| Ursprung: Großbritannien |
FCI-Standard Nr. 162 | 14.05.2007 |
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
PATRONAGE : FCI.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 06.03.07.
UTILIZATION : Racing dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 10 Sighthounds.
Section 3 Short-haired Sighthounds. Without working trial |
| GENERAL APPEARANCE |
Balanced combination of muscular power and strength with
elegance and grace of outline. Built for speed and work. All forms of
exaggeration should be avoided. |
| BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT |
An ideal companion. Highly adaptable in domestic and
sporting surroundings. Gentle, affectionate, even disposition. |
| HEAD |
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull: Long and lean, flat on top, tapering to muzzle, rather wide
between the eyes.
Top: Slight
FACIAL REGION :
Nose: Black. In blues a bluish colour. In livers a liver nose. In
isabel, creams or other diluted coat colours any colour except pink. Only in
whites or parti-coloured a butterfly nose is permissible but not a
completely unpigmented nose.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws strong, powerful and clean cut with a perfect
scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and
set square to the jaws.
Eyes: Oval, bright, expression very alert.
Ears: Rose shaped, small, fine in texture |
| NECK |
Long, muscular, elegantly arched |
| BODY |
Topline: Showing a graceful arch over loin but the
dog is not humped
Back: Broad, well muscled, firm, somewhat long
Loin: Giving impression of strength and power
Chest: Very deep with plenty of heart room, brisket deep, well
defined. Ribs well sprung, muscled on back
Belly: With definite tuck up |
| TAIL |
No feathering. Long, tapering, when in action carried in
a delicate curve but not higher than the level of the back |
| LIMBS |
FOREQUARTERS: Forelegs straight and upright, front not
too wide.
Shoulders: Oblique and muscular; blades carried up to top of spine,
where they are clearly defined.
Elbows: Set well under body.
Pasterns: Strong with slight spring.
HINDQUARTERS: Strong. Dog able to stand over a lot of ground.
Thighs: Broad across.
Stifles: Well bent.
Second thighs: Well developed.
Hocks: Well let down.
FEET: Very neat, well split up between toes, knuckles well arched, pads
thick and strong. |
| GAIT / MOVEMENT |
Perfectly free action. In profile should move with a long
easy stride, maintaining the topline |
| The forelegs should be thrown well forward
and low over the ground, hindlegs should come well under the body giving
great and powerful drive. General movement not to be stilted, high stepping,
short or mincing. True coming and going. |
| COAT |
HAIR: Fine, short, close in texture
COLOUR: Any colour or mixture of colours |
| SIZE |
Height at the withers:
Dogs 47-51 cm (18 1/2 - 20 ins)
Bitches 44-47 cm (17 1/2 - 18 1/2 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 and its effect upon the
health and welfare of the dog |
| ELIMINATING FAULTS |
Aggressive or overly shy |
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Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural
abnormalities shall be disqualified |
| N.B. |
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum |
