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Standard N° 53 Komondor
TRANSLATION: Mrs C. Seidler and Mrs Elke Peper. Official language (DE).
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 06.04.2000.
UTILISATION: Herding dog.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Komondor is an old-established Hungarian herding breed of Asiatic origin. His original ancestors almost certainly came with the migrating Old Magyars, living as stock-breeding Nomads, to the Carpathian basin.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Komondor is large in size and powerfully built. His appealing outward appearance and dignified deportment arouse respect and even fear in the observer. By nature he is not ingratiating. His robust body is covered by matted, corded, throughout dense, long hair. The body, seen sideways, forms a prone rectangle, little deviating from a square. The thickly coated head rises above the body. The tail is carried hanging down with its tip bent upwards, almost horizontal. The coat colour is ivory.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• The body length slightly exceeds the height at the withers.
• The deepest point of the brisket is approximately on a level with half of the height at the withers.
• The muzzle is slightly shorter than half of the length of the head.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: He has an imperturbable courage in the guarding and defense of the herds entrusted to him and the property and home of his master.
He attacks silently and duringly. He regards his territory as his own property and will not tolerate any other living creature in it. His nature is suspicious. During the day, he likes to keep a lying position enabling him to control his area. At night, he is always on the move.
HEAD: Broad, in good proportion to the body. Even the dense screen of hair does not make him appear out of proportion.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Domed, brows well developed.
Stop: Well developed but not too steep.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Straight, cut off blunt, black.
Muzzle: Not pointed; bridge of nose straight.
Lips: Black, tightly fitting to mouth and jaw bones. Corner of mouth jagged.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws very well muscled, strong and powerful. Even and complete scissor bite, according to the dentition formula.
Cheeks: Broad, of medium length.
EYES: Horizontally set, dark brown. The black rim tightly fitting to the eyeball.
EARS: Set medium high on the domed skull. Clearly pendant from the base and V- or U-shaped. Not raised neither when alert nor in attack.
NECK: Very well muscled. Should form an angle of 35 degrees to the horizontal. In quiet or peaceful situations, it is carried almost in continuation of the backline. Rather short than of medium length. Without dewlap or neck ruff.
BODY:
Topline: Those parts of the body which form the topline are broad and very well muscled.
Withers: Sufficiently long, clearly defined in front.
Back: Short.
Loin: Of medium length.
Croup: Broad, of medium length, slightly sloping.
Chest: Broad, well muscled. Brisket of medium depth, broad, long.
Underline: Slightly tucked up.
TAIL: Low-set, clearly pendant; tip of the tail shows a slight bend, almost to horizontal. It is desirable that the tail reaches to the hock. When alert, the tail is raised, at most, to the level of the back.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS: Judging of the limbs is highly affected by the long corded coat. Front legs are columnar and straight, parallel and vertical seen from the front or the side. The chest is broad which results in wide apart, strong and free moving legs. The limbs are firmly connected to the body. Bone substance is strong and powerful. Joints are large.
Shoulders: The shoulder blades are moderately sloping. Points of the shoulder blades placed vertically over the deepest point of the chest.
Forefeet: Large, strong with well knit toes. Pads are slate grey, thick and well padded. Toenails grey.
HINDQUARTERS: The position of the hind legs supports the body with medium angulations. Continuing the croup of medium length, broad, well muscled limbs are required.
Upper thigh: Strongly muscled, voluminous.
Hind feet: Longer than forefeet, otherwise similar. Dewclaws to be removed.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Light, free and even. The stride is wide and ground covering.
SKIN: The skin contains a lot of pigment and is slate grey. Dark pigment at the gums and the roof of mouth preferred. Diminished pigment and pink skin undesirable.
