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Norwegian elkhound grey

Norwegian elkhound grey

FCI standard Nº 242
Origin
 Norway
Translation
 Norsk Kennel Klub
Group
 Group 5 Spitz and primitive types
Section
 Section 2 Nordic Hunting Dogs
Working
 With working trial only for the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland)
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 03 April 1963
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 09 August 1999
Last update
 Monday 09 August 1999
En français, cette race se dit
 Chien d'élan norvégien gris
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Norwegischer Elchund Grau
En español, esta raza se dice
 Perro cazador de alces noruego gris
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Noorse Elandhond grijs
In his country of origin, his name is

Norsk Elghund Grå

Usage
Dog for elk-hunting.

General appearance
A typical Spitz. Compact and short body, squarely built. Elastic, good rise of neck. Erect ears. Coat thick and abundant, but not bristling or long. Tail is tightly curled over the back.

Important proportions
Squarely built. Length of skull and length of muzzle identical.

Behaviour / temperament
Fearless, energetic, brave.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Wedge-shaped, relatively broad between the ears. Lean.
Skull
 Slightly arched. 
Stop
 Marked, but too pronounced.

Facial region
Nose
 Black.
Muzzle
 Gradually tapering either seen from above or from the side. Bridge of nose straight.
Lips
 Tightly closed.
Jaws and teeth
 Scissor bite. Complete dentition.
Eyes
 Not prominent, dark brown in colour.
Ears
 Set on high, firm and upstanding, relatively small. Height slightly greater than their width at the base, pointed and very mobile.

Neck
Of medium length, firm, good rise of neck, abundant ruff without loose skin.

Body
Body
 Strong, short in the couplings.
Topline
 Straight from the withers to the tail set.
Withers
 Well developed.
Back
 Strong, muscular and straight.
Loin
 Well developed.
Croup
 Strong and broad.
Chest
 Broad and deep, good spring of ribs.
Underline and belly
 Almost straight.

Tail
Set-on high, strong. Relatively short. Thick coat but not with a flag. Firmly curled over the center line, not carried on either side of the back. The tip cannot be straightened out on the adult dog.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Strong and firm, straight.
Shoulders
 Sloping.
Upper arm
 Moderately sloping.
Elbows
 Well set in, turned neither in nor out.
Forearm
 Straight seen both from the front and from the side.
Pastern
 Straight seen from the front, moderately sloping seen from the side.
Forefeet
 Rather small, compact, toes pointing forwards.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strong lean and muscular. Parallel seen from behind. Moderately angulated.
Upper thigh
 Muscular and broad.
Lower thigh
 Of medium length.
Stifle
 Moderately angulated.
Metatarsus
 Must not reach behind the set of tail when standing.
Hock
 Moderately angulated.
Hind feet
 Relatively small. Oval in shape, compact, toes pointed forward.

Gait and movement
Light and effortless. Parallel seen both from the front and behind.

Skin
Firm, without wrinkles on the head.

Coat
Hair
 Of medium length; thick, coarse, abundant outer coat without curls. On head and the front of legs short and smooth; longest on neck, thigh, back of legs and tail. Soft undercoat.
Colour
 Grey, of various shades. The colour is made by the black tips of the hair of the outer coat. Lighter on chest, belly, legs and on the underside of the tail, under the tail set and in the « harness marking ». The harness marking is about a 5 cm broad stripe from the withers to the elbow, where the outer coat lacks black tips. The ears and the front of the muzzle are dark (dark mask). The dark line from the eye to the set on of ears delimits the mask. Light grey undercoat.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males ideal height 52 cm, females ideal height 49 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.

General faults
 Round or domed skull.
 Pointed or short muzzle.
 Pincer bite, irregular bite.
 Light eyes.
 Too big or too broad ears.
 Tail too short, not firmly curled, tail carried on the side.
 Flat feet.
 Too long or too short undercoat.
 Colour in brown or yellow.
 Dark undercoat.
 Sooty colour.
 White on tail tip.
 White on chest.
 Weak or nervous temperament.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggresive or overly shy.
 Over-or undershot bite.
 Yellow or blue eyes.
 Ears not erect.
 Naturally short tail.
 Dewclaws on hindlegs.
 Any variety in colour other than grey.
 Height at withers under 3 cm or over 4 cm from the ideal height.

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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