FCI-Standard N° 277 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

CROATIAN SHEEPDOG (Hrvatski Ovčar)     Foto

ORIGIN : Republic of Croatia.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 23.06.1969.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 1      Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs).

                                              Section  1   Sheepdog.

                                              Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Croatian Sheepdog is of lower medium height. Its base color is black. Short hairs on the head and legs characterize the breed.

IMPORTANT MEASUREMENTS / PROPORTIONS: The body length exceeds the height at the withers for approximately 10%, so the dog is of somewhat elongated square shape.

BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: It is a lithe, keen and modest shepherd's dog, which can easily be trained.

HEAD:

CRANIAL REGION:

Generally: The head is relatively light, lean and wedge shaped. The ratio between the muzzle and the skull is 9 : 11. The total length of the head is about 20 cm.
Skull: Slightly rounded skull tapering towards the nose. The eyebrow arches are not pronounced. The cheeks are rounded. The occiput can be distinct.
Stop: Slightly pronounced.

FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Always black and in the line with the nose ridge.
Muzzle: Lean, nose ridge looking from the profile is straight and is a wedge-shaped extension of the skull. The lower jaw is well developed and forms a harmonious whole with line of the nose ridge. The muzzle is neither pointed nor square.
Teeth: Good developed, complete scissors bite. Level bite is acceptable but not desirable.
Lips: Dry, close fitting and supple. The visible lip pigment is black. Corner of the mouth is tight.
Eyes: Chestnut brown to black, medium in size, almond-shaped, they give lively expression to the dog, set horizontally. The rims of the eyelids are dark pigmented and tight, fit close to the eyeballs.
Ears: Triangular in shape, medium-sized, erect or semi-erect, somewhat set to the side. Erect ears are more desirable. Ear cropping is not allowed.

NECK: Slightly rises above the back line, the upper and lower lines of the neck are straight. Moderately long, it is of medium strength, deep and well rounded, muscular. The skin is without dewlap and is covered with a dense coat.

BODY
Withers: Not pronounced. The transition to the neck is gradual.
Back: Straight, short and muscular.
Loin: Short and firmly coupled.
Chest: Medium long, broad and deep enough. Ribs sprung, forechest slightly pronounced. The transition to the neck is in a straight line.
Belly: Slightly tucked-up. The loins are full and sturdy.
Croup: Medium long, slightly sloping down, muscular and fairly broad.

TAIL: Set medium high, with thick and long hairs, in repose hangs relaxed or is carried at back level. In attention it is carried above the back line. There are dogs born without or with short tail, or the tail is docked so that in an adult male it is about 4 cm long.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS: The legs are straight, parallel looking from front and of medium length. Angulation of the front legs is more opened, the dog stands steeper. Shoulder blades are medium long and muscular, somewhat set steeper. The upper arm is relatively short. The forearm is long and muscular. Bones are lighter. Pasterns dry, indistinct, short and not completely vertical. The feet are small, strong, semi-rabbit-like. The toes are well knitted, well and firmly cushioned. The nails are black or gray.

HINDQUARTERS: The hind legs are medium-angulated. From behind, the legs are parallel. The lower thigh is long and the hock is set lower. The upper thigh is of medium width, well muscled. The hocks are dry and distinct, well angulated. Hind feet are the same as the front ones, small and sturdy though somewhat elongated. Dewclaws are removed.

GAIT/MOVEMENT: The Croatian Sheepdog moves in briskly trot with moderately long steps.

COAT

TEXTURE: The length of hair on the back is between 7 and 14 cm. The foreface is always shorthaired. The ears are shorthaired on the outside and longhaired on the inside. The backside of the forelegs has longer hairs down to pastern and forms feathering. The hind legs have pronounced feathering from the buttocks to the hocks. The coat is relatively soft, wavy to curly, but mustn't be woolly. The undercoat must be dense.

COLOR: The base color of the coat is black. A few white hairs can be tolerated. White markings on the head, body and tail aren't permissible, but small white markings are permissible on the throat and the forechest. White markings on the toes or the legs are permissible but undesirable. White legs up to pasterns lower the dog's marks on shows.

HEIGHT: Height at withers in males and females is between 40 to 50 cm.

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.