COAT
Hair: The whole body is covered by long hair. The coat consists of a coarser topcoat and finer undercoat. The characteristic coat is determined by the relation of the top coat to the undercoat. The shaggy coat, that tends towards matting is a basic requirement. An equally dense, wavy, corded coat also occurs. The smaller tufts of hair are less or not matted at all. The coat is longest on the croup, at the loin region and on the rear of the upper thighs (at least 20-27cm). On the back, at the sides of the chest and at the region of the shoulder blades, it is of medium length (15-22 cm), at the cheeks, the eyebrows, on top of the head, on the ears, the neck and the limbs, it is shorter (10-18 cm) and at the lips and on the lower parts of the limbs shortest (9-11 cm). Neither a combed nor a completely neglected coat are desirable.
Colour: Ivory colour.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
HEIGHT AT WITHERS: Dogs: Minimum 70 cm. Bitches: Minimum 65 cm.
WEIGHT:
Dogs: 50 – 60 kg. Bitches: 40 – 50 kg.
The breed shows few faults in type and is largely uniform as it has always been bred with the same target.
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
In particular:
• Lack of pigment on noseleather, eyes and rims of lids.
•Loose eyelids.
• Ring Tail.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
• Aggressive or overly shy.
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
• Flabby construction, body lacking muscle.
• Entropion, Ectropion.
• Overshot or undershot, wry mouth.
• Pricked, light ears.
• Short tail (ending 3 cm above hock).
• Heavy limbs and faulty movement.
• Not ivory coloured or multicoloured coat.
• Diversion from lower height limit as mentioned in the standard.
NB:
• Male animals must have two apparently normal developed testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
FCI-Standard N° 54 Kuvasz
FCI-Standard N° 54 KUVASZ
TRANSLATION: Mrs C. Seidler and Mrs Elke Peper. Official language (DE).
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 06.04.2000
UTILISATION: The Kuvasz is used as a watch and guard dog for houses, property and other valuables, as well as for people. He has also been used as a hunting and scenting dog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Kuvasz is a long established, ancient Hungarian Shepherd Dog. His ancestors came into the Carpathian basin at the time of occupation by the Magyars. These dogs were needed to watch and guard their flocks against beasts of prey and thieves. Because of his hunting instinct, the Kuvasz was the preferred hunting dog at the time of King Matthias Corvinus. Since the decline in stock-herding, he has much less been used for his original duties and he has settled in villages and later even in towns.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The dogs of this breed are strong and large and carry a dense, wavy, white coat. Their pleasing appearance radiates nobility and strength. The individual body parts fit together harmoniously, the limbs being neither too short nor too long.
The bone structure is strong but not coarse. The strong muscles are lean, the joints show clear outlines.
Seen from the side, the body forms a prone rectangle, almost a square. Well muscled he shows a strong build, a lively temperament and great agility.
His appearance embodies a tireless working ability.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• The body length slightly exceeds the height at the withers.
• The deepest point of the brisket is approximately on a level with half of the height at the withers.
• The muzzle is slightly shorter than half of the length of the head.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: The Kuvasz is brave and fearless. He defends the people entrusted to his care and his protection and their property, even with his life. He is self-confident and may become aggressive if ill-treated. He is faithful, dependable and loves his master and his surroundings. He needs plenty of exercise and must be kept busy. He is undemanding. His care is easy and he can stand very severe weather conditions. He appreciates any love and solicitude given to him.
HEAD: The Kuvasz’ head is typically wedge-shaped, in harmony with his body, pleasing, noble, and it shows a considerable strength. The Kuvasz can mainly be distinguished from other breeds by his head shape. The head is characteristically lean and dry. In dogs the head is slightly more massive than in bitches.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Broad, forehead slightly protruding. In the middle of the forehead, there is a distinct furrow.
Stop: Barely pronounced.
FACIAL REGION: Broad, long, well muscled.
Nose: The black noseleather is cut off blunt.
Muzzle: The bridge of nose is straight. The muzzle tapers gradually but is never pointed.
Lips: Black, tightly fitting. The corner of the mouth has jagged rims.
Jaws/Teeth: Well developed, strong, regular and complete scissor bite, according to the dentition formula.
EYES: Set in slightly slanting, almond shaped, dark brown. The rim of the eyelids is black and close-fitting to the eyeball.
