FCI Standard 236

FCI-Standard N° 236 / 09. 08. 1999 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

AUSTRALIAN SILKY TERRIER Foto

ORIGIN : Australia.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 11.09.1989.

UTILIZATION : Terrier.

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

Section 4 Toy Terriers.

Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : The dog is compact, moderately low set, of medium length with a refined structure but of sufficient substance to suggest the ability to hunt and kill domestic rodents. It should display Terrier characteristics, embodying keen alterness, activity and soundness. The parted, straight silky hair presents a well-groomed appearance.

HEAD : Of moderate length, slightly shorter from the tip of the nose to between the eyes than from the same position to the occiput. The head must be strong and of Terrier character, being moderately broad between the ears.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Flat and without fullness between the eyes, with fine silky top-knot, not falling over the eyes, (a long fall of hair on the foreface or cheeks is very objectionable).

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Black.

Lips : Tight and clean.

Jaws/Teeth : Strong jaws, teeth even and not cramped, the upper incisors fitting closely over the lower (scissor bite).

Eyes : Shall be small, round, not prominent, dark as possible in colour with a keen intelligent expression.

Ears : Should be small, V-shaped with fine leather, set high on the skull, pricked, and entirely free from long hair.

NECK : Medium length, refined and slightly crested, fitting gracefully into the shoulders. Well covered with long silky hair.

BODY : Should be moderately long in proportion to the height of the dog.

Topline : Level. A topline showing a roach or dip is a serious fault.

Loin : Strong.

Chest : Of moderate depth and breath.

Ribs : Extending back to loins.

TAIL : Preferably docked, set on high and carried erect but not over-gay. Should be free of feathering.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS :

The forlegs have refined, round bone and are straight and set well under the body with no weakness in the pasterns.

Shoulders : Fine and well laid back, fitting with well angulated upper arms snugly to the ribs.

Elbows : Turned neither in nor out.

HINDQUARTERS :

Thighs : Must be well developed.

Stifles : Should be well turned.

Hocks : Well bent. When viewed from the behind the hocks should be well let down and parallel with each other.

FEET : Small, well padded, cat-like with closely knit toes, the toenails must be black or very dark.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : The movement should be free and true without slackness at shoulders or elbows, there should be no turning in or out of the feet or pasterns. The hindquarters should have strong propelling power with ample flexibility at stifles and hocks. Viewed from behind the movement should be neither too close nor too wide.

COAT

HAIR : Must be flat, fine and glossy and of a silky texture with a length of coat from 13 to 15 centimetres (5 to 6 inches) from behind the ears to the set on of the tail, but must not impede the dog’s action. The legs from pasterns and hocks to feet free from long hair.

COLOUR : Blue and tan or grey-blue and tan, the richer the colour the better. Blue on the tail to be very dark. Silver blue or fawn top-knot desirable. Distribution of blue and tan as follows: tan around the base of the ears, muzzle and on the sides of the cheeks; blue from the base of the skull to tip of tail, running down the forelegs to near the pasterns and down the thighs to the hocks; tan line showing down the stifles and from the pasterns and hocks to the toes and around the vent. The body colour must be free from smut or dark shading. Black colouring is permissible in puppies, blue colour must be established by 18 months of age.

SIZE :

Height : approximately 23 centimetres (approx. 9 inches) at the withers, bitches slightly less.

Weight : desirable weight from 3,5 to 4,5 kilograms (approx. 8-10 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.

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

GENERAL APPEARANCE : A typical Spitz, a little under middle size, squarely built with an alert and frank expression. Erect, pointed ears. Tail carried firmly curled over the back.

HEAD : Size in proportion to the body, not too heavy. Wedge-shaped, clean. The male and the female sex characteristics must be clearly defined.

Skull : Almost flat, parallel with nasal bridge. Well filled out under the eyes.

Muzzle : About the same length as skull. Neither too narrow nor too heavy. Nasal bridge straight.

