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KC’s proposed changes to breed Standards 25 Dec 2008 08:00
THE NEW interim breed Standards drawn up by the Kennel Club are the main topic of conversation within the dog world as 2008 comes to an end. Breed clubs and breed councils have received copies of the new Standards and have been holding meetings to consider their replies, which are due in by the end of the year. Here is a summary of the changes the KC is proposing to each breed. Where breeds are not mentioned no specific areas of change are proposed.
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Utility Group Breed Standard amendments
Any underlined text indicates a change or addition. Square bracketed text indicates a deletion.
Akita
Temperament Dignified, courageous, aloof, tends to show dominance over other dogs, though the trait is not encouraged.
Hindquarters Strong and muscular, with only moderate angulation and stifle. Well developed thighs, strong hocks, well let down, turning neither in nor out.
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws.
Boston Terrier
General Appearance Smooth-coated, relatively short-headed, compactly built, short-tailed, well balanced dog of medium size, brindle in colour, evenly marked with white. Body rather short and well knit; limbs strong and neatly turned; tail short and no feature so prominent that the dog appears badly proportioned. Dog must convey an impression of determination, strength and activity, with style of a high order; carriage easy and graceful.
Head and Skull Skull square in appearance, flat on top, free from wrinkles; cheeks flat; brow abrupt, stop well defined. Muzzle relatively short, square, wide and deep with no tendency to taper and in proportion to skull; free from wrinkles; shorter in length than in width and depth, approximately one-third of length of skull; width and depth carried out well to end; muzzle from stop to end of nose on a line parallel to top of skull; nose black, wide with well defined line between nostrils. Jaws broad and square. Flews of good depth, not pendulous, completely covering teeth when mouth closed. Head in proportion to size of dog.
Eyes Wide apart, round and not too large dark in colour; expression alert, kind and intelligent. Eyes set square in skull, outside corners on a line with cheeks when viewed from front.
Tail Set on low; short, fine, tapering, straight or curled [delete ‘screw’]; devoid of fringes or coarse hair, never carried above horizontal.
Bulldog
General Appearance Smooth-coated, fairly thick set, rather low in stature, broad, powerful and compact. Head, fairly large in proportion to size but no point so much in excess of others as to destroy the general symmetry, or make the dog appear deformed, or interfere with its powers of motion. Face relatively short, muzzle broad, blunt and inclined slightly upwards. Dogs showing respiratory distress highly undesirable. Body fairly short, well knit, limbs stout, well muscled and in hard condition with no tendency towards obesity. Hindquarters high and strong. [Delete ‘but somewhat lighter in comparison with heavy foreparts’]. Bitches not so grand or well developed as dogs.
Head and Skull Skull relatively large in circumference. Viewed from front appears [delete – very] high from corner of lower jaw to apex of skull; also [Delete ‘very’] broad and square. Cheeks well rounded and extended sideways beyond eyes. Viewed from side, head appears very high and moderately short from back to point of nose. Forehead flat with skin on and about head, slightly loose and may be finely wrinkled, neither prominent nor overhanging face. [Delete ‘Projections of frontal bones prominent, broad, square and high; deep, wide indentation between eyes’]. From defined stop, a furrow [Delete ‘both broad and deep’] extending to middle of skull being traceable to apex. Face from front of cheek bone to nose, relatively short, skin may be slightly wrinkled. Muzzle short, broad, turned upwards and [Delete ‘very’] deep from corner of eye to corner of mouth. Nose and nostrils large, broad and black, under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown; [Delete ‘top set back towards eyes’]. [Delete ‘Distance from inner corner of eye (or from centre of stop between eyes) to extreme tip of nose not exceeding length from tip of nose to edge of underlip’]. Nostrils large, wide and open, with well defined vertical straight line between. Flews (chops) thick, broad, [delete ‘pendant and very’] and deep, covering [delete ‘hanging completely over’] lower jaws at sides, [delete ‘not in front’] but joining underlip in front. [Delete ‘and quite covering’] Teeth not visible. Jaws broad, strong, [delete – massive] and square, lower jaw slightly projecting in front of upper, with moderate turn up. [delete - and turning up]. Over nose wrinkle, if present, whole or broken, must never adversely affect or obscure eyes or nose. Pinched nostrils and heavy over nose wrinkle are unacceptable and should be heavily penalised. [Delete ‘Nose roll must not interfere with the line of layback’]. Viewed from front, the various properties of the face must be equally balanced on either side of an imaginary line down centre.
