What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Xoloitzcuintle?

FCI, Hauteur au garrot: 46–60 cm; AKC, Hauteur au garrot: 45.7–58.4 cm; UKC, Hauteur au garrot: 45.7–58.4 cm; KC, Hauteur au garrot: 46–60 cm.

Xoloitzcuintle 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Hauteur au garrot	46–60 cm60–62 cmAlternativeover 62 cmDéfautunder 25 cmDéfaut	45.7–58.4 cmunder 25.4 cmÉliminatoireover 61 cmÉliminatoire	45.7–58.4 cmunder 25.4 cmÉliminatoireover 61 cmÉliminatoire	46–60 cm
Rapport hauteur/longueur	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Rapport crâne/museau	1	No ruling	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“les incisives doivent se fermer parfaitement en ciseaux”)	Standard (“Mâchoires : articulé en ciseaux”)	Standard (“L'articulé est en ciseaux ou en pince”)	Standard (“articulé en ciseaux parfait, régulier et complet”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	Alternative (“Un articulé en pince, bout à bout, est également permis”)	No ruling	Alternative (“L'articulé est en ciseaux ou en pince”)	Alternative (“Un articulé en pince est permis”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications : mâchoires prognathes ou enognathes”)	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications : mâchoires prognathes ou enognathes”)	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“Variété à poil : dentition complète (42 dents)”)	Standard (“Dans la variété à poil, une dentition complète est exigée”)	Standard (“Une dentition complète est exigée dans la variété à poil”)	No ruling
DentitionDents manquantes	Alternative (“l'absence de quelques incisives, canines, molaires, prémolaires ... ne doit pas être pénalisée”)	Alternative (“Dans la variété nue, l'absence de prémolaires est acceptable”)	Alternative (“Dans la variété nue, les dents mal alignées ou manquantes ne doivent pas être pénalisées”)	Alternative (“Dans la variété nue, l'absence de quelques dents ... ne doit pas être pénalisée”)
Pigmentation de la langueRose	Standard (“La langue est généralement rose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pigmentation de la langueTachetée	Alternative (“peut avoir des marques noires, des taches ou des traces”)	No ruling	Alternative (“La langue peut avoir des marques noires, des taches ou des rayures”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesDressées (droites)	Standard (“Elles doivent être tenues dressées quand le chien est en alerte”)	Standard (“portées fortement dressées quand le chien est en alerte”)	Standard (“Elles sont tenues dressées quand le chien est en alerte”)	Standard (“Toujours dressées quand le chien est en alerte”)
Port des oreillesEn chauve-souris	Standard (“elles rappellent des oreilles de chauve-souris”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Éliminatoire (“Les oreilles tombantes ou coupées sont disqualifiantes”)	Défaut (“Des oreilles non dressées à l'âge d'un an sont un défaut”)	Éliminatoire (“Oreilles pendantes dans la variété nue”)	No ruling
Attache des oreillesHaute	No ruling	Standard (“Les oreilles sont attachées haut et portées fortement dressées”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxEn amande	Standard (“Taille moyenne, en forme d'amande”)	Standard (“Les yeux sont en amande, de taille moyenne”)	Standard (“yeux en amande de taille moyenne”)	Standard (“De taille moyenne, en amande”)
StopLéger	Standard (“Stop : léger, mais bien défini”)	No ruling	Standard (“Le stop est léger, mais bien défini”)	Standard (“Stop léger mais défini”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Ligne du dessus : parfaitement droite et horizontale”)	Standard (“La ligne du dessus est horizontale avec une légère courbe au-dessus du rein”)	Standard (“La ligne du dessus est parfaitement droite et horizontale”)	Standard (“Dos ferme, droit et horizontal”)
Ligne du dessusLégère voussure du rein	No ruling	Alternative (“La ligne du dessus est horizontale avec une légère courbe au-dessus du rein”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur de la queueLongue	Standard (“QUEUE : longue, mince”)	Standard (“longue et fine, atteignant le jarret”)	Standard (“Elle est fine et longue, atteignant presque le jarret”)	Standard (“Longue, mince et s'effilant de la base à l'extrémité”)
Longueur de la queueCourte	Éliminatoire (“DÉFAUTS GRAVES : queue coupée, queue courte”)	Défaut (“Une queue courte ou enroulée est un défaut grave”)	No ruling	No ruling
Attache de la queueBasse	No ruling	Standard (“La queue est attachée bas, prolongeant en douceur l'angle de la croupe”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de lièvre	No ruling	Standard (“Les pieds sont des pieds de lièvre, palmés, avec des doigts bien arqués”)	Standard (“Pieds de lièvre, palmés, avec des doigts forts et bien arqués”)	Standard (“De longueur moyenne (pied de lièvre) avec des doigts semi-arqués”)
PiedsÉcartés	No ruling	Défaut (“les pieds écartés ou arrondis sont un défaut grave”)	No ruling	No ruling
PiedsPied de chat	No ruling	Défaut (“les pieds écartés ou arrondis sont un défaut grave”)	No ruling	No ruling
JarretsJarrets clos	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Défaut grave : jarrets de vache”)	No ruling
JarretsBien descendus	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Jarrets secs et bien descendus”)
Longueur du couLong	Standard (“Proportionnellement long”)	Standard (“Le cou est long, élégant, légèrement arqué”)	Standard (“Le long cou est mince, souple, arqué”)	Standard (“Proportionnellement long avec la tête portée haut”)
FanonAucun (gorge sèche)	Standard (“bien ajusté, sans fanon”)	No ruling	Standard (“bien ajusté, sans fanon”)	Standard (“bien ajusté et sans fanon”)
PoitrineDescendue	Standard (“Vue de profil elle est longue et profonde, descendant jusqu'aux coudes”)	Standard (“La cage thoracique est profonde et ovale”)	Standard (“La poitrine est longue, profonde et assez large”)	Standard (“Cage thoracique longue et profonde, atteignant les coudes”)
Remontée du ventreModérée	Standard (“Abdomen musclé et modérément remonté”)	No ruling	Standard (“la remontée du flanc est modérée”)	Standard (“Ventre remonté modéré”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marques blanches	Alternative (“Il peut aussi y avoir des taches de toute couleur, y compris des marques blanches.”)	Alternative (“les taches et marques blanches sont permises”)	No ruling	Alternative (“Il peut aussi y avoir des taches de toute couleur, y compris des marques blanches.”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Coupe des oreilles	Éliminatoire (“Les oreilles tombantes ou coupées sont disqualifiantes”)	Non reconnu (“La coupe des oreilles est interdite”)	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications : oreilles coupées”)	No ruling
Caudectomie (coupe de la queue)	Éliminatoire (“DÉFAUTS GRAVES : queue coupée, queue courte”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualification : queue écourtée”)	No ruling
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Les ergots peuvent être enlevés”)	Alternative (“Les ergots peuvent être enlevés tant aux antérieurs qu'aux postérieurs”)	No ruling

