернативӣ (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)Стандартӣ (“meet in a scissors bite”)Стандартӣ (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)Алтернативӣ (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
Ҷафтшавии дандонҳоЛаб ба лабNo rulingАлтернативӣ (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)No rulingNo rulingАлтернативӣ (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
Ҷафтшавии дандонҳоҶоғи болоии пешомадаNo rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)No rulingNo ruling
Ҷафтшавии дандонҳоҶоғи поёнии пешомадаNo rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)No rulingNo ruling
ДандонбандӣДандонҳои пурраСтандартӣ (“the dentition is well developed and complete”)No rulingСтандартӣ (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Ҳолати гӯшОвезон (поёнафтода)Стандартӣ (“hanging close to the sides of the skull”)Стандартӣ (“The drop ears”)Стандартӣ (“the drop ears hang close to the side of the skull”)Стандартӣ (“hanging close to head”)Стандартӣ (“hanging close to the side of the head”)
Ҷойгиршавии гӯшБаландСтандартӣ (“set high above the zygomatic arch”)No rulingСтандартӣ (“set above the zygomatic arch”)No rulingNo ruling
Ҷойгиршавии гӯшПастNo rulingСтандартӣ (“rather low set”)No rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“Ears should be low set”)
Шакли чашмГирдСтандартӣ (“the shape tends to be rounded”)Стандартӣ (“very dark and round”)Стандартӣ (“The dark brown, round eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Шакли чашмБайзашаклNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“Oval, not bulging, dark brown”)No ruling
Хатти пуштҲамворСтандартӣ (“Topline: Straight to the tail-set.”)Стандартӣ (“The back is level in topline”)Стандартӣ (“The topline is level.”)Стандартӣ (“back level from withers to tail”)Стандартӣ (“straight and level from the tip of the shoulders”)
Хатти пуштХамида (камонӣ)No rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Faults: Roached back.”)No rulingNo ruling
Боларафтагии шикамМӯътадилNo rulingСтандартӣ (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)Стандартӣ (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)No rulingNo ruling
Ҷойгиршавии думБаландNo rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“The longhaired tail is set high”)No rulingСтандартӣ (“Is set high and should be long haired”)
Ҳолати думБолои пушт печидаСтандартӣ (“Forms a single big curve, the tip of which falls ... touching the croup”)Стандартӣ (“carried gracefully over the back”)Стандартӣ (“carried gracefully and well arched over the back”)Стандартӣ (“carried well arched over back”)Стандартӣ (“carried well arched over the back”)
Дарозии думКӯтоҳNo rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Serious Faults: Lack of tail or a shortened tail”)No rulingNo ruling
Дарозии гарданДарозNo rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“Fairly long and arched at the crest”)No rulingNo ruling
Дарозии гарданМиёнаNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“Medium length.”)No ruling
Шакли пӯзаБорикшавандаNo rulingСтандартӣ (“fine and tapered but not snipy”)No rulingNo rulingСтандартӣ (“fine and slightly tapered, but not snipey”)

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
ДоғРадкунанда (“Patches of different colours whatever their extension”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
ДумбурӣNo rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“shortened tail, whether natural or docked”)No rulingNo ruling

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

Малтез colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Малтез in Сафед،‏ Лимуӣ، و Қаймоқранг. Standard patterns: Якранг.

Пашм: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
СафедСтандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“White”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)
ЛимуӣРадкунандаКамбудӣ (“White & Lemon”)ЭътирофнашудаСтандартӣ (“slight lemon markings permissible”)Стандартӣ (“Slight lemon markings permissible”)
ҚаймоқрангСтандартӣ (“a pale ivory tinge is permitted”)ЭътирофнашудаКамбудӣ (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)ЭътирофнашудаЭътирофнашуда
ХурмоӣРадкунандаКамбудӣ (“White & Tan”)ЭътирофнашудаЭътирофнашудаЭътирофнашуда
НоринҷӣКамбудӣ (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”)ЭътирофнашудаКамбудӣ (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)ЭътирофнашудаЭътирофнашуда
Patterns
ЯкрангСтандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“pure white”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)Стандартӣ (“Pure white”)
Чашмон: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Қаҳваранги торикСтандартӣ (“they are of a dark ochre colour”)Стандартӣ (“very dark”)Стандартӣ (“dark brown”)Стандартӣ (“dark brown”)Стандартӣ (“dark brown”)
КабудNo rulingNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Wall eyes”)No rulingNo ruling
Бинӣ: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
СиёҳСтандартӣ (“absolutely black”)Стандартӣ (“The nose is black”)Стандартӣ (“black”)Стандартӣ (“Nose black”)Стандартӣ (“Nose black”)
ГулобӣРадкунанда (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)No rulingКамбудӣNo rulingNo ruling
ДадлиРадкунандаNo rulingКамбудӣ (“Dudley nose”)No rulingNo ruling

What the rulings mean

Стандартӣ
Described by the club's breed standard.
Камбудӣ
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Радкунанда
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Эътирофнашуда
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

  • Сафедchanges toЧол

    Пашм · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toҚаҳваранги торик

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toҚаҳваранг

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toҚаҳваранги равшан

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toКаҳрабоӣ

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toАсалӣ

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Кабудchanges toЗард

    Чашмон · Бо синну сол · from 2 weeks

  • Сиёҳchanges toБинии барфӣ

    Бинӣ · Бо фасл · can change back

  • Сиёҳchanges toГулобӣ

    Бинӣ · Бо фасл · can change back

Published standards