Eyes Seen from front, situated low down in skull, well away from ears. Eyes and stop in same straight line, at right angles to furrow. Wide apart, but outer corners within the outline of cheeks. Round [delete ‘in shape’], of moderate size, neither sunken nor prominent, in colour very dark – almost black – showing no white when looking directly forward. Free from obvious eye problems.
Neck Moderate in length, [Delete ‘very’] thick, deep and strong. Well arched at back, with some loose [delete ‘thick and wrinkled’] skin about throat, forming slight dewlap on each side. [Delete ‘from lower jaw to chest’].
Forequarters Shoulders broad, sloping and deep, very powerful and muscular giving appearance of being ’tacked on‘ body. Brisket [delete ‘capacious’], round and [delete ‘very’] deep [delete ‘from top of shoulders to lowest part where it joins chest’]. Well let down between forelegs. [Delete ‘Large in diameter, round behind forelegs’]. Ribs not flat-sided but well rounded. Forelegs very stout and strong, well developed, set wide apart, thick, muscular and straight, [Delete ‘presenting rather bowed outline, but’] bones of legs large and straight, not bandy nor curved and short in proportion to hindlegs, but not so short as to make back appear long, or detract from dog’s activity. [Delete ‘and so cripple him’]. Elbows low and standing well away from ribs. Pasterns short, straight and strong.
Body Chest wide, [delete ‘laterally round’] prominent and deep. Back short, strong, broad at shoulders [delete ‘comparatively narrower at loins’]. Slight fall to back close behind shoulders (lowest part) whence spine should rise to loins (top higher than top of shoulder), curving again more suddenly to tail, forming slight arch [delete ‘(termed roach back)’] – a distinctive characteristic of breed. Body well ribbed up behind with belly tucked up and not pendulous.
Hindquarters Legs large and muscular, slightly longer in proportion than forelegs, [delete ‘so as to elevate loins’]. Hocks slightly bent, well let down; legs long and muscular from loins to hock. [delete ‘short, straight, strong lower part’] Stifles [delete ‘round and’] turned very slightly outwards away from body. [Delete ‘Hocks thereby made to approach each other and hind feet to turn outwards’]
Gait/Movement [Delete ‘Peculiarly heavy and constrained’] Appearing to walk with short, quick steps on tips of toes, hind feet not lifted high, appearing to skim ground, running with one or other shoulder rather advanced. Soundness of movement of the utmost importance.
General Appearance Active, compact, short-coupled and essentially well balanced, leonine in appearance, proud, dignified bearing; well knit frame; tail carried well over back. Should always be able to move freely and must not have so much coat as to impede activity or cause distress in hot weather.
Characteristics Quiet dog, good guard, bluish-black tongue; [Delete ‘unique in its stilted gait’].
Hindquarters Hindlegs muscular, hocks well let down, with moderate [delete ‘minimal’] angulation. [Delete ‘essential to produce characteristic stilted gait’]. From hocks downwards to appear straight, hocks never flexing forward.
Gait/Movement Relatively short stride. [Delete ‘short and stilted’.] Forelegs and hindlegs moving parallel to each other and straight forward. Dogs should always be able to move freely and soundly without any sign of distress.
Coat Either rough or smooth. Rough: profuse, abundant, dense, straight and stand-off. Outer coat rather coarse in texture, with soft woolly undercoat. Especially thick round neck forming mane or ruff and with good culottes or breechings on back of thighs.
Smooth: coat short, [delete - abundant,] dense, straight, upstanding, not flat, plush-like in texture. Any artificial shortening of the coat which alters the natural outline or expression should be penalised.
Must not have so much coat as to cause distress in hot weather.
Dalmatian
Colour Ground colour pure white. Black spotted, dense black spots, and liver spotted, liver brown spots; not running together but round and well defined. In size one-penny to fifty-pence piece. Spots as well distributed as possible. Spots on extremities smaller than those on body. [Delete ’Patches’]. Tricolours and spotting colour other than black or liver undesirable [delete – unacceptable]. Bronzing on spots undesirable in adults.
French Bulldog
Characteristics Full of courage, yet with clown-like qualities. Bat ears and short [Delete ‘undocked’] tail characteristic [delete ‘essential’] features of the breed.
