FCI Standard 246

FCI-Standard N° 246 / 20. 01. 1998 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

CZECH TERRIER (Cesky Terrier) Foto

TRANSLATION : Mrs. Dipl. Ing. K. Bechová and Mrs. R. Binder-Gresly.

ORIGIN : Czech Republic.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 11.03.1997.

UTILIZATION : Formerly a Terrier breed for hunting foxes and badgers, today more a house-and companion dog.

CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 3 Terriers.

Section 2 Small sized Terriers.

Without working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Czech Terrier is the result of an appropriate crossbreeding between a Sealyham Terrier dog and a Scotch Terrier bitch, with the aim to develop a light, short legged, well pigmented hunting Terrier, with practical drop ears, easy to groom and easy to train. In 1949 Mr. Frantisek Horák from Klánovice near Prague started to improve the breed by fixing their characteristics. In 1959 these dogs were shown for the first time, and the breed was finally recognized by the FCI in 1963.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Short legged, long haired, well made and well muscled Terrier with smallish drop ears, of a rectangular format.

IDEAL MEASURES : Male Female

Height at withers 29 cm 27 cm

Length of skull 21 cm 20 cm

Width of skull 10 cm 9 cm

Girth of thorax (behind elbows) 45 cm 44 cm

Length of body 43 cm 40cm

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT :

Balanced, non-aggressive, pleasant and cheerful companion, easy to train; somewhat reserved towards strangers; of calm and kind disposition.

HEAD

Shaped like a long, blunt, not too broad wedge, the plane of the forehead forming a distinctive breaking with the bridge of the nose.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Not too broad between the ears and tapering moderately towards the supraorbital ridges. Occipital protuberance easy to palpate; cheek bones moderately prominent. Frontal furrow only slightly marked.

Stop : Not accentuated but apparent.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Dark and well developed. It should be black on Terriers with a grey-blue coat and liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers.

Nasal bridge : Straight.

Jaws/teeth : Strong jaws. Scissors or level bite; complete dentition (the absence of the 2 M3 in the lower jaw not being penalized). Teeth strong, regularly aligned and set square to the jaw.

Lips : Relatively thick, fitting neatly.

Cheeks : Cheek bones not too prominent.

Eyes : Of medium size, slightly deep set, with a friendly expression; well covered by the overhanging eyebrows. Brown or dark brown in grey-blue coated dogs, light brown in light-coffee-brown dogs. Eyelids black in grey-blue dogs, liver-colour in light-coffee-brown dogs.

Ears : Of medium size, dropping in such a way as to well cover the orifice. Set on rather high and falling flat along the cheeks. Shaped like a triangle, with the shorter side of the triangle at the fold of the ear.

NECK : Medium long, quite strong, carried on a slant. The skin at the throat is somewhat loose but without forming a dewlap.

BODY : Oblong.

Upper line : Not straight because loins and rump are always moderately arched.

Withers : Not very pronounced; neck set on rather high.

Back : Strong, of medium length.

Loins : Relatively long, muscular, broad and slightly rounded.

Croup : Strongly developed, muscular; pelvis moderately slanting. Hip bones often slightly higher than the withers.

Chest : More cylindrical than deep; ribs well sprung.

Belly : Ample and slightly tucked up. Flanks well filled.

TAIL : The ideal length is 18-20 cm; relatively strong and low set.

At rest hanging downward or with a slight bend at the tip; when alert the tail is carried sabre shape horizontally or higher.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS : The forelegs should be straight, well boned and parallel.

Shoulders : Muscular.

Elbows : Somewhat loose, yet neither turned in nor out.

Forefeet : Large; well arched toes and strong nails. Pads well developed and thick.

HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs strong, parallel, well angulated and muscular.

Lower thigh : Short.

Hock joint : Set relatively high, strongly developed.

Hindfeet : Smaller than the forefeet.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Free, enduring, vigorous, with drive. Gallop rather slow but lasting. The forelegs extend in a straight forward line.

SKIN : Firm, thick, without wrinkles or dewlap, pigmented.

