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Sloughi

Sloughi

FCI standard Nº 188
Origin
 Morocco
Translation
 Mrs. Moreau-Sipiere and Prof. R. Triquet, brought up to date by Dr. Paschoud
Group
 Group 10 Sighthounds
Section
 Section 3 Short-haired Sighthounds
Working
 Without working trial, racing licence
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Thursday 08 November 1934
Publication of the official valid standard
 Thursday 08 January 1998
Last update
 Monday 27 April 1998
En français, cette race se dit
 Sloughi
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Sloughi
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sloughi
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Sloughi

Usage
Sighthound.

Brief historical summary
The Sloughi has existed for many centuries in North Africa. Nowadays most Sloughis are to be found in Morocco which is responsible for the standard. The Sloughi exists only in a single short-haired variety.

General appearance
By demeanour, by delicacy of tissue and by muscular leanness, his general appearance is that of a very racy and elegant dog.

Important proportions
For a male with an ideal size of 27, 5 inches (70 cm), the length of the body from point of shoulders to point of buttock should be 26-27 inches (67-68 cm).
For a female with an ideal size of 26 inches (65 cm), the length of the body from point of shoulders to point of buttock should be 24-25 inches (62-63 cm).
The ratio between length of body (from point of shoulder to point of buttock) and height at withers should be 0,96 (9,6 : 10).
The ratio between depth of chest and height at withers should be 0,4 (4 : 10).
The ratio between length of foreface and total length of head should be 0,5 (1 : 2).

Behaviour / temperament
Although noble and haughty, he is very attached to his master and defends him in case of need. With an instinct of hunter, capable of sustained effort, he also appreciates the home conforts.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Seen from the side, the head is longish, refined, delicate but rather strong. Seen from above, it has the shape of a very long wedge, the skull being the widest part, tapering to the tip of the nose.
Skull
 Rather broad, seen from aside flat; from one ear to the other the skull measures 4-6 inches (12 to 14 cm). The skull is distinctly rounded at the back and curving harmoniously on the sides. The superciliary ridges are scarcely projecting, the frontal groove hardly marked and the occipital crest and protuberance barely visible. 
Stop
 Hardly pronounced.

Facial region
Nose
 Black. Strong enough to avoid being pinched. Nostrils well opened. The nose leather not being held up by a skeletal structure is very slightly inclined.
Muzzle
 It has the shape of a, without exaggeration, elongated wedge and is perceptibly as long as the skull. The bridge of the nose is straight from its root.
Lips
 Thin and supple, just covering the lower jaw; the corner of the mouth must be as little visible as possible.
Jaws and teeth
 Teeth normal, jaws strong and regular. Scissor bite.
Eyes
 Large, dark, well-set in their sockets, sometimes just covered by a slight obliquity of the eyelids. The expression is gentle, a little sad, the look like nostalgic. With a light coat, the eye can be ambercoloured. The eye rims are pigmented.
Ears
 Set high slightly above the eye line, drooping, close to the head, not too large, triangular and slightly rounded at the tips.

Neck
Long, well set off from the shoulders and with the topline (crest) slightly arched. The length is perceptibly equal to the length of the head. The skin is fine, tight, without any dewlap; the hair is very smooth.

Body
Topline
 Gently and harmoniously curved with prominent haunch bones equal in height or slightly higher than the withers.
Withers
 Well projecting.
Back
 Short, almost horizontal.
Loin
 Short, lean, wide and slightly arched.
Croup
 Bony, wide and oblique, but not falling strongly away.
Chest
 Not too wide; in depth it hardly reaches the level of the elbow. Well developed in length. The ribs are flat.
Underline and belly
 Sternum long and raised, belly and flanks well tucked up. The underline is evenly curved, neither abruptly cut up nor whippety.

Tail
Thin, lean, set-on in line with the croup and carried below the line of the back. It should be, at least, long enough to reach the point of hocks. At rest, the tip is forming an accentuated curve.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Forelegs vertical and parallel.
Shoulders
 Long and oblique.
Upper arm
 Strong.
Forearm
 Bony and muscular.
Carpal
 Supple and strong.
Pastern
 Supple and strong.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Viewed from behind, hindlegs vertical and parallel; muscles flat, tendons well chiselled.
Upper thigh
 Flat and muscular.
Lower thigh
 Long and well muscled.
Metatarsus
 Strong, without dewclaws.
Hock
 Strong, well bent.

Feet
Lean, in the shape of an elongated oval. In many lightly built Sloughis the foot assumes the shape of a harefoot. The two middle toes are distinctly longer than the others. The nails are black or coloured.

Gait and movement
Walk, trot, gallop. Gait supple, smooth and with long strides, covering plenty of ground.

Skin
Very fine, close fitting to the body, without folds or dewlap.

Coat
Hair
 Very short, dense, fine.
Colour
 The colour reaches from light sand through all possible different shades to red sand (fawn), with or without black mask, with or without black mantle, with or without black brindling, with or without black overlay.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 For males 26-29 inches (66-72 cm), for females 24-27 inches (61-68 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
 Bad ratio between length of body and height at withers.
 Head and body slightly too heavy.
 Stop too much or insufficiently pronounced.
 Too light coloured eyes.
 Top line not horizontal.
 Croup narrow, too or insufficiently oblique.
 Belly not enough tucked up.
 Rounded ribs.
 Chest not long enough, seen from the side cut up or very arched.
 Tail too short, with too much hair, badly carried.
 Muscles round and protruding.
 Hair hard and coarse.
 Small white mark on the chest.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy.
 Body clearly longer than high, haunch bones lower than withers.
 Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes.
 Over-or undershot mouth.
 Ears erect, or raised with tips drooping, too long, folding backwards (rose ear).
 Hair semi-long.
 Fringes on legs or tail.
 White stockings, larger white markings.
 Colour not in accordance with the standard.

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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