TAIL : Set high, firmly curled, carried over the center of the back, not too much to the side.

HAIR : Outer coat: Thick, rich and hard, but rather smooth-lying. On head and front of legs comparatively short, on neck, chest, back of thighs and tail longer. Soft and dense undercoat.

· Wheaten (biscuit) : Ranging from rather light to yellowish red. With or without dark tipped hairs, but must not influence the main colour. Mask permitted. Clean and bright colour preferred. As little white as possible.

· Black : Preferably self coloured (without too much bronzing). As little white as possible.

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.

· Dogs more than 1 cm under or 2 cm above the height at withers mentioned above.

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.

UTILIZATION : Herding dog. Because of his courageous disposition he is very popular with the shepherds for the use of herding large and difficult livestock. He is even used for the battue of wild boar. Excellent guard and companion dog. A dog used for searching out drugs. Watch and alarm dog. Excellent agility dog, lovable house pet. Because of his relatively short coat and his excellent adaptability, it is no problem to keep him in the house.

CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs).

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The breed came into being during the 18^th to the 19^th century from cross breeding Hungarian herding dogs most probably with various prick eared German herding dogs.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Medium sized herding dog with a wedge shaped head. Prick ears. Body topline is distinctly sloping towards the rear. The head and the limbs are covered by short, smooth coat. The other parts of the body have a somewhat longer, very wavy to slightly curly coat. There are different variations of colour.

· The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half of the height at the withers.

· The length of the muzzle is slightly less than half of the total length of the head.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : The Mudi is extremely able to learn, of lively temperament, courageous, watchful, keen to work, alert and adaptable.

HEAD : The most striking part of the Mudi is undoubtedly his head. To the observer it should give the impression of an alert, always energetic, cheerful and intelligent animal without any trace of timidity or aggessiveness. The head is wedge shaped, tapering towards the nose.

Skull : Skull and forehead are slightly domed. Occiput not pronounced. Superciliary ridges only slightly developed.

Nose : Narrow, rounded at front with moderately wide nostrils. In the colours black, white, fawn and blue-merle, the nose is always black; in the other colours the nose harmonises with the coat colour; e.g. the nose in a brown dog is brown and grey in a grey dog. Brown (liverbrown) coloured dogs have a brown nose and brown eyerims.

Lips : Tight-fitting to the teeth. Corner of mouth slightly jagged. The lip pigment corresponds with the pigment of the noseleather.

Jaws/Teeth : Complete scissor bite according to the dentition formula. Regular teeth of medium size.

Eyes : Narrow, slightly pointed at inner and outer corners, set slightly oblique, thus having a “dare devil“ expression. The eyes should be as dark as possible. Only in blue-merle dogs, wall (white or blue) eyes are not faulty. Rims of lids are tight, close-fitting to the eyeball and evenly pigmented.

Ears : High set prick ears which are of a reverse V-shape and covered with abundant hair reaching beyond the edges of the external ears. The response of the ears to stimulation is very lively. The dog can turn the ears independently of each other like a radar screen. Ears are approximately 10 to 15% longer than their width at the

NECK : The slightly high set neck forms an angle of 50 to 55 degrees to the horizontal. It is of medium length, barely arched and well muscled. Without dewlap or pronounced neck ruff. In male dogs there can be a barely developed mane; this must, however, never be noticeable.

TAIL : Set on at medium height. In repose, hanging, with lower third raised almost to horizontal. When alert and during active movement, the tail is carried in sickel shape, higher than the topline. Docking of tail is undesirable but is not regarded as a fault. If the tail is docked, two or three of the tail vertebrae must be visibly left.

Dogs born without or with a natural stump tail are rare; this is not regarded as a fault. The tail is abundantly coated; the hair on the underside can even be 10 to 12 cm long.

Shoulders : The shoulder blade is moderately sloping and well muscled. The forechest is curved, the point of the sternum only slightly protruding.