COAT

TEXTURE : Hair long, fine but firm, slightly wavy with a silky gloss; not too much overdone. The Czech Terrier is groomed by scissors (clipping). At the forepart of the head the hair is not to be clipped thus forming brows and beard. On the lower parts of the legs, under the chest and belly the hair should not be clipped either. In show condition the hair at the upper side of the neck, on the shoulders and on the back should not be longer than 1 - 1,5 cm; it should be shorter on the sides of the body and on the tail and quite short on the ears, cheeks, at the lower side of the neck, on elbows, thighs and round the vent. The transition between clipped and unclipped areas should be pleasing for the eye and never abrupt.

COLOUR : The Czech Terrier has 2 varieties of coat colour:

- grey-blue (puppies are born black);

- light-coffee-brown (puppies born chocolate brown).

In both colour varieties yellow, grey or white markings are permitted on the head (beard, cheeks), neck, chest, belly, the limbs and round the vent. Sometimes there is also a white collar or a white tip of the tail. The basic colour, however, must always be predominant.

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT :

Height at withers between 25 - 32 cm. Ideal size for a dog = 29 cm, for a bitch = 27 cm.

The weight must not be less than 6 kg and more than 10 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.

· Weak construction.

· Temporary loss of nasal pigmentation (snow nose).

· Weak, short or snipey foreface, with weakly developed teeth.

· Absence of one (1) incisor.

· Eyes too big or protruding.

· Ears too big or too small, or different in shape or carriage as described in the standard.

· Back too long or too short.

· Crooked forelegs, incorrect front.

· Coat too fine or too coarse.

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :

· Aggresive or overly shy.

· Absence of more than 4 teeth altogether; absence of 2 or more incisors.

· Canine placed in vestibulo position.

· Entropion or ectropion.

· Chest circumference more than 50 cm.

· Curled tail or carried over the back.

· Long brindled coat on dogs older than 2 years.

· Coarse or curled cotton-wool type hair.

· White markings covering more than 20%; white blaze on the head.

· Irregular, jerky, spasmodic movements ("Scottie cramp").

· Weight above 10 kg or less than 6 kg.

· Shyness, unbalanced or aggressive disposition.

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° 247 / 05. 05. 2003 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

ATLAS MOUNTAIN DOG (AIDI) (Chien de Montagne de l’Atlas – Aïdi) Foto

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer- Molossoid breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs and other breeds.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Atlas dog has existed since time immemorial in the mountains and on the plateaux of North Africa. At present it can be found in large numbers in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the country which holds the breed standard.

The Atlas Mountain Dog is closely linked to the semi-nomadic pastoral populations of the mountaneous regions and has the clear role of defending its masters’ tent and belongings as well as protecting the flocks from wild beasts which might attack them.

There are no sheepdogs in the Atlas region. The Moroccan dog which lives in our mountains has never guarded flocks in the European sense of the world (herding flocks).

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Solid, very hardy dog, noted for its power and mobility; it is well-muscled, sinewy, strongly built but not cumbersome and possessing a thick bushy coat which protects it equally from the sun and from the cold of its native mountains. This fleece provides a protective armour in the fights which the Atlas dog has to undertake against jackals and other predators.

It has a lively, direct and decided gaze as befits an alert dog always ready to fulfil its guarding role. In some regions of Marocco it is customary to crop the ears and even dock the tail of working dogs.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Very faithful, affectionate and docile with its owner and family members, the Atlas Dog displays inherent guarding and remarkable protective behaviour. Always alert, it instinctively measures the gravity and proximity of any danger and fearlessly provides an appropriate and efficient response.

HEAD : A strong, broad head, well-proportioned in relation to the whole body, its general shape is conical; the head is free from wrinkles and has no prominent muscles; the cheek-bones are not chiselled and link the skull to the muzzle on the same plane without a break.

Skull : The skull is flat and broad; a slight frontal groove appears and the occipital protuberance, although present, is scarcely perceptible.

Nose : Black or brown in harmony with coat colour, it is reasonably broad with open nostrils.

Muzzle : Conical like the rest of the head; it is appreciably less long than the skull; the stop is sloping and not very defined.