EARS: Set on at medium height. One third of the ears lifts from the base away from the skull in a curve, then dropping, lying close to the head. The leathers are V-shaped with rounded tips. When alert, the ears are slightly raised. Never prick or twisted.
NECK: Rather short than of medium length and well muscled. Forms an angle of 25 to 30 degrees to the horizontal. Crest of neck is short. Skin on throat taut, no dewlap. In male dogs, collar and mane are significant.
BODY: Seen from the side, the body forms a prone rectangle, only slightly differing from a square.
Withers: Long, rising markedly above level of back.
Back: Of medium length, straight, broad, well muscled and taut.
Loins: Short, in taut continuation of the back.
Croup: Slightly sloping, well muscled, broad. The very dense coat gives the croup the appearance of being slightly overbuilt.
Forechest: Because of the strongly developed muscles, the forechest is rounded, the point of the sternum only slightly protruding.
Chest: Deep, long and slightly arched.
Underline and belly: In continuation of the ribcage, tucked up towards the rear.
TAIL: Set on low following the ligthly sloping croup in a straight line. Vertically down with the tip curved slightly upwards, but not crooked. When the dog is alert or roused, it may, at most, be raised to the level of the topline.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS: The front legs, supporting the body, are vertical down to the carpal joints. They are parallel and moderately far apart. Seen from the front, the position of the front legs is correct if a vertical line drawn from the shoulder joint runs along the axis of the front legs and meets the feet between the 3rd and 4th toes.
Seen from the side, the position is correct if a vertical line drawn from the elbow joint to the ground, runs through the centre of the legs down to the carpal joints.
Shoulders: Shoulder blade long, sloping, muscled. Close-fitting and tight to the ribcage, but flexible.
Upper Arm: Of medium length, well muscled. The upper arm and the shoulder blade form an angle of 100 to 110 degrees.
Elbows: Dry, close-fitting to the ribcage, turning neither in nor out. Upper and lower arm form an angle of 120 to 130 degrees.
Forearm: Relatively long, straight, compact with lean muscles. With strong sinews reaching down to the carpal joint.
Carpal joint: Well developed, taut, with sinews of steel.
Pastern: Relatively short, lean, sloping slightly (angle to vertical 10 to 15 degrees).
Forefeet: Round or slightly oval, taut. Toes are short and highly arched so that their middle part does not touch the ground. Elastic, well knit. Pads are springy, black. Nails are hard, strong, black or slate grey in colour.
HINDQUARTERS: The position of the hind legs seen from the side is correct if the stifle joint is positioned vertically below the iliac crest and the foot under the hip joint. A vertical line from the ischiatic tuberosity touches the heel bone. Seen from the rear, the position of the hind legs is correct if a vertical line from the ischiatic tuberosity runs along the axis of the limbs, being parallel to both sides and meeting the ground moderately wide apart.
Upper thigh: With long, broad, massive muscles closely connected to the pelvis. Pelvis and upper thigh form an angle of 100 to 110 degrees.
Stifle: Voluminous. The angle between upper thigh and lower thigh is 110 to 120 degrees.
Lower thigh: The long massive muscles extend to the hock with strong sinews. Seen from the rear, vertical and parallel on both sides, also to the axis of the body.
Hocks: Broad, voluminous, dry, sinewy. Angle of hock 130 to 140 degrees.
Rear pastern: Long, vertical.
Hind feet: Oval, otherwise like the forefeet.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Wide, slow steps. When trotting, the movement is light footed, springy, ground covering, lively, constant and tireless. Elbows turning neither in nor out.
SKIN: Well pigmented, slate grey and tight.
COAT:
Hair: Moderately harsh, wavy, slightly stiff, not tending to mat. Under the coarser topcoat, there is a finer downy undercoat. The head, ears and feet are covered by short (1-2 cm long), dense, smooth hair. The front and sides of the front legs as well as the hind legs below the stifles are covered by equally short (1-2 cm long) straight hair.