Forefeet : Round with well knit toes. Little hair between and under the toes. Pads springy. Nails slate grey and hard.

HAIR : Head and front of limbs are covered by short, straight and smooth hair. On other parts of the body, the coat is uniformly very wavy or slightly curled. It is dense and always shiny, about 3 to 7 cm long.

At some spots, cow-licks and ridges are formed. The coat is longest on the back of the foreams and the upper thighs, where it forms pronounced featherings.

· Blue-merle, i.e. black speckled, estriped, -brindle or -spotted on lighter or darker bluish-grey primary colour.

Only slightly extensive white markings are tolerated but not desired. A white patch on the chest, less than 5 cm in diameter, and small white markings on the toes are tolerated but not desired.

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

ELIMINATING FAULTS

· Flesh coloured, liverbrown or spotted nose in black, white, blue-merle, fawn or ash coloured dogs. Flesh coloured or spotted nose in brown dogs.

· One or more missing teeth (incisors, canines, premolars 2-4, molars 1-2). More than two missing PM1. The M3 are disregarded.

· Over- or undershot mouth, wry mouth. Gap of more than 2 mm between upper and lower incisors.

· Short, smooth, flat coat on the whole body; long hair on the head. Coat tending towards matting.

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

NB : Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

TRANSLATION: Mrs. H. Gross-Richardson and Mrs. Ann Mitchell, ANKC Australia and Mrs. Elke Peper.

UTILISATION: A versatile gun dog that must be able to work in the field, forest and water, having the following typical qualities: an excellent nose, firmness on the point, excellent retrieves and determination to remain on the scent even when swimming, which he manifestly enjoys. He copes with difficult terrain as well as extreme weather conditions. As he is intended to be an efficient hunting dog, gun and game shyness, unwillingness to point and retrieve, as well as a dislike of water are undesirable. Because of his easy going nature and his adaptability, he can easily be kept as a companion dog in the house.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Hungarian Wire-Haired Vizsla was created by cross-breeding the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla with the German Wire-Haired Pointer during the 1930‘s. His breed characteristics are identical with those of the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : A lively, russet gold hunting dog of dry and lean but more robust construction compared to the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.

His appearance embodies his qualities as a multi-purpose pointing dog, endurance, working ability and an easily satisfied nature.

· The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half the height at the withers.

BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT : An affectionate and intelligent dog, selfconfident, easily trained, which cannot bear rough treatment. He keeps contact with his handler, is passionate in his quest, is stubborn, has a good nose and is staunch on the point.

Skull : Moderately wide, slightly domed. A slightly pronounced groove runs from the moderately developed occiput towards the stop. The superciliary ridges are moderately developed.

Nose : Broad and well developed with nostrils as wide as possible. The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading with the coat colour.

Muzzle : Blunt, not pointed, with powerful jaws, strongly muscled. The bridge of the nose is straight.

Jaws/Teeth : Powerful jaws with a perfect, regular and complete scissors bite, the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws; with 42 healthy teeth according to the dentition formula.

Eyes : Slightly oval, of medium size, well fitting eyelids. Intelligent and lively expression. The brown eye colour harmonising with the coat colour, as dark as possible preferred.

Leathers : Set on at medium height, a little backwards, hanging closely to the cheeks, ending in a rounded V shape. Slightly shorter than those of the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.

NECK : Of medium length, harmonising with the overall appearance. The nape very muscular and slightly arched. Tightly fitting skin at the throat.

Back : Solid, well muscled, taut and straight. The vertebral spines should be hidden by the muscles.

Loin : Short, broad, tight, muscular, straight or slightly arched. The loin is well attached.

Croup : Broad and of sufficient length, not cut off short, sloping slightly to the tail. Well muscled.

Chest : Deep and broad with well developed well muscled and moderately arched forechest, sternum extending as well back as possible. The sternum and the elbows should be at the same level. Last ribs moderately arched. Ribs carried well back.