1. Any other color of the nose than black.
2. Two or more first premolars (PM1) missing.
3. Over- or undershot jaws.
4. Yellow or albino eyes.
5. Drooping ears.
6. Completely woolly or too long coat.
7. Longer hairs on foreface.
8. White markings on head, body or tail.
9. Height at the withers below or over the one in Standard.

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

FCI-Standard N° 278 / 22. 08. 2001 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

KARST SHEPHERD DOG (Kraški Ovčar)     Foto

TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis. Revised by Mrs. Sporre-Willes and Mr. Triquet.

ORIGIN : Slovenia.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 26.06.2000.

UTILIZATION : The shepherd dog from the Karst Massif is a shepherd dog by excellence and a good guard; today he is more often used as a guard and defence dog; in recent times he is mostly a family dog, but remains nevertheless essentially a perfect shepherd dog.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 2       Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossians and Swiss Mountain- and Cattledogs.

                                              Section 2.2  Molossian, Mountain type.    

                                              Without working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Karst Shepherd Dog is a breed which has existed for several centuries and which belongs in the molossian group. Probably this dog followed the Illyrians in their migration through Istria and the Dalmatian islands and settled in the Slovenian region of the Karst Massif. The breed was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1689 in the book of Baron Janez Vajkart Valvasor « The glory of the duchy of Carniole ». The breed and its standard were officially recognized on the 2nd June 1939 under the name of « Illyrian Shepherd » during the general assembly of the F.C.I. in Stockholm. At the general assembly of the F.C.I. in 1948 in Bled-Slovenia, the standard was completed and the breed recognized again. Up to 16th March 1968 however, the Shepherd of Illyria of the Karst Massif carried the same name as the shepherd from the Sarplanina Massif. In the presence of two shepherd dogs carrying the same name, the Central Society of Yugoslavia decided to name the one from the Karst region « Shepherd from the Karst Massif » and the other one « Sarplaninac ». Since that day, those two breeds have been totally independent.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Karst Shepherd Dog is of medium size, harmonious, robust, endowed with a well developed musculature and a strong constitution. The tail and ears are hanging. The coat is iron grey, long and abundant.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS :

·      Length of body in proportion to height at withers should be no less than 9 : 8. Body a little longer in bitches.

·      Skull a little longer (13 to 14 cm) than the muzzle (11 to 12 cm).

·      Width of skull (13 to 14 cm) equal to its length.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Of good, moderately sharp temperament, courageous and valliant but not biting, very devoted to his master. Incorruptibly good guard, distrustful of strangers; pleasant companion dog and obedient, whilst maintaining a strong individuality.

HEAD : Of pleasing appearance while being proportionately large in relation to the body; it must be neither fine nor coarse. The upper profile of the skull and muzzle are slightly convergent. Seen from above, it is wide at ear level and tapers imperceptibly towards the nose. Seen in profile, it is deep and rounded. The length of the head, from the occipital protuberance to the tip of the nose, is of 24 to 26 cm. The skull is a little longer than the muzzle.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Quite developed, lean with fine muscles; its profile being slightly convex, seen from all sides it is rounded. Width of the skull at ear level is equal to the length of the skull. Superciliary arches moderately accentuated; frontal furrow moderate; median crest slightly convex without accentuation of the occiput.

Stop : Only slightly pronounced, not abrupt.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Black. Broad, well developed, slightly exceeding the front line of the muzzle.

Muzzle : Of medium length, broad and deep at its base, reducing progressively towards the nose. Muzzle straight and broad.

Lips : Thick, tight, well fitted, without forming pockets; black pigmentation.

Jaws/Teeth : Complete dentition, strong teeth, especially the incisors; scissor bite.

Cheeks : Laterally a little prominent, strong but not too developed, modelling a rather shallow face.

Eyes : Relatively wide apart, neither prominent nor sunken in the sockets, almond shaped, of chestnut colour or dark brown; frank expression, calm and firm, almost melancholic because of the black pigmented eyelids.

Ears : Moderately high set, of medium length. The tips can reach the outer angle of the eye. They fall flat, in the shape of a « V » against the cheeks, the inner borders being folded outwards.

NECK : Broad, thick, well muscled; oval cross-section; upper profile straight or slightly curved, lower profile straight. Of medium length (about 25 cm), is deeply set into the shoulders and attached to the head and body by strong muscles. Skin thick, tight-fitting, without dewlap. Thick coat with long hair, forming a ruff and a well furnished mane, which makes the neck appear shorter and stronger than it is. Proud carriage, slightly raised.