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

Xoloitzcuintle colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Xoloitzcuintle in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Bleu, Lilas, Ardoise, Foie, Feu, Rouge, Cuivre, Jaune, Palomino, Crème, Fauve et Isabelle (foie dilué). Standard patterns: Uni, Bicolore, Tricolore, Bringé, Merle, Fauve charbonné, Tacheté, Marqué de feu et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Blanc	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)
Gris	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Éliminatoire
Lilas	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Éliminatoire
Ardoise	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Foie	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Feu	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)
Rouge	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Cuivre	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Copper”)	Éliminatoire
Jaune	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“White & Yellow”)	Éliminatoire
Palomino	Éliminatoire	Standard (“Palomino”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire
Crème	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Fauve	Éliminatoire	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Éliminatoire
Isabelle (foie dilué)	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Isabella”)	Éliminatoire
Albinos	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Bicolore	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Alternative (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)
Tricolore	Éliminatoire	Alternative (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Éliminatoire
Bringé	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)
Merle	Éliminatoire (“Merle colour”)	Alternative (“Merle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Non reconnu (“Merle unacceptable”)	Éliminatoire (“Merle colour”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire (“sable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Éliminatoire (“sable”)
Tacheté	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)
Marqué de feu	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)
Bringé inversé	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)
Double merle	Éliminatoire	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire

Peau et écailles: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Gris	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Ardoise	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Foie	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Bronze	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“Bronze”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“bronze”)
Rouge	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Crème	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Tacheté	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“The color varies from yellow to black”)	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Marron	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Brun foncé	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“ranges from yellow to a very dark brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Noisette	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Ambre	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Jaune	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“The color varies from yellow to black”)	Standard (“ranges from yellow to a very dark brown”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Brun clair	Défaut (“Light coloured ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Light-coloured ... eyes”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“Blue eyes”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Blue eyes or flecks of blue in the eyes”)	Non reconnu (“Blue or wall eyes unacceptable”)	Éliminatoire (“Blue eyes”)
Patterns
Yeux vairons	Éliminatoire (“different coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”)	Non reconnu (“Both eyes must be of the same color”)	Non reconnu (“Both eyes are to be of the same color”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“different-coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”)
Hétérochromie partielle	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“flecks of blue in the eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Foie	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)	Standard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”)	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)
Rose	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)	Standard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”)	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)
Patterns
Nez papillon	Standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”)	Standard (“spotted as the rest of the body only in spotted dogs”)	Standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”)

Langue: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Rose	Standard (“The tongue is generally pink”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tongue is generally pink”)
Patterns
Tacheté	Standard (“may have black markings, spots or marks”)	Standard (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”)	Standard (“may have black markings, spots, or marks”)

À poil

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Blanc	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)
Gris	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Éliminatoire
Lilas	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Éliminatoire
Ardoise	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Foie	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Feu	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)
Rouge	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Cuivre	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Copper”)	Éliminatoire
Jaune	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“White & Yellow”)	Éliminatoire
Palomino	Éliminatoire	Standard (“Palomino”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire
Crème	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Fauve	Éliminatoire	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Éliminatoire
Isabelle (foie dilué)	Éliminatoire	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Isabella”)	Éliminatoire
Albinos	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Bicolore	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Alternative (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)
Tricolore	Éliminatoire	Alternative (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Éliminatoire
Bringé	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)
Merle	Éliminatoire (“Merle colour”)	Alternative (“Merle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Non reconnu (“Merle unacceptable”)	Éliminatoire (“Merle colour”)
Fauve charbonné	Éliminatoire (“sable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Éliminatoire (“sable”)
Tacheté	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)
Marqué de feu	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Éliminatoire (“black and tan”)
Bringé inversé	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Éliminatoire (“brindle”)
Double merle	Éliminatoire	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire

Sans poil

Peau et écailles: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Gris	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Ardoise	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Foie	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Bronze	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“Bronze”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“bronze”)
Rouge	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Crème	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Tacheté	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternative: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Défaut: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Éliminatoire: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non reconnu: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Noirchanges toRouille
Pelage · Avec l'état corporel · can change back
Noirchanges toGris
Pelage · Progressif
Noirchanges toMarron
Pelage · Au soleil · can change back
Blancchanges toRouan
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 2 weeks
Marqué de feuchanges toÀ selle
Pelage · Avec l'âge · from 6 to 156 weeks

Sources

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

Published standards

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