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 SLOUGHI |
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| GENERAL APPEARANCE | - By demeanour, by delicacy of tissue and by muscular leanness, his general appearance is that of a very racy and elegant dog. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - For
a male with an ideal size of 27, 5 inches (70 cm), the length of the body
from point of shoulders to point of buttock should be 26-27 inches (67-68
cm). For a female with an ideal size of 26 inches (65 cm), the length of the
body from point of shoulders to point of buttock should be 24-25 inches
(62-63 cm). The ratio between length of body (from point of shoulder to point of buttock) and height at withers should be 0,96 (9,6 : 10). The ratio between depth of chest and height at withers should be 0,4 (4 : 10). The ratio between length of foreface and total length of head should be 0,5 (1 : 2) |
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| SIZE | -
Height at the withers: males 26-29 inches (66-72 cm), females 24-27 inches (61-68 cm). |
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length: (standard
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- weight: (standard does not comment). |
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| TEMPERAMENT | - Although noble and haughty, he is very attached to his master and defends him in case of need. With an instinct of hunter, capable of sustained effort, he also appreciates the home conforts. | |
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| SKIN | - Very fine, close fitting to the body, without folds or dewlap. | |
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| COAT | - Hair : Very short, dense, fine. | |
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| COLOUR | - The colour reaches from light sand through all possible different shades to red sand (fawn), with or without black mask, with or without black mantle, with or without black brindling, with or without black overlay. | |
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| HEAD | - Seen from the side, the head is longish, refined, delicate but rather strong. Seen from above, it has the shape of a very long wedge, the skull being the widest part, tapering to the tip of the nose. | |
| - | Skull | - Rather broad, seen from aside flat; from one ear to the other the skull measures 4-6 inches (12 to 14 cm). The skull is distinctly rounded at the back and curving harmoniously on the sides. The superciliary ridges are scarcely projecting, the frontal groove hardly marked and the occipital crest and protuberance barely visible. |
| - | Stop | - Hardly pronounced. |
| - | Muzzle | - It has the shape of a, without exaggeration, elongated wedge and is perceptibly as long as the skull. The bridge of the nose is straight from its root. |
| - | Nose | - Black. Strong enough to avoid being pinched. Nostrils well opened. The nose leather not being held up by a skeletal structure is very slightly inclined. |
| - | Lips/Flews | - Thin and supple, just covering the lower jaw; the corner of the mouth must be as little visible as possible. |
| - | Cheeks | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - Teeth normal, jaws strong and regular. Scissor bite. |
| - | Eyes | - Large, dark, well-set in their sockets, sometimes just covered by a slight obliquity of the eyelids. The expression is gentle, a little sad, the look like nostalgic. With a light coat, the eye can be amber-coloured. The eye rims are pigmented. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Set high slightly above the eye line, drooping, close to the head, not too large, triangular and slightly rounded at the tips. |
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| NECK | - Long, well set off from the shoulders and with the topline (crest) slightly arched. The length is perceptibly equal to the length of the head. The skin is fine, tight, without any dewlap; the hair is very smooth. | |
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| BODY | - | |
| - | Topline | - Gently and harmoniously curved with prominent haunch bones equal in height or slightly higher than the withers. |
| - | Withers | - Well projecting. |
| - | Back | - Short, almost horizontal. |
| - | Chest | - Not too wide; in depth it hardly reaches the level of the elbow. Well developed in length. |
| - | Ribs | - Flat. |
| - | Belly | - Sternum long and raised, belly and flanks well tucked up. |
| - | Loins | - Short, lean, wide and slightly arched. |
| - | Underline | - Evenly curved, neither abruptly cut up nor whippety. |
| - | Croup | - Bony, wide and oblique, but not falling strongly away. |
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| LIMBS | ||
| Forequarters - Forelegs vertical and parallel. | ||
| - | Shoulders | - Long and oblique. |
| - | Upperarms | - Strong. |
| - | Elbows | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Forearms | - Bony and muscular. |
| - | Carpus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Pasterns | - Supple and strong. |
| - | Forefeet | - Lean, in the shape of an elongated oval. In many lightly built Sloughis the foot assumes the shape of a harefoot. The two middle toes are distinctly longer than the others. The nails are black or coloured. |
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| Hindquarters - Viewed from behind, hindlegs vertical and parallel; muscles flat, tendons well chiselled. | ||
| - | Thighs | - Flat and muscular. |
| - | Stifles/knees | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Lowerthighs | - Long and well muscled. |
| - | Metatarsus | - Strong, without dewclaws. |
| - | Hocks | - Strong, well bent. |
| - | Hindfeet | - Lean, in the shape of an elongated oval. In many lightly built Sloughis the foot assumes the shape of a harefoot. The two middle toes are distinctly longer than the others. The nails are black or coloured. |
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| Tail | - Thin, lean, set-on in line with the croup and carried below the line of the back. It should be, at least, long enough to reach the point of hocks. At rest, the tip is forming an accentuated curve. | |
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| Gait/Movement | - Walk, trot, gallop. Gait supple, smooth and with long strides, covering plenty of ground. | |
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| Faults | -
should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. Bad ratio between length of body and height at withers. Head and body slightly too heavy. Stop too much or insufficiently pronounced. Too light coloured eyes. Top line not horizontal. Croup narrow, too or insufficiently oblique. Belly not enough tucked up. Rounded ribs. Chest not long enough, seen from the side cut up or very arched. Tail too short, with too much hair, badly carried. Muscles round and protruding. Hair hard and coarse. Small white mark on the chest. |
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| Severe Faults | - (standard does not comment). | |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - Body clearly longer than high, haunch bones lower than withers. Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes. Over-or undershot mouth. Ears erect, or raised with tips drooping, too long, folding backwards (rose ear). Hair semi-long. Fringes on legs or tail. White stockings, larger white markings. Colour not in accordance with the standard. 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. | ||