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Standard
for Cattledog´s &
American Staffordshire Terrier...
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FCI Breed Standard
General Appearan
The general appearance is that of a strong compact,
symmetrically built working dog, with the ability and
willingness to carry out his allotted task however arduous.
Its combination of substance, power, balance and hard
muscular condition must convey the impression of great
agility, strength and endurance. Any tendency to grossness
or weediness is a serious fault.
Characteristics
As the name implies the dog's prime function, and one in
which he has no peer, is the control and movement of cattle
in both wide open and confined areas. Always alert,
extremely intelligent, watchful, courageous and trustworthy,
with an implicit devotion to duty making it an ideal dog.
Temperament
The Cattle Dog's loyalty and protective instincts make it a
self-appointed guardian to the Stockman, his herd and his
property. Whilst naturally suspicious of strangers, must be
amenable to handling, particularly in the Show ring. Any
feature of temperament or structure foreign to a working dog
must be regarded as a serious fault.
Head and Skull
The head is strong and must be in balance with other
proportions of the dog and in keeping with its general
conformation. The broad skull is slightly curved between the
ears, flattening to a slight but definite stop. The cheeks
muscular, neither coarse nor prominent with the underjaw
strong, deep and well developed. The foreface is broad and
well filled in under the eyes, tapering gradually to form a
medium length, deep, powerful muzzle with the skull and
muzzle on parallel planes. The lips are tight and clean.
Nose black.
Eyes-- The eyes should be of oval shape and medium size,
neither prominent nor sunken and must express alertness and
intelligence. A warning or suspicious glint is
characteristic when approached by strangers. Eye color, dark
brown.
Ears-- The ears should be of moderate size, preferably small
rather than large, broad at the base, muscular, pricked and
moderately pointed neither spoon nor bat eared. The ears are
set wide apart on the skull, inclining outwards, sensitive
in their use and pricked when alert, the leather should be
thick in texture and the inside of the ear fairly well
furnished with hair.
Mouth-- The teeth, sound, strong and evenly spaced, gripping
with a scissor-bite, the lower incisors close behind and
just touching the upper. As the dog is required to move
difficult cattle by heeling or biting, teeth which are sound
and strong are very important.
Nec
The neck is extremely strong, muscular, and of medium length
broadening to blend into the body and free from throatiness.
Forequarters
The shoulders are strong, sloping, muscular and well
angulated to the upper arm and should not be too closely set
at the point of the withers. The forelegs have strong, round
bone, extending to the feet and should be straight and
parallel when viewed from the front, but the pasterns should
show flexibility with a slight angle to the forearm when
viewed from the side. Although the shoulders are muscular
and the bone is strong, loaded shoulders and heavy fronts
will hamper correct movement and limit working ability.
Body
The length of the body from the point of the breast bone, in
a straight line to the buttocks, is greater than the height
at the withers, as 10 is to 9. The topline is level, back
strong with ribs well sprung and carried well back not
barrel ribbed. The chest is deep, muscular and moderately
broad with the loins broad, strong and muscular and the
flanks deep. The dog is strongly coupled.
Hindquarters
The hindquarters are broad, strong and muscular. The croup
is rather long and sloping, thighs long, broad and well
developed, the stifles well turned and the hocks strong and
well let down. When viewed from behind, the hind legs, from
the hocks to the feet, are straight and placed parallel,
neither close nor too wide apart.
Feet
The feet should be round and the toes short, strong, well
arched and held close together. The pads are hard and deep,
and the nails must be short and strong.
Tail
The set on of tail is moderately low, following the contours
of the sloping croup and of length to reach approximately to
the hock. At rest it should hang in a very slight curve.
During movement or excitement the tail may be raised, but
under no circumstances should any part of the tail be
carried past a vertical line drawn through the root. The
tail should carry a good brush.
Gait/Movement
The action is true, free, supple and tireless and the
movement of the shoulders and forelegs is in unison with the
powerful thrust of the hindquarters. The capability of quick
and sudden movement is essential. Soundness is of paramount
importance and stiltiness, loaded or slack shoulders,
straight shoulder placement, weakness at elbows, pasterns or
feet, straight stifles, cow or bow hocks, must be regarded
as serious faults. When trotting the feet tend to come
closer together at ground level as speed increases, but when
the dog comes to rest he should stand four square.
