TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis.
ORIGIN : Poland.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 07.08.1998.
UTILIZATION : Easy to handle, he works like a sheepdog and guard
dog. Moved to urban city life, he is a very good companion dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except
Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Polish Lowland sheepdog is a dog of medium size, compact, strong, muscular,
with a thick long coat. His well groomed coat gives an attractive and interesting appearance
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The proportions of height at withers to length of body is 9 : 10. The
ratio length of muzzle to length of skull is 1 : 1 ; yet the muzzle can be a little shorter.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Of a lively but tempered disposition, vigilant, agile, intelligent, perceptive and gifted with a good
memory. Resistant to unfavourable climatic conditions.
HEAD : Medium dimension, proportional, not too heavy. The thick fur on the forehead,
the cheeks and the chin give the head a look of being heavier than it really is.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Not excessively broad, slightly rounded. Frontal furrow and
occipital protuberance noticeable.
Stop : Well accentuated.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : As darks as possible in relation to the colour of the coat with
large nostrils.
Muzzle : Strong, blunt. Nasal bridge straight.
Lips : Fitting well; their edges are of the same colour as the
nose.
Jaw/Teeth : Strong jaws. Teeth strong, with
scissor or pincer bite.
Eyes : Medium size, oval, not protruding, hazel colour, with lively and piercing look.
The rims of the eyelids are dark.
Ears : Hanging, set rather high, of medium size, heart-shaped, wide at
base; the fore edge is close against the cheeks; very mobile.
NECK : Of medium length, strong, muscled, without dewlap, carried rather horizontally.
BODY :
Out line : Rather rectangular than square.
Withers :Well accentuated.
Back : Flat, well muscled.
Loin : Broad, well fused.
Croup : Short, slightly truncated.
Chest : Deep, of medium width; ribs quite well sprung, neither flat nor
barrel-shaped.
Underline and Belly : Outlining an elegant curve
towards the hindquarters part.
TAIL :
· Short tail or stumpy-tail, very
shortly docked tail.
· Undocked
quite long and very hairy tail. At rest the tail is hanging; if the dog is alert,
the tail is gaily curved over the back, never curled or lying on the back. Undocked tail of medium
length, carried in different manners.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Seen in profile and from the front : Vertical and straight. Stance well balanced
due to a strong skeleton (bone structure).
Shoulders : Broad, of medium length, oblique, clean cut, very muscular.
Pastern : Slightly slanting in relation to the forearm.
Forefeet : Oval, tight toes, slightly arched pads really hard. Nails short, as
dark as possible.
HINDQUARTERS : Seen from behind: Vertical, well angulated.
Thigh : Broad, well muscled.
Hock : Well developped.
Hind feet : Compact, oval shape.
GAIT/ MOVEMENT : Easy and ground covering. Walk or trot smooth (whitout much vertical
displacement). The dog often ambles when he walks slowly.
SKIN : Tight fitting, without any folds.
COAT
HAIR : The whole body covered with coarse hair, dense, thick, and profuse; soft
undercoat. Straight or slightly wavy hair is acceptable. The hairs falling from the forehead cover the
eyes in a characteristic manner.
COLOUR : All colours and patches are acceptable.
SIZE :
Height at the withers : Males : 45 - 50 cm.
Females : 42 - 47 cm.
The dog must retain the type of a working dog; consequently his size must not go down below the
standard; he must neither be too weak nor delicate.
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.
N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended
into the scrotum.