Head Head square in appearance and in proportion to dog’s size. Skull nearly flat between ears, domed forehead. The skin covering the skull and forehead should be supple enough to allow the dog to show facial expression. Well defined muzzle, broad, deep and set back, muscles of cheeks well developed. Stop well defined. Lower jaw deep, square, broad, slightly undershot and [delete ‘well’] turned up. Nose black and wide, relatively short, with open nostrils and line between well defined. Lips black, thick, meeting each other in centre, completely hiding teeth. Upper lip covers lower on each side with plenty of cushion, never so exaggerated as to hang too much below level of lower jaw.
Eyes Preferably dark and matching. Moderate size, round, neither sunken nor prominent, showing no white when looking straight forward; set relatively wide apart and on the same level as the stop. [Delete ‘low down in skull’].
Ears ’Bat ears‘, of medium size, wide at base, rounded at top; set high, carried upright and parallel, a sufficient width of skull preventing them being too close together; skin soft and fine, orifice as seen from the front, showing entirely. The opening to the ear canal should be wide and open.
Neck Powerful, [delete ‘with loose skin at throat, but not exaggerated’] well arched and thick , but not too short.
Body [Delete ‘Short’] Cobby, muscular and well rounded with deep, wide brisket and ribs well sprung. Strong, gently roached back. Good ‘cut up’. The body while broader at the shoulders should narrow slightly beyond the ribs to give definition to the relatively short, thick, strong, muscular loin.
Hindquarters Legs strong, muscular and relatively longer than forelegs, with moderate angulation. [Delete ‘thus raising loins above shoulders’]. Hocks well let down.
Tail Undocked, [delete ‘very’] short, set low, thick at root, tapering quickly towards tip, preferably [delete ‘either’] straight, [delete ‘or kinked’] and long enough to cover anus. Never curling over back nor carried gaily.
German Spitz
Coat Double coat consisting of a soft woolly undercoat and a long harsh-textured perfectly straight top coat covering the whole of the body. [Delete ‘Very’] Abundant around neck and forequarters with a frill of profuse, but not excessive, off-standing straight hair extending over the shoulders. Forelimbs well feathered tapering from elbows to pasterns. Hind limbs feathered to hocks. Ears covered with soft short hair. Hair on the face smooth and short. Tail profusely covered with long spreading hair. This is not a trimmed breed and evidence of trimming and shaping, other than tidying of the feet, anal area and legs below the hocks, unacceptable.
Japanese Akita Inu
Feet Delete reference to dewclaw removal.
Gait/Movement Free flowing, vigorous and powerful with moderate length of stride. Stilted gait undesirable.
Lhasa Apso
General Appearance Well balanced, sturdy, heavily coated, without excess.
Head and Skull [Delete ‘Heavy’] Head furnishings with [delete ‘good’] fall over eyes, but not affecting the dog’s ability to see, good whiskers and beard. Skull moderately narrow, falling away behind eyes, not quite flat, but not domed or apple headed. Straight foreface with medium stop. Nose black. Muzzle about 4 cms (1½ ins), but not square; length from tip of nose roughly one third total length from nose to back of skull.
Coat Top coat long, heavy, straight, hard neither woolly nor silky. Moderate undercoat. Coat never impeding action
Schipperke
Hindquarters Lighter compared with forequarters but with muscular and well developed thighs and well rounded rump. Legs strong, muscular, hocks well let down.
Head & Skull Relatively large but not disproportionate to the body, skull flat, broad, moderate stop. Length from nose to stop approximately equal to length from stop to occiput. Moderate wrinkle on forehead and cheeks. [Delete ‘continuing to form dewlaps’].‘Muzzle [Delete ‘distinctive feature of breed’] moderately broad and full with no suggestion of tapering. The lips and top of muzzle may be slightly padded. [Delete ‘causing a slight bulge at the base of nose’]. When viewed from front, bottom jaw appears wider than top [delete ‘due to padding of lips’]. Nose large, wide, preferably black but any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible.
Neck Medium length, strong, full; set well on shoulders, with some loose skin under neck permitted, but this should not be excessive.
Forequarters Shoulders muscular, well laid and sloping. Elbows close to the body. Forelegs straight, moderate length, good bone; pasterns slightly sloping, strong and flexible. Forelegs completely free from wrinkle when mature.
