TRANSLATION : Mrs Peggy Davis.

ORIGIN : France, Belgium.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 17.09.1990.

UTILIZATION : Toy.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 9      Companion and Toy Dogs.

                                              Section 9    Continental Toy Spaniels.

                                              Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Small de luxe Toy spaniel, of a normal and harmonious build, with long hair, moderately long muzzle shorter than the skull, lively personality, graceful yet robust, proud carriage with an easy and elegant gait.  His body is somewhat longer than high.

HEAD : In normal proportion to the body and proportionately lighter and shorter than in the Spaniel of large or medium size.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Not too rounded neither in profile nor from the front, sometimes showing a slight trace of medial furrow.

Stop : Depression sufficiently accentuate. In the heavier dogs, this depression is less evident yet still defined; in the very small dogs it is clearly marked without ever showing sudden break.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Small, black and round, but slightly flattened on top.

Muzzle : Shorter than the skull, fine, pointed and not too hollow on the sides; must not be turned up.

Nasal bridge : Straight.

Lips : Strongly pigmented, thin and tight.

Jaws/Teeth : Quite strong, closing well and normally.

Tongue : Must not be visible; the fact that it is constantly visible or not drawn in when touched by the finger is a fault.

Eyes : Rather large, well open, in the shape of a large almond, not prominent, set rather low in the head, the inner corner is at the intersection of the skull and the muzzle. Dark in colour and very expressive; eyelid strongly pigmented.

Ears : Quite fine but firm. Whether it is the oblique ear or the hanging ear, when examined by hand, the cartilage must not end in too sharp a point. The ears are set on rather far back on the head, sufficiently apart one from the other, so as to reveal the slightly rounded shape of the skull.

·       Variety with hanging ears, called: PHALÈNE (foto).

The ear at rest is set high, considerably higher than the eye line, carried hanging and yet quite mobile. Garnished with wavy hair which may reach quite a length which gives the dog a pretty appearance.

·       Variety with erect ears, called: PAPILLON (foto).

The ear is set on high, the auricle (external ear) well open and turned to the side; the inner edge of the auricle forming an angle of approx. 45° with the horizontal. In no case must the ear point upwards, which would be like a Spitz type ear and must definitely be rejected. The inside of the auricle is covered with fine hairs, also wavy. The longest hairs extending slightly beyond the edge of the ear; the outer face, on the contrary, is covered with long hair forming hanging fringes extending well beyond the edges of the ear. Cross-breeding of the two varieties often produces semi-erect ears, with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious fault.

NECK : Of moderate length, a little arched at the nape.

BODY :

Topline : Neither too short or arched, nor saddled, without however being flat.

Loin : Solid and slightly arched.

Chest : Wide, fairly well let down. The circumference of the thorax taken between the past two ribs must be approximately equivalent to the height at the withers. Ribs well arched.

Belly : Slightly drawn up.

TAIL : Set quite high, rather long, abundant fringe forming a lovely plume. When the dog is in action, it is carried raised along the line of the back and curved, the extreme tip may touch the back; never should it curl or lie flat on the back.

LIMBS : Legs straight, firm, fine. The dog must not seem to be raised up; seen either from the front or from back, the legs are parallel.

FOREQUARTERS :

Shoulders : Well developed, well attached to the body.

Arm : Of equal length as the shoulder-blade, normally angulated and well joined with it, well attached to the body.

Pastern : Apparent in profile.

HINDQUARTERS :

Hockjoint : Normally angulated.

FEET : Rather long, called « hare feet » resting evenly on their pads. Strong nails, preferably black, lighter in the dogs with brown or white coats (the white nails in white dogs or in dogs with white legs do not constitute a fault if the dog is otherwise well pigmented). The toes are strong with a tough pad, well furnished in between with fine hair extending beyond the tip of the foot and forming a point.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Proud, free, easy and elegant.

