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
| Measure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankhöjd | 28 cm | 20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFelover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerande | 20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmFelover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerande | 20–28 cm | 20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmFelunder 20.3 cmDiskvalificerandeover 30.5 cmDiskvalificerande |
| Vikt, male | 2.5–4.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Vikt, female | 2.5–5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Vikt | 1.5–2.5 kg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Conformation
| Form | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BettSaxbett | 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.”) |
| BettÖverbett | Fel (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”) | Fel (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”) | Fel (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | Fel (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”) |
| BettUnderbett | Fel (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”) | Fel (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”) | Fel (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”) | No ruling | Fel (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”) |
| TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ÖronställningUpprättstående (ståndöra) | 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”) |
| ÖronställningHängande (hängöra) | 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”) |
| ÖronställningHalvt upprättstående | Fel (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ÖronansättningHög | No ruling | Fel (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”) | Fel (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”) | No ruling | Fel (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”) |
| ÖronansättningLåg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fel (“set too low”) |
| ÖgonformMandelformad | Standard (“in the shape of a large almond”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ÖgonformRund | No ruling | Standard (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”) | Standard (“The dark, round eyes”) | Standard (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”) | Standard (“Dark, round, not bulging”) |
| HalslängdMedel | Standard (“NECK Of moderate length”) | Standard (“Neck of medium length.”) | Standard (“The neck is of medium length.”) | Standard (“Medium length.”) | Standard (“Of medium length.”) |
| ÖverlinjeRak | 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.”) |
| Nospartiets formAvsmalnande | 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”) |
| SvansansättningHög | Standard (“Set quite high”) | Standard (“Tail long, set high”) | Standard (“The long tail is set high”) | Standard (“set on high”) | Standard (“Long, set high”) |
| SvansansättningLåg | No ruling | Fel (“Faults - Low-set tail”) | Fel (“Faults: Low-set tail.”) | No ruling | Fel (“Fault: Low-set tail”) |
| SvanslängdLång | Standard (“rather long”) | Standard (“Tail long”) | Standard (“The long tail”) | Standard (“Long, well fringed”) | Standard (“Long, set high”) |
| SvanslängdKort | No ruling | Fel (“or too short”) | Fel (“Tail too short.”) | No ruling | Fel (“or too short”) |
| SvansföringRinglad över ryggen | 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”) |
| TassarHarfötter | 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)”) |
| Sporrar på bakbenEnkla | Fel (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Sporrar på bakbenDubbla | Fel (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Markings
| Marking | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bläs | 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”) |
| Krage | 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”) |
| Stickelhårig | 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”) |
| Vita tecken | Alternativ (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tantecken | 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
| Procedure | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | CKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borttagning av sporrar | 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 Svart, Vit, Silver, Leverbrun, Tan, Röd, Citrongul och Fawn. Standard patterns: Trefärgad, Partifärgad, Sobel och Tanteckning.
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svart | 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”) |
| Vit | 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”) |
| Silver | 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”) |
| Leverbrun | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White & Liver”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Ej erkänd (“any colour except liver”) | Ej erkänd (“any colour except liver”) |
| Tan | 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”) |
| Röd | 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”) |
| Citrongul | 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”) |
| Fawn | 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”) |
| Albino | No ruling | No ruling | Diskvalificerande (“Albinism”) | Ej erkänd | Ej erkänd |
| Patterns | |||||
| Trefärgad | 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”) |
| Partifärgad | 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”) |
| Sobel | 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”) |
| Tanteckning | 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”) |
| Enfärgad | No ruling | Diskvalificerande (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”) | Diskvalificerande (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”) | Ej erkänd | Ej erkänd |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mörkbrun | Standard (“Dark in colour”) | Standard (“Eyes dark”) | Standard (“dark”) | Standard (“dark with dark rims”) | Standard (“dark with dark rims”) |
| Ljusbrun | Fel (“light in colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Color or pattern | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svart | Standard (“Small, black and round”) | Standard (“Nose black”) | Standard (“The small, black, rounded nose”) | Standard (“Nose black”) | Standard (“Nose black”) |
| Rosa | Diskvalificerande (“Pink or pink spotted nose”) | Fel | Fel | No ruling | No ruling |
| Patterns | |||||
| Fjärilsnos | Diskvalificerande (“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.
- Fel
- Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
- Diskvalificerande
- The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
- Ej erkänd
- The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.
Color changes
How a Papillon's colors can change over its life.
Svartchanges toRoströd
Päls · Med kroppstillståndet · can change back
Svartchanges toGrå
Päls · Progressiv
Svartchanges toBrun
Päls · I solen · can change back
Vitchanges toKonstantskimmel
Päls · Med åldern · from 2 weeks
Tanteckningchanges toSadelteckning
Päls · Med åldern · from 6 to 156 weeks
Svartchanges toSnönos
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back
Svartchanges toRosa
Nos · Med årstiden · can change back
Sources
Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.