What does each club give for Altezza al garrese in the Löwchen?

FCI, Altezza al garrese: 26–32 cm; AKC, Altezza al garrese: 27.9–33 cm; UKC, Altezza al garrese: 25.4–30.5 cm; KC, Altezza al garrese: 25–33 cm.

Löwchen 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
Altezza al garrese	26–32 cm25–26 cmAlternativo32–33 cmAlternativo	27.9–33 cm25.4–27.9 cmAlternativo33–35.6 cmAlternativo	25.4–30.5 cm	25–33 cm
Peso	6 kg	No ruling	5.9 kg	No ruling
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	1	0.9	1	No ruling
Rapporto cranio/muso	1.5	1.5	1.5	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	Da standard (“dentatura completa con chiusura a forbice”)	Da standard (“La chiusura è a forbice”)	Da standard (“si incontrano in una chiusura a forbice”)	Da standard (“chiusura a forbice perfetta, regolare e completa”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	Squalificante (“Enognato o prognato”)	No ruling	Difetto (“difetti gravi, così come le chiusure enognate e prognate”)	No ruling
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	Squalificante (“Enognato o prognato”)	No ruling	Difetto (“difetti gravi, così come le chiusure enognate e prognate”)	No ruling
DentaturaDentatura completa	Da standard (“dentatura completa con chiusura a forbice”)	Da standard (“idealmente dentatura completa”)	Da standard (“Dentatura completa di denti forti, piuttosto grandi, ben spaziati e bianchi”)	No ruling
DentaturaDenti mancanti	Squalificante (“Assenza di uno o più incisivi o canini”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Qualsiasi altro dente mancante è un difetto grave”)	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	Da standard (“pendenti, ben frangiate”)	Da standard (“Le orecchie sono pendenti, di lunghezza moderata, ben frangiate”)	Da standard (“Le orecchie sono pendenti, ben frangiate”)	Da standard (“Pendenti, di lunghezza moderata e ben frangiate”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassa	Da standard (“Attaccate basse (all'altezza degli occhi)”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma degli occhiRotondi	Da standard (“gli occhi sono grandi, molto scuri, rotondi e ben distanziati”)	Da standard (“di forma rotonda, grandi, ben distanziati”)	Da standard (“grandi e di forma piuttosto rotonda”)	Da standard (“Rotondi, scuri, relativamente grandi”)
Forma degli occhiA mandorla	Squalificante (“Occhi: piccoli, a mandorla, sporgenti, troppo chiari”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerato	Da standard (“Stop: moderatamente marcato”)	Da standard (“Lo stop è moderatamente ben definito”)	Da standard (“si unisce al muso con uno stop moderato”)	No ruling
Linea superioreOrizzontale	Da standard (“Linea dorsale: dritta”)	Da standard (“La linea dorsale è orizzontale dal garrese all'attaccatura della coda”)	Da standard (“La linea dorsale è orizzontale dal garrese all'attaccatura della coda”)	Da standard (“Linea dorsale orizzontale”)
Portamento della codaAd anello	Squalificante (“Coda arrotolata ad anello”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Difetto grave: coda ad anello”)	No ruling
Attaccatura della codaAlta	No ruling	Da standard (“La coda è inserita alta”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lunghezza della codaMedia	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Di media lunghezza, attaccata leggermente sotto il livello della linea dorsale”)
PiediAperti	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Un piede divaricato è da penalizzare”)	No ruling
GarrettiBen discesi	No ruling	Da standard (“I garretti sono ben discesi”)	Da standard (“I garretti sono ben discesi”)	No ruling
ToraceProfondo	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Il torace è profondo fino al gomito”)	No ruling
Retrazione addominalePronunciata	Da standard (“risalita del ventre pronunciata”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Retrazione addominaleModerata	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Lombo forte e corto con risalita del ventre moderata”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Alternativo (“Gli speroni possono essere rimossi”)	Alternativo (“Gli speroni possono essere rimossi”)	No ruling

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

Löwchen colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Löwchen in Nero, Bianco, Blu, Argento, Marrone, Fuoco, Rosso, Oro, Crema e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Unicolore, Tigrato, Pezzato, Particolore, Roano, Zibellino, Focato e Tigrato inverso.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Bianco	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“White”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“White”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Blu	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Blue”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Argento	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Silver”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Silver”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Marrone	Da standard (“brown coats and derivatives”)	Da standard (“Chocolate”)	Da standard (“dogs with brown coats”)	Da standard (“Brown”)	Da standard (“brown coats and derivatives”)
Fuoco	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Rosso	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Red”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Oro	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Gold”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Gold”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Crema	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Cream”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Cream”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Fulvo	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Fawn”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Tigrato	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Black Brindle”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Brindle”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Pezzato	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Irish Pied”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Particolore	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Parti-Color”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Particolour”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Roano	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Parti Belton”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Zibellino	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Red Sable”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Gold Sable”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Focato	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Tan Points”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Tigrato inverso	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Da standard (“Black Brindle”)	Da standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Da standard (“Brindle”)	Da standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“merle which is unacceptable”)	No ruling
Doppio merle	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“very dark”)	Da standard (“dark brown”)	Da standard (“dark”)	Da standard (“dark”)	Da standard (“very dark”)
Marrone chiaro	Squalificante (“too light”)	Da standard (“lighter colored dogs may have lighter brown eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“too light”)
Blu	Squalificante (“wall”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“wall”)

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

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Squalificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Non riconosciuto: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Nerochanges toRuggine
Mantello · Con lo stato corporeo · can change back
Nerochanges toGrigio
Mantello · Progressivo
Nerochanges toMarrone
Mantello · Al sole · can change back
Biancochanges toRoano
Mantello · Con l'età · from 2 weeks
Focatochanges toA sella
Mantello · Con l'età · from 6 to 156 weeks
Nerochanges toTartufo d’inverno
Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back
Nerochanges toRosa
Tartufo · Con la stagione · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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