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Norwegian Buhund

Norwegian Buhund

FCI standard Nº 237
Origin
 Norway
Translation
 Norsk Kennel Club
Group
 Group 5 Spitz and primitive types
Section
 Section 3 Nordic Watchdogs and Herders
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Monday 25 February 1963
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 09 August 1999
Last update
 Monday 09 August 1999
En français, cette race se dit
 Buhund norvégien
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Norwegischer Buhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Buhund noruego
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Noorse Buhund
In his country of origin, his name is

Norsk Buhund

Usage
Watchdog, farmdog and herder of polyvalent use.

General appearance
A typical Spitz, a little under middle size, squarely built with an alert and frank expression. Erect, pointed ears. Tail carried firmly curled over the back.

Behaviour / temperament
Courageous, energetic and friendly.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Size in proportion to the body, not too heavy. Wedge-shaped, clean. The male and the female sex characteristics must be clearly defined.
Skull
 Almost flat, parallel with nasal bridge. Well filled out under the eyes. 
Stop
 Well defined, but not too pronounced.

Facial region
Nose
 Black.
Muzzle
 About the same length as skull. Neither too narrow nor too heavy.
Lips
 Tightly closed, black.
Nasal bridge
 Nasal bridge straight.
Jaws and teeth
 Scissor bite. Complete dentition.
Eyes
 Oval, colour as dark as possible. Black eyerims.
Ears
 Medium size, pointed, carried strongly erect.

Neck
Medium long, clean, strong with good rise of neck.

Body
Back
 Short, strong and straight.
Loin
 Short, strong and straight.
Croup
 As little sloping as possible.
Chest
 Deep with good spring of ribs.

Tail
Set high, firmly curled, carried over the center of the back, not too much to the side.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Firm with strong bone.
Shoulders
 Moderately sloping.
Elbows
 Well set, turned neither in nor out.
Forearm
 Straight.
Pastern
 Moderately sloping.
Forefeet
 Oval in shape, compact.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Moderate angulation.
Upper thigh
 Powerful ; well muscled.
Lower thigh
 Well muscled.
Hind feet
 Oval in shape, compact.

Gait and movement
Effortless, parallel with good drive. Firm topline.

Coat
Hair
 Outer coat : Thick, rich and hard, but rather smooth-lying. On head and front of legs comparatively short, on neck, chest, back of thighs and tail longer. Soft and dense undercoat.
Colour
 Wheaten (biscuit) : Ranging from rather light to yellowish red. With or without dark tipped hairs, but must not influence the main colour. Mask permitted. Clean and bright colour preferred. As little white as possible.
Black : Preferably self coloured (without too much bronzing). As little white as possible.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males 43-47 cm, bitches 41-45 cm.
Weight
 Male approximately 14-18 kg, bitches approximately 12-16 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
 General appearance too fine or too coarse, lack of elegance.
 Liver or pink coloured nose.
 Pincer bite.
 Light eyes; protruding eyes.
 Poorly curled tail.
 Hanging tail.
 Feathering unwanted.
 Overbuilt hindquarters.
 Paddling in front.
 Short, ineffective step.
 Wavy or too long coat.
 Nervous dog.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Over-or undershot mouth.
 Not erect ears.
 Any colour but the ones mentioned above.
 Dogs more than 1 cm under or 2 cm above the height at withers mentioned above.

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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