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Kooikerhondje

Kooikerhondje

FCI standard Nº 314
Origin
 The Netherlands
Translation
 Lydia K. M. Erhart
Revised by Renée Sporre-Willes / Original version : (EN)
Group
 Group 8 Retrievers – Flushing Dogs – Water Dogs
Section
 Section 2 Flushing Dogs
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 31 January 1990
Publication of the official valid standard
 Wednesday 13 October 2010
Last update
 Wednesday 19 January 2011
En français, cette race se dit
 Kooikerhondje
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Kooikerhondje
En español, esta raza se dice
 Kooikerhondje
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Kooikerhondje

Usage
Sporting and Companion Dog used for duck decoy.

Brief historical summary
In 1942, during the Second World War, the Baroness Van Hardenbroek van Ammerstol began to recreate the Kooikerhondje. She gave a picture of the type of dog she was looking for to a pedlar and asked him to look out for such dogs. At a farm in the province of Friesland he found the bitch now well known as Tommy. She became the founding bitch of the Kooikerhondje. In 1966 the Raad van Beheer adopted the interim breed and in 1971 the breed was officially recognized. The Kooikerhondje was and still is used in the duck decoys. His task is still to lure the ducks into the decoy with his gaily waving tail; he does not hunt the ducks. He calmly moves between the decoy-screens in order to provoke the ducks curiosity and lure them further down the decoy pipe where the ducks are captured in a trap. They are either killed for the table or ringed for ornithological research.

General appearance
The Kooikerhondje is a harmoniously built orange-red parti-coloured small sporting dog of almost square body proportions. He moves with his head held high; in action the well-feathered waving tail is carried level with, or above the topline. The ears have black hair at the tip, the so-called earrings. The dog is presented with a natural, untrimmed coat.

Important proportions
The length of the body from the point of the shoulder (at the scapula/humerus) to the point of the buttocks may be slightly longer than the height at the withers. Skull and muzzle are of about equal length.

Behaviour / temperament
Lively and agile, self-confident and with sufficient perseverance and stamina, good natured and alert, however not noisy. The breed is faithful, easy-going and friendly. Outside the hunting season the dog is expected to find and kill vermin, hence he needs to be keen, swift and tough. He is a true sporting dog, being attentive and energetic and having a zest for working and with a cheerful character.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 The head is of moderate length, fitting in with the general appearance, clean-cut, with flowing lines.
Skull
 Sufficiently broad, moderately rounded. 
Stop
 Seen in profile clearly visible but not too deep.

Facial region
Nose
 Black and well developed.
Muzzle
 Seen from the side not too deep and slightly wedge-shaped; seen from above not tapering too much and well-filled under the eyes.
Lips
 Preferably well-pigmented, close-fitting and not overhanging.
Jaws and teeth
 Scissor bite; complete dentition is desirable. Pincer bite is accepted but less desirable.
Eyes
 Almond-shaped, dark brown with a friendly, alert expression.
Ears
 Moderately large, set on just above the line from the point of the nose to the corner of the eye. The ears are carried close to the cheeks without a fold. Well feathered; black hair tips (“earrings”) are highly desirable.

Neck
Strongly muscled, of sufficient length and clean-cut.

Body
Topline
 Smooth line from the withers to the tail.
Back
 Strong and straight, rather short.
Loin
 Of sufficient length and width, strongly muscled.
Croup
 Slightly sloping and sufficiently broad; the length of the croup should be 1.5 times the width.
Chest
 Reaching to the elbows with sufficient spring of ribs. Sufficiently developed forechest.
Underline and belly
 Slight tuck-up towards the loin.

Tail
Set on so as to follow the topline of the body, carried level with the topline or almost straight up (gaily). Well-feathered with a white plume. The last vertebra should reach the hock joint.

Limbs

Forequarters
Shoulders
 Shoulder sufficiently sloping in order to create a flowing line from neck to back.
Upper arm
 Well-angulated towards shoulder blade that is of equal length.
Elbows
 Close to the body.
Forearm
 Straight and parallel, strong bone of sufficient density and length.
Pastern
 Strong and slightly oblique.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Well angulated, straight and parallel seen from the rear. Strong bone.
Upper thigh
 Well muscled.
Lower thigh
 Length equal to thigh.
Hock
 Well let down.

Feet
Small, slightly oval, compact with well-knit toes pointing forward.

Gait and movement
Should be flowing and springy, well extended, with good drive. Limbs parallel.

Coat
Hair
 Of medium length, slightly wavy or straight and close lying. Soft hair. Well-developed undercoat. Front legs should have moderate feathering reaching to the pastern joints. Hind legs should have fairly long feathered breeches; no feathering below the hock joints. The coat on the head, the front part of the legs and the feet should be short. Sufficiently feathered on the underside of the tail. Longer hair on throat and forechest. Earrings (long feathered black hairtips) are highly desirable.
Colour
 Distinct patches of clear orange-red colour on pure white although a few small spots on the legs are accepted. The orange-red colour should be predominant. Some black hair intermingling with the orange-red colour and a slight form of ticking are accepted but less desirable.
Colouring on the head: A clearly visible blaze running down to the nose. There should be colouring on the cheeks and around the eyes. A blaze that is too narrow or too wide or only partly coloured cheeks is less desirable. A black tail ring where the colour changes from orange-red to white is permitted.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Ideal height at the withers: Males: 40 cms. Females: 38 cms. Tolerance: 2 cms over or 3 cms under the ideal heights are permitted.

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
 Ears too small.
 Ears half-erect, “flying ears”.
 Tail that is curled.
 Hackney gait.
 Curly or silky hair.
 Colour that is heavily interspersed with black hairs in the orange-red patches.
 Too much ticking.
 Over maximum size or under minimum size.

Serious faults
 Anxious behaviour.
 Distinctly low on legs, out of proportion.
 Wall eye.
 Undershot or overshot bite.
 Tail too short, not reaching hock-joint.
 White colour on ears, partly or completely.
 White hair around eyes, one or both.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy.
 Colour that is black and white or tricolour.

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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