United Pet Club

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

Size
MeasureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Cidago yüksekliği28 cm20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmKusurover 30.5 cmDiskalifiye edici20.3–27.9 cm27.9–30.5 cmKusurover 30.5 cmDiskalifiye edici20–28 cm20.3–28 cm28–30.5 cmKusurunder 20.3 cmDiskalifiye ediciover 30.5 cmDiskalifiye edici
Ağırlık, male2.5–4.5 kgNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Ağırlık, female2.5–5 kgNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Ağırlık1.5–2.5 kgNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Conformation

Conformation
FormFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
IsırıkMakas ısırıkNo rulingStandart (“Teeth must meet in a scissors bite.”)Standart (“meet in a scissors bite.”)Standart (“perfect regular, and complete scissor bite”)Standart (“Teeth meet in a scissors bite.”)
IsırıkÜst çene öndeKusur (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)Kusur (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)Kusur (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)No rulingKusur (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
IsırıkAlt çene öndeKusur (“Overshot and especially undershot mouth.”)Kusur (“Faults - Overshot or undershot.”)Kusur (“Faults: Overshot or undershot bites.”)No rulingKusur (“Fault: Overshot or undershot.”)
Diş yapısıTam dişNo rulingNo rulingStandart (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)No rulingNo ruling
Kulak duruşuDik (sivri)Alternatif (“Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON.”)Alternatif (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)Alternatif (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)Alternatif (“When erect each ear should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees”)Alternatif (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Kulak duruşuDüşük (sarkık)Alternatif (“Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALENE.”)Alternatif (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)Alternatif (“Ears may be either erect or drop.”)No rulingAlternatif (“The ears of either the erect or drop type”)
Kulak duruşuYarı dikKusur (“semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kulak yerleşimiYüksekNo rulingKusur (“Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high”)Kusur (“Faults: ... Ears set too high.”)No rulingKusur (“Faults: Ears small, pointed, set too high”)
Kulak yerleşimiAlçakNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingKusur (“set too low”)
Göz şekliBademStandart (“in the shape of a large almond”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Göz şekliYuvarlakNo rulingStandart (“Eyes dark, round, not bulging”)Standart (“The dark, round eyes”)Standart (“Medium size, rounded, never bulging”)Standart (“Dark, round, not bulging”)
Boyun uzunluğuOrtaStandart (“NECK Of moderate length”)Standart (“Neck of medium length.”)Standart (“The neck is of medium length.”)Standart (“Medium length.”)Standart (“Of medium length.”)
Sırt çizgisiDüzNo rulingStandart (“The backline is straight and level.”)Standart (“The topline is straight and level.”)Standart (“Fairly long with level topline”)Standart (“Topline straight and level.”)
Namlu şekliSivrilenNo rulingStandart (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)Standart (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapers to the nose”)No rulingStandart (“abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose”)
Kuyruk yerleşimiYüksekStandart (“Set quite high”)Standart (“Tail long, set high”)Standart (“The long tail is set high”)Standart (“set on high”)Standart (“Long, set high”)
Kuyruk yerleşimiAlçakNo rulingKusur (“Faults - Low-set tail”)Kusur (“Faults: Low-set tail.”)No rulingKusur (“Fault: Low-set tail”)
Kuyruk uzunluğuUzunStandart (“rather long”)Standart (“Tail long”)Standart (“The long tail”)Standart (“Long, well fringed”)Standart (“Long, set high”)
Kuyruk uzunluğuKısaNo rulingKusur (“or too short”)Kusur (“Tail too short.”)No rulingKusur (“or too short”)
Kuyruk duruşuSırt üstüne kıvrıkNo rulingStandart (“carried well arched over the body”)Standart (“carried well-arched over the body”)Standart (“arched over back”)Standart (“carried well arched over the body”)
AyaklarTavşan ayağıStandart (“Rather long, called hare feet”)Standart (“thin and elongated (hare-like)”)Standart (“The feet are hare-like in shape”)Standart (“Fine, fairly long, hare-like.”)Standart (“Thin and elongated (hare-like)”)
Arka kurt tırnaklarıTekKusur (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Arka kurt tırnaklarıÇiftKusur (“Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Markings

