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Valencian Terrier |
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FCI standard Nº 370 |
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Origin |
Comunidad Valenciana (Spain) | |
Translation |
Mrs. Anna Morgan ; Real Sociedad Canina de España Official language : ES |
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Group |
Group 3 Terriers | |
Section |
Section 1 Large and medium sized Terriers | |
Working |
Without working trial | |
Acceptance on a provisional basis by the FCI |
Tuesday 21 June 2022 | |
Publication of the official valid standard |
Tuesday 21 June 2022 | |
Last update |
Wednesday 14 September 2022 | |
En français, cette race se dit |
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Ratier Valentien |
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar |
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Ratonero Valenciano |
En español, esta raza se dice |
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Ratonero Valenciano |
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd |
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Ratonero Valenciano |
In his country of origin, his name is |
Ratonero Valenciano |
Usage |
| Ancestrally dedicated to the traditional hunting of the water rat, rabbits, and moles. Besides, he is a guard dog for his capacity to warn by means of the bark. Currently, he is also companion dog. |
Brief historical summary |
| Its origin is related to the examples of dog from the Valencian Community with similar size and characteristics that go back to the early terrier imports from Great Britain and others that looked similar. Their existence has been documented in the Valencian Community since the last third of the XIX Century and were selected and highly valued by the people in the countryside farms and fields for their instincts to warn of and hunt vermin, as well as for their loyal friendship. Their beginnings coincide with the cultivation of oranges in the community. The social culture of the zone helped to fixate certain characteristics of the breed. Other names associated with the breed are : Rateret and Fusterrier. |
General appearance |
| Small size, light and not extremely short, variable coat dominating tricolour. |
Important proportions |
| • Width of the skull/length of the skull: 1/1. • Length of the muzzle/length of the skull: 4/5. • Height at the wither/length of body: 3/4. |
Behaviour / temperament |
| Lively, happy and active. Affectionate and faithful, reserved with strangers. Brave, not only in hunting but also in the defence of his owners’ properties. Learns fast. |
Head |
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Cranial region |
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Head |
Well-proportioned with respect to the body. | |
Skull |
Cranio-facial axes parallel. | |
Stop |
Marked. | |
Facial region |
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Nose |
Small and dark, according to coat color. | |
Muzzle |
Narrow. | |
Lips |
Thin, with no marked corner of the mouth. | |
Jaws and teeth |
White, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite. | |
Eyes |
Medium, oval and not very prominent. Iris color brown. Eyelids thin and well attached to the eye. | |
Ears |
Upright, medium size, triangular, high set. | |
Neck |
| Cylindrical, strong, with developed muscles. Without dewlap. |
Body |
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Body |
Square appearance. Firm and well-marked muscles. | |
Topline |
Straight. | |
Withers |
Little pronounced, at the same height as the croup. | |
Croup |
Short and slightly sloping. | |
Chest |
Wide, strong and muscled. Arched ribcage. | |
Underline and belly |
Slightly tucked up. | |
Tail |
| Previously customarily docked, not now. • There are tailless dogs. • Medium insertion. Thicker at base and finer at point of tail. It is of medium length with short tight fitted coat like rest of body. It is not curled or twisted and is carried elevated during movement. |
Limbs |
Forequarters |
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Generality |
Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Straight and parallel. | |
Shoulders |
Inclined, solid, and adequately muscular. | |
Upper arm |
Strong and sturdy. | |
Elbows |
Neither separated from nor too tight to the chest. | |
Forearm |
Long and thin, but with solid bones. | |
Forefeet |
Hare feet. Resistant nails and pads. | |
Hindquarters |
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Generality |
Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Powerful, with good angulations and musculature, which contribute to his great capacity for long jumps. | |
Hock |
Pronounced, with well-defined tendons. | |
Hind feet |
The same as the forefeet. | |
Gait and movement |
| Fast and graceful. Quick, agile, elastic like float action with great jumping ability. Sufficient ground cover with adequate driving rear action. Efficient and without pacing. Front and rear should move parallel. Movement should give the impression of easy and effortless motion. Light on feet, floating appearance as if feet do not touch the ground. |
Skin |
| Very thin and close to the body. |
Coat |
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Hair |
Thin and short, no longer than 2 cm. | |
Colour |
Spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones. Among the spotted coats the most abundant is the tricolour (black-tan with white spots), followed by black-tan. It can also be seen the black-white, cinnamon-white, chocolate-tan, and chocolate-white coats. Within the solid coats colour, it can be seen in cinnamon and black. The colour of nose, lips, and eyes rimes, black or blending with coat colour. | |
Size and weight |
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Height at withers |
Males : 30 to 40 cm, the ideal is 36 cm. Females : 29 to 38 cm, the ideal is 33 cm. In both sexes it is tolerated one cm if the subject is balanced. |
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Weight |
4 to 8 kg, males and females. | |
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 |
 Flesh colour (depigmented) nose or with depigmented spots, lack of pigmentation on lips and eye rims. Different proportions than described. Level bite. |
Serious faults |
| Overshot or undershort bite. Missing more than 2 PM. Not completely upright ears. Long and/or curly hair. |
Disqualifying faults |
| Aggressive or overly shy dogs. Any coat colour different from the standard. Albinism. |
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 |
| https://www.fci.be/ |
English (United Kingdom)