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws.
Shih Tzu
General Appearance Sturdy, abundantly but not excessively coated dog with distinctly arrogant carriage and ‘chrysanthemum-like’ face. [insert inverted commas]
Head and Skull Head broad, round, wide between eyes. Shock-headed with hair falling well over eyes , not affecting the dog’s ability to see. Good beard and whiskers, hair growing upwards on the muzzle giving a distinctly 'chrysanthemum-like' effect. Muzzle of ample width, square, short, not wrinkled; flat and hairy. Nose black but dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs and about one inch from tip to definite stop. Nose level or slightly tip-tilted. Top of nose leather should be on a line with or slightly below lower eye rim. Wide-open nostrils. Down-pointed nose highly undesirable, as are pinched nostrils. Pigmentation of muzzle as unbroken as possible.
Hindquarters Legs short and muscular with ample bone. Straight when viewed from the rear. Thighs well rounded and muscular. [Delete ‘Legs looking massive on account of wealth of hair’].
Feet Rounded, firm and well covered with hair.[Delete ‘appearing big on account of wealth of hair’].
Coat Long, dense, not curly, with good undercoat. Slight wave permitted. Strongly recommended that hair on head tied up. Hair not affecting the dog’s ability to see.
Tibetan Terrier
Head and Skull Skull of medium length, neither broad nor coarse, narrowing slightly from ear to eye, neither domed nor absolutely flat between ears. Zygomatic arch curved, but not overdeveloped so as to bulge. Marked stop in front of eyes but not exaggerated. Muzzle strong; well developed lower jaw. Length from eye to tip of nose equal to length from eye to occiput. Nose black. Head well furnished with long hair, falling forward over eyes, but not affecting the dog’s ability to see. Lower jaw carrying small, but not exaggerated amount of beard. In all giving a resolute expression.
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Working Group Breed Standard amendments
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Bouvier des Flandres
Head and Skull In proportion to build and stature, general impression is of strength, [delete ‘massiveness’] accentuated by beard and moustache. Head clean cut. Skull well developed, flat, somewhat longer than wide. Proportions of skull to muzzle are 3:2. Stop shallow, but appears deep due to upstanding eyebrows. Muzzle broad, powerful, well boned, straight in upperline, sloping slightly toward nose which should never become pointed. Circumference measured just in front of eyes approximately equal to length of head. Nose should be very well developed, thus extending the foreface in a slightly convex line towards its tip, rounded at edges, always black. Nostrils wide. Cheeks flat and clean.
Hindquarters delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Bullmastiff
Head and Skull Skull large and square, viewed from every angle, fair wrinkle when interested, but not when in repose. [Delete ‘Circumference of skull may equal height of dog measured at top of shoulder’] Skull broad and deep with well filled cheeks. Pronounced stop. Muzzle short; distance from tip of nose to stop approximately one-third of length from tip of nose to centre of occiput, broad under eyes and sustaining nearly same width to end of nose; blunt and cut off square, forming right angle with upper line of face, and at same time proportionate with skull. Under-jaw broad to end. Nose broad with widely spreading nostrils; flat, neither pointed nor turned up in profile. Flews not pendulous, never hanging below level of lower jaw.
Dobermann
Tail Undocked description: Appears to be a continuation of the spine without material drop, kink or deformity. May be raised and carried freely when the dog is moving or standing.
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Dogue de Bordeaux
General Appearance Powerful with muscular body. Has harmonious outline. Not appearing leggy in any way, nor too low to ground.
Head and Skull [Delete ‘Very’] Relatively large with characteristic expression and appearance. The skull is broad [delete ‘and short’], wider at ears than eyes. The upper region of the skull is slightly rounded from side to side. Pronounced stop forming a near right angle with the muzzle. Distinct median groove [delete ‘is deep’] lessens towards the back of the skull. The forehead is a prominent feature of the face [delete - dominates the face] [delete ‘and is wider than high’] but does not overhang it. The head is slightly furrowed with fine symmetrical wrinkles on each side of the median groove, but without excess. These are mobile when the dog is alert. Prominent cheeks due to very strong muscle development. The muzzle is powerful, short and slightly hollowed below the eyes with moderate folds, the width hardly decreasing towards the tip of the muzzle, when viewed from above looks square. Topline of muzzle is slightly turned up. Length from nose to stop between a quarter and one third of the length of the head. Broad, well-opened nostrils, well pigmented according to mask colour. Jaws very powerful and broad. Lower jaw curves upwards. The chin is well defined and must not overlap the upper flew excessively nor be covered by it. Upper flew thick, moderately pendulous in profile and shows a rounded lower line. In front, the edge of the upper lip meets with the lower lip then drops on each side, forming an inverted wide 'v'.
