What does each club give for Hauteur au garrot in the Petit chien lion?

FCI, Hauteur au garrot: 26–32 cm; AKC, Hauteur au garrot: 27.9–33 cm; UKC, Hauteur au garrot: 25.4–30.5 cm; KC, Hauteur au garrot: 25–33 cm.

Petit chien lion 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	26–32 cm25–26 cmAlternative32–33 cmAlternative	27.9–33 cm25.4–27.9 cmAlternative33–35.6 cmAlternative	25.4–30.5 cm	25–33 cm
Poids	6 kg	No ruling	5.9 kg	No ruling
Rapport hauteur/longueur	1	0.9	1	No ruling
Rapport crâne/museau	1.5	1.5	1.5	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Articulé dentaireArticulé en ciseaux	Standard (“complete dentition with scissor bite”)	Standard (“The bite is scissors”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
Articulé dentairePrognathisme supérieur	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot”)	No ruling	Défaut (“serious faults, as are overshot and undershot bites”)	No ruling
Articulé dentairePrognathisme inférieur	Éliminatoire (“Overshot or undershot”)	No ruling	Défaut (“serious faults, as are overshot and undershot bites”)	No ruling
DentitionDentition complète	Standard (“complete dentition with scissor bite”)	Standard (“ideally complete dentition”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, rather large, well spaced, white teeth”)	No ruling
DentitionDents manquantes	Éliminatoire (“Absence of one or more incisives or canines”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Any other missing teeth are serious faults”)	No ruling
Port des oreillesTombantes (pendantes)	Standard (“pendant, well fringed”)	Standard (“The ears are pendant, moderate in length, well fringed”)	Standard (“The ears are pendant, well fringed”)	Standard (“Pendant, of moderate length and well fringed”)
Attache des oreillesBasse	Standard (“Set low (level with eyes)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forme des yeuxRonds	Standard (“the eyes are large, very dark, round and well spaced”)	Standard (“round in shape, large, set well apart”)	Standard (“large and rather round in shape”)	Standard (“Round, dark, relatively large”)
Forme des yeuxEn amande	Éliminatoire (“Eyes: small, almond shaped, protruding, too light”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModéré	Standard (“Stop: Moderately marked”)	Standard (“The stop is moderately well defined”)	Standard (“joins the muzzle at a moderate stop”)	No ruling
Ligne du dessusHorizontale	Standard (“Topline : Straight”)	Standard (“The topline is level from withers to tailset”)	Standard (“The topline is level from withers to tailset”)	Standard (“Level topline”)
Port de la queueEn anneau	Éliminatoire (“Tail curled in a ring”)	No ruling	Défaut (“Serious Fault: Ring tail”)	No ruling
Attache de la queueHaute	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	No ruling	No ruling
Longueur de la queueMoyenne	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Medium length, set slightly below the level of the topline”)
PiedsÉcartés	No ruling	No ruling	Défaut (“A splayed foot is to be penalized”)	No ruling
JarretsBien descendus	No ruling	Standard (“The hocks are well let down”)	Standard (“The hocks are well let down”)	No ruling
PoitrineDescendue	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is deep to the elbow”)	No ruling
Remontée du ventreMarquée	Standard (“pronounced tuck-up”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Remontée du ventreModérée	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Strong short loin with moderate tuck up”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

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

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

Petit chien lion colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Petit chien lion in Noir, Blanc, Bleu, Argenté, Marron, Feu, Rouge, Doré, Crème et Fauve. Standard patterns: Uni, Bringé, Pie, Particolore, Rouan, 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 combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Blanc	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“White”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Bleu	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Argenté	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Silver”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Marron	Standard (“brown coats and derivatives”)	Standard (“Chocolate”)	Standard (“dogs with brown coats”)	Standard (“Brown”)	Standard (“brown coats and derivatives”)
Feu	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Rouge	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Doré	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Gold”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Crème	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Cream”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Fauve	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“Albinism”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Uni	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Bringé	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Pie	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Irish Pied”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Particolore	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Parti-Color”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Particolour”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Rouan	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Parti Belton”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Fauve charbonné	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Red Sable”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Gold Sable”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Marqué de feu	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Bringé inversé	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non reconnu (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
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 (“very dark”)	Standard (“dark brown”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“very dark”)
Brun clair	Éliminatoire (“too light”)	Standard (“lighter colored dogs may have lighter brown eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“too light”)
Bleu	Éliminatoire (“wall”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Éliminatoire (“wall”)

Truffe: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KC	KUSA
Noir	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black or brown according to coat colour”)	Standard (“Black”)
Foie	Standard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”)	Standard (“except in the brown-coated dogs, when it is dark brown”)	Standard (“black or brown according to coat colour”)	Standard (“except for brown coats and derivatives ... the nose is dark brown”)

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 Petit chien lion'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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