Markings
MarkingFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
AkıtmaStandart (“The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze”)Standart (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)Standart (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred over a solidly marked head”)Standart (“narrow white, clearly defined blaze which is desirable but not essential”)Standart (“A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head”)
YakaNo rulingAlternatif (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)Alternatif (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... not to be penalized”)No rulingAlternatif (“white collar onto the base of the ears ... shall not be penalized”)
Beyaz serpintiNo rulingAlternatif (“a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized”)Alternatif (“a few white hairs interspersed on the color, are not to be penalized”)No rulingAlternatif (“a few white hairs interspersed among the colour shall not be penalized”)
Beyaz işaretlerAlternatif (“A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Taba işaretlerNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternatif (“black and white with tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks”)No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
ProcedureFCIAKCUKCKCCKC
Kurt tırnağı almaNo rulingStandart (“Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs.”)Standart (“Any dewclaws present on the hind legs must be removed.”)No rulingAlternatif (“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 Siyah, Beyaz, Gümüş, Ciğer, Taba, Kırmızı, Limon ve Fawn. Standard patterns: Üç renk, Çok renkli, Samur ve Taba işaretli.

Kürk: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SiyahStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Black”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“Black & White”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
BeyazStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Black”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“White with patches”)Standart (“White with patches”)
GümüşStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Silver”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“Silver & White”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
CiğerStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Liver”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Tanınmıyor (“any colour except liver”)Tanınmıyor (“any colour except liver”)
TabaStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White Black & Tan”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Standart (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
KırmızıStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Red”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“Red & White”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
LimonStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Lemon”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“Lemon & White”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
FawnStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“Fawn & White”)Standart (“white with patches of any color”)Standart (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
AlbinoNo rulingNo rulingDiskalifiye edici (“Albinism”)TanınmıyorTanınmıyor
Patterns
Üç renkStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White Black & Tan”)Standart (“They may be any parti-color”)Standart (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”)Standart (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”)
Çok renkliStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s)”)Standart (“The Papillon is always parti-colored”)Standart (“White with patches, which may be any colour except liver”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
SamurStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White & Sable”)Standart (“They may be any parti-color”)Standart (“Sable & White”)Standart (“White with patches: may be any colour except liver”)
Taba işaretliStandart (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)Standart (“White Black & Tan”)Standart (“They may be any parti-color”)Standart (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)Standart (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Tek renkNo rulingDiskalifiye edici (“An all-white dog or a dog with no white”)Diskalifiye edici (“An all white dog. A dog with no white.”)TanınmıyorTanınmıyor
Gözler: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
Koyu kahverengiStandart (“Dark in colour”)Standart (“Eyes dark”)Standart (“dark”)Standart (“dark with dark rims”)Standart (“dark with dark rims”)
Açık kahverengiKusur (“light in colour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Burun: rulings by club
Color or patternFCIAKCUKCKCKUSA
SiyahStandart (“Small, black and round”)Standart (“Nose black”)Standart (“The small, black, rounded nose”)Standart (“Nose black”)Standart (“Nose black”)
PembeDiskalifiye edici (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)KusurKusurNo rulingNo ruling
Patterns
Kelebek burunDiskalifiye edici (“Pink or pink spotted nose”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

What the rulings mean

Standart
Described by the club's breed standard.
Kusur
Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskalifiye edici
The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Tanınmıyor
The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

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

  • Siyahchanges toPas rengi

    Kürk · Vücut durumuyla · can change back

  • Siyahchanges toGri

    Kürk · İlerleyici

  • Siyahchanges toKahverengi

    Kürk · Güneşte · can change back

  • Beyazchanges toKırçıl

    Kürk · Yaşla · from 2 weeks

  • Taba işaretlichanges toEyerli

    Kürk · Yaşla · from 6 to 156 weeks

  • Siyahchanges toKar burnu

    Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

  • Siyahchanges toPembe

    Burun · Mevsimle · can change back

Published standards