What does each club give for Poids in the Pékinois?

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

Pékinois 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
Poids, male	under 5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	under 5 kg	No ruling
Poids, female	under 5.4 kg	No ruling	No ruling	under 5.4 kg	No ruling
Poids	No ruling	under 6.4 kgover 6.4 kgÉliminatoire	under 6.4 kgover 6.4 kgDéfaut	No ruling	under 6.3 kgover 6.3 kgÉliminatoire
Rapport hauteur/longueur	No ruling	0.6	No ruling	No ruling	0.6

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopMarqué	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Il y a un stop prononcé”)	No ruling	Standard (“Stop : profond”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	No ruling	Standard (“La mâchoire inférieure est prognathe et large.”)	Standard (“se rencontrent en prognathisme inférieur”)	No ruling	Standard (“Dents : prognathisme inférieur.”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Disqualifications : prognathisme supérieur.”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Prognathisme supérieur, tenaille, ciseaux ou ciseaux inversés”)
Articulé dentaireMâchoire déviée	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Bouche de travers.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Articulé dentaireArticulé en pince	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Prognathisme supérieur, tenaille, ciseaux ou ciseaux inversés”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Prognathisme supérieur, tenaille, ciseaux ou ciseaux inversés”)
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux inversé	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Ciseaux inversés inacceptables.”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Une dentition complète de dents fortes et blanches”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxRonds	Standard (“Clairs, ronds, foncés, luisants et pas trop grands.”)	Standard (“grands, très foncés, ronds, luisants”)	Standard (“les yeux ronds sont foncés et luisants”)	Standard (“Clairs, ronds, foncés, luisants et pas trop grands.”)	Standard (“très foncés, clairs, ronds, luisants”)
Longueur du couCourt	Standard (“Relativement court et épais.”)	Standard (“Il est très court et épais.”)	Standard (“Courte et épaisse.”)	Standard (“Relativement court et épais.”)	Standard (“Il est très court et épais.”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Ligne de dessus : horizontale.”)	Standard (“La ligne de dessus est droite”)	Standard (“La ligne de dessus est horizontale.”)	Standard (“Ligne de dessus horizontale.”)	No ruling
PoitrineLarge	Standard (“Poitrine : large avec des côtes bien cintrées”)	Standard (“L'avant-poitrine est large et pleine”)	Standard (“La poitrine est large”)	Standard (“Poitrine large et côtes bien cintrées”)	No ruling
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“Attachée haut, portée serrée”)	Standard (“La queue attachée haut”)	Standard (“La queue est implantée haut”)	Standard (“Attachée haut, portée serrée”)	No ruling
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Standard (“légèrement recourbée sur le dos d'un côté ou de l'autre”)	Standard (“légèrement arquée et bien portée sur le dos, sans cassures ni boucles”)	Standard (“repose serrée sur le dos d'un côté ou de l'autre”)	Standard (“légèrement recourbée sur le dos d'un côté ou de l'autre”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Masque	No ruling	Alternative (“Un masque noir ou une face de couleur unie sont également acceptables”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“Un masque noir ou une face de couleur unie sont également acceptables”)
Lunettes	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Des lunettes autour des yeux avec des lignes allant jusqu'aux oreilles sont souhaitables”)

Pékinois colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Pékinois in Noir, Blanc, Gris, Argenté, Feu, Rouge, Crème et Fauve. Standard patterns: Uni, Bringé, Particolore, Fauve charbonné, Marqué de feu et Bringé inversé.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Blanc	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Gris	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Grey Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Argenté	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Silver Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Feu	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Rouge	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Crème	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Fauve	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Albinos	Non reconnu (“except albino or liver”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Foie	Non reconnu (“except albino or liver”)	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“All coat colors and markings are allowable and of equal merit”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are of equal merit”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Bringé	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Particolore	Standard (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)	Standard (“Parti-colours evenly broken”)
Fauve charbonné	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Fawn Sable”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are of equal merit”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”)	Standard (“Red Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)	Non reconnu (“Albino, liver or merle unacceptable”)
Double merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	Standard (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)	Standard (“very dark”)	Standard (“dark and lustrous”)	Standard (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)	Standard (“Clear, round, dark lustrous”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips and eye rims”)	Standard (“broad, short and black”)	Standard (“black in color”)	Standard (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips and eye rims”)	Standard (“Black pigment essential on nose, lips, and eye-rims”)
Nez Dudley	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Dudley nose”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Pékinois'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
Noirchanges toNez de neige
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back
Noirchanges toRose
Truffe · Avec la saison · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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