Mouth Undershot, the back of the lower incisors not in contact with the front of the upper incisors. Strong teeth, particularly the canines. Lower canines set wide apart and slightly curved. Incisors of good size, well aligned, especially in the lower jaw where they form an apparently straight line. Teeth not visible when mouth closed.
Neck Strong, muscular and solid, skin supple and loose. Circumference almost equals that of head. The well defined dewlap starts at the level of the throat forming folds down to the forechest without exaggeration. Neck very broad at base merging smoothly into the shoulders.
Body Chest broad, powerful and deep, let down below the elbows. The depth of the chest is slightly more than half of the height of the dog at the withers. Ribs well sprung, but not barrel shaped. Back solid, broad and muscular. Topline as straight as possible and maintained while on the move. The length of the body is greater than the height at the withers as 11 is to 10 measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttock. Underline slightly tucked up.
Tail Very thick at the base. Tip preferably reaching the hock. Carried low. Raised when the dog is in action, but never curving over the back or curled. Kinked tail highly undesirable.
Gait/Movement Movement is free, quite supple for his size and weight and close to the ground. Good drive from hindquarters, good extension of the forelegs. At a faster gait, the head is carried lower. Absolute soundness essential.
Coat Fine, short and soft to the touch. The skin is thick and loose fitting, without excessive wrinkles. Folds on the ribs or limbs highly undesirable.
Colour Self-coloured, in all shades of fawn, from mahogany to Isabella. Chocolate highly undesirable. Good pigmentation is desirable. Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and the extremities of the limbs. White patches on the head or body highly undesirable.
Three mask colours allowed: Black mask - mask must not extend above the eyes. Slight black shading allowed on ears, skull, neck and down the topline. Nose black. Brown mask - nose and eye rims are brown. No mask - coat is fawn, skin may appear red, nose may be [delete ‘flesh coloured’] reddish.
[No change to Characteristics, Temperament, Eyes, Ears, Forequarters, Hindquarters, Feet, Size, Faults and Note.]
Mastiff
General Appearance Head, in general outline, giving a square appearance when viewed from any point. Breadth [delete ‘greatly’] desired and in ratio to length of whole head and face as 2:3. Body [delete ‘massive’], broad, deep, long, powerfully built, on legs wide apart and symmetrically [delete ‘squarely’] set. Muscles sharply defined. Size is desirable [delete ‘a great desideratum’], but only if combined with quality and if absolute soundness is maintained. Height and substance important if both points are proportionately combined.
Characteristics Large, [delete ‘massive’], powerful, [delete ‘symmetrical’], well knit frame. A combination of grandeur and courage.
Temperament Calm, affectionate to owners, but capable of guarding. Usually indifferent with strangers; timidity is unacceptable.
Head and Skull Skull broad between ears, forehead flat, but wrinkled when attention is excited. Brows (superciliary ridges) slightly raised. Muscles of temples and cheeks (temporal and masseter) well developed. Arch across skull of a [delete ‘rounded’] flattened curve, with depression up centre of forehead from median line between eyes, to halfway up sagittal suture. [Delete ‘Face or’] Muzzle short, broad under eyes, and keeping nearly parallel in width to end of nose; truncated, i.e. blunt and cut off squarely, thus forming a right angle with upper line of face, of great depth from point of nose to under-jaw. Under-jaw broad to end. Nose broad, with widely spreading nostrils when viewed from front, flat (not pointed or turned up) in profile. Lips diverging at obtuse angles with septum, and slightly pendulous so as to show a square profile. Length of muzzle to whole head and face as 1:3. Circumference of muzzle (measured mid-way between eyes and nose) to that of head (measured before the ears) as 3:5. Whilst in repose, any exaggeration of wrinkle or excess of loose skin is unacceptable in mature adults.
