Norwegian Lundehund
This is the breed standard for the Norwegian Lundehund
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Standard FCI N°265 / 12. 03. 1999
/ GB
NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND
(Norsk Lundehund)
TRANSLATION
: Norsk Kennel Club.
ORIGIN
: Norway.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID
STANDARD :
12.03.1999.
UTILIZATION
: By his anatomical peculiarities this dog is predestinated to
puffin-hunting on the steep rocks around the fjords and along the shore.
CLASSIFICATION FCI
: Group 5 Spitz and primitive types.
Section 2 Nordic Hunting Dogs. Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
: Spitz
type dog, small,
rectangular, supple,
rather lightly made; morphological characteristics different according
to sex.
BEHAVIOUR /CHARACTER :
Alert, energetic, lively.
HEAD
: Clean-cut, medium width,
wedge shaped.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull :
Slightly rounded with prominent
superciliary arches.
Stop :
Pronounced, but without
excess.
FACIAL REGION :
Muzzle :
Wedge shaped of medium length.
Nasal bridge slightly convex.
Jaws / Teeth :
Scissor bite
preferred, but
a pincer bite or a
moderate prognathism of the lower
jaw is permitted.
The absence of premolars on
both sides, in each jaw, is accepted.
Eye
: Slightly sloping and not
protruding; the iris is yellowish brown; the pupil is encircled by a
dark halo.
Ears
: Triangular ears
of medium size,
broad at the base,
carried
erect and very mobile.
The cartilage of the ear lobe has the faculty
of being able to retract itself so that the ear folds itself and flops
in a specific manner, either backwards or in right angle upwards, so as
to close the auditory passage.
NECK
: Clean-cut, of
medium length, quite
strong with a relatively
well furnished collar.
BODY
: Rectangular.
Topline
: Straight.
Back
: Strong.
Croup :
Slightly sloping.
Chest :
Long, of medium width, relatively well let down and spacious,
not barrel shaped.
Belly :
Slightly drawn up.
TAIL
: Set high, medium length,
well covered with hair but without flag.
Carried either in a ring or slightly rolled over onto the back,
or hanging. The tip must
not be too much over nor falling to one side.
LIMBS :
FOREQUARTERS
:
General appearance
: Moderately angulated.
Forearm :
Straight.
Fore feet :
Oval shaped, turning
slightly outwards, with at
least six toes - of
which five must rest on the ground.
Eight pads on each foot.
The two inner toes, formed respectively by 3 and 2 phalanges and
endowed with a ligamentary and muscular system, make the foot look
solid.
HINDQUARTERS
:
General appearance
: The position of the hindquarters is somewhat close.
Upper thigh :
Strong and muscular.
Stifles
: Moderately angulated.
Lower thigh
: Strong and muscular.
Hindfeet :
Oval shaped, turned slightly
outwards, with at least
six toes - four of which must rest on the ground.
Seven pads on each foot, the one in the middle, the most
important one by its size, being attached to the inner pads
corresponding to the
two inner toes.
When the dog
is standing up on a
flat surface, the weight of
the body must be evenly distributed on the pads.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
: Light and elastic.
An external rotary
action of the forelegs and somewhat close action behind is
characteristic of
the breed.
COAT
HAIR
: Dense and rough, soft
undercoat. Short on the
head and the front of the legs, more abundant at the
level of the neck, rear of the buttocks (thighs) and on the tail,
but without flag.
COLOUR
: Always combined with
white : from red to fawn,
coat more or less sprinkled
with hairs
with black tips;
black; grey; white with
dark patches. The
adult usually has more marked black tips in the coat than the younger
dog.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
:
Height at withers
: Male :
35 - 38 cm.
Weight
: Male :
about 7 kg.
FAULTS
: Any departure from the
foregoing points should be considered a fault and
the seriousness with which
the fault should be
regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
ELIMINATING FAULT
:
·
Aggressiveness.
Any dog
clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B.
: Male animals should have
two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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