BODY :

General appearance : Well developed, of medium length, thoracic part long.

Topline : Straight, horizontal or slightly oblique.

Withers : Long, of medium height, of good width and well linked to the neck.

Back : Straight of medium length, muscled and broad.

Loin : Lumbar region rather short, very muscular and broad.

Croup : Of medium length, broad, very muscular; towards the root of the tail slightly inclined.

Chest : Well developed and well let down, voluminous in width and of good length; ribs broad, flat, moderately sprung; forechest well developed with sternum point quite rounded; length of 25 to 28 cm, its circumference is of 70 to 78 cm.

Underline and Belly : Belly slightly raised and tucked up, tight; flanks short moderately cut up.

TAIL : Solidly attached to the body, wide at the base; in normal position, sabre shaped, at tip often with a slight hook;  of medium length, must at least reach the hock; bushy with long hair, without forming a plume; when the dog is alert or moving the tail is raised up to the level of the back or slightly above it; at rest, it is carried low.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS :

General appearance : Straight, seen from the front or in profile; the different parts of the limbs (quarters) are very harmoniously linked together.

Shoulders : Shoulder blades of medium length, wide, oblique, well muscled and firmly attached to the body. Scapular-humeral angle close to a right angle.

Arm : Relatively long, more slanting than the shoulder blade, of strong musculature, close to body.

Elbow: Humeral-radial angle not too open; the elbow, close to the body, must be at sternum level.

Forearm : Sufficiently long, straight; strong bone structure and musculature.

Carpus (wrist) : Strong, well jointed to the forearm as well as to the metacarpus.

Metacarpus (pastern) : Broad of medium length, slightly slanting.

Forefeet : Well proportioned in relation to the trunk, of oval to round shape; toes tight and arched, dark nails; the centre pad and the digital pads are sufficiently strong, black or with a dark pigmentation.

HINDQUARTERS :

General appearance : Well proportioned, straight seen from behind and in harmony with the other parts of the body. Seen in profile, the angulations are sufficiently closed.

Thighs : Coxal-femoral angle sufficiently closed; thighs long, wide, well muscled and well filled.

Stifle : Femoral-tibial angle slightly open; knee strongly built, solid knee cap.

Lower thigh : Moderately long, inclined, robust.

Hock : Solid and moderately open.

Metatarsus (Rear pastern) : Robust, short and straight; dewclaws, if present, must be removed.

Hind feet : As the forefeet.

GAIT / MOVEMENT  : Harmonious, elastic, well coordinated movements; preferred gait and the most elegant is the trot; the gallop with long strides is less elegant.

SKIN : Thick, compact, elastic, close-fitting, without wrinkles; dark pigmentation; lips edges and eye rims black pigmented.

COAT

HAIR : Well furnished, long, flat, with abundant undercoat. The head the front edges of the ears and the front part of the legs covered with short hair. The back edge of the ears has longer and more supple hair. In its upper region, the neck has long hair, stiff and very bushy forming a mane; in its lower part, the hair is longer and more supple forming a ruff which is wider at the set of the neck. The trunk and belly have long hair which becomes less hard on the belly. The tail regularly bushy, does not form a plume. On the back side of the forequarters, the long hair is very supple forming fringes. On the back side of the hindquarters, the hair is even longer and bushy forming culottes. The length of the top coat  is at least 10 cm.

COLOUR : Iron grey; especially on the back, a dark shade is preferred; towards the belly and the limbs, the colour turns without visible transition to a light grey or sandy colour, with a dark streak on the front parts of the limbs. The dark mask on the muzzle spreads on to the skull. On the back part of the head it is bordered with grey or sandy or pale fawn hair overlaid with black.

SIZE AND WEIGHT  :

Height at withers : Males    57 to 63 cm (ideal size 60 cm).

                            Females 54 to 60 cm (ideal size 57 cm).

A tolerance of 2 cm above is authorised but will have a negative effect on the general appreciation of the dog.

Weight : Males    30 to 42 kg.

             Females 25 to 37 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.

SLIGHT FAULTS :

·      Minor faults in the general constitution.

·      Head a bit small, narrow, long and of insufficient depth.

·      Stop not marked.

·      Superciliary arches pronounced.

·      Cheeks too full or too lean.

·      Jaws insufficiently developed.

·      Slack lips.

