What does each club give for Висина гребена in the Малтезер?

FCI, Male: 21–25 cm; UKC, Male: 20.3–25.4 cm; FCI, Female: 20–23 cm; UKC, Female: 17.8–22.9 cm; KC, Висина гребена: under 25 cm.

Малтезер 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
Висина гребена, male	21–25 cm	No ruling	20.3–25.4 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Висина гребена, female	20–23 cm	No ruling	17.8–22.9 cm	No ruling	No ruling
Висина гребена	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	under 25 cm	No ruling
Тежина	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
Однос висине и дужине	No ruling	1	1	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
СтопИзражен	По стандарду (“Fronto-nasal depression strongly defined making an angle of 90”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
СтопУмерен	No ruling	По стандарду (“the stop moderate”)	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“The stop is moderate.”)
ЗагризМаказаст загриз	По стандарду (“incisors in scissor articulation”)	Алтернативно (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	По стандарду (“meet in a scissors bite”)	По стандарду (“perfect, regular and complete scissor bite”)	Алтернативно (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
ЗагризКлештаст загриз	No ruling	Алтернативно (“even, edge-to-edge bite, or in a scissors bite”)	No ruling	No ruling	Алтернативно (“even edge to edge bite or in a scissors bite”)
ЗагризПредгриз	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
ЗагризПодгриз	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)	No ruling	No ruling
ЗубалоПотпуно зубало	По стандарду (“the dentition is well developed and complete”)	No ruling	По стандарду (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
Ношење ушијуВисеће	По стандарду (“hanging close to the sides of the skull”)	По стандарду (“The drop ears”)	По стандарду (“the drop ears hang close to the side of the skull”)	По стандарду (“hanging close to head”)	По стандарду (“hanging close to the side of the head”)
Усађеност ушијуВисока	По стандарду (“set high above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	По стандарду (“set above the zygomatic arch”)	No ruling	No ruling
Усађеност ушијуНиска	No ruling	По стандарду (“rather low set”)	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“Ears should be low set”)
Облик очијуОкругле	По стандарду (“the shape tends to be rounded”)	По стандарду (“very dark and round”)	По стандарду (“The dark brown, round eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling
Облик очијуОвалне	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“Oval, not bulging, dark brown”)	No ruling
Горња линијаРавна	По стандарду (“Topline: Straight to the tail-set.”)	По стандарду (“The back is level in topline”)	По стандарду (“The topline is level.”)	По стандарду (“back level from withers to tail”)	По стандарду (“straight and level from the tip of the shoulders”)
Горња линијаШаранаста (испупчена)	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“Faults: Roached back.”)	No ruling	No ruling
Увученост трбухаУмерена	No ruling	По стандарду (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	По стандарду (“just slightly tucked up underneath”)	No ruling	No ruling
Усађеност репаВисока	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“The longhaired tail is set high”)	No ruling	По стандарду (“Is set high and should be long haired”)
Ношење репаУвијен преко леђа	По стандарду (“Forms a single big curve, the tip of which falls ... touching the croup”)	По стандарду (“carried gracefully over the back”)	По стандарду (“carried gracefully and well arched over the back”)	По стандарду (“carried well arched over back”)	По стандарду (“carried well arched over the back”)
Дужина репаКратак	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“Serious Faults: Lack of tail or a shortened tail”)	No ruling	No ruling
Дужина вратаДуг	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“Fairly long and arched at the crest”)	No ruling	No ruling
Дужина вратаСредњи	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“Medium length.”)	No ruling
Облик њушкеСужена	No ruling	По стандарду (“fine and tapered but not snipy”)	No ruling	No ruling	По стандарду (“fine and slightly tapered, but not snipey”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Мрља	Дисквалификујуће (“Patches of different colours whatever their extension”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Купирање репа	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“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.

Малтезер colors and patterns

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

Breed standards describe the Малтезер in Бела. Standard patterns: Једнобојна.

Длака: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Бела	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“White”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)
Лимунаста	Дисквалификујуће	Мана (“White & Lemon”)	Није признато	Алтернативно (“slight lemon markings permissible”)	Алтернативно (“slight lemon markings permissible”)
Крем	Алтернативно (“Pure white, a pale ivory tinge is permitted”)	Није признато	Мана (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	Није признато	Није признато
Палеж	Дисквалификујуће	Мана (“White & Tan”)	Није признато	Није признато	Није признато
Наранџаста	Мана (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”)	Није признато	Мана (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”)	Није признато	Није признато
Patterns
Једнобојна	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“pure white”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)	По стандарду (“Pure white”)

Очи: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Тамносмеђа	По стандарду (“they are of a dark ochre colour”)	По стандарду (“very dark”)	По стандарду (“dark brown”)	По стандарду (“dark brown”)	По стандарду (“dark brown”)
Плава	No ruling	No ruling	Мана (“Wall eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling

Нос: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Црна	По стандарду (“absolutely black”)	По стандарду (“The nose is black”)	По стандарду (“black”)	По стандарду (“Nose black”)	По стандарду (“Nose black”)
Ружичаста	Дисквалификујуће (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Мана	No ruling	No ruling
Дадли	Дисквалификујуће	No ruling	Мана (“Dudley nose”)	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

По стандарду: Described by the club's breed standard.
Алтернативно: Registrable with the club but not described by its breed standard, such as an AKC alternate color.
Мана: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Дисквалификујуће: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Није признато: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

Белаchanges toПроседа
Длака · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toТамносмеђа
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toСмеђа
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toСветлосмеђа
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toЋилибарска
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toЛешникова
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Плаваchanges toЖута
Очи · Са узрастом · from 2 weeks
Црнаchanges toЗимски нос
Нос · Према годишњем добу · can change back
Црнаchanges toРужичаста
Нос · Према годишњем добу · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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