COAT

HAIR : The coat, without undercoat, is abundant, glossy, wavy (not to be confused with curly), not soft but slightly resistant to the touch, with silky reflections. The hairs are inserted flat; they are quite fine, slightly curved by the wave. The appearance of the coat is similar to that of the English Toy Spaniels, but it differs definitely from that of the Pekingese Spaniel; at the same time it should not have any resemblance to the coat of the Spitz. The hair is short on the face, the muzzle, the front of the legs and the underneath part of the hock. Of medium length on the body, it gets longer on the neck to form a ruff and jabot, descending in waves on the chest; forming fringes at the ears and at the back of the forelegs; at the back of the thighs, an ample culotte with soft hair. There may be small tufts of hair between the toes and may even extend slightly beyond providing they do not give a heavy appearance to the foot, but rather give it a finer appearance by lengthening it. Certain dogs in good coat condition have hair 7,5 cm long at the withers and fringes of 15 cm on the tail.

COLOURS : All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background. On the body and legs, the white must be dominant in relation to the colour. The white on the head preferably extended by a more or less wide blaze. A white marking is admitted on the lower part of the head, but dominant white on the head constitutes a fault. In all cases, the lips, the eyelids and principally the nose must be pigmented.

SIZE AND WEIGHT:

Height at the withers  : About 28 cm.

Weight : two categories :

                                   1) Less than 2,5 kg for dogs and bitches.

                                   2) From 2,5 kg to 4,5 kg for dogs,

                                       from 2,5 kg to 5 kg for bitches.

                                   Minimum weight: 1,5 kg.

FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

·       Skull flat, apple-shaded and bulging as in the small English Toy Spaniels.

·       Stop too much or insufficiently accentuated.

·       Nose not black.

·       Muzzle arched or hollow.

·       Depigmentation of the lips.

·       Overshot and especially undershot mouth.

·       Eye small, too round, prominent; light in colour; showing white when the dog looks straight ahead.

·       Depigmentation on the edges of the eyelids.

·       Roach- or saddle back.

·       Tail curly, resting on the back; falling on the side (that is the bone and not the fringes which, because of their length, fall in locks).

·       Forelegs bowed.

·       Pastern joints knotty.

·       Hindquarters weak.

·       Hindquarters, which, seen from the back, are out of the vertical at the stifle, the hocks and the feet.

·       Single or double dewclaws on the hind legs are undesirable and constitute a beauty fault. Their removal is therefore advisable.

·       Feet turning inwards or outwards.

·       Nails not touching the ground.

·       Coat poor, soft or blown (puffed up); hair planted straight or itself straight; woolly hair; undercoat indicating cross-breading with the Spitz.

ELIMINATING FAULTS :

·       Pink or pink spotted nose.

·       Excessive prognathism, overshot or undershot to the point where the incisors do not touch anymore.

·       Tongue paralysed or constantly visible.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

ORIGIN : Great Britain.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 29.10.2003.

UTILIZATION : Terrier.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 3    Terriers.

                                              Section 1 Large- and medium sized Terriers.

                                              Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Smart, workmanlike, well-balanced and compact.

BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Affectionate, obedient and easily controlled. Happy and volatile, rarely of shy nature. Game and fearless but definitely not aggressive although at all times able to hold his own when necessary.

HEAD

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Flat, of moderate width between ears.

Stop : Not too defined.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose :  Black.

Muzzle : Medium length from stop to end of nose.

Jaws/Teeth : Jaws powerful, clean cut, rather deep and punishing; strong with perfect, regular scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

Eyes : Small, well set in, dark, expression indicative of temperament. A round, full eye undesirable.

Ears : V-shaped, small, leathers not too thin, set on fairly high, carried forward and close to cheek.

NECK : Moderate length and thickness, slightly arched and sloping gracefully into shoulders.

BODY :

Back : Short.

Loin : Strong.

Chest : Good depth and moderate width. Well ribbed up.

TAIL : Customarily docked. 

Docked : Well set on. Carried erect but not curved over the back.

Undocked : Well set on. Carried erect but not curved over the back. In overall balance with the rest of dog.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS : legs straight and muscular, possessing ample bone.

Shoulders : Long, sloping and well set back.

Pasterns : Upright and powerful.

HINDQUARTERS : Strong.

Thighs : Muscular, of good length.

Hocks : Well bent, well let down and with ample bone.

