What does each club give for Greutate in the Mops?

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

Mops 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
Greutate	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
Raport înălțime/lungime	1	1	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Standard (“Jaws / Teeth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“meet in a slightly undershot bite”)	Standard (“Mouth: Slightly undershot.”)	Standard (“A Pug's bite should be very slightly undershot.”)
MușcăturăMaxilar deviat	Defect (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)	Defect (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	Descalificant (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
DentițieDentiție completă	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorRotunzi	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorTip nasture	Standard (“Button ear ... Preference given to latter.”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)	Standard (“preference is given to the button ear”)	Alternativ (“Two kinds: button ear”)	Standard (“Preference is given to the latter.”)
Purtarea urechilorÎn formă de trandafir	Alternativ (“Two kinds - Rose ear - small drop-ear which folds over and back”)	Alternativ (“There are two kinds - the rose and the button.”)	Alternativ (“rose (drop ears that fold over and back)”)	Alternativ (“rose ear - small drop ear which folds over and back”)	Alternativ (“There are two kinds the rose and the button.”)
Forma botuluiBont	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Forma botuluiPătrat	Standard (“Relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced.”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt and square.”)	Standard (“Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square”)	Standard (“The muzzle is short, blunt square”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Topline: Level, neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)	Standard (“The topline is level.”)	Standard (“Topline level neither roached nor dipping.”)	Standard (“The short back is level from the withers”)
PieptLat	Standard (“Broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)	Standard (“with a wide chest and well-sprung ribs”)	Standard (“broad in chest.”)	Standard (“wide in chest and well ribbed up”)
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	Standard (“TAIL: High-set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)	Standard (“The high-set tail”)	Standard (“High set”)	Standard (“level from the withers to the high tail set”)
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)	Standard (“tightly curled over hip”)	Standard (“curled as tightly as possible over the hip”)
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcire dublă	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)	Standard (“the double curl considered the ideal”)	Standard (“Double curl highly desirable.”)	Standard (“The double curl is perfection.”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Mască	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)	Standard (“Markings are found on the muzzle, to include the mask”)	Standard (“Muzzle or mask ... trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“The mask should be black”)
Dungă dorsală	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as a back-trace, which is a line extending from the occiput to the tail”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“the back trace should be as black as possible”)
Pete	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)	Standard (“as moles on the cheeks”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible”)	Standard (“moles on cheeks ... should be as black as possible”)
Marcaje albe	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Pată pe piept	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Amprentă de deget mare pe frunte	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“as thumb marks or diamonds on the forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)	Standard (“thumb mark or diamond on forehead”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws are generally removed.”)	Alternativ (“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.

Mops colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Mops in Negru, Argintiu, Fauve și Caisă. Standard patterns: Unicolor.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Argintiu	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Descalificant	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Fauve	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Caisă	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Descalificant	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Alb	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“White”)	Nerecunoscut
Albinos	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Albastru	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“Blue”)	Nerecunoscut
Maro	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“Brown”)	Nerecunoscut
Ciocolatiu	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Roșcat	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“Black & Tan”)	Nerecunoscut
Crem	Nerecunoscut	Descalificant	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut (“Cream - no Black Mask”)	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“The colors are fawn or black”)	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Tărcat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut
Samur	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Sable”)	Nerecunoscut
Marcat roșcat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut (“Black & Tan”)	Nerecunoscut
Tărcat inversat	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Nerecunoscut

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“dark in color”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)	Standard (“Dark, relatively large”)

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Nose: Black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)	Standard (“Nose black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
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 Mops'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
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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