What does each club give for Altura na cernelha in the Papillon?

FCI, Altura na cernelha: 28 cm; AKC, Altura na cernelha: 20.3–27.9 cm; UKC, Altura na cernelha: 20.3–27.9 cm; KC, Altura na cernelha: 20–28 cm; CKC, Altura na cernelha: 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
Altura na cernelha	28 cm	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFaltaover 30.5 cmDesqualificante	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFaltaover 30.5 cmDesqualificante	20–28 cm	20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmFaltaunder 20.3 cmDesqualificanteover 30.5 cmDesqualificante
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
MordeduraMordedura em tesoura	No ruling	Padrão (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”)	Padrão (“meet in a scissors bite.”)	Padrão (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”)	Padrão (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”)
MordeduraPrognatismo superior	Falta (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Falta (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
MordeduraPrognatismo inferior	Falta (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Falta (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Falta (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
DentiçãoDentição completa	No ruling	No ruling	Padrão (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Porte das orelhasEretas (em pé)	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”)
Porte das orelhasCaídas (pendentes)	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”)
Porte das orelhasSemieretas	Falta (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserção das orelhasAlta	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)	Falta (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
Inserção das orelhasBaixa	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Falta (“set too low”)
Forma dos olhosAmendoados	Padrão (“in the shape of a large almond”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma dos olhosRedondos	No ruling	Padrão (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)	Padrão (“The dark, round eyes”)	Padrão (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)	Padrão (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
Comprimento do pescoçoMédio	Padrão (“NECK Of moderate length”)	Padrão (“Neck of medium length.”)	Padrão (“The neck is of medium length.”)	Padrão (“Medium length.”)	Padrão (“Of medium length.”)
Linha superiorHorizontal	No ruling	Padrão (“The backline is straight and level.”)	Padrão (“The topline is straight and level.”)	Padrão (“Fairly long with level topline”)	Padrão (“Topline straight and level.”)
Forma do focinhoAfilado	No ruling	Padrão (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)	Padrão (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”)	No ruling	Padrão (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)
Inserção da caudaAlta	Padrão (“Set quite high”)	Padrão (“Tail long, set high”)	Padrão (“The long tail is set high”)	Padrão (“set on high”)	Padrão (“Long, set high”)
Inserção da caudaBaixa	No ruling	Falta (“Faults - Low-set tail”)	Falta (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)	No ruling	Falta (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
Comprimento da caudaLonga	Padrão (“rather long”)	Padrão (“Tail long”)	Padrão (“The long tail”)	Padrão (“Long, well fringed”)	Padrão (“Long, set high”)
Comprimento da caudaCurta	No ruling	Falta (“or too short”)	Falta (“Tail too short.”)	No ruling	Falta (“or too short”)
Porte da caudaEnrolada sobre o dorso	No ruling	Padrão (“carried well arched over the body”)	Padrão (“carried well-arched over the body”)	Padrão (“arched over back”)	Padrão (“carried well arched over the body”)
PésPé de lebre	Padrão (“Rather long, called hare feet”)	Padrão (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”)	Padrão (“The feet are hare-like in shape”)	Padrão (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”)	Padrão (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”)
Ergôs posterioresSimples	Falta (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Ergôs posterioresDuplos	Falta (“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 larga	Padrão (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”)	Padrão (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)	Padrão (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”)	Padrão (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”)	Padrão (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)
Colar	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”)
Salpicos brancos	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”)
Marcas brancas	Alternativo (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Marcas de fogo	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
Remoção dos ergôs	No ruling	Padrão (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”)	Padrão (“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 Preto, Branco, Prateado, Fígado, Fogo, Vermelho, Limão e Fulvo. Standard patterns: Tricolor, Particolor, Sable e Marcado de fogo.

Pelagem: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Black”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“Black & White”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Branco	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Black”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“White with patches”)	Padrão (“White with patches”)
Prateado	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Silver”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“Silver & White”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Fígado	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Liver”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Não reconhecido (“any colour except liver”)	Não reconhecido (“any colour except liver”)
Fogo	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Padrão (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Vermelho	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Red”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“Red & White”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Limão	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Lemon”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“Lemon & White”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Fulvo	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“Fawn & White”)	Padrão (“white with patches of any color”)	Padrão (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Albino	No ruling	No ruling	Desqualificante (“Albinism”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido
Patterns
Tricolor	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“They may be any parti-color”)	Padrão (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)	Padrão (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Particolor	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”)	Padrão (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”)	Padrão (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Sable	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White & Sable”)	Padrão (“They may be any parti-color”)	Padrão (“Sable & White”)	Padrão (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Marcado de fogo	Padrão (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Padrão (“White Black & Tan”)	Padrão (“They may be any parti-color”)	Padrão (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)	Padrão (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Sólido	No ruling	Desqualificante (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)	Desqualificante (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)	Não reconhecido	Não reconhecido

Olhos: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Castanho-escuro	Padrão (“Dark in colour”)	Padrão (“Eyes dark”)	Padrão (“dark”)	Padrão (“dark with dark rims”)	Padrão (“dark with dark rims”)
Castanho-claro	Falta (“light in colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nariz: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Preto	Padrão (“Small, black and round”)	Padrão (“Nose black”)	Padrão (“The small, black, rounded nose”)	Padrão (“Nose black”)	Padrão (“Nose black”)
Rosa	Desqualificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	Falta	Falta	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Nariz borboleta	Desqualificante (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Padrão: Described by the club's breed standard.
Falta: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Desqualificante: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Não reconhecido: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Pretochanges toFerrugem
Pelagem · Com a condição corporal · can change back
Pretochanges toCinzento
Pelagem · Progressivo
Pretochanges toCastanho
Pelagem · Ao sol · can change back
Brancochanges toRuão
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 2 weeks
Marcado de fogochanges toCom sela
Pelagem · Com a idade · from 6 to 156 weeks
Pretochanges toNariz de neve
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back
Pretochanges toRosa
Nariz · Com a estação · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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