TAIL : Set on at medium height, strong at the base, then tapering. In countries where tail docking is not prohibited by law, the tail may be shortened by one quarter to avoid hunting hazards. If the tail docking is prohibited, the tail reaches down to the hock joint and is carried straight or slightly sabre like. On the move, it is raised up to the horizontal. The tail is well furnished with dense coat.

FOREQUARTERS : Viewed from the front, straight and parallel. Viewed from the side, legs vertical and placed well under the body. Good bone, well muscled.

Shoulders : Long, sloping and flat, well attached shoulder blade. Elastic when moving. Strong, dry muscles. Well angulated between shoulder blade and upper arm.

Elbows : Close to the body, however not tied in, turning neither in nor out. Well angulated between upper arm and forearm.

Forefeet : Slightly oval, with well knit, sufficiently arched, strong toes. Strong brown nails. Tough, resistant, slate grey pads. The feet are parallel when standing or moving.

HINDQUARTERS : Viewed from behind, straight and parallel. Good angulations. Strong bone.

Upper thigh : Long and muscular. Good angulation between pelvis and upper thigh.

Lower thigh : Long, muscular and sinewy. Its length is almost equal to that of the upper thigh. Good angulation between lower thigh and metatarsus.

GAIT/MOVEMENT : The typical gait is an animated, light-footed trot, elegant and far reaching, with much drive and corresponding reach. Not exhausting gallop when working in the field. The back is firm and the topline remains level. Pacing is undesirable.

HAIR : Wiry, close lying, strong, dense and not glossy. Length of outer coat 2-3 cm; dense, water repellent undercoat. The outline of the body must not be hidden by the longer coat. By its hardness and density, it should provide as much protection as possible against weather conditions and injuries. The lower parts of the legs as well as the undersides of chest and belly should be covered with shorter, softer and slightly thinner hair; the coat on the head and on the leathers is shorter and, at the same time, a little darker, however, not soft and dense.

Pronounced eyebrows accentuate the stop. These and a strong, not too long (2-3 cm), as harsh as possible beard, on both sides of the muzzle, underline the determined expression. On both sides of the neck the coat forms V-shaped brushes.

COLOUR : Various shades of russet gold and dark sandy gold (semmelgelb). The leathers may be a little darker, otherwise uniform in colour. Red, brownish, light yellow or lightened colour shadings are undesirable. A little white patch on the chest or at the throat, not more than 5 cm in diameter, as well as white markings on the toes, are not considered faulty. The colour of the lips and of the eyerims corresponds to the colour of the nose.

It is ineffective to increase the height at the withers. A medium size should be aimed at. Overall balance and symmetry are much more important than the mere measurable size.

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 proportions to its degree.

ELIMINATING FAULTS

· One or more missing incisors and/or canine and/or premolars 2-4 and/or molars 1-2; more than two missing PM1; the M3 are disregarded. Not visible teeth are assessed as missing ones.

· Light yellow eyes. Very loose eyelids; ectropion, entropion. Distichiasis (double row of eyelashes).

· Thin coat, lacking undercoat. Long, soft, silky, shaggy, crinkle or woolly coat. Lacking brushes on the legs.

· Dark brown or pale yellow colour. Particoloured, not uniformly coloured. White chest patch larger than 5 cm.

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

UTILIZATION: Hunting and coursing dog which hunts the game by sight. His nose is nevertheless noteworthy. He is especially skilled in coursings and race tracks, yielding good results particularly in longer distances. He is a very good companion and a loyal watch dog.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Magyar Agar is an original hunting breed. His origin goes back to the times when the Magyars conquered the country. This is proved by archeological findings of skull bones. To increase the dog’s speed the breed was crossed with different sighthound breeds in the 19^th century.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Gives the impression of strength; bone structure and musculature very strongly developed. Elegant.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : The Mudi is extremely able to learn, of lively temperament, courageous, watchful, keen to work, alert and adaptable.

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IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS