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The CeskyTerrier
Breed standard
UTILIZATION:
Formerly
a terrier breed for hunting foxes and badgers,
today more a house- and companion dog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI:
Group 3 Terriers, Section 2 Small sized Terriers, Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
The Czech Terrier is the result of
appropriate crossbreeding between a sealyham terrier dog and a scottish
terrier bitch, with the aim to develop a light, short legged, well pigmented
hunting terrier, with practical drop ears, easy to groom and easy to train.
In 1949 Mr. Frantisek Horak from Klanivce near Prague started to
improve the breed by fixing their characteristics. In 1959 these dogs
were shown for the first time, and the breed was finally recognized by
the
FCI in 1963.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
Short legged, long haired, well made and
well muscled terrier with smallish drop ears, of a rectangular format.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT:
Balanced, non-aggressive, pleasant
cheerful companion, easy to train; somewhat reserved towards strangers;
of
calm and kind disposition.
HEAD:
Shaped like a long, blunt, not too broad wedge, the plane of forehead
forming a distinctive breaking with the bridge of the nose.
SKULL: Not too broad between the ears and tapering moderately
towards the
supraorbital ridges. Occipital protuberance easy to palpate, cheek bones
moderately prominent. Frontal furrow only slightly marked.
STOP: Not accentuated but apparent.
NOSE: Dark and well developed. It should be black on terriers with
a grey-blue
coat and liver-coloured on light-coffee brown terriers.
NASAL BRIDGE: Straight.
JAWS / TEETH: Strong jaws. Scissors or level bite; complete dentition
(the
absence of the 2 M3 in the lower jaw not being penalized). Teeth strong,
regularly aligned and set square to the jaw.
LIPS: Relatively thick, fitting neatly.
CHEEKS: Cheek bones not too prominent.
EYES: Of medium size, slightly deep set, with a friendly expression;
well
covered by the overhanging eye brows. Brown or dark brown in grey-blue
coated dogs, light brown in light-coffee-brown dogs. Eyelids black in grey-blue
dogs, liver-coloured in light-coffee-brown dogs.
EARS: Of medium size, dropping in such a way as to well cover the
orifice. Set
on rather high and falling flat along the cheeks. Shaped like a triangle,
with the
shorter side of the triangle at the fold of the ear.
NECK:
Medium long, quite strong, carried on a slant. The skin at the throat is
somewhat loose but without forming a dewlap.
BODY:
UPPER LINE: Not straight because loins and rump are always moderately
arched.
WITHERS: Not very pronounced; neck set on rather high.
BACK: Strong, of medium length.
LOINS: Relatively long, muscular, broad and slightly rounded.
RUMP: Strongly developed, muscular; pelvis moderately slanting.
Hip bones
often slightly higher than the withers.
CHEST: More cylindrical than deep; ribs well sprung.
BELLY: Ample and slightly tucked up. Flanks well filled.
TAIL: The ideal length is 18-20 cm; relatively strong and low set.
At rest
hanging downward or with a slight bend at the tip; when alert the tail
is carried
sabre shape horizontally or higher.
LIMBS:
FOREQUARTERS: The forelegs should be straight, well boned and parallel.
SHOULDERS: Muscular.
ELBOWS: Somewhat loose, yet neither turned in nor out.
FOREFEET: Large; well arched toes and strong nails. Pads well deceloped
and
thick.
HINDQUARTERS: Hindlegs strong, parallel, well angulated and muscular.
LOWER THIGH: Short.
HOCK JOINT: Set relatively high, strongly developed.
HINDFEET: Smaller than the forefeet.
GAIT:
Free, enduring, vigorous, with drive. Gallop rather slow but lasting.
Forelegs extend in a straight forward line.
SKIN:
Firm, thick, without wrinkles or dewlap, pigmented.
COAT:
TEXTURE: Hair long, fine but firm, slightly wavy with a silky gloss;
not too
much overdone. The czech terrier is groomed by scissors (clipping). At
the
forepart of the head the hair is not to be clipped thus forming brows and
beard.
On the lower parts of the legs, under the chest and belly the hair should
not be
clipped either. In show condition the hair at the upper side of the neck,
on the
shoulders and on the back should not be longer than 1-1,5 cm; it should
be
shorter on the sides of the body and on the tail and quite short on the
ears,
cheeks, at the lower side of the neck, on elbows, thighs and round the
vent. The
transition between clipped and unclipped areas should be pleasing for the
eye
and never abrupt.
COLOUR: The czech terrier has 2 varieties of coat colour:
- grey-blue (puppies are born black)
- light-coffee-brown (puppies are born chocolate brown)
In both colour varieties yellow, grey or white markings are permitted on
the
head (beard, cheeks), neck, chest, belly, the limbs and round the vent.
Sometimes there is also a white collar or a white tip of the tail. The
basic colour,
however, must always be predominant.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT:
Height at withers between 25-32 cm. Ideal size for a
dog = 29 cm for a bitch = 27 cm. The weight must not be less than 6 kg
and
more than 10 kg.
FAULTS:
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault
and seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact
proportion to its degree.
- Weak construction
- Temporary loss o nasal pigmentation (snow nose)
- weak, short or snipey foreface, with weakly developed teeth
- Absence of one (1) incisor, canine hold back
- Eyes too big or protruding
- Ears too big or too small, or different in shape or carriage as descriped
in the
standard
- Back too long or too short
- Crocked forelegs, incorrect front
- Coat too fine or too coarse
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
- Absence of more than 4 teeth altogether; absence of 2 or more incisors
- Canine placed in vestibulo position
- Entropion or ectropion
- Chest circumference more than 50 cm
- Curled tail or carried over the back
- Long brindled coat on dogs older than 2 years
- Coarse or curled cotton-wool type hair
- White markings covering more than 20%; white blaze on the head
- Irregular, jerky spasmodic movements ("Scottie cramp")
- Weight above 10 kg or less than 6 kg
- Shyness, unbalanced or aggressive disposition
N.B.: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended
into the scrotum
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