There are featherings of 5-8 cm in length on the back of the legs; on the hind legs, they reach to the hocks. The neck has a ruff which extends to a mane reaching to the chest. This is particularly pronounced in male dogs.
On body, upper thigh and upper arm, the coat is of medium length (4-12 cm long), abundantly wavy and it forms crests, ridges and tassels. The tail is covered, along its entire length, by dense, wavy coat which can even reach a length of 10-15 cm at the hip of the tail.
Colour: White, ivory colour is permitted. Noseleather, rim of eyelids and lips are black. Pads are black or slate grey. A dark colour is desired for roof of mouth but pink patches are permissible.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
HEIGHT AT WITHERS Dogs: 71 – 76 cm. Bitches: 66 – 70 cm.
WEIGHT: Dogs: 48 – 62 kg. Bitches: 37 – 50 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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
DISQUALIFYNG FAULTS:
• Aggressive or overly shy.
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
• Pronounced Stop.
• Lack of pigment on nose leather, lips, rims of eyelids.
• One or more teeth missing (Incisors, Canines, Premolars 2-4, Molars 1-2). More than 2 PM1 missing. The M3 are disregarded.
• Under- or overshot, wry mouth. Gap between upper and lower incisors of more than 2 mm.
• Entropion, Ectropion.
• Prick ears.
• Tail which is raised above topline even in repose or curled towards rear.
• Coat tending to be shaggy, curly or not wavy or wiry.
• Legs covered by long hair.
• Any departure from the permitted colour.
N.B:
• Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
FCI-Standard N° 238 Mudi
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 25.09.2023.
UTILIZATION: Herding dogs. Because of their courageous disposition, they are very popular with the shepherds for the use of herding large and difficult livestock. They are even used for the battue of wild boar. Excellent guard and companion dogs. Watch and alarm dogs. Lovable house pets. Because of their relatively short coat and excellent adaptability, they can be kept in the house too.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The breed came into being during the 18th to the 19th century from cross breeding Hungarian herding dogs most probably with various prick eared German herding dogs.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Medium sized herding dog with a wedge-shaped head. Prick ears. Body topline is distinctly sloping towards the rear. The head and the limbs are covered by short, smooth coat. Other parts of the body have a somewhat longer, very wavy to slightly curly coat. There are different variations of colour.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
- Length of body/height at withers: 103-105/100
- Depth of brisket/height at withers: 40-45/100
- Width of chest/height at withers: 30/100
- Length of head/height at withers: 40-45/100
- Length of muzzle/length of head: 40/100
- Length of ears/length of head: 45/100
- Width of head/length of head: 58-63/100
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: The Mudi is extremely able to learn, of lively temperament, courageous, watchful, keen to work, alert and adaptable.
HEAD: The most breed typical part of the Mudi is undoubtedly the head. To the observer it should give the impression of an alert, always energetic, cheerful and intelligent animal without any trace of timidity or aggressiveness. The head is wedge shaped, tapering evenly towards the nose.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Skull and forehead are slightly domed. Occiput not pronounced. Superciliary ridges only slightly developed.
Stop: Barely pronounced.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Narrow, rounded at front with moderately wide nostrils. Colour is black, except for liver (brown), ash liver and its merle varieties the colour is brown; Ash (blue-grey) and its merle varieties nose colour is blue; for fawn and white, black nose is favourable but blue and brown is accepted.
Muzzle: Moderately strong. Bridge of nose straight.
Lips: Tight-fitting to the teeth. Corner of mouth slightly jagged. The lip pigment corresponds with the pigment of the nose leather.
Jaws/Teeth: Complete scissor bite according to the dentition formula. Regular teeth of medium size.
EYES: Almond shaped and set slightly oblique. The eyes should be as dark as possible. For merle colours partially or solid, blue eye colour is not a fault. Rims of lids are tight, close-fitting to the eyeball and evenly pigmented.