Eyes Moderate size [delete ‘Small’], wide apart, [delete ‘divided by at least space of two eyes]. Stop between eyes well marked but not too abrupt. Colour hazel brown, darker the better, showing no haw. Loose eyelids highly undesirable. Free from obvious eye problems.
Forequarters Shoulder and arm slightly sloping, heavy and muscular. Legs straight, strong and set wide apart; bones being large. Elbows square. Pasterns upright. Balanced and in harmony with hindquarters.
Body Chest wide, deep and well let down between forelegs. Ribs arched and well rounded. False ribs deep and well set back to hips. [Delete ‘Girth one-third more than height at shoulder’]. Back and loins wide and muscular; flat and very wide in bitch, slightly arched in dog. Great depth of flanks. Topline level and maintained whilst on the move. Length of body taken from point of shoulder to point of buttock greater than height at withers.
Hindquarters Broad, wide and muscular, with well developed second thighs, hocks bent, wide apart, and quite squarely set when standing or walking. Strength in hindquarters is of paramount importance, cow hocks in mature adults unacceptable.
Feet Large, round and tight. Toes well arched. Nails black.
Gait/Movement Powerful, easy extension, driven from the rear, fluent, sound, with ground-covering strides. Tendency to pace is undesirable. Absolute soundness essential.
Coat Short and close-lying, [delete ‘but not too fine over shoulders, neck and back’] but coarser over neck and shoulders.
Colour [Delete ‘Apricot-fawn, silver-fawn, fawn, or dark fawn-brindle’] Apricot, fawn or brindle. In any case, muzzle, ears and nose should be black with black around eye rims, and extending upwards between them. Excessive white on body, chest or feet is unacceptable.
[No change to Ears, Mouth, Neck, Tail, Faults and Note].
Neapolitan Mastiff
Characteristics Some loose fitting skin over body and head permitted, not to be excessive. [Delete ‘with a double dewlap’].
Head and Skull Head fairly large with broad short skull, broad across cheeks. Head proportion: skull length two thirds, to muzzle one third. Skull flat and parallel to topline of muzzle. [Delete ‘Well pronounced’] Definite stop, nose should not protrude beyond vertical line of muzzle. Nose large with well open nostrils. Lips fleshy and thick. The upper lips form an inverted ‘v’ when viewed from the front. Muzzle deep and square when viewed from the front. [Delete ‘with deep flews’] Loose skin on head permitted, [delete ‘forming wrinkles and folds’] but without excess.
Eyes Clean eyes, set forward, well apart, rather rounded. Rims [delete ‘fairly’] tight without [delete ‘excessive’] haw. Rim pigmentation to tone with nose colour. Free from obvious eye problems.
Neck Fairly short, stocky, very muscular. [Delete ‘dewlap from lower jaw reaching mid-point of neck’]
Body Longer than height at withers. Broad, well muscled chest, ribcage reaching at least to elbow. Ribs long and well sprung. Topline straight, sloping slightly from the withers, line of belly parallel to topline.
Hindquarters Broad loin, well let into backline, slightly rounded with well developed muscle. Croup broad, muscular, with slight slope. Thighs long, broad, moderate stifle, powerful hocks. [Delete ‘Dewclaws (single or double) removed’].
[No change to General Appearance, Temperament, Ears, Mouth Forequarters, Feet, Tail, Gait/Movement, Coat, Colour, Size, Faults and Note].
Newfoundland
General Appearance Well balanced, impresses with strength and great activity. [Delete ‘Massive’] Strong bone throughout, but not giving heavy inactive appearance. Noble, majestic and powerful.
Head and Skull Head broad and [delete ‘massive’] Relatively large, occipital bone well developed, no decided stop, muzzle short, clean cut and rather square, covered with short fine hair.
Eyes Relatively small, dark brown, [delete ‘rather deeply set’] not showing haw, set rather wide apart. Free from obvious eye problems.
Hindquarters delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Russian Black Terrier
General Appearance Large, imposing dog, above average size, strongly built with heavy [delete ‘massive’] bone. Well proportioned general appearance, sturdy and robust frame. Well developed muscles. Body almost square. A medium texture, weatherproof coat, well furnished on head and limbs. Trimmed.
