GENERAL APPEARANCE Small, well balanced,
sturdy dog of spitz type. Veryslightlylonger
than hight at withers.
CHARACTERISTICS Lively and friendly.
TEMPERAMENT Bright, active, keen and alert, also docile and faithful.
HEAD & SKULL Head appears as a blunt triangle when viewed from above. Broad skull, cheeks well developed. Definite stop with slight furrow. Muzzle straight, of good depth, tapering gradually. Lips tight. Black nose preferred but flesh-coloured acceptable in white dogs.
EYES relatively small, almond, set well apart and dark brown.
EARS Small, triangular, pricked and inclining slightly forward.
MOUTH jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, ie upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaw.
NECK medium length, thick and muscular.
FOREQUARTERS shoulders moderately slopping. Elbows set close to the body. Forearms straight. Pasterns slightly sloping.
BODY Withers high and well developed. Short level back. Deep chest. Moderate spring of ribs. Belly well tucked up.
HINDQUARTERS Long upper thigh, short strong second thigh. Hocks strong and parallel when see from rear, turning neither in or out. Well developed. Slight but definite bend of stifle.
FEET Cat-like with firm, tight, well knuckled toes. Pads firm and elastic. Dark nails preferred.
TAIL Set-on high. Thick and carried curled or curved as a sickle.
GAIT / MOVEMENT Light, quick and energetic.
COAT Hard, straight outer coat with soft, dense under coat. Hair on tail.
COLOUR Red; clear red, white markings restricted to eye spots, under jaw, forechest,underparts and underside of tail and legs. No white above elbows or hock. Red sesame; red with an even overlay of black guard hairs; black to be not less then 25%,or more than 50% of normal red area. White markingsin red and redsesame restricted to eye spots,cheeks,under jaw,forechest,underparts,and underside of tail and legs,no white above elbows or hock.
The white marking on the forechest resembling the shape of a bow-tie.colour eye spots in red sesame may be tan.
Black and tan;dull black with a bronze cast.Tan markings restricted to eye spots,cheeks,inside of ears,legs and taill,white markings as in red and red sesame.tan markings only occur between black and white areas.
White; white coat with red or grey tinges,white undercoat
SIZE Height : Dog : 39.5cms (15.5 inches); Bitches : 36.5cms ( 14.5 inches) approx. with allowance of 1.5cms (0.75 inch) either way.
FAULTS Any departure from the forgoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
NOTES Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles descended into the scrotum.
The native dog's are of the classic northern type. Some typical features are a
squared body,with strong and firms legs, wedge-shaped heads, a fox-like facial
expression (shiba),slanted and almond-shaped eyes, upright,triangular ears(''prick ears"),
short,thick stand-off coats, and the tail is curled up over the back.
ideal ratios (shiba): height at withers 100%
body size 110%
circumfrerence of carpus 19-20 %
breadth of hips 28-30%
depth of chest 45-50%
volume of chest 116-120%
breadth of chest 36-38%
A dog's skeleton can be divided into four parts;the spinal column (backbone),
thorax head, and extremities. The skeleton, in general,is formed so the dog can run farst, hunt and chase. For examample, the dog's shoulder blades are not tightly connected to
its skeleton, so the dog has potential for greater motion and flexibility.
The skeleton of the domestic dog has an average of 321 bones, with variation reflecting differences in the number of bones in the tail and the presence of adewclaw, extra digit on te paw
(Norwegian Lundehund)