EARS: High set prick ears which are of a reverse V-shape and covered with abundant hair reaching beyond the edges of the external ears. The response of the ears to stimulation is very lively. The dog can turn the ears independently of each other like a radar screen. Ears are approximately 10 to 15 % longer than their width at the base.
NECK: The slightly high set neck forms an angle of 50 to 55 degrees to the horizontal. It is of medium length, barely arched and wellmuscled. Without dewlap or pronounced neck ruff. In male dogs there can be a barely developed mane; this must, however, never be noticeable.
BODY:
Topline: Slightly sloping towards croup.
Withers: Pronounced, long and muscular.
Back: Straight, medium length.
Loin: Short. firmly coupled.
Croup: Short, very slightly sloping, of medium breadth, muscular.
Chest: Forechest slightly curved – reaching the elbows. Ribs somewhat broad and rather flat.
Underline and belly: Sligthly tucked-up.
TAIL: Set on at medium height. In repose, hanging, with lower third raised almost to horizontal. When alert and during active movement, the tail is carried in sickle shape, above the topline. The tail is abundantly coated; the hair on the underside can even be 10 to 15 cm long.
Dogs born with or without a natural stump tail are not regarded as a fault.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
Shoulder: The shoulder blade is moderately sloping and well muscled.
The forechest is curved, the point of the sternum only slightly protruding.
Upper Arm: Of medium length.
Elbow: Close-fitting to the body.
Carpal joint: Firm, dry.
Pastern: Steep.
Forefeet: Round with well knit toes. Little hair between and under the toes. Pads springy. Nails slate grey and hard.
HINDQUARTERS:
General appearance: The hind legs are only slightly overstretched beyond the rear.
Upper thigh: Long, well-muscled.
Metatarsus: Short and steep.
Hind feet: Like front feet. Dewclaws not desirable.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: The Mudi’s characteristic movement are mincing steps, with a vigorous trot and a powerful gallop.
SKIN: Tight, without wrinkles.
COAT
Hair: Head and front of limbs are covered by short, straight and smooth hair. On other parts of the body, the coat is uniformly very wavy or slightly curled. It is dense and always shiny, about 3 to 7 cm long. At some spots, cow-licks and ridges are formed. The coat is longest on the back of the forearms and the upper thighs, and the bottom edge of the tail, where it forms pronounced featherings.
Colour:
· Black
· White
· Fawn (from beige to red)
· Ash (blue)
· Liver (brown)
· Ash-brown (diluted brown/izabella)
· Cifra (Merle), i.e. pigmented patterns of the above-mentioned colours diluted by the merle factor.
Small sized white markings are tolerated but not desired. A white patch on the chest, less than 5 cm in diameter, and small white stitching on the toes are tolerated but not desired.
SIZE:
Height at withers: Males: 41 – 47 cm; Ideal height 43 – 45 cm. Females: 38 – 44 cm; Ideal height 40 – 42 cm.
FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points must be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
· Aggressive or overly shy.
· Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
· Spotted or flesh-coloured nose leather (except for a small amount of spotting in merle colours).
· A bite other than a scissor bite. Absence of any other teeth besides P1 and M3|.
· Yellow eyes in black dogs.
· Drop ears.
· Short, smooth, flat coat on the whole body; long hair on the head. Coat tending towards matting.
· Wire hair.
· A colour or marking other than the colours listed in the standard.
· Deviation from the proportions and sizes recorded in the standard.
· Toy characteristics (short head, round skull, strong stop, round eyes).
N.B:
· Males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
· Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
The latest amendments are in bold characters.
FCI-Standard N° 55 Puli
TRANSLATION: Mrs. Chris Seidler and Mrs. Elke Peper. Revised by Mrs. Renée Sporre-Willes. Official language (DE).
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 29.10.2013.
UTILIZATION: Herding dog.
