Cimarrón Uruguayo

		Cimarrón Uruguayo
		FCI standard Nº 353

Origin		Uruguay
Translation		Jorge Nallem, in collaboration with Raymond Triquet, Renée Sporre-Willes and Jennifer Mulholland. (Official language: ES)
Group		Group 2 Pinschers and Schnauzers, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain- and Cattle dogs
Section		Section 2.1 Molossoid, Dogue type
Working		Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI		Tuesday 07 November 2017
Publication of the official valid standard		Thursday 16 June 2022
Last update		Friday 08 July 2022
En français, cette race se dit		Cimarron Uruguayen
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar		Uruguayischer Cimarron
En español, esta raza se dice		Cimarrón Uruguayo
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd		Cimarrón Uruguayo

Usage

Excellent for herding, big game hunting and guard.

Brief historical summary

The origin of the Cimmarón Uruguayo is uncertain. It is known to be descended from the dogs introduced by the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors. These dogs left in the country crossed among themselves. Natural selection had as a result that only the fitter, the stronger and more clever individuals survived. This is how the Cimarrón was born. The inhabitants of the time, recognizing the value of these dogs, domesticated them and progressively began to use them successfully as guards of their estates and as herding dogs in their daily work with cattle.

General appearance

The Cimmarón Uruguayo is a medium sized dog of dogue type, strong, compact, with good bone, well muscled and agile.

Important proportions

- Height at the withers : length = 10 : 11.
- Height at the withers is equal to the height at the croup.
- Muzzle slightly shorter than skull.
- Height to elbow same as from elbow to the withers.

Behaviour / temperament

Balanced, intelligent and of great courage.

Head
Cranial region
Skull		Wider than long. Occiput slightly pronounced.
Stop		Moderate.

Facial region
Nose		Broad, black or in accordance with coat colour.
Muzzle		Powerful. Medium width, slightly shorter than skull.
Lips		Upper lip covers lower lip but is not hanging.
Jaws and teeth		Jaws strong, powerful. Teeth strong, well aligned, preferably complete bite, allowing absence of PM1. Scissor bite, i.e. upper incisors closely overlapping the lower incisors and set square to the jaws.
Cheeks		Well developed, not bulging.
Eyes		Medium size, almond shape, with inquisitive expression. Any shade of brown and in accordance with coat color, the darker the better. Eyelids tightly fitting eyeball and fully pigmented.
Ears		Medium size, set neither too high nor too low, triangular, drooping but not close to the cheeks or in rose shape. Traditionally cropped in country of origin.

Neck

Strong, well muscled, not too long.

Body
Topline		Level or with a slight depression behind the withers.
Withers		Well defined.
Loin		Short, strong, slightly arched.
Croup		Of good length, broad, sloping at 30º on the horizontal.
Chest		Deep, reaching at least to the elbow. Broad and well developed. Ribs well sprung, but not barrel shaped. Forechest well defined.

Tail

Thick, medium set. Reaching to the hock. At rest carried low. In motion carried horizontally or slightly upward.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality		Viewed from the front, straight and parallel.
Shoulders		Shoulderblade is well laid back.
Upper arm		Same length as the shoulder blade.
Elbows		Neither turned in nor out.
Forearm		Straight. Strong bone.
Pastern		Seen from the side, slightly sloping.
Forefeet		Oval shaped, well-knit toes. With strong pads.

Hindquarters
Generality		Well muscled and powerful, seen from behind straight and parallel.
Upper thigh		Well developed.
Stifle		Well angulated.
Metatarsus		Firm, of medium length.
Hind feet		Cat feet, strong pads.

Gait and movement

Effortless. With good reach in front and good drive behind. In movement, seen from the front and from behind, the legs are parallel, single tracking when speed increases.

Skin

Thick and supple.

Coat
Hair		Short, smooth, close to the body, with undercoat.
Colour		Brindle or all shades of fawn, the latter may have black shadings. Also bluish brindle and bluish fawn, all with or without mask. White marks are allowed in the following places: under jaw, the throat, fore chest, abdomen and lower part of legs not exceeding up the wrist or half way up the metatarsus.

Size and weight
Height at withers		Males: 58–61cm. (2 cm tolerance). Females: 55–58 cm. (2 cm tolerance).
Weight		Males: 38–45 kg. Females: 33–40 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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

General faults

Lips excessively pendulous at corners.

Excessive dewlap.

Cheeks too prominent.

Serious faults

White markings with the exception of those mentioned above.

Clear departure from the important proportions.

Absence of sexual dimorphism.

Size under or over the stipulated height (including the tolerance).

Sloping topline.

Disqualifying faults

Aggressive or overly shy dogs.

Clear lack of type.

Undershot.

Overshot.

Unpigmented nose.

Long hair.

Genetic brown (chocolate) coat colour, in fawns or brindles with nose and gums brown and light eyes.

Any colour not mentioned.

NB :

• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography

https://www.fci.be/

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Cimarrón Uruguayo