St. Bernard
Hindquarters Broad, strong and well muscled. Legs heavy in bone. Moderate bend of stifle with firm, strong [delete ‘moderately bent’] hocks. Well developed first and second thighs. When viewed from the rear the hindlegs are perfectly straight, turning neither in nor out and not too close together. Excessively straight hocks are highly undesirable
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Size [Delete ‘Taller the better. Whilst size is important, it is essential that balance and soundness are maintained.’] Minimum height: dogs 75cms (30 ins), bitches 70 cms (28 ins). Size is desirable but only if combined with quality and if absolute soundness is maintained.
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Pastoral Group Breed Standard amendments
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Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Eyes Relatively small in proportion to size of skull, set well apart and deep, showing no haw. Golden to brown in colour. Eye rims black.
Australian Shepherd
General Appearance Well balanced, length slightly greater than height. Medium sized, muscular with moderate bone. Expression alert and keen. Masculinity and femininity well defined
Characteristics Intelligent working dog with herding and guarding instincts. Great stamina, loyal, attentive and animated. Lithe, agile and able to change speed and direction with ease.
Head and Skull Clean cut, strong, dry and in proportion to body. Muzzle equal to or a little shorter than length of skull, tapering slightly to a rounded tip. Skull flat to slightly rounded, approximately equal in length and width. Moderate, well-defined stop. Nose and eye rims: Black in blue merles and blacks; Shades of brown in red merles and reds. Lack of pigment undesirable over 1 year of age.
Eyes Expressive, almond shaped, set obliquely with tight fitting rims. Brown, blue or amber or any combination including flecks and marbling.
Ears Triangular, of moderate size and thickness with a slightly rounded tip. Set high. When alert, brought forward and carried semi-erect, with half to three quarters of the ear breaking forward or to the side.
Mouth Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck Clean, without throatiness. Moderate length, strong, slightly arched, fitting smoothly into shoulders.
Forequarters Shoulder blades long and flat, well laid back. Upper arms of comparable length. Height to the elbow is half the height of the dog at the withers. Forearms straight from all sides, with moderate oval bone, medium length, slightly sloping pasterns.
Body Length from point of shoulder to point of buttock slightly greater than height at withers. Strong, with firm level topline. Chest deep, of moderate width with brisket reaching to elbow. Ribs well sprung and carried well back. Loin strong and broad. Croup moderately sloping. Moderate tuck-up.
Hindquarters Approximately equal in width to forequarters at the shoulders. Angulation of pelvis and upper thighs reflects that between scapulae and upper arms. Well turned stifles. Hocks well let down, with rear pasterns perpendicular to ground and parallel when viewed from rear.
Feet Oval, compact with well arched toes and thick pads.
Tail Previously customarily docked.
Undocked: Of moderate length. Never curled or carried over the back. Well feathered. In overall balance with the rest of the dog. Not kinked. May be naturally bobbed. Set on following the line of the croup.
Gait/Movement Agile, smooth, free and easy with moderate length of stride, without any exaggeration. Fore and hind limbs move straight and true but should converge at speed. Topline should remain firm and level.
Coat Medium length and texture, straight to slightly wavy, weather resistant with undercoat. Short hair on the head, ears, front of forelegs and below hocks. Back of legs moderately feathered. Moderate mane, more pronounced in dogs than bitches.
Colour Blue merle, black, red merle, red, all with or without tan points. All colours should be strong, clear and rich. White should not dominate the head. On all colours the areas covering and surrounding the ears and eyes are dominated by a colour other than white.
May have white as follows:
full or part collar not extending beyond point of withers at the skin chest muzzle moderate blaze underparts on forelegs on hind-legs, preferably not extending above the hock joint.
[No change to Temperament clause, Faults clause or Note]
Bergamasco
Eyes Oval, large, dark chestnut colour preferred, but depends on colour of coat. Soft, serene but attentive expression. Tight fitting black eye rims. [Delete ‘long lashes hold head hair back from eyes.’]
Feet delete reference to dewclaw removal.
Collie (Rough)
Gait/Movement Distinctly characteristic in this breed. A sound dog is never out at the elbow, yet moves with front feet comparatively close together. Plaiting, crossing or rolling are highly undesirable. Hindlegs from hock joint to ground when viewed from rear to be parallel but not too close; when viewed from side, action is smooth. Hindlegs powerful with plenty of drive. A reasonably long stride is desirable and should be light and appear effortless. Absolute soundness essential.
