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Japanese Terrier

Japanese Terrier

FCI standard Nº 259
Origin
 Japan
Translation
 Revised by Renée Sporre-Willes
Group
 Group 3 Terriers
Section
 Section 2 Small sized Terriers
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 01 April 1964
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 04 April 2016
Last update
 Friday 03 June 2016
En français, cette race se dit
 Terrier japonais
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Japanischer Terrier
En español, esta raza se dice
 Terrier japonés
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Japanse Terrier
In his country of origin, his name is

Nihon Teria

Usage
Toy Dog.

Brief historical summary
This breed was created by mating smooth-haired Fox Terriers, exported to Nagasaki from the Netherlands in the 17th century, to small-sized pointers or small-sized native dogs. Japanese Terriers were kept mainly as lapdogs in ports such as Kobe and Yokohama. The Japanese Terrier has a lively and cheerful character. Its planned breeding started around 1920, and it was not until about 1930 that its type became fixed.

General appearance
Small-sized dog of smart appearance with a clear-cut and compact outline. The coat is very short, being about 2 mm in length.

Important proportions
The ratio of height at withers to length of body is 1 : 1.
The nasal bridge and the skull are equal in length.

Behaviour / temperament
The Japanese Terrier is swift and lively in temperament.

Head

Cranial region
Skull
 Flat and moderately narrow. 
Stop
 Not too defined.

Facial region
Nose
 Black with a straight nasal bridge.
Lips
 Thin and tight.
Jaws and teeth
 Strong and white, with a scissor bite.
Cheeks
 Lean and free from fullness.
Eyes
 Moderately sized, oval in shape and dark in colour.
Ears
 Set on high, moderately small, thin, V-shaped and dropping forward. But carried folded and standing out from sides of the skull permitted.

Neck
Moderately long, strong, gradually thicker towards the shoulders and free from throatiness.

Body
Withers
 High.
Back
 Short and firm.
Loin
 Slightly arched.
Croup
 Powerful.
Chest
 Deep, but forechest no too broad. Ribs well sprung.
Underline and belly
 Belly well tucked up.

Tail
Moderately thin; traditionally docked in country of origin. In countries where tail docking is prohibited the natural tail is slightly curved and tapering towards the tip. In action it is carried moderately high.

Limbs

Forequarters
Shoulders
 Sloping gently.
Forearm
 Straight, bone not heavy.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh
 Long.
Stifle
 Moderately angulated.
Metatarsus
 Vertical.
Hock
 Moderately angulated.

Feet
Tightly closed, pads elastic; nails hard and preferably dark in colour.

Gait and movement
Light and agile.

Coat
Hair
 Short, smooth, dense and glossy.
Colour
 Tricolour with black, tan and white head; white with black spots, black markings or tan markings on body.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 For both males and females approximately 30 – 33 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 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.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Long Hair.
 Extremely overshot or undershot bite.

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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