Australia
uses the same Standard as the
Kennel Club, London.
GROUP 7
(NON-SPORTING)
Boston
Terrier-
British
Bulldog-
Canaan Dog-
Chow Chow-
Dalmatian-
Eurasier-
French Bulldog-
German Spitz
(Mittel & Klein)-
Great Dane-
Japanese
Spitz
-
Keeshond-
Lagotto-
Lhasa Apso-
Poodle
(Standard)-
Poodle (Min)
-
Poodle
(Toy)-
Schipperke-
Shar Pei-
Shih Tzu-
Tibetan
Terrier
KEESHOND
BREED STANDARD - Kennel Club,
London
Australia
has now adopted the amendments
made to the Keeshond Breed
Standard of the UK, effective Jan
1st 2009 (See amendment in red
below under coat)
GENERAL
APPEARANCE -
Short, compact body, confident
carriage. Fox-like head
with small pointed ears, alert
expression, large ruff, well
feathered tail curled over back.
CHARACTERISTICS
- Sturdy, intelligent and
adaptable, ideal companion, good
guard, shows boldly.
TEMPERAMENT
- Bold, alert, friendly with
marked guarding tendency.
HEAD AND
SKULL - Well
proportioned, wedge shaped when
seen from above; from side
showing definite stop. Dark
muzzle equal to length of flat
skull. Neither coarse nor
snipey. Nose black.
EYES
- Dark, medium size, almond
shaped, obliquely set. Well
defined 'spectacles' shown as a
delicately pencilled black line
slanting from outer corner of eye
to lower corner of ear, coupled
with distinct marking and shading
forming expressive short
eyebrows.
EARS
- Dark, small ivy-leafed in
shape. Erect, velvety
texture. Well set on head,
neither too wide nor meeting.
MOUTH
- Jaws strong, with a perfect,
regular and complete scissor
bite, i.e. the upper teeth
closely overlapping the lower
teeth and set square to the
jaws. Lips black.
NECK
- Moderately long and arched,
covered with thick, profuse coat
forming large ruff.
FOREQUARTERS
- Shoulders well sloped.
Straight front of medium width
with good bone.
BODY
- Short, compact; length from
withers to tail equal to height
at withers, well sprung in
rib. Good depth of brisket.
HINDQUARTERS
- Strong muscled, hindlegs
straight when viewed from
behind. Hock showing slight
angulation when viewed from side,
profuse light coloured trousers
down to hocks.
FEET-
Well padded, round, cat-like,
tight, cream in colour; black
nails.
TAIL
Moderately long, high set,
tightly curled over back, double
curl highly desirable.
Light plume on top where curled,
with black tip, carried closely
at all times.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
- Clean, brisk, straight and
sharp.
COAT
- Harsh,
off-standing, straight. Dense
ruff, well feathered on forelegs
and profuse trousers, not
feathered below hock. Soft,
thick, light-coloured (not tawny)
undercoat. Never silky, wavy or
woolly, nor forming a parting on
back. Any
shortening of the coat which
alters the natural outline should
be penalised, with the exception
of feet and pasterns which may be
lightly trimmed.
COLOUR
- A mixture of grey and
black. Undercoat very pale
grey or cream (not tawny).
All shades of grey acceptable,
body hairs black tipped.
Shoulder markings well defined
and all markings definite.
Forelegs and hocks cream with no
black below wrist or hock.
Pencilling acceptable.
SIZE
-
Ideal height: Dogs 45.7 cms (18
ins)
Bitches 43.2 cms (17 ins)
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.
NOTE
- Male animals should have two
apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
Non-Sporting Group.
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