Coat
The coat is smooth, a double coat with a short dense
undercoat. The outer-coat is close, each hair straight,
hard, and lying flat, so that it is rain-resisting. Under
the body, to behind the legs, the coat is longer and forms
near the thigh a mild form of breeching. On the head
(including the inside of the ears), to the front of the legs
and feet, the hair is short. Along the neck it is longer and
thicker. A coat either too long or too short is a fault. As
an average, the hairs on the body should be from 2.5 to 4
cms (approx. 1-1.5 ins) in length.
Color (Blue)
The color should be blue, blue-mottled or blue speckled with
or without other markings. The permissible markings are
black, blue or tan markings on the head, evenly distributed
for preference. The forelegs tan midway up the legs and
extending up the front to breast and throat, with tan on
jaws; the hindquarters tan on inside of hindlegs, and inside
of thighs, showing down the front of the stifles and
broadening out to the outside of the hindlegs from hock to
toes. Tan undercoat is permissible on the body providing it
does not show through the blue outer coat. Black markings on
the body are not desirable.
Color (Red Speckle)
The color should be of good even red speckle all over,
including the undercoat, (neither white nor cream), with or
without darker red markings on the head. Even head markings
are desirable. Red markings on the body are permissible but
not desirable.
Size
Height:
Dogs 46-51 cms (approx. 18-20 ins) at withers
Bitches 43-48 cms (approx. 17-19 ins) at withers
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.
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ORIGIN
: U.S.A.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL
STANDARD : 03.09.1996.
FCI‑CLASSIFICATION
: Group 3 Terriers.
Section 3 Bull type Terriers.
Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
: The Staffordshire Terrier should give the impression of
great strength for his size; a well put together dog,
muscular, but agile and graceful, keenly alive to his
surroundings. He should be stocky, not long-legged or racy
in outline. His courage is proverbial.
HEAD :
Medium length, deep through.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull :
broad.
Stop :
Distinct.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose :
Definitely black.
Muzzle :
Medium length, rounded on upper side to fall away abruptly
below the eyes.
Lips :
Close and even ; no looseness.
Jaws/Teeth :
Well defined. Under jaw strong and to have biting power.
Upper teeth to meet tightly outside lower teeth in front.
Cheeks :
Very pronounced cheek muscles.
Eyes :
Dark, round, low down in skull, set far apart. No pink
eyelids.
Ears : Set
high. Cropped or uncropped, the latter preferred.
Uncropped ears should be short and held rose or half prick.
Full drop to be penalized.
NECK :
Heavy, slightly arched, tapering from shoulders to back of
skull. No looseness of skin. Medium length.
BODY :
Topline :
Back fairly short. Slight sloping from withers to rump with
gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.
Loins : Slightly
tucked.
Chest :
Deep and broad. Well sprung ribs; close together, deep in
rear.
TAIL :
Short in comparison to size, low set, tapering to fine
point; not curled or carried over back. Not docked.
LIMBS :
FOREQUARTERS
: Front legs straight, with large bones. Set rather wide
apart to permit chest development.
Shoulders :
Strong and muscular, with blades wide and sloping.
Pastern : Upright.
HINDQUARTERS
: Well muscled.
Hocks : Let
down, turning neither in nor out.
FEET : Of
moderate size, well arched and compact.
GAIT / MOVEMENT
: Springy but without roll or pace.
COAT
HAIR :
Short, close, stiff to the touch, glossy.
COLOUR :
Any colour, solid, particolour, or patched is permissible;
but more than 80% white, black and tan, and liver not to be
encouraged.
SIZE
: Height and weight should be in
proportion. A height of about eighteen to nineteen inches
(46 ‑ 48 cm) at the shoulder for the male and seventeen to
eighteen inches (43 ‑ 46 cm) for the female to be considered
preferable.
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.
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Dudley nose.
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Undershot or overshot mouth.
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Light
eyes.
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Pink
eyelids.
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Tail
too long or badly carried.
N.B. :
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
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