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GENERAL APPEARANCE
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- Tricolour,
medium-sized, almost squarely built dog, balanced in all parts. Muscular,
very agile and deft, with a cheeky expression. |
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PROPORTIONS
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Height at withers to length of body = 9 : 10. Rather compact than long.
Length of muzzle to length of skull = 4 : 5. |
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SIZE |
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Height at the withers: Dogs : 52 56 cm,
Bitches : 50 54 cm.
Tolerance of plus or minus 2 cm. |
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length: (standard
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- weight: (standard
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TEMPERAMENT
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Lively, high-spirited, self-assured, reliable and fearless. Slightly
suspicious of strangers. A watchdog which cannot be bribed, and capable of
learning. |
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SKIN |
- (standard
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COAT |
- Hair
: Double coat (Stockhaar) : Firm and fitting. Topcoat thick and shiny.
Undercoat thick, black, brown or grey. It is undesirable for the undercoat
to be visible through the topcoat. Slightly wavy coat only on withers and
back just tolerated, but not desirable. |
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COLOUR
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- Basic
colour black or havana brown with reddish-brown and white markings as
symmetrical as possible. Small reddish-brown spots over eyes. Reddish-brown
markings on cheeks, chest (left and right in the region of the
shoulder-joint) and on legs. The reddish-brown on the latter must invariably
be located between the black, resp.havana brown and the white.
White markings :
Distinct white blaze which runs from the skull without break over the
bridge of the nose and can reach totally or partially round the muzzle.
White from chin, covering throat without break at chest.
White on all four feet.
White on tip of tail.
White spot on nape of neck or half collar tolerated.
Thin white ring all around neck tolerated but not desirable. |
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HEAD |
- Balanced
size in relation to body. Slightly wedge-shaped. |
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Skull
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- Skull
fairly flat, broadest between the ears, tapering evenly towards the muzzle.
Occiput barely pronounced. Frontal furrow moderately developed. |
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Stop
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- Slightly
marked. |
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Muzzle
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- Medium
strength, tapering evenly, but not snipy, with strong lower jaw. Nasal
bridge straight. |
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Nose
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- In
black dogs black, in havana-brown dogs brown (as dark as possible). |
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Lips/Flews
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- Clean
and close fitting, with black pigmentation in black dogs or with brown
pigmentation (as dark as possible) in havana-brown dog. Corner of the mouth
not visible. |
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Cheeks
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- Barely
pronounced. |
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Jaw/Teeth
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- Strong,
complete and regular scissor bite. Pincer bite tolerated. One missing PM1 or
double PM1 (premolar 1) and missing M3 (molars) tolerated. |
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Eyes
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- Rather
small, almond-shaped, not protruding. Set slightly oblique towards the nose.
Expression lively. Colour : in black dogs dark brown, brown; in havana brown
dogs lighter brown, but as dark as possible. Eye-lids close fitting.
Eye-rims black respectively brown (as dark as possible) corresponding to the
colour of the coat. |
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Eears/Leathers
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- Set
on fairly high and broad; in repose hanging down flat and close to cheeks.
Triangular shape with tips slightly rounded off. In alertness raised at
set-on and turned forward so that the head and ears, seen from above, form a
marked triangle. |
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NECK |
- Rather
short, strong and clean. |
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BODY
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- Compact,
strong. |
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Topline |
- (standard
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Withers |
- (standard
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Back |
- Moderately
long, firm and straight. |
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Chest
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- Broad,
deep, reaching to the elbows, with definite forechest. Sternum reaching
sufficiently far back. |
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Ribs |
- Ribcage
round-oval in diameter. |
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Belly
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- Only
slight tuck up. |
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Loins
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- Short
and well muscled. |
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Underline |
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Only slight tuck up. |
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Croup
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- Relatively
short, running in flat continuation of the topline. |
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LIMBS
- Strong and dry bone. |
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Forequarters - Well
muscled; seen from front forelegs straight and parallel; standing not too
close. |
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Shoulders |
- Shoulder
blade long and sloping. |
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Upperarms |
- Same
length or only slightly shorter than shoulder blade. Angle with shoulder blade
not too blunt. |
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Elbows |
- Close
fitting. |
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Forearms |
- Straight,
lean. |
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Carpus |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Pasterns |
- Seen
from front in straight continuation of the forearm. Seen from the side, set at
a very light angle. |
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Forefeet |
- Short,
arched, tight toes; solid pads. |
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Hindquarters - Well
muscled. Seen from rear, hindlegs straight and parallel, standing not too
close. The typical angulations result in relatively steep hindquarters. |
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Thighs |
- Fairly
long, forming a relatively small angle to the hip-bone (coxo-femoral joint). |
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Stifles/knees |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Lowerthighs |
- Equally
long or only slightly shorter than the upper thigh. Lean and well muscled. |
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Metatarsus |
- Set
relatively high. |
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Hocks |
- Set
vertical and parallel, slightly longer than the front pastern, turning neither
in nor out. Dewclaws must be removed, except in
those countries where their removal is prohibited by law. |
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Hindfeet |
- Short,
arched, tight toes; solid pads. |
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Tail
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- Set
on high, strong, of medium length, densely coated. Hair slightly longer on
underside. In movement carried tightly curled over the croup, carried
sideways or in centre. In repose pendent tail in various shapes tolerated. |
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Gait/Movement |
- Good
rear drive, well reaching stride in front. Seen from either front or rear,
limbs move in a straight line when trotting. |
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Faults
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should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree.
Lack of typical sex-specific appearance.
To long or unbalanced in body.
Bone fine or too coarse.
Insufficient musculature.
Very heavy or very light in head.
Skull round.
Stop too defined.
Muzzle too long, too short, narrow or pointed; nasal bridge not straight.
Lips too developed.
Absence of teeth other than 2 PM1 (premolars 1).
Cheeks too prominent.
Eyes round, protruding or light.
Ears too small, too large, standing off; set on too high or too low.
Swayback, roach back.
Croup overbuilt or falling away.
Belly tucked up.
Chest flat or barrel-shaped; lack of forechest; sternum too short.
Loosely rolled tail, its tip reaching at least the base of the tail.
Insufficient angulation of fore-and hindquarters.
Out at elbows.
Down on pastern.
Cow hocks.
Feet longish-oval (harefeet), splay feet.
Incorrect movement, e.g. short, stilted gait, close movement coming and
going, crossing etc.
Undercoat visible through topcoat.
Faults in marking :
Black ticks on white.
Broken blaze.
Broad white collar around the hole neck.
Divided white on chest.
White reaching distinctly above pastern (boots).
Absence of white on feet and tip of tail.
Over- or undersize regarding tolerance.
Insecure behaviour, absence of liveliness, slight sharpness. |
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Severe Faults
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(standard does not comment). |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS -
Aggressive or overly shy.
Overshot or undershot mouth.
Entropion, ectropion.
Wall eye.
Sickle tail (its tip not reaching the base of the tail), definitely pendent
tail; kink tail.
Other than double coat (Stockhaar).
Other than tricoloured coat.
Other than black or havana-brown main colour.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. |
APPENZELLER
CATTLE DOG