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GENERAL APPEARANCE
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- Always
solid black with tan markings. Lightish body build, yet solid bone structure.
Longish rectangle. |
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PROPORTIONS
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IMPORTANT
MEASURES (lDEAL TYPE) : |
| Weight
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16 kg |
| Height
at withers for a dog |
46 cm |
| Height
at withers for a bitch |
43 cm |
| Overall
length of the head |
22 cm |
| Length
of the bridge of nose |
9 cm |
| Length
of the skull. |
13 cm |
| Width
of the skull |
10,5 cm |
| Width
of the chest |
16,5 cm |
| Height
of the chest |
22 cm |
| Depth
of the chest |
31,5 cm |
| Length
of body |
55 cm |
| Girth
of chest behind last rib |
54 cm |
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ANGULATIONS : |
| Angle of the shoulder
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110° |
| Angle of the elbow
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140° |
| Angle of the hip
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130° |
| Angle of the stif1e
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130° |
| Angle of hock joint
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145° |
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SIZE |
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Height at the withers: dogs 45 to 50 cm.
bitches 40 to 45 cm. |
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length: (standard
does not comment).
- weight: 15 to 20 kg. |
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TEMPERAMENT
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Spirited temperament. Extraordinarily developed sense of direction. |
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SKIN |
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Dark brown to black, close fitting without folds or loose skin. |
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COAT |
- Hair
: 2-5 cm long, medium coarse, close fitting and dense; longer on back,
neck and tail. Undercoat dense, especially during winter months, but must
not be lacking in summer. |
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COLOUR
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- Black
with brown to mahogany coloured tan markings on limbs. |
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HEAD |
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Skull
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- Flat
domed top skull ; shape of a longish rectangle. Superciliary ridges and
frontal furrow marked; occipital protuberance hardly marked. The direction
of the axes of the muzzle
and of the skull is parallel. |
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Stop
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- Forms
an angle of about 45°. |
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Muzzle
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- Bridge
of nose straight, in keeping with the skull long and not too broad. |
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Nose
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- Always
black in colour, relatively large, moderately tapering;
nostrjls moderately open. |
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Lips/Flews
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- Not
overlapping, close fittfng with noticeable opened corner of
mouth. |
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Cheeks
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Jaw/Teeth
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- Jaws
of regular shape, firm, with well developed complete bite. |
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Eyes
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- Dark,
set in somewhat deep. Show liveliness and courage. Eyelids always black;
almond shaped. |
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Eears/Leathers
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- Set
on somewhat above the line of the eyes, carried flat along the head, with
rounded tip and of medium length. |
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NECK |
- Well
set, carried at an angle of 135°, rather short, muscular
and without loose skin. |
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BODY
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Topline |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Withers |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Back |
- Straight,
medium long. |
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Chest
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- Forechest
broad and well developed. Medium depth, suitably
broad and appropriately long. |
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Ribs |
- Arched,
set slanting. |
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Belly
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- Moderately
tucked up. |
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Loins
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- Not
too long, suitably broad, firm and muscular. |
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Underline |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Croup
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- Not
too long, medium breadth, rounded. |
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LIMBS |
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Forequarters - |
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Shoulders |
- Rather
short, well developed, muscular. Angle at shoulder joint about 110°. |
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Upperarms |
- Rather
short, well developed, muscular. |
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Elbows |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Forearms |
- In
vertical position, dry. |
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Carpus |
- Short. |
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Pasterns |
- Not
too long. somewhat sloping. |
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Forefeet |
- Oval;
well arched toes; nails always black and strong. Pads dark and well developed. |
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Hindquarters - |
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Thighs |
- Sufficiently
broad; fittingly long, muscu1ar. |
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Stifles/knees |
- (standard
does not comment). |
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Lowerthighs |
- Broad,
appropriate in 1ength, well muscled. |
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Metatarsus |
- Set
on in a height of about 15 cm, moderately broad. Angle of hock about 150°. |
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Hocks |
- About
8 cm long, moderate1y slanting forward ; no dewc1aws. |
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Hindfeet |
- Oval;
toes tight and well arched; pads well developed and black. |
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Tail
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- Set
on somewhat low, below the upper line ; fittingly strong,
tapering to the tip and reaching to the hock. Pendant in repose; curved
upwards in sabre shape to a height of 150° when alert. |
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Gait/Movement |
- Lively
and balanced. |
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Faults
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should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree.
Heavy, clumsy, stocky build.
Head too heavy.
Lips overlapping.
Incomplete bite.
Over- or undershot mouth.
light eye, eyelids loose or too tight.
Leathers too light, pointed.
Loose skin on neck (throatiness).
Soft back.
Flat ribcage (serious fault) .
Remarkably too long tail, tail carriage above topline even in repose.
Incorrect position of limbs.
Soft feet.
Coat too short, without undercoat; coat too long, wavy.
Colour other than black, white markings, unclear boundary of tan markings.
Oversize. |
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Severe Faults
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(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. |
SLOVAKIAN
HOUND