What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn in the Papillon?

FCI, Înălțimea la greabăn: 28 cm; AKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 20.3–27.9 cm; UKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 20.3–27.9 cm; KC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 20–28 cm; CKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 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
Înălțimea la greabăn	28 cm	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmDefectover 30.5 cmDescalificant	20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmDefectover 30.5 cmDescalificant	20–28 cm	20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmDefectunder 20.3 cmDescalificantover 30.5 cmDescalificant
Greutate, male	2.5–4.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Greutate, female	2.5–5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Greutate	1.5–2.5 kg	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	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.”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Defect (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Defect (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Defect (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Defect (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)	Defect (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)	Defect (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	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”)
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	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”)
Purtarea urechilorSemierecte	Defect (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	No ruling	Defect (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)	Defect (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
Inserția urechilorJoasă	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“set too low”)
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“in the shape of a large almond”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorRotunzi	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)	Standard (“The dark, round eyes”)	Standard (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)	Standard (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
Lungimea gâtuluiMediu	Standard (“NECK Of moderate length”)	Standard (“Neck of medium length.”)	Standard (“The neck is of medium length.”)	Standard (“Medium length.”)	Standard (“Of medium length.”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	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.”)
Forma botuluiÎngustat	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”)
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	Standard (“Set quite high”)	Standard (“Tail long, set high”)	Standard (“The long tail is set high”)	Standard (“set on high”)	Standard (“Long, set high”)
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Defect (“Faults - Low-set tail”)	Defect (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)	No ruling	Defect (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
Lungimea coziiLungă	Standard (“rather long”)	Standard (“Tail long”)	Standard (“The long tail”)	Standard (“Long, well fringed”)	Standard (“Long, set high”)
Lungimea coziiScurtă	No ruling	Defect (“or too short”)	Defect (“Tail too short.”)	No ruling	Defect (“or too short”)
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	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”)
LabeLabă de iepure	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)”)
Pinteni posterioriSimpli	Defect (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pinteni posterioriDubli	Defect (“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
Breaz	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”)
Guler	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”)
Peri albi răzleți	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”)
Marcaje albe	Alternativ (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Marcaje roșcate	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

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	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 Negru, Alb, Argintiu, Ficat, Roșcat, Roșu, Lămâiu și Fauve. Standard patterns: Tricolor, Particolor, Samur și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	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”)
Alb	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”)
Argintiu	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”)
Ficat	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“White & Liver”)	Standard (“white with patches of any color”)	Nerecunoscut (“any colour except liver”)	Nerecunoscut (“any colour except liver”)
Roșcat	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”)
Roșu	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”)
Lămâiu	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”)
Fauve	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”)
Albinos	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Tricolor	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”)
Particolor	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”)
Samur	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”)
Marcat roșcat	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”)
Unicolor	No ruling	Descalificant (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)	Descalificant (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“Eyes dark”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“dark with dark rims”)	Standard (“dark with dark rims”)
Maro deschis	Defect (“light in colour”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Small, black and round”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“The small, black, rounded nose”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)
Roz	Descalificant (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)	Defect	Defect	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Nas fluture	Descalificant (“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.
Defect: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Descalificant: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Nerecunoscut: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Albchanges toDereș
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 2 weeks
Marcat roșcatchanges toCu șa
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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