F.C.I.-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (Except Swiss Cattle Dog). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Puli is a Hungarian herding breed of Asiatic origin. His original ancestors most probably came to the Carpathian Basin with the migrating ancient Magyars, who lived as nomads on stock-breeding.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Dog of medium size with strong constitution, square build and fine, but not too light bones. The somewhat lean body is well muscled all over. The construction of the individual body parts is difficult to judge, as the whole body is covered by a strongly developed coat, tending to form curls and cords. It is therefore useful to touch the dog when judging. The coat on the head is so profuse that the head appears round and the eyes are almost covered. The profusely coated tail, curled forward over the back, gives the appearance of the topline rising slightly towards the rear.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
- The body length is equal to the height at the withers.
- The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half of the height at the withers.
- The length of the muzzle is one third of the total length of the head.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: Of lively temperament, extremely able to learn. Loves children and is an excellent watchdog. His present shape has adapted him to sporting use.
HEAD: Seen from the front, round, seen from the side appears to be elliptic.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Small and fine. Superciliary ridges strongly developed. Stop: Barely developed.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Rather small, black.
Muzzle: Not pointed; bridge of nose straight. Lips: Taut, with dark pigmentation.
Jaws/Teeth: Complete scissor bite according to the dentition formula (42 teeth).
EYES: Of medium size, dark brown, set in slightly oblique and medium wide apart. The expression is lively and intelligent. Rims of lids close-fitting to the eyeball and well pigmented.
EARS: Set on at medium height with broad base. The pendant leathers V-shaped with rounded tips.
NECK: Of medium length, taut, well muscled. Forms an angle of about 45 degrees to the horizontal and is covered by dense coat.
BODY:
Topline: Straight. Giving the impression of rising slightly towards the rear because of the tail carriage.
Withers: Only slightly projecting from the topline. Back: Of medium length, straight, dry and muscular. Loin: Very strongly muscled, short.
Croup: Short, slightly sloping.
Chest: Deep, long with well arched ribs.
Underline and belly: Gradually rising towards rear.
TAIL: Set on at medium height and carried in a flat curl over the croup. Well covered by dense coat. When stretched out, it reaches to the hocks.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
Shoulder: Shoulder blade sloping, tightly fitting to the brisket. A vertical line from the withers touches the front part of the chest at its deepest point. The angle between shoulder blade and upper arm is 100 to 110 degrees.
Upper Arm: Medium long, well muscled.
Elbow: Lying closely to the brisket. Angle between upper arm and forearm: 120 to 130 degrees.
Forearm: Long, straight, with dry muscles.
Forefeet: Short, rounded, tight with well-knit toes. Nails black or dark slate grey. Pads dark in colour and springy. Feet parallel, pointing forward and medium wide apart.
HINDQUARTERS:
General appearance: The legs are medium wide apart and parallel. The angle between pelvis and upper thigh is about 100 to 110 degrees.
Thigh: Long and well-muscled.
Stifle (Knee): Angulation of stifle joint 100 to 110 degrees. Lower thigh: Long and well-muscled.
Hock joint: Dry, clean-cut. Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Short.
Hind feet: Not as tight and well-knit as front feet, otherwise similar.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Very lively and spirited. Steps short. The gait is often typically mincing and jumping. The dog has a tendency to spin round himself.
SKIN: Without wrinkles, tight, with strong pigment. The bare skin is black or slate grey in all coat colours.
COAT
Hair: The puppy coat is dense, wavy or curly. Later, there are tufts of hair developing to tassels and cords. The coat consists of a coarser top coat and a finer undercoat. The relation between these two types of hair determines the character of the coat. If the topcoat highly predominate the undercoat, the coat structure is untypical and the coat sticks slightly out. If the undercoat is too highly predominant – which is undesirable – this results in a matted coat of too soft texture, difficult to groom. The correct proportion between the two types of hair, which is genetically fixed, produces the aesthetical tassels or cords, which are easy to groom. The cords on the loin and the croup and at the back of the upper thighs are longest (20–30 cm). They are shortest on the head and at the limbs (10-12 cm). Coat on head is ideal when the hair forms a strong structure of cords covering the facial region. Both a combed out and a neglected, tousled coat are undesirable.
