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

FCI, Altezza al garrese: 28 cm; AKC, Altezza al garrese: 20.3–27.9 cm; UKC, Altezza al garrese: 20.3–27.9 cm; KC, Altezza al garrese: 20–28 cm; CKC, Altezza al garrese: 20.3–28 cm.

Papillon 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
Altezza al garrese	28 cm	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmDifettoover 30.5 cmSqualificante	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmDifettoover 30.5 cmSqualificante	20–28 cm	20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmDifettounder 20.3 cmSqualificanteover 30.5 cmSqualificante
Peso, male	2.5–4.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso, female	2.5–5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Peso	1.5–2.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chiusura dentaleChiusura a forbice	No ruling	Da standard (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”)	Da standard (“meet in a scissors bite.”)	Da standard (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”)	Da standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo superiore	Difetto (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Difetto (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Difetto (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	Difetto (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Difetto (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Difetto (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
DentaturaDentatura completa	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieErette (dritte)	Alternativo (“Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON.”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativo (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	Alternativo (“When erect each ear should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Portamento delle orecchieCadenti (pendenti)	Alternativo (“Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALENE.”)	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)	Alternativo (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Portamento delle orecchieSemierette	Difetto (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Attaccatura delle orecchieAlta	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)	Difetto (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
Attaccatura delle orecchieBassa	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“set too low”)
Forma degli occhiA mandorla	Da standard (“in the shape of a large almond”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma degli occhiRotondi	No ruling	Da standard (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)	Da standard (“The dark, round eyes”)	Da standard (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)	Da standard (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
Lunghezza del colloMedio	Da standard (“NECK Of moderate length”)	Da standard (“Neck of medium length.”)	Da standard (“The neck is of medium length.”)	Da standard (“Medium length.”)	Da standard (“Of medium length.”)
Linea superioreOrizzontale	No ruling	Da standard (“The backline is straight and level.”)	Da standard (“The topline is straight and level.”)	Da standard (“Fairly long with level topline”)	Da standard (“Topline straight and level.”)
Forma del musoAffusolato	No ruling	Da standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)	Da standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”)	No ruling	Da standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)
Attaccatura della codaAlta	Da standard (“Set quite high”)	Da standard (“Tail long, set high”)	Da standard (“The long tail is set high”)	Da standard (“set on high”)	Da standard (“Long, set high”)
Attaccatura della codaBassa	No ruling	Difetto (“Faults - Low-set tail”)	Difetto (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)	No ruling	Difetto (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
Lunghezza della codaLunga	Da standard (“rather long”)	Da standard (“Tail long”)	Da standard (“The long tail”)	Da standard (“Long, well fringed”)	Da standard (“Long, set high”)
Lunghezza della codaCorta	No ruling	Difetto (“or too short”)	Difetto (“Tail too short.”)	No ruling	Difetto (“or too short”)
Portamento della codaArrotolata sul dorso	No ruling	Da standard (“carried well arched over the body”)	Da standard (“carried well-arched over the body”)	Da standard (“arched over back”)	Da standard (“carried well arched over the body”)
PiediPiede di lepre	Da standard (“Rather long, called hare feet”)	Da standard (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”)	Da standard (“The feet are hare-like in shape”)	Da standard (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”)	Da standard (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”)
Speroni posterioriSingoli	Difetto (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Speroni posterioriDoppi	Difetto (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Lista	Da standard (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”)	Da standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)	Da standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”)	Da standard (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”)	Da standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)
Collare	No ruling	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)
Peli bianchi sparsi	No ruling	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized”)	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed on the color, are not to be penalized”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“a few white hairs interspersed among the colour shall not be penalized”)
Marcature bianche	Alternativo (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Focature	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“black and white with tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Da standard (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”)	Da standard (“Any dewclaws present on the hind legs must be removed.”)	No ruling	Alternativo (“Removal of dewclaws on forelegs optional.”)

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

Papillon colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Papillon in Nero, Bianco, Argento, Fegato, Fuoco, Rosso, Limone e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Tricolore, Particolore, Zibellino e Focato.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Black”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“Black & White”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Bianco	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Black”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“White with patches”)	Da standard (“White with patches”)
Argento	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Silver”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“Silver & White”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Fegato	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Liver”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Non riconosciuto (“any colour except liver”)	Non riconosciuto (“any colour except liver”)
Fuoco	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Da standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Rosso	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Red”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“Red & White”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Limone	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Lemon”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“Lemon & White”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Fulvo	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“Fawn & White”)	Da standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Da standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Tricolore	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Da standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Da standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Particolore	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”)	Da standard (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”)	Da standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Zibellino	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White & Sable”)	Da standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Da standard (“Sable & White”)	Da standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Focato	Da standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Da standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Da standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Da standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)	Da standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Unicolore	No ruling	Squalificante (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)	Squalificante (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“Dark in colour”)	Da standard (“Eyes dark”)	Da standard (“dark”)	Da standard (“dark with dark rims”)	Da standard (“dark with dark rims”)
Marrone chiaro	Difetto (“light in colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Small, black and round”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)	Da standard (“The small, black, rounded nose”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)
Rosa	Squalificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	Difetto	Difetto	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Tartufo a farfalla	Squalificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Da standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Difetto: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
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 Papillon'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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