What does each club give for Ūgis ties ketera in the Maltese?

FCI, Male: 21–25 cm; UKC, Male: 20.3–25.4 cm; FCI, Female: 20–23 cm; UKC, Female: 17.8–22.9 cm; KC, Ūgis ties ketera: under 25 cm.

Maltese 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
Ūgis ties ketera, male	21–25 cm	No ruling	20.3–25.4 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Ūgis ties ketera, female	20–23 cm	No ruling	17.8–22.9 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Ūgis ties ketera	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	under 25 cm	No ruling
Svoris	3–4 kg	under 3.2 kg1.8–2.7 kg	2.7–3.6 kg	No ruling	under 3.3 kg1.8–2.8 kg
Aukščio ir ilgio santykis	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasRyškus	Pagal standartą (“Fronto-nasal depression strongly defined making an angle of 90”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Kaktos ir snukio perėjimasVidutinis	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“the stop moderate”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“The stop is moderate.”)
SąkandisŽirklinis sąkandis	Pagal standartą (“incisors in scissor articulation”)	Alternatyvi (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Pagal standartą (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Alternatyvi (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
SąkandisReplinis sąkandis	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternatyvi (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
SąkandisPerkanda	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
SąkandisNepakanda	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Dantų komplektasPilnas dantų komplektas	Pagal standartą (“the dentition is well developed and complete”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ausų padėtisNukarusios (kabančios)	Pagal standartą (“hanging close to the sides of the skull”)	Pagal standartą (“The drop ears”)	Pagal standartą (“the drop ears hang close to the side of the skull”)	Pagal standartą (“hanging close to head”)	Pagal standartą (“hanging close to the side of the head”)
Ausų įstatymasAukštai	Pagal standartą (“set high above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“set above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ausų įstatymasŽemai	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“rather low set”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Ears should be low set”)
Akių formaApvalios	Pagal standartą (“the shape tends to be rounded”)	Pagal standartą (“very dark and round”)	Pagal standartą (“The dark brown, round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Akių formaOvalios	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Oval, not bulging, dark brown”)	No ruling
Nugaros linijaTiesi	Pagal standartą (“Topline: Straight to the tail-set.”)	Pagal standartą (“The back is level in topline”)	Pagal standartą (“The topline is level.”)	Pagal standartą (“back level from withers to tail”)	Pagal standartą (“straight and level from the tip of the shoulders”)
Nugaros linijaKuprota (išlenkta)	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Faults: Roached back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Pilvo pritraukimasVidutinis	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	Pagal standartą (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	No ruling	No ruling
Uodegos įstatymasAukštai	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“The longhaired tail is set high”)	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Is set high and should be long haired”)
Uodegos padėtisUžsirietusi ant nugaros	Pagal standartą (“Forms a single big curve, the tip of which falls ... touching the croup”)	Pagal standartą (“carried gracefully over the back”)	Pagal standartą (“carried gracefully and well arched over the back”)	Pagal standartą (“carried well arched over back”)	Pagal standartą (“carried well arched over the back”)
Uodegos ilgisTrumpa	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Serious Faults: Lack of tail or a shortened tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kaklo ilgisIlgas	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Fairly long and arched at the crest”)	No ruling	No ruling
Kaklo ilgisVidutinis	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“Medium length.”)	No ruling
Snukio formaSiaurėjantis	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“fine and tapered but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling	Pagal standartą (“fine and slightly tapered, but not snipey”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Dėmė	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Patches of different colours whatever their extension”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Uodegos trumpinimas	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“shortened tail, whether natural or docked”)	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.

Maltese colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Maltese in Balta, Citrininė ir Kreminė. Standard patterns: Vienspalvė.

Kailis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Balta	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“White”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)
Citrininė	Diskvalifikuojanti	Trūkumas (“White & Lemon”)	Nepripažinta	Pagal standartą (“slight lemon markings permissible”)	Pagal standartą (“Slight lemon markings permissible”)
Kreminė	Pagal standartą (“a pale ivory tinge is permitted”)	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Rusva	Diskvalifikuojanti	Trūkumas (“White & Tan”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Oranžinė	Trūkumas (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”)	Nepripažinta	Trūkumas (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	Nepripažinta	Nepripažinta
Patterns
Vienspalvė	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)	Pagal standartą (“Pure white”)

Akys: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Tamsiai ruda	Pagal standartą (“they are of a dark ochre colour”)	Pagal standartą (“very dark”)	Pagal standartą (“dark brown”)	Pagal standartą (“dark brown”)	Pagal standartą (“dark brown”)
Mėlyna	No ruling	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nosis: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Juoda	Pagal standartą (“absolutely black”)	Pagal standartą (“The nose is black”)	Pagal standartą (“black”)	Pagal standartą (“Nose black”)	Pagal standartą (“Nose black”)
Rožinė	Diskvalifikuojanti (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Trūkumas	No ruling	No ruling
Kūno spalvos	Diskvalifikuojanti	No ruling	Trūkumas (“Dudley nose”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Pagal standartą: Described by the club's breed standard.
Trūkumas: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalifikuojanti: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nepripažinta: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Baltachanges toDereša
Kailis · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toTamsiai ruda
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toRuda
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toŠviesiai ruda
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toGintarinė
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toRiešutinė
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Mėlynachanges toGeltona
Akys · Su amžiumi · from 2 weeks
Juodachanges toŽiemos nosis
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back
Juodachanges toRožinė
Nosis · Pagal sezoną · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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