Arrow_back.gif (1950 bytes)PUDELPOINTER
 
FCI Standard nº 216 / 01. 10. 1999 / GB
Date of Publication of The Original Valid Standard : 01.10.1999.
Origin: Germany.
Origin name: Pudelpointer.
Utilization: Multi-purpose hunting and pointing dog.
FCI  Classification - Group 7 - Pointing Dogs.
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Section 1.1. - Continental Pointing Dogs, type « Braque ».
- With working trial.
* Updated on October, 17 - 2004

HISTORICAL SUMMARY

GENERAL APPEARANCE - The ideal type should have the build of a heavy type of Pointer, 60-65 cm height at the withers, with a not too long, harsh, coat, in colour black, brown or from colour of dried leaves to wheaten.
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PROPORTIONS - Length of body in proportion to height at withers is 10 : 9.
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SIZE - Height at the withers: 60 - 68 cm for males,
                                      55 - 63 cm for females.
- - length: (standard does not comment).
- weight: (standard does not comment).
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TEMPERAMENT - (standard does not comment).
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SKIN - (standard does not comment).
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COAT - Hair : For ideal type a medium length, harsh, dense, wiry coat is required. The lower part of the legs should have short hair.
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COLOUR - Black, brown or from colour of dried leaves to wheaten. Any white or brindle colour is not permissible, unless confined to small markings.
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HEAD - Moderately long, broad, covered with harsh hair with a beard and profuse eyebrows.
- Skull (standard does not comment).
- Stop - Steep.
- Muzzle - Long, broad is to be preferred, not fine and pointed as with the Poodle. Bridge of nose should be similar to the turned up shape of a Pointer’s.
- Nose (standard does not comment).
- Lips/Flews (standard does not comment).
- Cheeks (standard does not comment).
- Jaw/Teeth (standard does not comment).
- Eyes - Large, round, of lively and intelligent expression. Colour dark brown to hazel.
- Eears/Leathers - Medium size, flat and close fitting, not thick and fleshy; more pointed than rounded and sufficiently coated.
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NECK - Medium length, clean, muscular, nape of neck arched.
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BODY
- Topline - (standard does not comment).
- Withers - High, long and full.
- Back - Short and straight.
- Chest - Moderately broad and very deep.
- Ribs - well sprung.
- Belly - Tucked up towards rear, slim; flanks short.
- Loins - Very muscular.
- Underline - (standard does not comment).
- Croup - Long and moderately sloping, well muscled. Hips broad.
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LIMBS
Forequarters - Front legs straight and vertical in position. Sinews clearly visible.
- Shoulders - Sloping, broad, long, firmly attached, muscles stand out clearly.
- Upperarms - Long, well muscled.
- Elbows - Set far back.
- Forearms - Long and covered by taut muscles.
- Carpus (standard does not comment).
- Pasterns (standard does not comment).
- Forefeet - Round with tight toes. Robust pads. Hair on feet and toes should be short.
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Hindquarters - Hind legs, seen from rear, vertical in position. Correct angulations of joints; muscles taut, long, correspondingly thick.
- Thighs (standard does not comment).
- Stifles/knees (standard does not comment).
- Lowerthighs (standard does not comment).
- Metatarsus (standard does not comment).
- Hocks - Placed rather far back and high, distinctly angulated.
- Hindfeet - Round with tight toes. Robust pads. Hair on feet and toes should be short.
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Tail - Should resemble a Pointer’s tail in set-on. Carried straight and horizontally without feathering, but covered with wiry hair. In countries, where the docking of tails is allowed, the tails of puppies, with a view to hunt, should be docked, in bitches to the lower rim of the vagina, in dogs to cover the testicles.
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Gait/Movement (standard does not comment).
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Faults - should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree.
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Severe Faults - (standard does not comment).
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ELIMINATING FAULTS -

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.

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