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

FCI, Înălțimea la greabăn: 46–60 cm; AKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 45.7–58.4 cm; UKC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 45.7–58.4 cm; KC, Înălțimea la greabăn: 46–60 cm.

Xoloitzcuintle 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.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Înălțimea la greabăn	46–60 cm60–62 cmAlternativover 62 cmDefectunder 25 cmDefect	45.7–58.4 cmunder 25.4 cmDescalificantover 61 cmDescalificant	45.7–58.4 cmunder 25.4 cmDescalificantover 61 cmDescalificant	46–60 cm
Raport înălțime/lungime	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Raport craniu/bot	1	No ruling	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	Standard (“incisors should close perfectly in a scissor bite”)	Standard (“Bite - Scissors bite”)	Standard (“The bite is scissors or level”)	Standard (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“A level bite, edge to edge, is also permitted”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“The bite is scissors or level”)	Alternativ (“A level bite is permitted”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	No ruling
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Undershot or overshot jaws”)	No ruling
DentițieDentiție completă	Standard (“Coated variety: Full dentition (42 teeth)”)	Standard (“In the coated variety, complete dentition is required”)	Standard (“A full complement of teeth is required in the coated variety”)	No ruling
DentițieDinți lipsă	Alternativ (“absence of a few incisors, canines, molars, pre-molars ... should not be penalized”)	Alternativ (“In the hairless variety, the absence of premolars is acceptable”)	Alternativ (“In the hairless variety, misaligned or missing teeth are not to be penalized”)	Alternativ (“In the hairless variety, the absence of a few teeth ... should not be penalised”)
Pigmentul limbiiRoz	Standard (“The tongue is generally pink”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pigmentul limbiiPătată	Alternativ (“may have black markings, spots or marks”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”)	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorErecte (ciulite)	Standard (“They should be held erect when alert”)	Standard (“carried strongly erect when alert”)	Standard (“They are held erect when the dog is alert”)	Standard (“Always erect when alert”)
Purtarea urechilorDe liliac	Standard (“they are reminiscent of bat ears”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Purtarea urechilorCăzute (atârnânde)	Descalificant (“Droopy or cropped ears are disqualifying”)	Defect (“Ears not standing erect by one year of age are a fault”)	Descalificant (“Dropped ears in the hairless variety”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	No ruling	Standard (“Ears are set high and carried strongly erect”)	No ruling	No ruling
Forma ochilorMigdalați	Standard (“Medium size, almond-shaped”)	Standard (“Eyes are almond shaped, medium size”)	Standard (“medium size, almond shaped eyes”)	Standard (“Medium size, almond shaped”)
StopUșor	Standard (“Stop: Slight, but well defined”)	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is slight, but well defined”)	Standard (“Slight but defined stop”)
Linia superioarăOrizontală	Standard (“Topline: Perfectly straight and level”)	Standard (“Topline is level with slight arch over loin”)	Standard (“The topline is perfectly straight and level”)	Standard (“Back firm, straight and level”)
Linia superioarăUșor arcuită în zona șalelor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Topline is level with slight arch over loin”)	No ruling	No ruling
Lungimea coziiLungă	Standard (“TAIL: Long, thin”)	Standard (“long and fine, reaching to the hock”)	Standard (“It is fine and long, reaching nearly to the hock”)	Standard (“Long, thin and tapering from base to tip”)
Lungimea coziiScurtă	Descalificant (“SEVERE FAULTS: Docked tail, short tail”)	Defect (“A short or curled tail is a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
Inserția coziiJoasă	No ruling	Standard (“Tail is set low, continuing smoothly off the angle of the croup”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de iepure	No ruling	Standard (“Feet are harefeet, webbed, with well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Hare feet, webbed, with strong, well-arched toes”)	Standard (“Of medium length (hare foot) with toes semi-arched”)
LabeDesfăcute	No ruling	Defect (“splayed feet or rounded feet are a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	No ruling	Defect (“splayed feet or rounded feet are a serious fault”)	No ruling	No ruling
JarețiJareți de vacă	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Serious Fault: Cowhocks”)	No ruling
JarețiBine coborâți	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks clean and well let down”)
Lungimea gâtuluiLung	Standard (“Proportionately long”)	Standard (“Neck is long, elegant, slightly arched”)	Standard (“The long neck is slim, flexible, arched”)	Standard (“Proportionately long with head held high”)
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“close-fitting, without dewlap”)	No ruling	Standard (“close fitting, without dewlap”)	Standard (“close fitting and without dewlap”)
PieptAdânc	Standard (“Seen in profile it is long and deep, descending to the elbows”)	Standard (“The ribcage is deep and oval”)	Standard (“The chest is long, deep and fairly wide”)	Standard (“Ribcage long and deep, reaching to the elbows”)
Retracția abdomenuluiModerată	Standard (“Abdomen muscled and moderately tucked up”)	No ruling	Standard (“there is a moderate tuck up”)	Standard (“Moderate tuck up”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Marcaje albe	Alternativ (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings.”)	Alternativ (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings.”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Tăierea urechilor	Descalificant (“Droopy or cropped ears are disqualifying”)	Nerecunoscut (“Cropping is prohibited”)	Descalificant (“Disqualifications: Cropped ears”)	No ruling
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	Descalificant (“SEVERE FAULTS: Docked tail, short tail”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Disqualification: Docked tail”)	No ruling
Îndepărtarea pintenilor	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed”)	Alternativ (“Dewclaws may be removed from both the front and the rear”)	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Xoloitzcuintle colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Xoloitzcuintle in Negru, Alb, Gri, Albastru, Liliachiu, Ardezie, Ficat, Roșcat, Roșu, Arămiu, Galben, Palomino, Crem, Fauve și Izabel. Standard patterns: Unicolor, Bicolor, Tricolor, Tărcat, Merle, Samur, Pătat, Marcat roșcat și Tărcat inversat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Alb	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)
Gri	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Albastru	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Descalificant
Liliachiu	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Descalificant
Ardezie	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Roșcat	Descalificant (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Descalificant (“black and tan”)
Roșu	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Arămiu	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Copper”)	Descalificant
Galben	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“White & Yellow”)	Descalificant
Palomino	Descalificant	Standard (“Palomino”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	No ruling	Descalificant
Crem	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Fauve	Descalificant	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Descalificant
Izabel	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Isabella”)	Descalificant
Albinos	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Bicolor	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Alternativ (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)
Tricolor	Descalificant	Alternativ (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Descalificant
Tărcat	Descalificant (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Descalificant (“brindle”)
Merle	Descalificant (“Merle colour”)	Alternativ (“Merle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Nerecunoscut (“Merle unacceptable”)	Descalificant (“Merle colour”)
Samur	Descalificant (“sable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Descalificant (“sable”)
Pătat	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)
Marcat roșcat	Descalificant (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Descalificant (“black and tan”)
Tărcat inversat	Descalificant (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Descalificant (“brindle”)
Dublu merle	Descalificant	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant

