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GENERAL APPEARANCE
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short legged, sturdy hunting dog with a robust, strong boned body structure,
dense coat, firm muscles. |
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PROPORTIONS
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• Relation of height at shoulder to length of
body = 2 : 3.
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Relation of facial region to cranial region = 9 : 10. |
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SIZE |
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Height at the withers: 34-42 cm.
Ideal height for dogs : 37-38 cm.
Ideal height for bitches : 36-37 cm. |
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length: (standard
does not comment).
- weight: (standard
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TEMPERAMENT
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Expression intelligent and friendly. Fearless
personality. |
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SKIN |
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Elastic and strong, without wrinkles. |
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COAT |
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double coat consists of very thick top coat and a dense undercoat, which
covers the whole body and is close fitting. |
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COLOUR
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ideal colour is dark deer red with or without black hairs lightly
interspersed. Also black with clearly defined red-brown markings on head (Vieräugl),
chest, legs, feet and underside of tail. White star on chest permitted. |
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HEAD |
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Skull
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- Lightly
arched. Well defined furrow in fore-head, lightly emphasized occiput. |
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Stop
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- Pronounced. |
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Muzzle
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- Strong. |
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Nose
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- Black. |
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Lips
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- Close
fitting with black pigment, moderately rounded curve of lips. |
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Jaw/Teeth
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- Strong
complete teeth with scissor or pincer bite. A complete set with 42 teeth is
sought after; the absence of totally two PM1 or PM2 (premolar 1 or 2) is
tolerated; the M3 (molar 3) are not taken into account. |
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Eyes
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- With
dark brown iris. Eyelids close fitting to eyeballs with black pigment. |
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Ears
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- Set
on high without folds, hanging broad and smooth, medium length (should reach
to the canines), well rounded at tips. |
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NECK |
- Muscular,
not too long. |
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BODY
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- Trunk
strong and well muscled, elongated. |
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Top Line |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Withers |
- Moderately
emphasized. |
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Back |
- Straight. |
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Chest
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- Deep
and broad with pronounced forechest. Depth of chest should be about half the
height at shoulder. |
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Ribs |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Belly
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- Moderately
tucked up. |
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Loin
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- Short
and broad. |
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Under Line |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Croup
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- Barely
sloping. |
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LIMBS |
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Forequarters - Front
legs are straight and strong; they appear short in relation to the body. |
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Shoulder |
- Shoulder
blade close fitting, long, sloping and strongly muscled. |
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Upperarms |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Elbows |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Forearms |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Carpus |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Pasterns |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Forefeet |
- strong,
round, toes tight against each other. Strong pads and black nails. |
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Hindquarters - Muscular,
strong and well angulated. Seen from the rear, the axis of the legs is
straight. |
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Thighs |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Stifles |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Lowerthighs |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Metatarsus |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Hocks |
- (standard does not comment). |
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Hindfeet |
- strong,
round, toes tight against each other. Strong pads and black nails. |
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Tail
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- Set
on high, thick at root. Longer hair on underside (brush tail); reaching
barely to ground, carried slightly downward. |
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Gait/Movement |
- Movement
is ground covering, not tripping. Preferred gait : Trot. |
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Faults
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should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. |
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Serious Faults
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(standard does not comment). |
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| DISQUALIFYING
FAULTS - all general
faults. |
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| NOTE:
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into
the scrotum. |
ALPINE
DACHSBRACKE