·      Ears set too high or very low insufficiently flattened against cheeks.

·      Eyes too open, too light, set insufficiently apart.

·      Presence of dewlap.

·      Slack back, rump slightly raised or falling away.

·      Narrow chest, not deep enough or barrel shaped; narrow forechest.

·      Tail too short.

·      Quarters (limbs) slightly defective, foot split up between toes, hare feet.

·      Wrinkled skin or light in pigmentation.

·      Absence of wrinkles on forehead.

·      Insufficient pigmentation of nose, lip edges and eye rims.

·      Coat of insufficient length.

·      Small white patch on the chest, absence of mask.

SERIOUS FAULTS :

·      Serious faults in the general constitution.

·      Square body shape.

·      Narrow head, too light or too coarse.

·      Stop too marked.

·      Muzzle too pointed or too long.

·      Teeth : pincer bite, uneven alignment of incisors.

·      Light eyes.

·      Pricked ears.

·      Saddle back, rump definitely raised.

·      Corkscrew tail or rolled up.

·      Pounding gait (in front).

·      Stilted gait (behind).

·      Clumsy movement especially of the hindquarters.

·      Soft and wavy coat.

·      Insufficient pigmentation of nose; lip edges and eyerims. White patch on the chest exceeding 2 cm in width and 10 cm in length.

ELIMINATING FAULTS :

·      Aggressive or overly shy dog.

·      Exaggerated disproportion between the different parts of the body.

·      Size below the minimum authorized in the standard.

·      Head too big in relation to the body.

·      Incomplete dentition. Undershot, overshot conditions.

·      Standing position manifestly close or too wide (barrel-shaped).

·      Very short or stump-like tail.

·      Depigmentation of nose, lip edges and eyerims.

·      All other colours than grey which must be at least light grey; bicoloured subjects or of several colours, very definite demarcation between the shades of grey. White patches on the chest or the neck exceeding 2 cm in width or 10 cm in length.

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° 279 / 07. 08. 1998 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

MONTENEGRIN MOUNTAIN HOUND (Crnogorski Planinski Gonič)     Foto

TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis.

ORIGIN :  Serbia and Montenegro.

PATRONAGE : Serbia and Montenegro.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 15.07.1997.

UTILIZATION : Hound.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 6       Scenthounds and related breeds.

                                              Section 1.2  Medium-sized Hounds.

                                              With working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : We can say with certainty that this breed is of the same origin as the other Balkan hounds. In the past this dog has sometimes been called « black hound ». The first standard dates 1924. The F.C.I. officially recognized this breed (standard N° 279) on the 8th May 1969 during its meeting in Warsaw.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Medium size, solid, agile.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The length of the body (measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttocks) and the perimeter of the chest go beyond by about 10% the height at the withers. The length of the head corresponds to 45% of the height at the withers.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Well balanced, attached to his master, docile, trustworthy.

HEAD : Dolichocephalic; the upper lines of the skull and the muzzle are divergent.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Longer than the muzzle; in the occipital region, its width is inferior to the distance between the stop and the occipital protuberance. Seen from the front and in profile flat or slightly arched. Its width decreases from the top of the skull down to the stop. The frontal furrow is accentuated, whereas the occipital protuberance is less obvious; the superciliary arches are well developed.

Stop : Slightly pronounced.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Always black, well developed.

Muzzle : Thick and broad at its base, is shorter than the skull. The desirable relation is of 7,5 : 10. The lateral lines of the muzzle are convergent. The nasal bridge is straight.

Lips : Moderately developed, tight, upper lip slightly overlapping the bottom lip; the corner of the lips is firm; the edge of the lips is pigmented black.

Jaws/Teeth : The jaws are strong and show a regular and complete scissor bite; a pincer bite is admitted. The teeth are well developed and regularly implanted.

Cheeks : Flat.

Eyes : Oval shape, placed slightly obliquely, of light to dark brown in colour; the rims of the eyelids are black.

Ears : High set, moderately long, thin to medium thick, pendant without folds and close to the head; their extremity is of a more or less pronounced oval shape.

NECK : Powerful, oblique, forming an angle of 45° to 50° with the horizontal. Its length is approximately equal to that of the head. It is thin, muscled and without dewlap.

BODY : Rectangular, its length going beyond by about 10% the height at the withers.

Withers : Very pronounced.

