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White swiss shepherd dog

White swiss shepherd dog

FCI standard Nº 347
Origin
 Switzerland
Translation
 Mrs R. Binder / Original Version : (FR)
Group
 Group 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
 Monday 04 July 2011
Acceptance on a provisional basis by the FCI
 Tuesday 26 November 2002
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 04 July 2011
Last update
 Sunday 12 August 2001
En français, cette race se dit
 Berger blanc suisse
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Weisser schweizer schäferhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Pastor blanco suizo
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Zwitserse witte herder

Usage
Companion and family dog.

Brief historical summary
In the USA and Canada White Shepherd dogs have gradually become to be accepted as a distinct breed. The first dogs of this breed were imported to Switzerland in the early 70ies. The American male "Lobo", whelped on 5th of March 1966, can be considered as the progenitor of the breed in Switzerland. The descendants of this male registered with the Swiss Stud Book (LOS) and other White Shepherd dogs imported from the USA and Canada, gradually multiplied. There now exists a big number of purebred over several generations White Shepherd dogs throughout Europe. These dogs have been registered as a new breed in the appendix of the Swiss Stud Book (LOS) since June 1991.

General appearance
A powerful, well-muscled, medium-sized, White Shepherd dog with erect ears, double coat which is either of medium length or long; elongated shape; medium sized bone and elegant, harmonious outline.

Important proportions
Moderately long rectangular shape: body length (from the point of shoulder to point of buttock) to height at withers = 12 : 10. The distance from the stop to the tip of the nose is slightly more than the distance from the stop to the occipital protuberance.

Behaviour / temperament
Lively and balanced temperament, enjoys action, attentive with good ability to be trained. Friendly and discreet. High social competence and devoted to his owner. Never afraid or aggressive without provocation. A joyful and easy to teach working and sporting dog with capability for all round education. High social competence allows for a marked ability to adapt and integrate to all kinds of social events and situations.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Strong, clean cut and finely chiselled, in good proportion to the body. Wedge-shaped, seen from above and from the side. Axes of skull and muzzle parallel.
Skull
 Only slightly rounded; central furrow only slightly perceptible. 
Stop
 Slightly marked, but clearly perceptible.

Facial region
Nose
 Medium-sized; black pigmentation desired; snow nose and lighter nose accepted.
Muzzle
 Powerful and moderately long in relation to the skull; nasal bridge and lower line of muzzle straight, slightly convergent towards the nose.
Lips
 Dry, closing tightly, as black as possible.
Jaws and teeth
 Powerful and complete, scissor bite. The teeth should be set square to the jaw.
Eyes
 Medium-sized, almond shaped, placed a little obliquely; colour brown to dark-brown; eye lids well fitting with black eye-rims desirable.
Ears
 Erect ears, set high, parallel and directed forward; in the shape of an elongated triangle with the tip slightly rounded.

Neck
Moderately long and well muscled, with harmonious set-on to the body, without dewlap; the elegantly arched neckline runs in a continuous line from the moderately high carried head to the withers.

Body
Upper profile
 Strong, muscular, medium-long.
Withers
 Pronounced.
Back
 Level, firm.
Loin
 Strongly muscled.
Croup
 Long and of medium width; gently sloping from the set-on to root of tail.
Chest
 Not too broad; deep (about 50 % of the height at the withers); reaching to the elbows; ribcage oval; extending well to the rear. Prominent fore chest.
Side
 Flanks slender, firm.
Underline and belly
 Moderately tucked up.

Tail
Bushy sabre tail, tapering to the tip; set on rather low; reaching at least to the hock joint; at rest, it hangs either straight down or with a slight saber-like curve in its last third part; in action carried higher, but never above the topline.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Strong, sinewy, medium bone. Straight, seen from the front; only moderately broad stance; seen in profile, well angulated.
Shoulders
 Shoulder blade long and well laid back; well angulated; whole shoulder strongly muscled.
Upper arm
 Adequately long, strong muscles.
Elbows
 Close fitting.
Forearm
 Long, straight, sinewy.
Pastern
 Firm and only slightly oblique.
Forefeet
 Oval, toes tight and well arched; firm black pads; dark nails desired.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strong, sinewy, medium bone. Seen from the rear straight and parallel; standing not too wide; seen from the side with adequate angulation.
Upper thigh
 Medium-long, strongly muscled.
Lower thigh
 Medium-long, oblique, with solid bone and well muscled.
Stifle
 Adequate angulation.
Metatarsus
 Moderately long, straight, sinewy.
Hock
 Powerful, well angulated.
Hind feet
 Oval, hind feet a little longer than forefeet; toes tight and well arched; firm black pads; dark nails desired.

Gait and movement
Rhythmical sequences of steps with even drive and enduring; front legs reaching out far, with strong thrust; trot is ground covering and easy.

Skin
Without folds; dark pigmentation.

Coat
Hair
 Medium length coat:
Dense, close-lying double coat; abundant undercoat covered with hard, straight protection hair; face, ears and front of legs are covered with shorter hair; at the neck and the back of the legs the coat is slightly longer. Slightly wavy, hard hair is permitted.
Long coat:
Dense, close-lying double coat; abundant undercoat covered with hard, straight protection hair; face, ears and front of legs are covered with shorter hair; at the neck the long coat forms a distinct mane and at the back of the legs it forms trousers and the hair on the tail is bushy. The coat length should never be exaggerated. Slightly wavy, hard hair is permitted.
Colour
 White.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males: 58 - 66 cms females: 53 - 61 cms. Typical dogs slightly under- or oversized should not be disqualifyed.
Weight
 Males: ca. 30 - 40 kgs, females: ca. 25 - 35 kgs.

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
 Slight fawn coloured overlay (light yellow or fawn shade) on eartips, on back and upper part of tail.
 Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on nose, lips and/or eye rims.
 Dewclaws, except in countries where their removal is forbidden by law.

Serious faults
 Heavy appearance, too short build (square outline).
 Absence of sexual dimorphism.
 Missing more than two PM1; the M3 are not taken into account.
 Drop (hanging) ears, semi-pricked ears, button ears.
 Severely sloping backline.
 Ringtail, kinked tail, hook tail, tail carried over back.
 Soft, silky topcoat; woolly, curly, open coat; distinctly long hair without undercoat.
 Distinct fawn colour (distinct yellowish or tawny overlay) on ear tips, back and upper side of the tail.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Anxiety, high grade fearfulness, aggressiveness due to anxiety, unnecessary aggression, lethargic behaviour.
 One eye or both blue, protruding eyes.
 Entropion, ectropion.
 Over- or undershot mouth, wry mouth.
 Total loss of pigment on nose, lips and/or eye rims.
 Total loss of pigment in the skin and on the pads.
 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
http://www.fci.be/
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