What does each club give for Peso in the Carlino?

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

Carlino 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
Peso	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
Rapporto altezza/lunghezza	1	1	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chiusura dentalePrognatismo inferiore	Da standard (“Jaws / Teeth: Slightly undershot.”)	Da standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)	Da standard (“meet in a slightly undershot bite”)	Da standard (“Mouth: Slightly undershot.”)	Da standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)
Chiusura dentaleBocca storta	Difetto (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	No ruling	Squalificante (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)	Difetto (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	Squalificante (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
DentaturaDentatura completa	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma degli occhiRotondi	Da standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Da standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling
Portamento delle orecchieA bottone	Da standard (“Button ear ... Preference given to latter.”)	Da standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)	Da standard (“preference is given to the button ear”)	Alternativo (“Two kinds: button ear”)	Da standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)
Portamento delle orecchieA rosa	Alternativo (“Two kinds - Rose ear - small drop-ear which folds over and back”)	Alternativo (“There are two kinds - the rose and the button.”)	Alternativo (“rose (drop ears that fold over and back)”)	Alternativo (“rose ear - small drop ear which folds over and back”)	Alternativo (“There are two kinds the rose and the button.”)
Forma del musoSmussato	Da standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Da standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Forma del musoQuadrato	Da standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Da standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Da standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Linea superioreOrizzontale	Da standard (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor dipping.”)	Da standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)	Da standard (“The topline is level.”)	Da standard (“Topline level neither roached nor dipping.”)	Da standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)
ToraceAmpio	Da standard (“Broad in chest.”)	Da standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)	Da standard (“with a wide chest and well-sprung ribs”)	Da standard (“broad in chest.”)	Da standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)
Attaccatura della codaAlta	Da standard (“TAIL: High-set”)	Da standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)	Da standard (“The high-set tail”)	Da standard (“High set”)	Da standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)
Portamento della codaArrotolata sul dorso	Da standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Da standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Da standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Da standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Da standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)
Portamento della codaDoppio ricciolo	Da standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Da standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)	Da standard (“the double curl considered the ideal”)	Da standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Da standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Maschera	Da standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“The mask should be black”)	Da standard (“Markings are found on the muzzle, to include the mask”)	Da standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“The mask should be black”)
Riga mulina	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)	Da standard (“as a back-trace, which is a line extending from the occiput to the tail”)	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)
Macchie	Da standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)	Da standard (“as moles on the cheeks”)	Da standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Da standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)
Marcature bianche	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Difetto (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Macchia sul petto	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativo (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Impronta del pollice sulla fronte	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Da standard (“as thumb marks or diamonds on the forehead”)	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Da standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Asportazione degli speroni	No ruling	Alternativo (“Dewclaws are generally removed.”)	Alternativo (“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.

Carlino colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Carlino in Nero, Argento, Fulvo e Albicocca. Standard patterns: Unicolore.

Mantello: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Black”)	Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Argento	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Squalificante	Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Fulvo	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Fawn”)	Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Albicocca	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Squalificante	Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Bianco	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“White”)	Non riconosciuto
Albino	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Squalificante (“Albinism”)	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Blu	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“Blue”)	Non riconosciuto
Marrone	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“Brown”)	Non riconosciuto
Cioccolato	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto
Fuoco	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“Black & Tan”)	Non riconosciuto
Crema	Non riconosciuto	Squalificante	Non riconosciuto	Non riconosciuto (“Cream - no Black Mask”)	Non riconosciuto
Patterns
Unicolore	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“The colors are fawn or black”)	Da standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Da standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Tigrato	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto
Zibellino	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“Sable”)	Non riconosciuto
Focato	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto (“Black & Tan”)	Non riconosciuto
Tigrato inverso	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Non riconosciuto

Occhi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Marrone scuro	Da standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Da standard (“dark in color”)	Da standard (“dark in color”)	Da standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Da standard (“Dark, relatively large”)

Tartufo: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Nero	Da standard (“Nose: Black”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)	Da standard (“Nose black”)

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 Carlino'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
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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