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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankehøyde | 28 cm | 20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFeilover 30.5 cmDiskvalifiserende | 20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFeilover 30.5 cmDiskvalifiserende | 20–28 cm | 20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmFeilunder 20.3 cmDiskvalifiserendeover 30.5 cmDiskvalifiserende |
| Vekt, male | 2.5–4.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Vekt, female | 2.5–5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Vekt | 1.5–2.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BittSaksebitt | No ruling | Standard (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”) | Standard (“meet in a scissors bite.”) | Standard (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”) | Standard (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”) |
| BittOverbitt | Feil (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”) | Feil (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”) | Feil (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | Feil (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”) |
| BittUnderbitt | Feil (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”) | Feil (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”) | Feil (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | Feil (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”) |
| TannsettFullt tannsett | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ØrestillingOppreist (ståøre) | Alternativ (“Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON.”) | Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”) | Alternativ (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”) | Alternativ (“When erect each ear should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees”) | Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”) |
| ØrestillingHengende (hengeøre) | Alternativ (“Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALENE.”) | Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”) | Alternativ (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”) | No ruling | Alternativ (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”) |
| ØrestillingHalvt oppreist | Feil (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ØreansetningHøy | No ruling | Feil (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”) | Feil (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”) | No ruling | Feil (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”) |
| ØreansetningLav | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Feil (“set too low”) |
| ØyeformMandelformet | Standard (“in the shape of a large almond”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ØyeformRund | No ruling | Standard (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”) | Standard (“The dark, round eyes”) | Standard (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”) | Standard (“Dark, round, not bulging”) |
| HalslengdeMiddels | Standard (“NECK Of moderate length”) | Standard (“Neck of medium length.”) | Standard (“The neck is of medium length.”) | Standard (“Medium length.”) | Standard (“Of medium length.”) |
| OverlinjeRett | No ruling | Standard (“The backline is straight and level.”) | Standard (“The topline is straight and level.”) | Standard (“Fairly long with level topline”) | Standard (“Topline straight and level.”) |
| Snutepartiets formAvsmalnende | No ruling | Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”) | Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”) | No ruling | Standard (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”) |
| HaleansetningHøy | Standard (“Set quite high”) | Standard (“Tail long, set high”) | Standard (“The long tail is set high”) | Standard (“set on high”) | Standard (“Long, set high”) |
| HaleansetningLav | No ruling | Feil (“Faults - Low-set tail”) | Feil (“Faults: Low-set tail.”) | No ruling | Feil (“Fault: Low-set tail”) |
| HalelengdeLang | Standard (“rather long”) | Standard (“Tail long”) | Standard (“The long tail”) | Standard (“Long, well fringed”) | Standard (“Long, set high”) |
| HalelengdeKort | No ruling | Feil (“or too short”) | Feil (“Tail too short.”) | No ruling | Feil (“or too short”) |
| HalebæringKrøllet over ryggen | No ruling | Standard (“carried well arched over the body”) | Standard (“carried well-arched over the body”) | Standard (“arched over back”) | Standard (“carried well arched over the body”) |
| PoterHarepoter | Standard (“Rather long, called hare feet”) | Standard (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”) | Standard (“The feet are hare-like in shape”) | Standard (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”) | Standard (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”) |
| Ulveklør på bakbeinEnkle | Feil (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ulveklør på bakbeinDoble | Feil (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bles | Standard (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”) | Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”) | Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”) | Standard (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”) | Standard (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”) |
| Krage | No ruling | Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”) | Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... not to be penalized”) | No ruling | Alternativ (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”) |
| Stikkelhår | No ruling | Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized”) | Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed on the color, are not to be penalized”) | No ruling | Alternativ (“a few white hairs interspersed among the colour shall not be penalized”) |
| Hvite tegninger | Alternativ (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tanmerker | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternativ (“black and white with tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks”) | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjerning av ulveklør | No ruling | Standard (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”) | Standard (“Any dewclaws present on the hind legs must be removed.”) | No ruling | Alternativ (“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 Svart, Hvit, Sølv, Leverbrun, Tan, Rød, Sitrongul og Fawn. Standard patterns: Trefarget, Partifarget, Sobel og Tantegning.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svart | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Black & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Hvit | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Black”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“White with patches”) | Standard (“White with patches”) |
| Sølv | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Silver”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Silver & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Leverbrun | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Liver”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Ikke anerkjent (“any colour except liver”) | Ikke anerkjent (“any colour except liver”) |
| Tan | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”) | Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”) |
| Rød | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Red”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Sitrongul | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Lemon”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Lemon & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Fawn | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“Fawn & White”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Albino | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“Albinism”) | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent |
| Patterns | |||||
| Trefarget | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standard (“They may be any parti-color”) | Standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”) | Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”) |
| Partifarget | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”) | Standard (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”) | Standard (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Sobel | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Sable”) | Standard (“They may be any parti-color”) | Standard (“Sable & White”) | Standard (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”) |
| Tantegning | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standard (“They may be any parti-color”) | Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”) | Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”) |
| Ensfarget | No ruling | Diskvalifiserende (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”) | Diskvalifiserende (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”) | Ikke anerkjent | Ikke anerkjent |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mørkebrun | Standard (“Dark in colour”) | Standard (“Eyes dark”) | Standard (“dark”) | Standard (“dark with dark rims”) | Standard (“dark with dark rims”) |
| Lysebrun | Feil (“light in colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svart | Standard (“Small, black and round”) | Standard (“Nose black”) | Standard (“The small, black, rounded nose”) | Standard (“Nose black”) | Standard (“Nose black”) |
| Rosa | Diskvalifiserende (“Pink or pink spotted nose”) | Feil | Feil | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | |||||
| Sommerfuglnese | Diskvalifiserende (“Pink or pink spotted nose”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
What the rulings mean
- Standard
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Feil
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Diskvalifiserende
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Ikke anerkjent
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Papillon's colors can change over its life.
Svartchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kroppstilstanden · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Pels · I sola · can change back
Hvitchanges toKonstant skimmel
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Tantegningchanges toSaltegning
Pels · Med alderen · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnønese
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nese · Med årstiden · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.