General Appearance Flashcards
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.
Australian Cattle Dog
General Appearance:
The general appearance shall be that of a lithe, active dog of great quality, showing hard muscular condition combined with great suppleness of limb and conveying the capability of untiring work. It must be free from any suggestion of weediness.
Australian Kelpie
General Appearance:
The …….. is well balanced, slightly longer than tall of medium size and bone, with colouring that offers variety and individuality. He is attentive and animated, lithe and agile, solid and muscular without cloddiness. He has a coat of moderate length and coarseness. He has a docked or natural bobbed tail.
Australian Shepherd
General Appearance:
Shall be that of a well proportioned working dog, rather square in profile with a hard-bitten, rugged appearance, and sufficient substance to convey the impression of the ability to endure long periods of arduous work under whatsoever conditions may prevail.
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
General Appearance:
A lean active dog, longer than it is high in an approximate proportion of 5-4, measured from point of chest to point of buttock. Bitches may be slightly longer. The breed, though strongly made, should show plenty of daylight under the body and should not look too heavy. A bright, enquiring expression is a distinctive feature of the breed.
Bearded Collie
General Appearance:
The ………..Sheepdog is big, solid, hardy, powerful, well built and muscular, but without lumber.
IMORTANT PROPORTIONS : The……….. Sheepdog is medium in all its proportions. The length of the body from the point of the
shoulder to the point of the buttock should be slightly greater than the height at the withers.
The head is long : 2/5 the height at the withers. The height and width of the head are slightly less than half its total length. The skull and muzzle are of equal length.
Beauceron (Berger de Beauce)
General Appearance:
The…………Shepherd Dog is a mediolineal dog, harmoniously proportioned, combining elegance and power, of medium size, with dry, strong muscle, fitting into a square, rustic, used to the open air life and built to resist the frequent atmospheric variations of the Belgian climate. Through the harmony of its shape and its high head carriage, the ………… Shepherd Dog should give the impression of that elegant strength which has become the heritage of the selected representatives of a working breed. The…………..Dog is to be judged in its natural stance, without physical contact with the handler.
Belgian Shepherd dog
General Appearance:
The………….. Shepherd is a medium-sized dog of rustic appearance with an abundant coat covering all parts of the body; powerfully constructed but very well proportioned. Conformation is that of a dog of medium proportions (mesomorphic) the body is square in outline, with well-balanced proportions in relation to size and the profiles of the head and body.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
The length of the body from the point of the scapulo-humeral joint to point of buttocks is equal to the height at the withers (i.e. square). The length of the head is 4/10th of the height at the withers. The depth of chest must be 50% of the height at the withers.
Bergamasco Shepherd Dog
General Appearance:
Shall be that of a well proportioned dog, the smooth outline showing quality, gracefulness and perfect balance, combined with sufficient substance to ensure that it is capable of enduring long periods of active duty in its intended task as a working sheep dog. Any tendency to coarseness or weediness is undesirable.
Border Collie
General Appearance:
Sub-brachymorphic. Short and compact body, strong and well-muscled limbs. The ………………. gives the impression of power, but without clumsiness. The ………………………is to be judged in its natural stance, without physical contact with the handler. Important proportions: “ Length of body from the point of shoulder to point of buttock should be approximately equal to the height at withers. “ Proportions of length of skull to length of muzzle are 3 as to 2.
Bouvier Des Flandres
General Appearance:
Rugged appearance; supple, muscular and well proportioned.
Briard
General Appearance:
The …….should instantly appeal as a dog of great beauty, standing with impassive dignity, with no part out of proportion to the whole.
Collie Rough
General Appearance:
The………should instantly appeal as gifted with intelligence, alertness and activity. He should stand with dignity, and his movements, governed by perfect anatomical formation, with no part out of proportion, should be smooth and graceful. He should give the appearance of a dog capable of working
Collie Smooth
General Appearance:
A medium sized, middle weighted, well-muscled dog of powerful and well-balanced structure. A dog with lots of endurance, a lively temperament and an intelligent expression. Depending on the coat the breed is distinguished in the following varieties; short, long and wire haired.
Important proportions: The length of the body (from point of shoulder to point of buttock) exceeds the height at the withers at a ratio of 10.9 as suits a trotting dog.
The proportion of the length of the skull to the muzzle is 1.1
Dutch Shepherd Dog
General Appearance:
Smaller than medium sized. Strongly built for his size, slightly longer than the height at the withers. The coat is long and dense.
Important Proportions: The depth of chest is approximately half of the height at the withers. The muzzle is slightly shorter than the skull. The skull is slightly longer than its width, the depth is the same as the width.
Finnish Lapphund
