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Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

FCI standard Nº 251
Origin
 Poland
Translation
 Mrs. Peggy Davis
Group
 oup 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Section
 Section 1 Sheepdogs
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Saturday 05 October 1963
Publication of the official valid standard
 Friday 07 August 1998
Last update
 Friday 07 August 1998
En français, cette race se dit
 Berger polonais de plaine
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Polnischer Niederungshütehund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Perro de pastor polaco de las llanuras
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Poolse laagland herder
In his country of origin, his name is

Polski Owczarek Nizinny

Usage
Easy to handle, he works like a sheepdog and guard dog. Moved to urban city life, he is a very good companion dog.

General appearance
The Polish Lowland sheepdog is a dog of medium size, compact, strong, muscular, with a thick long coat. His well groomed coat gives an attractive and interesting appearance.

Important proportions
The proportions of height at withers to length of body is 9 : 10.
The ratio length of muzzle to length of skull is 1 : 1 ; yet the muzzle can be a little shorter.

Behaviour / temperament
Of a lively but tempered disposition, vigilant, agile, intelligent, perceptive and gifted with a good memory. Resistant to unfavourable climatic conditions.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Medium dimension, proportional, not too heavy. The thick fur on the forehead, the cheeks and the chin give the head a look of being heavier than it really is.
Skull
 Not excessively broad, slightly rounded. Frontal furrow and occipital protuberance noticeable. 
Stop
 Well accentuated.

Facial region
Nose
 As darks as possible in relation to the colour of the coat with large nostrils.
Muzzle
 Strong, blunt. Nasal bridge straight.
Lips
 Fitting well; their edges are of the same colour as the nose.
Jaws and teeth
 Strong jaws. Teeth strong, with scissor or pincer bite.
Eyes
 Medium size, oval, not protruding, hazel colour, with lively and piercing look. The rims of the eyelids are dark.
Ears
 Hanging, set rather high, of medium size, heart-shaped, wide at base; the fore edge is close against the cheeks; very mobile.

Neck
Of medium length, strong, muscled, without dewlap, carried rather horizontally.

Body
Body
 Rather rectangular than square.
Withers
 Well accentuated.
Back
 Flat, well muscled.
Loin
 Broad, well fused.
Croup
 Short, slightly truncated.
Chest
 Deep, of medium width; ribs quite well sprung, neither flat nor barrel-shaped.
Underline and belly
 Outlining an elegant curve towards the hindquarters part.

Tail
• Short tail or stumpy-tail, very shortly docked tail.
• Undocked quite long and very hairy tail. At rest the tail is hanging; if the dog is alert, the tail is gaily curved over the back, never curled or lying on the back.
• Undocked tail of medium length, carried in different manners.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Seen in profile and from the front : Vertical and straight. Stance well balanced due to a strong skeleton (bone structure).
Shoulders
 Broad, of medium length, oblique, clean cut, very muscular.
Pastern
 Slightly slanting in relation to the forearm.
Forefeet
 Oval, tight toes, slightly arched pads really hard. Nails short, as dark as possible.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Seen from behind: Vertical, well angulated.
Upper thigh
 Broad, well muscled.
Hock
 Well developped.
Hind feet
 Compact, oval shape.

Gait and movement
Easy and ground covering. Walk or trot smooth (whitout much vertical displacement). The dog often ambles when he walks slowly.

Skin
Tight fitting, without any folds.

Coat
Hair
 The whole body covered with coarse hair, dense, thick, and profuse; soft undercoat. Straight or slightly wavy hair is acceptable. The hairs falling from the forehead cover the eyes in a characteristic manner.
Colour
 All colours and patches are acceptable.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males : 45 - 50 cm. Females : 42 - 47 cm. The dog must retain the type of a working dog; consequently his size must not go down below the standard; he must neither be too weak nor delicate.

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.

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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