Piele și solzi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Gri	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Ardezie	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Bronz	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“Bronze”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“bronze”)
Roșu	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Crem	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Pătat	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“The color varies from yellow to black”)	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Maro	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Maro închis	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“ranges from yellow to a very dark brown”)	No ruling	No ruling
Alun	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Chihlimbariu	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Galben	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“The color varies from yellow to black”)	Standard (“ranges from yellow to a very dark brown”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber or yellow tones”)	Standard (“black, brown, hazel, amber, or yellow tones”)
Maro deschis	Defect (“Light coloured ... eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Light-coloured ... eyes”)
Albastru	Descalificant (“Blue eyes”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Blue eyes or flecks of blue in the eyes”)	Nerecunoscut (“Blue or wall eyes unacceptable”)	Descalificant (“Blue eyes”)
Patterns
Ochi diferiți	Descalificant (“different coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”)	Nerecunoscut (“Both eyes must be of the same color”)	Nerecunoscut (“Both eyes are to be of the same color”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“different-coloured eyes (Heterocromia)”)
Heterocromie sectorială	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant (“flecks of blue in the eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Nas: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Ficat	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)	Standard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”)	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)
Roz	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)	Standard (“brown or pink in bronze and blond dogs”)	Standard (“It can be brown or pinkish in bronze-coloured dogs”)
Patterns
Nas fluture	Standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”)	Standard (“spotted as the rest of the body only in spotted dogs”)	Standard (“spotted in spotted dogs”)

Limbă: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	UKC	KUSA
Roz	Standard (“The tongue is generally pink”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tongue is generally pink”)
Patterns
Pătat	Standard (“may have black markings, spots or marks”)	Standard (“The tongue may have black markings, spots or stripes”)	Standard (“may have black markings, spots, or marks”)

Cu blană

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Alb	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings (white: disqualifying)”)
Gri	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Albastru	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Blue”)	Descalificant
Liliachiu	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Lilac”)	Descalificant
Ardezie	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Roșcat	Descalificant (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Descalificant (“black and tan”)
Roșu	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Arămiu	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Copper”)	Descalificant
Galben	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“White & Yellow”)	Descalificant
Palomino	Descalificant	Standard (“Palomino”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	No ruling	Descalificant
Crem	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Fauve	Descalificant	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Descalificant
Izabel	Descalificant	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Isabella”)	Descalificant
Albinos	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)	No ruling	Descalificant (“Albinism”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark colours are preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Bicolor	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Alternativ (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & White”)	Standard (“spots of any colour, including white markings”)
Tricolor	Descalificant	Alternativ (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Tricolour”)	Descalificant
Tărcat	Descalificant (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Descalificant (“brindle”)
Merle	Descalificant (“Merle colour”)	Alternativ (“Merle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Nerecunoscut (“Merle unacceptable”)	Descalificant (“Merle colour”)
Samur	Descalificant (“sable”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Sable”)	Descalificant (“sable”)
Pătat	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour”)
Marcat roșcat	Descalificant (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Descalificant (“black and tan”)
Tărcat inversat	Descalificant (“brindle”)	Standard (“Brindle”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Descalificant (“brindle”)
Dublu merle	Descalificant	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Descalificant

Fără păr

Piele și solzi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“black”)
Gri	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“blackish grey, slate grey, dark grey”)
Ardezie	Standard (“slate grey”)	Standard (“Slate”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“grey in any shade”)	Standard (“slate grey”)
Ficat	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“liver”)	Standard (“liver”)
Bronz	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“Bronze”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“bronze”)	Standard (“bronze”)
Roșu	Standard (“reddish”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“red”)	Standard (“reddish”)
Crem	Standard (“blond”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“blonde”)	Standard (“blonde”)
Patterns
Unicolor	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark coloured skin is preferred”)	Standard (“A dark, uniform color is preferred”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform and dark colours are preferable”)	Standard (“Solid, uniform, dark-coloured skin is preferred”)
Pătat	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“white spots and markings are permitted”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)	Standard (“There may also be spots of any colour, including white markings”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Alternativ: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
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 Xoloitzcuintle'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

Sources

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

Published standards

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