German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian)
Forequarters Shoulder blade and upper arms are equal in length, well muscled and firmly attached to the body. Shoulder blades [delete: long] set obliquely (approximately. 45 degrees), laid flat to body. Upper arm strong, well muscled, joining shoulder blade at approximately 90 degrees. Seen from all sides, the forearms are straight and, seen from the front, absolutely parallel. Bone oval rather than round. The elbows must turn neither in nor out while standing or moving. [Delete: Forearms straight] Pasterns firm, supple, with a slight forward slope. An over long, weak pastern, which would affect a dog’s working ability is to be heavily penalised. [Delete: from pasterns to elbows viewed from any angle, bone oval rather than round. Pasterns firm, supple and slightly angulated. Elbows neither tucked in nor turned out]. Length of foreleg slightly exceeds the [delete: exceeding] depth of chest.
Body Length measured from point of shoulder [delete: breast bone] to point of buttock [delete: rear edge of pelvis], slightly exceeding height at withers. Correct ratio 10 to 9 or 8 and a half. Undersized dogs, stunted growth, high-legged dogs, those too heavy or too light in build, over-loaded fronts, too short overall appearance, any feature detracting from reach or endurance of gait, undesirable. Chest deep (45-48 per cent) of height at shoulder, not too broad, brisket long, well developed. Ribs well formed and long; neither barrel-shaped nor too flat; allowing free movement of elbows when gaiting. Relatively short loin. Belly firm, only slightly drawn up. Back between withers and croup, straight, strongly developed, not too long. Overall length achieved by correct angle of well laid shoulders, correct length of croup and hindquarters. [Delete: Withers long, of good height and well defined, joining back in a smooth line without disrupting flowing topline, slightly sloping from front to back] The topline runs without any visible break from the set on of the neck, over the well defined withers, falling away slightly in a straight line to the gently sloping croup. The back is firm, strong and well muscled. Loin broad, strong, well muscled. Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable and should be [delete: rejected] heavily penalised. Croup [delete ‘long’] slightly sloping and without any break in the topline, merges imperceptibly with the set on of the tail. [Delete: curving downwards to tail without disrupting flowing topline]. Short, steep or flat croups highly undesirable.
Hindquarters Overall strong, broad and well muscled, enabling effortless forward propulsion. [Delete: of whole body]. Upper and lower thigh are approximately of equal length. [Delete: thighbone, viewed from side, sloping to slightly longer lower thighbone]. Hind angulation sufficient if imaginary line dropped from point of buttocks cuts through lower thigh just in front of hock, continuing down slightly in front of hindfeet. Angulations corresponding approximately with front angulation, without over-angulation. Seen from the rear, the hind legs are straight and parallel to each other. The hocks are strong and firm. The rear pasterns are vertical. [Delete: hock strong] Any tendency towards over-angulation of hindquarters, weak hocks, cow hocks or sickle hocks, is to be heavily penalised as this reduces firmness and endurance in movement.
Feet delete reference to dewclaw removal.
Gait/Movement Sequence of step follows diagonal pattern, moving foreleg and opposite hindleg forward simultaneously; hindfoot thrust forward to midpoint of body and having equally long reach with forefeet without any noticeable change in backline. Absolute soundness of movement essential.
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Maremma Sheepdog
Eyes [Delete ‘Bold’] Neither large nor small, [delete ‘ball neither sunk nor protruding’] aperture almond-shaped, dark eye preferred. Rims black.
Norwegian Buhund
Hindquarters Legs strong and moderately angulated, straight when viewed from behind.
Old English Sheepdog
Hindquarters Loin very sturdy, broad and gently arched, quarters well covered round and muscular, the second thigh is long and well developed, the stifle well turned but not exaggerated, and the hocks set low. When viewed from behind, the rear pasterns should be parallel, [delete ‘From the rear the hocks should be quite straight’] with the feet turning neither in nor out.
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Coat [Delete ‘Profuse,’] Of good harsh texture, not straight, but shaggy and free from curl. Undercoat of waterproof pile. Head and skull well covered with hair, ears moderately coated, neck well coated, forelegs well coated all round, hindquarters more heavily coated than rest of body. Quality, texture, and profusion to be considered above mere length.
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Feet delete reference to removal of dewclaws
Coat [Delete - Whole body covered with long] Dense, shaggy thick coat of harsh texture with soft undercoat. [Delete - Long hair covers eyes].Slight wave permissible. No loose skin anywhere on body.
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