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Norrbottenspets
Standard
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Federation Cynologique
Internationale (F.C.I.)
Secretariat General: 14,
rue Leopold II, 6530 Thuin (Belgique) |
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Norrbottenspets Standard
Country of origin:
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General
appearance
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Small, squarish
spitzdog with dry, powerful muscles. The dog should be of a very good
structure, the head carried high and fearless. it should be extremely
mobile. Differences in body structure due to sex should be well-marked.
As a hunting dog, it should be attentive and daring, giving the
impression of being alert, active, kind and self-confident.
Norrbottenspets should never
be nervous, shy or aggressive. The ideal dog should give the impression
of a typical small spitzdog with good anatomy and mentality.
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Head
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Powerful, dry,
well-built and wedge-shaped when viewed from the front and side.
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Muzzle
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Moderately long
and sharply tapered with a half-head length or shorter.
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Skull
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Moderately wide
and flat, with the forehead slightly arched and the stop mmoderately
well marked. The superciliary arches should be well marked and the
nosebridge straight.
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Nose
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Black nose and
lips thin, dry and tightfitting.
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Mounth
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Scissor bite
with well developed teeth.
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Eyes
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Moderately big,
bright, calm and energetic. Dark brown. Almond-shaped and obliquely set.
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Ears
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High set,
slightly over medium size and stiffly erect. Tips slightly rounded.
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Neck
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Moderately long,
dry and muscular, slightly arched and carried erect.
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Body
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Short, strong,
muscular and elastic. When viewed from the side, slightly sloping over
the withers and then straight.
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Croup
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Proportionately
long and broad, slightly sloping ab=nd well-developed muscularity.
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Chest
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Moderately deep
and long. Well developed back ribs. Oval shaped from a front view.
Forechest well developed, well marked and of normal width. When viewed
from the side, the lowest part of the chesline should reach the underarm
just below the elbow and fit softly into the bellyline. |
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Belly
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Moderately
tucked up.
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Body
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Depth (vertical
distance from highest point of withers to lowest point of chest) should
be about hal-height of the withers.
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Shoulderblade
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Long and broad,
with well-developed crest and muscles. Closefitting to chest and
proportionately set back.
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Upperarm
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Should be the
same lenght as the shoulder blade. Strong, well fitting, close to the
chest and directed backwards. Forms a marked angle with the crest and
permits free movements.
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Underarm
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Straight, strong
bones, dry but flexible muscles.
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Wrist &
pastern
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Strong. When
viewed from the front, the underam forms a straight line with the wrist
and pastern. When viewed from the side, the pastern is slightly angled
forward.
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Forefeet
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Small, strong,
standing straight forward, well arched and closed. Well-developed, solid
pads.
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Hind feet
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As forefeet.
Hindlegs parallel when viewed from behind.
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Thighs
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Proportionately
long, forming a staight angl to the pelvis. Strong muscles.
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Lower thigh
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Forming a marked
angle to the upper thigh.
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Hock
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Broad and strong
when viewed from the front and side.
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Rear pastern
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Dry, elastic and
rather long.
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Tail
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Proportionately
high set, carried in a fairly high curve, loosely curled whit the tip of
the tail touching the side of the thigh. The length of tail should not
reach below the hock. Bobtail not allowed.
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Gait
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Norrbottenspets
should show smooth when in canter and trot. Even movements with great
drive, covering the ground well. Top-line must be firm, hindlegs
parallel.
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Coat
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Hard, short,
straight and rather close-fitting hair. Fine, dense undercoat. Short on
nosebridge, skull, ear and front of legs. Longer on neck, back of thighs
and underneath tail.
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Color
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All colours
permitted. Ideal colour is white yellow or red/brown marking.
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Height
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Ideal height:
Male... 45 cm. or 17.5"; female... 42 cm. or 16.5".
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Weight
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Ideal weight:
Male... 30 lbs. or 14 kg; female... 25 lbs. or 12.5 kg.
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Any departure from the
foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness of the fault
should be exact proportion to its degree.
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Date of standard:
July 22, 1982 Presented by: The Norrbottenspets Club of Canada
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