FEET : Small, round and cat-like.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Fore- and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel. Elbows move perpendicular to body, working free of sides, stifles turning neither in nor out.

COAT

HAIR : Wiry, hard, very close and abundant. Single coat undesirable.

COLOUR : Black and tan for preference, or black grizzle and tan, free from black pencilling on toes. Black below hocks most undesirable.

SIZE  : Height at shoulders not exceeding 39 cm (15½ ins).

Weight : 9-9,5 kg (20-21 lbs).

FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

FCI-Standard N° 79 (breed provisionally cancelled) (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

Other Names: Belgian Shorthaired Pointer.

HEIGHT: 23½-28 in.

GROUP: Gun Dog.

WEIGHT: 52-61 lbs.

COAT: Short, Fine and Dense.

COLOR: White, with large Brown patches; heavy ticking.

STANDARD:

Head: Rather broad with a less defined stop.
Eyes: Chestnut, dark yellow or amber in color.
Ears: Moderately long, set at eye level, and slightly pleated.
Muzzle: Medium size and well proportioned to head.
Nose: Black and self-colored according to coat.
Bite: Scissor or level.
Neck: Slightly arched and of medium length.
Chest: Broad and reaching to the elbows, with ribs not well sprung.
Body: Back straight, broad, and rather long.
Legs: Rather long and built less for speed and more for power.
Feet: Short and round.
Tail: Usually docked
Movement: Swift and very agile, with flowing gait.
Temperament: High-spirited, yet very lovable.

The Belgian Shorthaired Pointer is a very rare breed (near extinction).

TRANSLATION : Mrs Pamela Jeans-Brown  revised by R. Triquet.

ORIGIN : Belgium.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 25.03.2003.

UTILIZATION : Small guardian and companion dog.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 9     Companions and Toy Dogs.

                                              Section 3   Small Belgian Dogs.

                                              Without working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The three breeds (Griffon Bruxellois, Griffon Belge and Petit Brabançon) all descend from a small rough-coated dog called a “Smousje”, which for centuries has been found in the Brussels area.

In the 19^th century, bringing in blood-lines from the Ruby King Charles Spaniel and the Pug produced the short black coat and fixed the current breed type. These little dogs are very alert and were bred to guard carriages and keep stables free from rodents.

In 1883 the first Griffon Bruxellois were registered at L.O.S.H. (The St.Hubert stud book). They were Topsy (L.O.S.H. nr.163) and Foxine (L.O.S.H. nr.164). By about 1900 they had become very popular, together with other breeds, thanks to the royal interest shown in them by Queen Marie-Henriette of Belgium. Many specimens were exported abroad and helped the spread and popularity of the breed.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Small companion dog; intelligent, well-balanced, alert, proud, robust, practically square; with good bone but at the same time elegant in its movement and construction; attracting attention by its almost human expression.

The two Griffons are rough-coated and are distinguished to each other by colour, whereas the Petit Brabançon is short-coated. 

IMPORTANT PORPORTIONS : Length of body, from point of shoulder to point of buttock should be as equal as possible to height at withers.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Well-balanced little dog, alert, proud, very attached to its owner, very watchful. Neither timid nor aggressive.

HEAD : This is the most characteristic part of the body and the most striking. The head is quite large compared with the body and has an almost human expression. In the Griffons the hair is rough, upstanding and tousled; it is longer above the eyes, on the foreface, the cheeks and chin, forming the head furnishings.

CRANIAL REGION : Broad and round. The forehead is well-rounded.

Stop : Very pronounced.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Black. The nose is set at the same level as the eyes. Nose leather is broad with wide-open nostrils. The tip of the nose is tilted back so that in profile the chin, the nose and the forehead are on the same plane.

Muzzle : The foreface including the nose is very short: it must not exceed 1,5 cm. For the Petit Brabançon a correct foreface appears longer because it has no furnishing. A poor expression is given by a non-turned-up foreface, just as it is by a nose whose top line lies below the line from the bottom of the eyes and these are both serious faults.

Lips : Black. The top and bottom lips are in close contact and close-fitting. The upper lip does not form flews and does not overlap the lower lip. If it is too loose it spoils the desired expression.

