What does each club give for Vikt in the Mops?

FCI, Vikt: 6.3–8.1 kg; AKC, Vikt: 6.4–8.2 kg; UKC, Vikt: 6.4–8.2 kg; KC, Vikt: 6.3–8.1 kg; CKC, Vikt: 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
Vikt	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
Höjd i förhållande till längd	1	1	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
BettUnderbett	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.”)
BettSnett bett	Fel (“Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	No ruling	Diskvalificerande (“Eliminating Faults: Wry mouth.”)	Fel (“Wry mouths, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable.”)	Diskvalificerande (“DISQUALIFICATIONS Wry mouth”)
TanduppsättningFullständig tanduppsättning	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“A full complement of large, white teeth”)	No ruling	No ruling
ÖgonformRund	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Dark, relatively large, round in shape”)	No ruling
ÖronställningKnappöra	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.”)
ÖronställningRosenöra	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.”)
Nospartiets formTrubbig	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”)
Nospartiets formKvadratisk	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”)
ÖverlinjeRak	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”)
BröstkorgBred	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”)
SvansansättningHög	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”)
SvansföringRinglad över ryggen	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”)
SvansföringDubbelt ringlad	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
Mask	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”)
Ål	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”)
Prickar	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”)
Vita tecken	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fel (“Any solid white patch anywhere but on the chest”)
Bröstfläck	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“The white on the chest to be no larger than a dime”)
Tumavtryck i pannan	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
Borttagning av sporrar	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 Svart, Silver, Fawn och Aprikos. Standard patterns: Enfärgad.

Päls: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Svart	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”)
Silver	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Diskvalificerande	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Fawn	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”)
Aprikos	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Diskvalificerande	Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”)	Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”)
Vit	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd (“White”)	Ej erkänd
Albino	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Diskvalificerande (“Albinism”)	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd
Blå	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd (“Blue”)	Ej erkänd
Brun	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd (“Brown”)	Ej erkänd
Choklad	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd
Tan	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd (“Black & Tan”)	Ej erkänd
Gräddvit	Ej erkänd	Diskvalificerande	Ej erkänd	Ej erkänd (“Cream - no Black Mask”)	Ej erkänd
Patterns
Enfärgad	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”)
Tigrerad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd
Sobel	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“Sable”)	Ej erkänd
Tanteckning	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd (“Black & Tan”)	Ej erkänd
Mörkt tigrerad	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ej erkänd

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

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

What the rulings mean

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

Published standards

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