Teeth : The bite is pincer (edge to edge incisors). Scissor-bite or reverse scissor-bite without loss of contact between the incisors is tolerated.

Eyes : Moderate size, dark shade, varying with the coat colour, from dark amber to golden brown. Slightly oblique and well-pigmented, the eye-lids appear painted on light-coloured coats. The gaze is very alert, attentive and scrutinising.

Ears : Medium length with slightly rounded tips, the ears are set obliquely so as to leave the skull clear; they are carried half-dropped, raised forward when alert and sometimes carried back when in repose.

Topline : The topline must show a slightly dipping profile, without being sway-backed.

Back : Broad, well-muscled back of reasonable length, followed by powerful, very muscled and slightly arching loin.

Chest : Adequate width, long and well let-down, reaching at least as far as the elbows, slightly rounded rib-cage.

TAIL : Long, reaching at least to the hocks, it is set on the extension of the line of croup, carried low, scimitar fashion in repose. The tail is very bushy and the richness of the plume denotes pure breeding. On the move, the dog carries its tail much more gaily. The tail should never be permanently carried curled over the back.

Shoulder : Oblique, withers distinctly defined, scapulo-humeral angle of about 100 degrees.

Feet : Practically round, with solid pads and strong nails whose colour depends upon coat colour.

Hips and thighs : The iliac wing is very pronounced, the thighs are well-muscled without being overloaded and quite well let-down.

Lower thighs : The angles at stifle and hock are obtuse, which raises the croup and gives this dipping appearance towards the withers.

Feet : Practically round with solid pads and strong nails whose colour depends upon the coat colour.

Walk, trot, gallop: no hackney action and with sufficient reach. Natural gait: Short, fast trot, single-tracking. At this pace the Atlas Dog seems tireless.

HAIR : Thick, rather harsh, half-long, about 6 cm long apart from on the face and ears where it is short and finer. On the neck and under the throat, it forms a mane, especially in males. The breeches and tail are covered with well-furnished and very long hairs.

All these coats can be spotted with white, the spots can go from a few discreet marks to a complete covering (white coat). The lips and nose must always be strongly pigmented black or brown (depending on coat colour).

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.

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° 248 / 09. 08. 1999 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

PHARAOH HOUND Foto

UTILIZATION : An alert keen hunter, hunting by scent and sight, using his ears to a marked degree when working close.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Medium sized, of noble bearing with clean-cut lines. Graceful yet powerful. Very fast with free easy movement and alert expression.

BEHAVIOUR /TEMPERAMENT : Alert, intelligent, friendly, affectionate and playful.

HEAD : Foreface slightly longer than skull. Top of skull parallel with foreface, whole head representing a blunt wedge when viewed in profile and from above.

Jaws/Teeth : Powerful jaws with strong teeth. Scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

Eyes : Amber coloured, blending with coat; oval, moderately deep- set, with keen, intelligent expression.

Ears : Medium high set; carried erect when alert, but very mobile; broad at base, fine and large.

BODY : Lithe with almost straight topline. Length of body from breast to haunch bone slightly longer than height at withers.

TAIL : Medium set, fairly thick at base and tapering (whip-like), reaching just below point of hock in repose. Carried high and curved when dog is in action. Tail should not be tucked between legs. A screw tail undesirable.

FEET : Strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out. Paws well padded. Dewclaws may be removed.

GAIT/MOVEMENT : Free and flowing; head held fairly high and dog should cover ground well without any apparent effort. Legs and feet should move in line with body; any tendency to throw feet sideways, or high stepping « hackney » action highly undesirable.

HAIR : Short and glossy, ranging from fine and close to slightly harsh; no feathering.

White tip on tail strongly desired. White on chest (called « the star »). White on toes. Slim white blaze on center line of face permissible. Flecking or white other than above undesirable.