Jaws/teeth : The lower jaw is curved upwards, broad, non-pointed and jutting beyond the upper jaw; the breed is undershot. The incisors on each jaw are expected to be regularly set and in a straight line, with upper and lower remaining really parallel. The mouth must be tightly closed, showing neither teeth nor tongue. The width and prominence of the chin are extremely important. Care must be taken to ensure that no incisors are missing. 

Eyes : Well set apart, large and round, never bulging. Brown, as dark as possible. The eye is to be edged with black and preferably no white of eye is to be seen. Small, oval or light coloured eyes are a fault.

Ears : Small, set high with enough space between them. Uncropped ears carried semi-erect and falling forwards. Ears which are too big are undesirable, so are ears falling on the side of the head. Cropped ears are pointed and erect. Cropped and uncropped ears are equally acceptable.

NECK : Medium length; blends harmoniously into the shoulders.

BODY : The length of the body practically equals the height at the withers. The overall impression is of small square powerful dog.

Withers : Slightly raised.

Back : Straight, short, strong.

Loins : Short and muscled, very slightly arched.

Croup : Broad and flat or only very slightly sloping.

Chest : Broad, well let down to elbows. The breastbone is well defined, which gives a slightly jutting chest in profile. Ribs well-sprung but not barrel nor too flat.

Underline : Belly slightly tucked up; flanks clearly defined.

TAIL : Set high and carried quite high. A docked tail is shortened y 2/3 of its length. A non-docked tail is carried upwards with the tip towards the back without ever reaching it or being curled. A naturally short or broken or curly tail is a severe fault.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS:

Overview : Front legs parallel with good bone, set sufficiently wide apart.

Shoulders : Normal shoulder angulation.

Elbows : Close to body.

Wrists : Strong.

Feet : Small, round, neither turning out nor in. Tight fitting toes; fused toes are undesirable. Thick pads as dark as possible. Nails preferably black, as dark as possible.

HINDQUARTERS :

Overview : Hind legs with good bone, really parallel, angulated to balance with front legs. 

Stifles : Sufficient angulation.

Hocks : Well let down, neither close nor open.

Feet : See forequarters. Dewclaws not sought after.

GAIT/MOVEMENT : Powerful, parallel movement of limbs with good rear drive. High-stepping front movement and ambling are faults.

COAT

HAIR :

Quality of coat : The Griffon Bruxellois and the Griffon Belge are rough-coated with undercoat. The hair is naturally harsh, slightly wavy, not curly, it is trimmed. The hair must be long enough for its structure to be appreciated. Hair which is too long destroys the outline and is not sought after. A silky or woolly coat is a serious fault. The Petit Brabançon is short-coated. The hair is harsh, flat and gleaming, and at most 2 cm long.

Head furnishing : With the Griffons the furnishing (beard and moustache) begin under the nose-eye axis and goes from one ear to the other, covering the muzzle and the cheeks with thick hair which is longer than on the rest of the body. Above the eyes, the hair must be longer than on the rest of the skull, forming eye-brows.

COLOUR :

Griffon Bruxellois : Red, reddish; a little black is allowed on the head furnishing.

Griffon Belge : Black, black and tan. The tan markings must be pure and of a sustained colour. They are situated on the front legs, from foot to wrist, on the hind legs from foot to hock. They go up the inside of the legs. They are also situated on the chest, on the cheeks, on the chin, above the eyes, inside the ears, below the tail and around the anus. The black can be mixed with red-brown, which is allowed although pure black and black and tan are preferred.

Petit Brabançon : The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons. It has a dark mask. Grey or frosting in the mask for older dogs should not be penalised.

In all three breeds, a few white hairs on the chest are tolerated but not sought after.

WEIGHT  :

Varies from 3,5 to 6 kg.

FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

ELIMINATING FAULTS :

·      Temperament: Aggressive or overly shy.

·      Nose lacking pigment or other than black.

·      Tongue permanently visible, the mouth being closed.

·      Wry lower jaw.

·      Upper jaw protruding beyond lower jaw.

·      Any other colours than those laid down in the standard, such as grey, blue and tan, brown and tan, liver colour.

·      Any white patch.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

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