Colour:
- Black.
- Black with few rusty coloured or grey shadings. Fawn (fakó) with a distinct black mask.
- Grey in any shade.
A white patch at the forechest, not exceeding 3 cm in diameter, is permitted. White between the toes is not regarded as a fault. - Pearl white coat, without any russet gold (semmelblond).
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers: Males: 39–45 cm. Ideal height: 41–43 cm. Females: 36–42 cm. Ideal height: 38–40 cm.
Weight: Males: 13–15 kg. Females: 10–13 kg.
FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault is regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
- Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
- Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
- One or more missing teeth (incisors, canines, premolars 2-4, molars 1-2. More than two missing PM1.The M3 are disregarded.
- Over- or undershot bite, wry mouth.
- Tail carried in sickle shape or horizontally.
- Short or smooth coat, separately growing hairs.
- Faults in colour. Undesired markings and patches.
- Size deviating from the limits mentioned in the standard.
N.B.:
- Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
- Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
The latest amendments are in bold characters.
The amendment regarding the coat colours will be valid as from 1/01/2014.
FCI Standard N° 56 Pumi
TRANSLATION: Mrs C. Seidler and Mrs Elke Peper. Official language (DE).
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 06.04.2000
UTILISATION: Herding dog of Terrier type. Also suitable for herding larger types of animals. His scenting ability is well developed. Has excellently proved his worth when combatting wild beasts of prey and rodents. Excellent house pet, can definitely be kept indoors. Needs plenty of exercise. Is an excellent companion and sporting dog.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Pumi came into being during the 17th to the 18th century in Hungary by crossbreeding the primitive Puli with imported German and French dogs of Terrier type with prick ears. It has been recognised as an independent breed at the beginning of the 20th century.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Pumi is a cheerful, medium sized herding dog of Terrier type. His Terrier character is most obvious in his head. The foreface is elongated and the upper third of the otherwise prick ears is bending forward. The conformation is square. Because of his constant alertness, his neck carriage is higher than normal. The wavy coat of medium length forms curls. The Pumi can have various colours but must always be of one solid colour.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
- The body length is equal to the height at the withers.
- The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half of the height at the withers.
- The length of the muzzle is slightly less than half of the total length of the head.
- The length of the neck is equal to the length of the head and is 45 % of the height at the withers.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: This rather lively herding dog has a restless temperament. Extremely bold, a little suspicious towards strangers. As a result of his sensible behaviour, his liveliness and his expressiveness, he attracts attention always and everywhere. The Pumi is rather noisy. His whole appearance embodies thirst for action and because of his restlessness and activity, all parts of his body are constantly on the move. He is always active and ready for duty. A shy or phlegmatic behaviour are untypical of the breed.
HEAD: Relatively long and narrow. The shape of the head is characterised by the elongated muzzle.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: The top of the head is relatively broad and domed. The long forehead is only slightly domed and flat seen from the side. The superciliary ridges are moderately developed.
Stop: Barely perceptible, the forehead running an almost straight line between the eyebrows towards the bridge of the nose.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Narrow, bluntly cut-off. Always black in all coat colours. Muzzle: The bridge of the nose is straight. The elongated facial region tapers towards the nose but is never pointed.
Lips: Tight-fitting to the teeth, dark pigmented.
Jaws/Teeth: Strong jaws. The strong, well developed teeth are white. Regular, complete scissor bite according to the dentition formula.
Cheeks: Well muscled.
EYES: Set moderately wide apart, slightly oblique. Medium sized oval, dark brown slit-eyes. The expression is lively and intelligent. The eye-lids are tight and close-fitting to the eyeballs and well pigmented.
EAR: The upright ears are set on high, the upper third of the ears bending forward. The medium sized, even ears show a reverse V- shape. They show alert reactions to all stimulations.
NECK: Of medium length, little arched, well muscled, forming an angle of 50 to 55 degrees to the horizontal. The skin at the throat is tight, dry, without folds.
