Мальтийская болонка 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Высота в холке, male | 21–25 cm | No ruling | 20.3–25.4 cm | No ruling | No ruling |
| Высота в холке, female | 20–23 cm | No ruling | 17.8–22.9 cm | No ruling | No ruling |
| Высота в холке | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | under 25 cm | No ruling |
| Вес | 3–4 kg | under 3.2 kg1.8–2.7 kg | 2.7–3.6 kg | No ruling | under 3.3 kg1.8–2.8 kg |
| Индекс формата (высота к длине) | No ruling | 1 | 1 | No ruling | 1 |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| СтопВыраженный | По стандарту (“Fronto-nasal depression strongly defined making an angle of 90”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| СтопУмеренный | No ruling | По стандарту (“the stop moderate”) | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“The stop is moderate.”) |
| ПрикусНожницеобразный прикус | По стандарту (“incisors in scissor articulation”) | Альтернативный (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”) | По стандарту (“meet in a scissors bite”) | По стандарту (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”) | Альтернативный (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”) |
| ПрикусПрямой прикус | No ruling | Альтернативный (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”) | No ruling | No ruling | Альтернативный (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”) |
| ПрикусНедокус | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ПрикусПерекус | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Зубная формулаПолная зубная формула | По стандарту (“the dentition is well developed and complete”) | No ruling | По стандарту (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Постав ушейВисячие | По стандарту (“hanging close to the sides of the skull”) | По стандарту (“The drop ears”) | По стандарту (“the drop ears hang close to the side of the skull”) | По стандарту (“hanging close to head”) | По стандарту (“hanging close to the side of the head”) |
| Посадка ушейВысокая | По стандарту (“set high above the zygomatic arch”) | No ruling | По стандарту (“set above the zygomatic arch”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Посадка ушейНизкая | No ruling | По стандарту (“rather low set”) | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“Ears should be low set”) |
| Форма глазКруглые | По стандарту (“the shape tends to be rounded”) | По стандарту (“very dark and round”) | По стандарту (“The dark brown, round eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Форма глазОвальные | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“Oval, not bulging, dark brown”) | No ruling |
| Линия верхаРовная | По стандарту (“Topline: Straight to the tail-set.”) | По стандарту (“The back is level in topline”) | По стандарту (“The topline is level.”) | По стандарту (“back level from withers to tail”) | По стандарту (“straight and level from the tip of the shoulders”) |
| Линия верхаКарпообразная (выпуклая) | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“Faults: Roached back.”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Подрыв животаУмеренный | No ruling | По стандарту (“just slightly tucked up underneath”) | По стандарту (“just slightly tucked up underneath”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Посадка хвостаВысокая | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“The longhaired tail is set high”) | No ruling | По стандарту (“Is set high and should be long haired”) |
| Постав хвостаЗакручен на спину | По стандарту (“Forms a single big curve, the tip of which falls ... touching the croup”) | По стандарту (“carried gracefully over the back”) | По стандарту (“carried gracefully and well arched over the back”) | По стандарту (“carried well arched over back”) | По стандарту (“carried well arched over the back”) |
| Длина хвостаКороткий | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“Serious Faults: Lack of tail or a shortened tail”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Длина шеиДлинная | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“Fairly long and arched at the crest”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Длина шеиСредняя | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“Medium length.”) | No ruling |
| Форма мордыСужающаяся | No ruling | По стандарту (“fine and tapered but not snipy”) | No ruling | No ruling | По стандарту (“fine and slightly tapered, but not snipey”) |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Пятно | Дисквалифицирующий (“Patches of different colours whatever their extension”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Cropping, docking and other procedures
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Купирование хвоста | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“shortened tail, whether natural or docked”) | 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.
Мальтийская болонка colors and patterns
What each club's breed standard says about every Мальтийская болонка color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.
Breed standards describe the Мальтийская болонка in Белый, Лимонный и Кремовый. Standard patterns: Однотонный.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Белый | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“White”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) |
| Лимонный | Дисквалифицирующий | Недостаток (“White & Lemon”) | Не признан | По стандарту (“slight lemon markings permissible”) | По стандарту (“Slight lemon markings permissible”) |
| Кремовый | По стандарту (“a pale ivory tinge is permitted”) | Не признан | Недостаток (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”) | Не признан | Не признан |
| Подпал | Дисквалифицирующий | Недостаток (“White & Tan”) | Не признан | Не признан | Не признан |
| Оранжевый | Недостаток (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”) | Не признан | Недостаток (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”) | Не признан | Не признан |
| Patterns | |||||
| Однотонный | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“pure white”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) | По стандарту (“Pure white”) |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Тёмно-коричневый | По стандарту (“they are of a dark ochre colour”) | По стандарту (“very dark”) | По стандарту (“dark brown”) | По стандарту (“dark brown”) | По стандарту (“dark brown”) |
| Голубой | No ruling | No ruling | Недостаток (“Wall eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Чёрный | По стандарту (“absolutely black”) | По стандарту (“The nose is black”) | По стандарту (“black”) | По стандарту (“Nose black”) | По стандарту (“Nose black”) |
| Розовый | Дисквалифицирующий (“Total depigmentation of the nose”) | No ruling | Недостаток | No ruling | No ruling |
| Дадли | Дисквалифицирующий | No ruling | Недостаток (“Dudley nose”) | No ruling | No ruling |
What the rulings mean
- По стандарту
- Described by the club's breed standard.
- Недостаток
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Дисквалифицирующий
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Не признан
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Мальтийская болонка's colors can change over its life.
Белыйchanges toЧалый
Шерсть · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toТёмно-коричневый
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toКоричневый
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toСветло-коричневый
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toЯнтарный
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toОреховый
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Голубойchanges toЖёлтый
Глаза · С возрастом · from 2 weeks
Чёрныйchanges toЗимний нос
Мочка носа · По сезону · can change back
Чёрныйchanges toРозовый
Мочка носа · По сезону · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.