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° 249 / 13. 06. 1997 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

MALLORCA MASTIFF (Perro Dogo Mallorquin, Ca de Bou) Foto

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid breeds - Swiss Mountain Cattle Dogs and other breeds.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : Since ancient times, seafaring from East to West in the Mediterranean region has led to the exchange of culture and science between nations. These reciprocal relations, even though mainly of a commercial nature, also gave the opportunity for an exchange of domestic animals. Amongst these were watch and guard dogs which were needed in harbours and coastal settlements as a protection against pirates and robbers coming in by sea. Amongst these mostly large, strong, resistant dogs with large heads and powerful teeth, one type distinguished itself. It was the mastiff of the Iberian Peninsula, which, in Spain, was used in various areas as a hunting or as a fighting dog against bulls and other dogs. This breed accompanied King Jacob 1 on his conquests and arrived in the Balearics about the year 1230. In the 17^th century, Minorca and others areas came into British possession, following the treaty of Utrecht. The British brought their own fighting and guard dogs with them into the Balearics and crossed them with the native mastiffs of the Iberian Peninsula, which also occurred in the Balearic Isles. In the beginning of the 18^th century, fights between dogs and bulls (bull baiting) were very popular and the Britons inhabiting the Island looked for a breed which would be held suited to such fights. These circumstances explain the name “Ca de Bou”, Bull Dog. In the Spanish Stud Book for the year 1923, the existence of this breed is already established.

The first official entry was in the year 1928 and in 1929, when such a breed was exhibited for the first time at a Dog Show in Barcelona.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : A typical Molossian of somewhat elongated build, strong and powerful, of medium size. The difference between the sexes is apparent in the head, whose circumference is definitely greater in dogs than in bitches.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Quiet by nature, he can under some circumstances be courageous and brave. He is at ease with people, faithful and devoted to his master. As a watch and guard dog, he is unsurpassed. In quiet situations, he is trusting and self assured. When roused, his expression is piercing.

Skull : Large, broad and almost square. Its circumference, specially in males, is greater than the chest measurement taken at the withers. Forehead is broad and flat. Frontal furrow well defined. Seen from the front, due to the shape of the skull, back of skull is not visible. Upper planes of skull and muzzle are almost parallel, lightly converging.

Stop : Seen from side, strongly defined and protruding; seen from front, only noticeable because the eyebrow arches form a definite frontal furrow.

FACIAL REGION : The jaw muscles are strong, protruding, well developed and reach to the middle region below the eye. Even though there are some folds which occur sideways over the chewing muscles, there are altogether no folds in the skin of the head.

Muzzle : Set on at inner corner of eye, broad and conical, in profile reminiscent of a blunt cone with a broad base. The nasal bridge is staight, rising slightly. Length of muzzle is in proportion of 1 to 3 to length of skull.

Lips : Laterally the upper lip covers the lower lip to the middle part of the muzzle, where the corner of the mouth appears. The upper lip is rather taut, whereas the lower lip is folded in its middle part, so that in a closed muzzle, the lips are not noticeable. The completely red mucous membrane of the mouth cavity has distinct transversal ridges and the rims of the gums have black pigment.

Jaws/Teeth : The jaws are strong, incisors in a correct row and canines well apart. The mouth is complete, teeth white and strong. The bite is undershot; the gap of the not exaggerated undershot bite should not be more than 1 cm. When the muzzle is closed, teeth must not be visible.

Eyes : Large, oval in shape, lids wide open, clearly outlined and slightly slanting. Colour should be as dark as possible and according to coat colour. Conjunctiva not visible. Looked at from front, white of eyes should not be visible. The eyes are deep set and far apart.

Ears : Set on high and to the sides, rather small, with inner ear opening visible and drawn backwards in a curve; it is a so called “rose ear”. In repose, the tip of the ear is below the line of the eye.

NECK : Strong, thick, in harmony to the whole. At set on, roughly the diameter of the head; fitting well into withers. Skin slightly loose; thin dewlap permitted.

Croup : 1 to 2 cm higher in position than withers. Slanting to horizontal at an angle of 30 degrees and slightly narrower than chest.

Chest : The rib cage is somewhat cylindrical, deep and reaches to the elbows. As the tops of the shoulder blades are wide apart, the chest is broad at the height of the withers.

Lower line : The chest line runs parallel to the ground. The belly line rises and is tucked up lightly, not greyhound-like.

TAIL : Low set on. Thick at root, tapering towards the tip. Hangs naturally in repose; in action it forms a slight curve and is raised to height of the top line.

Elbow : Standing away from the chest because of width of breast but in no way turned out.

Front feet : Strong with thick, close together, lightly rounded toes. Pads slightly pigmented.

Hind feet : Strong with thick toes which are longer than those of front feet but altogether oval in shape. Pigmented pads preferred.

SKIN : Rather thick. Close fitting to body except on neck, where a slight dewlap may occur.

COLOUR : Brindle, fawn and black, preference in this order. In brindle dogs, dark tones are preferred, in fawn, the deeper shade is preferred. White patches are permitted on front feet, on chest and on muzzle up to a maximum of 30% of the whole coat. A black mask is also permitted.

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.

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° 250 / 11. 05. 1998 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

HAVANESE (Bichon havanais) Foto

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The breed comes from the Western Mediterranean region and has developed along the Spanish and Italian coastal region. It would seem that these dogs were imported early in Cuba by ocean navigating Italian captains. Erroneously, the most frequent brown colour of these dogs (tobacco) gave birth to the legend which would mean it to be a breed originating from Havana, capital of Cuba. The political events however have led to the total disappearance of the old blood lines of the Havanese in Cuba; apparently a few dogs could be successfully smuggled out from Cuba; their descendants have survived in the U.S.A.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Havanese is a sturdy little dog, low on his legs, with long abundant hair, soft and preferably wavy. His movement is lively and elastic.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The length of the muzzle (tip of nose to stop) is equal to the distance between the stop and the occipital protuberance. The relation between the length of the body (measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttock) and the height at the withers is of 4/3.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Exceptionally bright he is easy to train as alarm dog. Affectionate, of a happy nature, he is amiable, a charmer, playful and even a bit of a clown. He loves children and plays endlessly with them.

HEAD : Of medium length, the relation between the length of the head and that of the trunk (measured from the withers to the base of the tail) is of 3/7.

Skull : Flat to very slightly rounded, broad; forehead hardly rising; seen from above it is rounded at the back and almost straight and square on the other three sides.

Muzzle : Narrowing progressively and slightly towards the nose but neither snipey nor truncated.

Jaws/Teeth : Scissor bite. A complete dentition is desirable. The absence of premolars 1 (PM1) and molars 3 (M3) is tolerated.

Eyes : Quite big, almond shape, of brown colour as dark as possible. Kind expression. The eyes rims must be dark brown to black.

Ears : Set relatively high; they fall along the cheeks forming a discreet fold which raises them slightly. Their extremity is in a lightly rounded point. They are covered with hair in long fringes. Neither propeller ears (sticking sideways), nor stuck to the cheeks.

BODY : The length of the body is slightly superior to that of the height at the withers.

TAIL : Carried high, either in shape of a crozier or preferably rolled over the back; it is furnished with feathering of long silky hair.

FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight and parallel, lean; good bone structure. The distance from the ground to the elbow must not be greater than that between the elbow and the withers.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : According to his happy nature, the Havanese has a strikingly light-footed and elastic gait; forelegs with free stride and pointing straight forward, the hindlegs giving them the impulsion and moving in a straight line.

HAIR : Undercoat woolly and not very developed; it is often totally absent. The topcoat is very long (12-18 cm in an adult dog), soft, flat or wavy and may form curly strands. All grooming, the usage of scissors to even out the length of the coat and all trimming is forbidden. Exception: tidying up the hair on the feet is permitted, the hair on the forehead may be slightly shortened so that it does not cover the eyes and the hair on the muzzle may be slightly tidied up, but it is preferable to leave it in natural length.

· Rarely completely pure white, fawn in its different shades of light fawn to havana-brown (tobacco colour, reddish brown); patches in those colours of coat; slight blackened overlay admitted.

· Admitted colours and patches (white, light fawn to havana-brown) with black markings. Black coat.

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.

· Bird of prey eyes; eyes too deep set or prominent; rims of eyelids partially depigmented.