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FCI Standard No. 297

   

Origin

  Great-Britain

Group

  Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)

Section

  Section 1 Sheepdogs

Working

  With working trial

Date of acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI

  Tuesday 27 September 1977

Date of publication of the official valid standard

  Wednesday 24 June 1987

Date of the last update

  Monday 21 December 2009

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Usage

Sheepdog.
 

General appearance

Well proportioned, smooth outline showing quality, gracefulness and perfect balance, combined with sufficient substance to give impression of endurance. Any tendency to coarseness or weediness undesirable.

Important proportions

Skull and foreface approximately equal in length. Body slightly longer than height at shoulder.

Behaviour / temperament

Tenacious, hard-working, of great tractability. Keen, alert, responsive and intelligent. Neither nervous nor aggressive.

Head

Cranial region

Skull

  Fairly broad, occiput not pronounced. 

Stop

  Very distinct.

Facial region

Nose

  Black, except in brown or chocolate colour when it may be brown. In blues nose should be slate colour. Nostrils well developed.

Muzzle

  Tapering to nose, moderately short and strong.

Jaws and teeth

  Teeth and jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

Cheeks

  Not full or rounded.

Eyes

  Set wide apart, oval shaped, of moderate size, brown in colour except in merles where one or both or part of one or both may be blue. Expression mild, keen, alert and intelligent.

Ears

  Medium size and texture, set well apart. Carried erect or semi-erect and sensitive in use.

Neck

Of good length, strong and muscular, slightly arched and broadening to shoulders.

Body

Body

  Athletic in appearance. Slightly longer than height at withers.

Loin

  Deep and muscular but not tucked up.

Chest

  Deep and rather broad.

Ribs

  Well sprung.

Tail

Moderately long, the bone reaching at least to hock, set on low, well furnished and with an upward swirl towards the end, completing graceful contour and balance of dog. Tail may be raised in excitement, never carried over back.

Limbs

Forequarters

Generality

  Front legs parallel when viewed from front. Bone strong but not heavy.

Shoulders

  Well laid back.

Elbows

  Close to body.

Pastern

  Slightly sloping when viewed from side.

Forefeet

  Oval, pads deep, strong and sound, toes arched and close together. Nails short and strong.

Hindquarters

Generality

  Broad, muscular, in profile sloping gracefully to set on of tail.

Upper thigh

  Long, deep and muscular.

Stifle

  Well turned.

Metatarsus

  From hock to ground, hindlegs well boned and parallel when viewed from rear.

Hock

  Strong, well let down.

Hind feet

  Oval, pads deep, strong and sound, toes arched and close together. Nails short and strong.

Gait and movement

Free, smooth and tireless, with minimum lift of feet, conveying impression of ability to move with great stealth and speed.

Coat

Hair

  Two varieties : Moderately long or Smooth. In both, topcoat dense and medium textured, undercoat soft and dense giving good weather resistance. In the moderately long-coated variety, abundant coat forms mane, breeching and brush. On face, ears, forelegs (except for feather), hindlegs from hock to ground, hair should be short and smooth.

Colour

  Variety of colours permissible. White should never predominate.

Size and weight

Height at withers

  Ideal height at withers males 53 cm (21 ins), females slightly less.

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.
 

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/http://www.fci.be/

 

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