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 AMERICAN
TOY FOX-TERRIER |
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| GENERAL APPEARANCE | - The Toy Fox Terrier is truly a toy and a terrier and both have influenced his personality and character. As a terrier, the Toy Fox Terrier possesses keen intelligence, courage, and animation. As a toy his is diminutive, and devoted with an endless abiding love for his master. The Toy Fox Terrier is a well-balanced Toy dog of athletic appearance displaying grace and agility in equal measure with strength and stamina. His lithe muscular body has a smooth elegant outline which conveys the impression of effortless movement and endless endurance. He is naturally well groomed, proud, animated, and alert. Characteristic traits are his elegant head, his short glossy and predominantly white coat, coupled with a predominantly solid head, and his short high-set tail. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - The Toy Fox Terrier is square in proportion, with height being approximately equal to length; with height measured from withers to ground and length measured from point of shoulder to buttocks. Slightly longer in bitches is acceptable. Substance: Bone must be strong, but not excessive and always in proportion to size. Overall balance is important. | |
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| SIZE | - Height at the withers: 8.5 - 11.5 inches, 9 -11 preferred, 8.5 - 11.5 acceptable. | |
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length: (standard
does not comment).
- weight: (standard does not comment). |
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| TEMPERAMENT | - The Toy Fox Terrier is intelligent, alert and friendly, and loyal to its owners. He learns new tasks quickly, is eager to please, and adapts to almost any situation. The Toy Fox Terrier, like other terriers, is self-possessed, spirited, determined and not easily intimidated. He is a highly animated toy dog that is comical, entertaining and playful all of his life. Any individuals lacking good terrier attitude and personality are to be faulted. | |
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| SKIN | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| COAT | - The coat is shiny, satiny, fine in texture and smooth to the touch. It is slightly longer in the ruff, uniformly covering the body. | |
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| COLOUR | - Tri-Color: Predominately black head with sharply defined tan markings on cheeks, lips and eye dots. Body is over fifty-percent white, with or without black body spots. White, Chocolate and Tan: Predominately chocolate head with sharply defined tan markings on cheeks, lips and eye dots. Body is over fifty-percent white, with or without chocolate body spots. White and Tan: Predominately tan head. Body is over fifty-percent white, with or without tan body spots. White and Black: Predominately black head. Body is over fifty-percent white with or without black body spots. Color should be rich and clear. Blazes are acceptable, but may not touch the eyes or ears. Clear white is preferred, but a small amount of ticking is not to be penalized. | |
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 HEAD |
- The head is elegant, balanced and expressive with no indication of coarseness. Expression is intelligent, alert, eager and full of interest. When viewed from the front, the head widens gradually from the nose to the base of the ears. The distance from the nose to the stop is equal to the distance from the stop to the occiput. | |
| - | Skull | - moderate in width, slightly rounded and softly wedge shaped. |
| - | Stop | - Medium, somewhat sloping. |
| - | Muzzle | - Lenght equal to the skull. |
| - | Nose | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Lips/Flews | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Cheeks | - The cheeks are flat and muscular, with the area below the eyes well filled in. |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Eyes | - Clear, bright and dark, including eye-rims, with the exception of chocolates whose eye-rims should be self-colored. The eyes are full, round and somewhat prominent, yet never bulging, with a soft intelligent expression. They are set well apart, not slanted, and fit well together into the sockets. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Erect, pointed, inverted V-shaped, set high and close together, but never touching. The size is in proportion to the head and body. |
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| NECK | - The neck is carried proudly erect, well set on, slightly arched, gracefully curved, clean, muscular and free from throatiness. It is proportioned to the head and body and widens gradually blending smoothly into the shoulders. The length of the neck is approximately the same as that of the head. | |
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| BODY | - The body is balanced and tapers slightly from ribs to flank. | |
| - | Topline | - Level when standing and gaiting. |
| - | Withers | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Back | - The back is straight, level, and muscular. |
| - | Chest | - Deep and muscular. The forechest is well developed. Depth of chest extends to the point of elbow. |
| - | Ribs | - Well sprung ribs. |
| - | Belly | - Moderate tuck-up to denote grace and elegance. |
| - | Loins | - Short and strong in loin. |
| - | Underline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Croup | - The croup is level with topline and well-rounded. |
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| LIMBS | ||
| Forequarters - Forequarters are well angulated. | ||
| - | Shoulders | - Sloping and well laid back, blending smoothly from neck to back. The shoulder is firmly set and has adequate muscle, but is not overdeveloped. |
| - | Upperarms | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Elbows | - Close and perpendicular to the body. |
| - | Forearms | - The legs are parallel and straight to the pasterns |
| - | Carpus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Pasterns | - Strong and straight while remaining flexible. |
| - | Forefeet | - Feet are small and oval, pointing forward turning neither in nor out. Toes are strong, well-arched and closely knit with deep pads. |
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| Hindquarters - Hindquarters are well angulated, strong and muscular. Dewclaws should be removed from hindquarters if present. | ||
| - | Thighs | - strong, well muscled and of good length. |
| - | Stifles/knees | - The stifles are clearly defined and well angulated. |
| - | Lowerthighs | - The legs are parallel from the rear and turn neither in nor out. |
| - | Metatarsus | - The rear pasterns are straight. |
| - | Hocks | - Hock joints are well let down and firm. |
| - | Hindfeet | - strong, well muscled and of good length. |
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| Tail | - The tail is set high, held erect and in proportion to the size of the dog. Docked to the 3rd or 4th joint. | |
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| Gait/Movement | - Movement
is smooth and flowing with good reach and strong drive. The topline should
remain straight and head and tail carriage erect while gaiting. |
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| Faults | -
should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. Hackney gait. Color, other than ticking, that extends below the elbow or the hock. Faults: Apple head. Muzzle: Strong rather than fine, in proportion to the head as a whole and parallel to the top of the skull. Nose: Black only with the exception of self-colored in chocolate dogs. |
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| Severe Faults | - (standard does not comment). | |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - Any dog under 8.5 inches or over 11.5 inches. Ears not erect on any dog over six months of age. Dudley nose. Undershot, wry mouth, overshot more than 1/8 inch. A blaze extending into the eye or ears. Any color combination not stated above. Any dog whose head is more than fifty percent white. Any dog whose body is not more than fifty percent white. Any dog whose head and body are of different colors. Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. |
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| NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. | ||