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Brazilian Terrier

Brazilian Terrier

FCI standard Nº 341
Origin
 Brazil
Translation
 Ursula Santos, Prof. W. Brass, Prof. R. Triquet and Dr. J. M. Paschoud
Revised by Ricardo Torre Simões
Group
 Group 3 Terriers
Section
 Section 1 Large and medium-sized Terriers
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Monday 21 May 2007
Acceptance on a provisional basis by the FCI
 Friday 10 March 1995
Publication of the official valid standard
 Saturday 14 May 2022
Last update
 Wednesday 28 September 2022
En français, cette race se dit
 Terrier brésilien
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Brasilianischer Terrier
En español, esta raza se dice
 Terrier Brasileño
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Braziliaanse Terrier
In his country of origin, his name is

Terrier Brasileiro

Usage
Hunting dog for small game, guard dog and companion.

Brief historical summary
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many young Brazilians studied in the European universities, especially in France and England. These young people often returned married and their wives brought with them a small Terrier type dog. The young Brazilians and their families went back to the farms they had left. The little dog adapted to farm life and crossed with local dogs and bitches. Thus, a new type was formed and the phenotype was fixed in a few generations. With the development of large cities, the great urban centres attracted farmers, their families and employees. In this way the small dog underwent another change of environment.

General appearance
Medium-sized dog, slender, well balanced, with firm but not very heavy structure, square shaped body with curved lines.

Important proportions
Square dog: the length of its body, measured from the shoulder to the tip of the iliac is approximately the same as the height at the withers.

Behaviour / temperament
Restless, alert, active and keen; friendly and gentle to friends, suspicious of strangers.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Viewed from the top, the head is triangular in shape, broad at its base, with ears well apart, narrowing notably from the eyes to the nose tip. Viewed in profile, the upper line rises slightly from the tip of the nose to the stop, mainly between the eyes and continuing to the occipital bone with a slight convexity.
Skull
 Rounded with moderately flat forehead. Its side lines, seen from the top, converge to the eyes. The distance from the external eye-corner to the set of the ears is equal to the distance between the two external eye-corners. Medial frontal groove well developed. 
Stop
 Well marked.

Facial region
Nose
 Moderately developed, dark coloured according to the coat colour with wide nostrils.
Muzzle
 The muzzle is a truncated cone that gradually tapers from its base towards the nose. It is strong and well modelled under the eyes.
Lips
 Dry and firm, the upper lip just over the lower, covering the teeth, allowing to close the mouth completely.
Jaws and teeth
 42 teeth, regularly set and well developed, scissors bite.
Cheeks
 Dry, well developed.
Eyes
 Set halfway between the occipital protuberance and the nose tip, well apart, the distance between the two external eye-corners being equal to the distance from the external eye-corner to the nose tip. Looking straight forward, moderately prominent, large with slightly accentuated superciliary arches. Rounded, well opened, alive, with a keen expression; as dark as possible according to the coat colour. The blue variety has bluish grey, the brown variety has brown, green or blue eyes and the isabella variety, besides the brown variety colours, also may have amber, from light to dark.
Ears
 Set on laterally, in line with the eyes, well apart from each other. Triangular shaped with pointed tips; carried half-pricked, with the folded tip falling down and pointing to the external eye-corner.

Neck
Of moderate length, well balanced in relation to the head, harmoniously set to head and trunk. Well defined, clean, dry; upper line slightly curved.

Body
Body
 Well balanced, not too heavy, square appearance with well defined curved lines.
Topline
 Firm and straight, going slightly upwards from the withers to the croup.
Withers
 Well pronounced and harmoniously connected to the front legs.
Back
 Relatively short and well muscled.
Loin
 Short and firm, harmoniously connected to the croup.
Croup
 Slightly sloping, low set tail. Well developed and muscled.
Chest
 Long, deep, reaching to the level of the elbows. Well arched ribs. The sternum is moderately curved. Forechest not very pronounced, moderately broad, allowing free movement of the forelegs.
Underline and belly
 Slightly curved, rising to the rear but no extremely tucked up.

Tail
Naturally short or long. In the latter case it does not reach below the hock. Vigorous and low set, happily carried and, when long, in a gentle curve, not curled over the back.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Viewed from the front straight, moderately apart, but in line with the hind legs, which are also straight, but more apart.
Shoulders
 Long.
Upper arm
 Approximately the same length as the shoulder-blade, forming with this an angle of approximately 110°.
Elbows
 Set tightly to the body, at the same level as the chest underline.
Forearm
 Straight, thin and dry.
Pastern
 Very moderate, straight and thin, nearly perpendicular to the ground.
Forefeet
 Tight, neither turned in nor out; The two median toes are longer.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strongly muscled, well developed thighs, more apart than the forelegs.
Upper thigh
 Well developed and muscled.
Lower thigh
 In proportion to the upper thighs.
Stifle
 Moderately angulated.
Metatarsus
 Straight.
Hock
 Moderately short and set perpendicular to the ground when standing.
Hind feet
 Tight, with longer toes than the forefeet.

Gait and movement
Elegant, free, short and quick movement.

Skin
Well applied, not loose. Dry.

Coat
Hair
 Short-haired, smooth, fine but not soft, laid close to the skin. One cannot see the skin through it. Finer on the head, ears, under the neck, on inner and lower parts of forequarters and backside of the thighs.
Colour
 Ground colour predominant white with black, blue, brown or isabella markings; the following typical and characteristic markings must always be present: tan markings above the eyes, on both sides of the muzzle and inside and on edge of ears. These markings may extend to other body regions bordering markings.
The head must always present black, blue, brown or isabella markings in the frontal region and ears; there might be a white blaze and marks preferably on the frontal groove and sides of the muzzle, distributed as harmoniously as possible.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males from 35 to 40 cm. Females from 33 to 38 cm.
Weight
 10 kg approximately.

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
 Thinning coat showing the skin, long or atypical hair.
 Faults in the typical characteristic markings.
 Too heavy or too loose shoulders.
 Arched hind legs.
 Lack of harmony, atypical build.

Serious faults
 Downwards topline from the withers to the croup.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy.

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
http://www.fci.be/
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