South Russian Ovtctarka
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Russian Native Breeds AssociationBreed Description
is a robust dog of greater that average size and speed, protective, with a sincere distrust to strangers, easily accomodating to different climate conditions. Well boned, well musculed, neither coarse, nor shelly.
SIZE AND PROPORTIONS Height at withers Dogs 65 cm minimum; bitches 62 cm minimum. No maximum. FAULTS Dogs 60 cm to 65 cm; bitches 58 cm to 62 cm. MAJOR FAULTS Dogs under 60 cm; Bitches under 58 cm.
The total body length from the front point of shoulder to the rearmost projection of the croup should exeed the dog's height at withers by 8% to 10%.
The animal gives a definite impression of masculinity or femininity, according to sex. Dogs are generally bigger and heavier. FAULTS Doggy bitches. MAJOR FAULTS Bitchy dogs.
COAT Long /10 - 15 cm/, coarse, slightly wavy, of the same lenghts all over with a well developed undercoat. FAULTS Straight hair MAJOR FAULTS Soft, short hair.
COLOR White is most common, white with light fawn; light fawn, grey, blue, i.e. any light, pastel color with or without white.
HEAD Long, moderately wide at the forehead, with a well notable occipital peak and well developed cheek bones. Stop is moderately defined. NOSE is large, black. FAULTS Primitive head, a pronounsed stop, pronounsed brow, heavy lips. Grey, brown, party-colored nose. MAJOR FAULTS Sharp, turned-up muzzle. Pink nose.
EARS are small, triangle, lying close to the head.
EYES are very intelligent. Dark, with pigmented close-fitting rims. FAULTS Light eyes. Odd-eyed dogs. Lids with no pigmentation.
TEETH are white, large, set tight. Incisors are at line. Scissors bite preffered. FAULTS Small teeth, exessive deterioration, broken or missing teeth, yellow teeth. MAJOR FAULTS Extremely damaged enamel.
NECK is high set, lean, moderately long.
CHEST is deep rather than wide; reaching elbows or below; ribs well-sprung.
BELLY is moderately tucked.
LOIN is short, wide, moderately arched.
RUMP is wide, almost horisontal. Height about same as withers.
TAIL falling at rest, reaching the hock, with the end curved upward. MAJOR FAULTS Ring shaped tail, short or cropped tail.
FOREQUARTERS Front legs are straight, parallel, relatively long. The angle formed by the shoulder bone and upper arm bone is about 100 degrees. Pasterns are strong, wide and long, with a slight slant.
HINDQUARTERS are powerful, wide set, parallel. Well-angulated. The upper tights are well-musculed. Stifle bones are long, inclined. Hock joint is clean-cut, angular. The hock is strong, long, slightly inclined. MAJOR FAULT No angulation. Short stiffles.
FEET are strong, oval shaped, large, with arched toes, well covered with hair.
GAIT Powerful, ground-covering, trot or gallop. Free, balansed motions. Front as well as rear legs are not thrown neither in nor out; legs converge under body toward a center line as speed inreases. Joints are not tied up.
SUMMARY Any deviation from the standard above should be considered a fault and should be penalized to the extend of deviation.
DISQUALIFICATIONS Pronounsed overshot or undershot Chriptorchid males, unilateral or bilateral Short, straight hair Colors that are not specified by the standard above
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