The FCI standard

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ORIGIN : Japan.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD : 13.03.2001.

UTILIZATION : Companion dog.

FCI-CLASSIFICATION :

Group 5 Spitz and primitive type. Section 5 Asian Spitz and related breeds. Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE :

fullbodyLarge-sized dog, sturdily built, well balanced and with much substance ; secondary sex characteristics strongly marked, with high nobility and dignity in modesty ; constitution tough.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The ratio of height at withers to length of body ( from the point of the shoulders to the point of the buttock) is 10 : 11, but the body is slightly longer in bitches than in dogs.

BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT :

The temperament is composed, faithful, docile and receptive.

HEAD CRANIAL REGION :

  • Skull : The size is in proportion to the body. The forehead is broad, with distinct furrow. No wrinkles.
  • Stop : Defined.standard_4

FACIAL REGION :

  • Nose : Large and black. Slight and diffuse lack of pigment accepted in white dogs only, but black is always preferred.
  • Muzzle : Moderately long and strong with broad base, tapering but not pointed. Nasal bridge straight.
  • Jaws/Teeth : Teeth strong with scissor bite.
  • Lips : Tight.
  • Cheeks : Moderately developed.
  • Eyes : Relatively small, almost triangular in shape due to the rising of the outer eye corner, set moderately apart, dark brown : the darker, the better.
  • Ears : Relatively small, thick, triangular, slightly rounded at tips, set moderately apart, pricked and inclining forward.

NECK :

Thick and muscular, without dewlap, in balance with head.

BODY :

  • Back : Straight and strong. Loin : Broad and muscular.
  • Chest : Deep, forechest well developed, ribs moderately well sprung.
  • Belly : Well drawn up.

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Set on high, thick, carried vigorously curled over back ; the tip nearly reaching hocks when let down.

LIMBS FOREQUARTERS :

  • Shoulders : Moderately sloping and developed.
  • Elbows : Tight.
  • Forearms : Straight and heavy-boned.

HINDQUARTERS :

General appearance : Well developed, strong and moderately angulated.

FEET :

Thick, round, arched and tight.

GAIT :

Resilient and powerful movement.

COAT HAIR :

Outer coat harsh and straight, undercoat soft and dense ; the withers and the rump are covered with slightly longer hair ; the hair on tail is longer than on the rest of the body.

COLOUR :

  • Red fawn,
  • Sesame (red fawn hairs with black tips),
  • Brindle
  • White.

All the above mentioned colours except white must have « urajiro ». (Urajiro = whitish coat on the sides of the muzzle, on the cheeks, on the underside of jaw, neck, chest, body and tail and on the inside of the legs).

SIZE :

Height at the withers : Dogs : 67 cm, bitches : 61 cm. There is a tolerance of 3 cm more or 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.

  •  Bitchy dogs / doggy bitches.
  •  Undershot or overshot mouth.
  •  Missing teeth.
  •  Blue or black spotted tongue.
  •  Iris light in colour.
  •  Short tail.
  •  Shyness.

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :

  •  Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
  •  Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
  •  Ears not pricked.
  •  Hanging tail.
  •  Long hair (shaggy).
  •  Black mask.
  •  Markings on white ground.

N.B.: • 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.