Back : Muscled, broad, moderately long.

Loin : Muscled, solid, medium length, short coupled.

Croup : Slightly slanting (20-25° in relation to the horizontal), powerful, well muscled, broad.

Chest : Strong, deep; its depth corresponds to 45 to 50% of the height at the withers and its perimeter going beyond by about 10% the height at the withers.

Underline and Belly : The xyphoid appendix is prominent; the belly is only slightly tucked up.

TAIL : It prolongs the line of the croup and goes on, thinning gradually from its set on to the extremity which reaches the hock; carried sabre fashion below the line of the back; is covered with abundant hair.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS :

General appearance : Strong, solid, muscled, parallel.

Shoulders : Shoulder-blade muscled, well attached to the thoracic wall; its length is approximately equal to that of the head; it forms an angle of 40 to 45° with the horizontal.

Elbow : Solid, close to the body; the distance from the ground up to the elbow corresponds to 50% of the height at the withers.

Forearm : Straight, strong, muscled.

Pastern joint : Solid.

Pastern : Strong, thin, slightly slanting (up to 15° in relation to the vertical).

Front feet : Cat feet; solid toes, tight, well arched; the pads are resistant, elastic and black; the nails are always black.

HINDQUARTERS :

General appearance : Strong, muscled, parallel, of strong bone structure.

Upper thigh : Strong, muscled, not prominent.

Stifle : Solid, parallel to the median plane of the body; the angle of the stifle is of about 120°.

Lower thigh : Its length corresponds approximately to that of the upper thigh.  Muscled.

Hock joint : Solid, pronounced; its angulation is of about 135°-140°.

Hock : Powerful, almost vertical.

Hind feet : As the front feet.

GAIT : Regular and elastic stride, with good thrust from the hindquarters; the preferred gait is a lively and even trot.

SKIN : Elastic, really tight to the body; shows a dark pigmentation.

COAT

HAIR : Short, dense, rough, not very thick, glossy, flat, smooth. The undercoat is quite well developed.

COLOUR : The basic colour is black with tan markings above the eyes, on the muzzle and on the lower parts of the legs. The tan markings above the eyes are the size of a hazelnut, whereas the ones on the lateral parts of the muzzle extend at maximum to the corner of the lips. The colour of the tan markings goes from a light red through a brownish red to a bright red. A white spot on the chest is admitted but not sought after; its diameter must not be more than 3 cm.

SIZE : The height at the withers is from 44-54 cm; the ideal size for the males varies between 49-50 cm, and for the females between 48-49 cm.

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 :

·      Timid or aggressive dog.

·      Over- or undershot mouth; deviated incisor arch.

·      Absence of one tooth, the absence of two premolars 1 (PM1) being tolerated.

·      Eyes of a very light colour, wall-eyes, eyes of different colour; entropion, ectropion.

·      Rolled up tail, carried above the back line or deviated laterally.

·      Non authorized colours.

·      Any other white marking than that which is tolerated.

·      Superior or inferior size than that prescribed in the standard.

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° 280 (breed cancelled)

STEINBRACKE     Foto

Bis Mitte unseres 20. Jahrhunderts gab es in Deutschland viele verschiedene Brackenschläge. Sie wurden in den 50er Jahren jedoch allesamt unter dem Namen "Deutsche Bracke" als eine Rasse zusammengefasst. So verschwand wohl auch die Sauerländer Bracke (auch Steinbracke genannt) als eigenständiger Schlag und wurde von der FCI als ausgestorben erklärt. Sie war ein leichter, relativ hochstehender Hund mit einem edlen Kopf und elegantem Körperbau, dabei niemals dackelartig lang. Die Nasenkuppe hatte bei dunklen Hunden einen hellen, fleischfarbenen Streifen über die Mitte, während der Rest ganz normal schwarz pigmentiert war. Die Rute war zum Schutz gegen Verletzungen reichlich behaart, dick und fast wurstartig.

Widerristhöhe: Zwischen 35 und 45 cm.

Gewicht: ohne Angaben.

Farbe:
Das kurze, dichte und fast stockige Fell dieser Bracke war rot bis gelb mit schwarzem Sattel und den Typischen weißen Brackenabzeichen (durchgehende Blässe, weißer Fang und Halsring sowie weiße Brust, Läufe und Rutenspitze).

Anerkennung durch: FCI (Fédération Cynologie International).

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