What does each club give for Poids in the Carlin?

FCI, Poids: 6.3–8.1 kg; AKC, Poids: 6.4–8.2 kg; UKC, Poids: 6.4–8.2 kg; KC, Poids: 6.3–8.1 kg; CKC, Poids: 6.3–8.3 kg.

Carlin 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	6.3–8.1 kg	6.4–8.2 kg	6.4–8.2 kg	6.3–8.1 kg	6.3–8.3 kg
Rapport hauteur/longueur	1	1	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Standard (“Jaws / Teeth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“meet in a slightly undershot bite”)	Standard (“Mouth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)
Articulé dentaireMâchoire déviée	Défaut (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)	Défaut (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	Éliminatoire (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
DentitionDentition complète	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxRonds	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesEn bouton	Standard (“Button ear ... Preference given to latter.”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)	Standard (“preference is given to the button ear”)	Alternative (“Two kinds: button ear”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)
Port des oreillesEn rose	Alternative (“Two kinds - Rose ear - small drop-ear which folds over and back”)	Alternative (“There are two kinds - the rose and the button.”)	Alternative (“rose (drop ears that fold over and back)”)	Alternative (“rose ear - small drop ear which folds over and back”)	Alternative (“There are two kinds the rose and the button.”)
Forme du museauObtus	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Forme du museauCarré	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)	Standard (“The topline is level.”)	Standard (“Topline level neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)
PoitrineLarge	Standard (“Broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)	Standard (“with a wide chest and well-sprung ribs”)	Standard (“broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)
Attache de la queueHaute	Standard (“TAIL: High-set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)	Standard (“The high-set tail”)	Standard (“High set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)
Port de la queueEnroulée sur le dos	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)
Port de la queueDouble boucle	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)	Standard (“the double curl considered the ideal”)	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Masque	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)	Standard (“Markings are found on the muzzle, to include the mask”)	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)
Raie de mulet	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as a back-trace, which is a line extending from the occiput to the tail”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)
Taches	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as moles on the cheeks”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)
Marques blanches	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Tache de poitrail	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternative (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Marque de pouce sur le front	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“as thumb marks or diamonds on the forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Ablation des ergots	No ruling	Alternative (“Dewclaws are generally removed.”)	Alternative (“Dewclaws may be removed.”)	No ruling	No ruling

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

Carlin colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Carlin in Noir, Argenté, Fauve et Abricot. Standard patterns: Uni.

Pelage: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Argenté	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Éliminatoire	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Fauve	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Abricot	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Éliminatoire	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Blanc	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“White”)	Non reconnu
Albinos	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Bleu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Blue”)	Non reconnu
Marron	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Brown”)	Non reconnu
Chocolat	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu	Non reconnu
Feu	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Black & Tan”)	Non reconnu
Crème	Non reconnu	Éliminatoire	Non reconnu	Non reconnu (“Cream - no Black Mask”)	Non reconnu
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“The colors are fawn or black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Bringé	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu
Fauve charbonné	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“Sable”)	Non reconnu
Marqué de feu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“Black & Tan”)	Non reconnu
Bringé inversé	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu

Yeux: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun foncé	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Nose: Black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Carlin'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
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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