BODY: Well developed muscles, dry, exceptionally taut and tough. The breed is particularly lean and of harmonious appearance.
Topline: Straight.
Withers: Pronounced, long, sloping towards rear. Back: Short, straight and taut.
Loins: Short, firmly coupled, straight.
Croup: Short, slightly sloping, of medium breadth.
Chest: The forechest is straight, not broad, rather deep. Ribs slightly arched, rather flat. The brisket is deep, long and reaches to the elbows.
Underline and belly: Tight, tucked up towards rear.
TAIL: The high set tail forms a wide circle above the croup. The hair on the underside of the tail is 7 to 12 cm long, wiry standing apart, with little undercoat. A natural stumpy tail or tail docking are not permitted.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
General appearance: The front legs, placed under the forechest, support the body like pillars. They are vertical, parallel and not too wide apart.
Shoulder: The shoulder blade is long and a little steep. Angle to the horizontal is approximately 55 degrees. The points of the shoulder blades are placed vertically above the deepest point of the brisket.
Upper Arm: Short and well muscled. The shoulderblade and the upper arm form an angle of 100 to 110 degrees.
Elbow: Close-fitting to the body. Forearm: Long, gaunt.
Pastern: Steep.
Forefeet: Rounded cat feet with well knit toes. The pads are springy. Nails strong, black or slate grey.
HINDQUARTERS:
General appearance: The hindlegs are very strong. Seen from the side, they are somewhat extended beyond the rear. Seen from behind, the legs are parallel, straight, standing neither too narrow nor too wide apart.
Upper thigh: Muscular, long, sloping to the rear. Stifle: On the same level as the elbows.
Lower thigh: Long, dry.
Hock joint: The hock is lean with clean outlines. Metatarsus (rear pastern): Short, steep.
Hind feet: Like forefeet. Dewclaws are not desired.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Quite lively and spirited. Stride short, energetic, dynamic and harmonious. The posture is bold and proud. The trot is light-footed and harmonious; the dog puts his hind feet exactly into the foot prints of the forefeet.
SKIN: Without folds, strongly pigmented. The areas of bare skin are black or slate grey.
COAT
Hair: The wavy, curly coat forms tufts and is never smooth or corded. The coat has an average length of 4 to 7 cm, growing to smaller or larger tufts; it is elastic, shaggy and dense. It consists of a strong, but not coarse, topcoat and a soft undercoat.
The dense, wiry protective hairs of medium length on the ears grow upwards. The eyes and the foreface are free of long hair. The desired coat preparation is achieved by hand trimming. Smaller corrections, done with scissors on head and legs, are possible. Preparing the entire coat with scissors is not desirable.
Colour:
- Grey in various shades (normally, the colour at birth is black, turning grey with time).
- Black.
- Fawn (fakó). Primary colours: red, yellow, cream (a trace of black or grey and a distinct mask are desirable).
- A white mark on the chest less than 3 cm in diameter and/or a white line on the toes are not faulty.
- White.
The coat colour must always be intense and solid.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers: Dogs: 41 to 47 cm; Ideal height: 43 to 45 cm. Bitches: 38 to 44 cm; Ideal height: 40 to 42 cm.
Weight: Dogs: 10 to 15 kg; Ideal weight: 12 to 13 kg. Bitches: 8 to 13 kg; Ideal weight: 10 to 11 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 proportions to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
- Aggressive of overly shy dogs.
- Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
- Round, Puli-like head. Foreface shorter than 40 % of the total length of head
- Strongly defined stop.
- One or more missing teeth (incisors, canines, premolars 2-4, molars 1-2). More than two missing PM1. The M3 are disregarded.
- Over- or undershot mouth, wry mouth.
- Completely upright prick ears. Ears pendant from base or carried unevenly.
- Short smooth coat. Long, very matted, sticking out or dull coat.
- Chocolate coloured, multicoloured coat. All uniform, clearly defined patches (i.e. tan markings, mantle forming marking).
- Size deviating from the height limits given by the standard.
NB:
- Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
- Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.