FCI-Standard N° 246 / 20. 01. 1998 / GB
CZECH TERRIER
(Cesky Terrier)
TRANSLATION : Mrs Dipl. Ing. K. Bechov and Mrs R. Binder-Gresly.
ORIGIN : Czech Republic.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 11.03.1997.
UTILIZATION : Formerly a Terrier
breed for hunting foxes and badgers, today more a house-and companion
dog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 3 Terriers.
Section 2
Small sized Terriers.
Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
: The Czech Terrier
is the result of
an appropriate crossbreeding
between a Sealyham Terrier
dog and a Scotch Terrier bitch,
with the aim to
develop a light, short
legged, well pigmented
hunting Terrier, with practical drop ears, easy to groom and easy to
train. In 1949 Mr.
Frantisek Hor k from Kl novice near Prague started to improve the breed
by fixing their characteristics.
In 1959 these dogs were shown
for the first time,
and the breed was finally
recognized by the FCI in 1963.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Short
legged, long haired,
well made and well muscled
Terrier with smallish drop ears, of a rectangular format.
IDEAL MEASURES : Male
Female
Height at withers
29 cm 27
cm
Length of skull
21 cm
20 cm
Width
of skull
10 cm
9 cm
Girth of thorax (behind elbows)
45 cm
44 cm
Length of body
43 cm
40cm
BEHAVIOUR /
TEMPERAMENT :
Balanced, non-aggressive,
pleasant and
cheerful companion,
easy to
train; somewhat
reserved
towards strangers; of calm and kind disposition.
HEAD
Shaped like a long,
blunt, not too broad
wedge, the plane of
the
forehead forming a distinctive breaking with the bridge of the nose.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Not too broad between the ears and tapering moderately towards
the supraorbital ridges.
Occipital protuberance
easy to palpate;
cheek bones
moderately prominent.
Frontal furrow
only slightly marked.
Stop : Not accentuated but apparent.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Dark and well developed.
It should be black on Terriers with a
grey-blue coat and liver-coloured on light-coffee brown Terriers.
Nasal bridge : Straight.
Jaws/teeth : Strong jaws.
Scissors or level bite; complete dentition
(the absence of the 2 M3 in the lower jaw not being penalized).
Teeth
strong, regularly aligned and set square to the jaw.
Lips : Relatively thick, fitting neatly.
Cheeks : Cheek bones not too prominent.
Eyes : Of medium size,
slightly deep set, with a friendly expression;
well covered by the
overhanging eyebrows.
Brown or dark brown
in grey-blue coated
dogs, light
brown in
light-coffee-brown
dogs.
Eyelids black in grey-blue
dogs, liver-colour in
light-coffee-brown
dogs.
Ears : Of medium size,
dropping in such a way
as to well cover the
orifice. Set
on rather high
and falling flat
along the cheeks.
Shaped like a triangle,
with the shorter side of
the triangle at the fold of the ear.
NECK : Medium long, quite strong, carried on a slant.
The skin at the
throat is somewhat loose but without forming a dewlap.
BODY : Oblong.
Upper line : Not straight because loins and rump are always moderately
arched.
Withers : Not very pronounced; neck set on rather high.
Back : Strong, of medium length.
Loins : Relatively long, muscular, broad and slightly rounded.
Croup : Strongly developed,
muscular; pelvis moderately slanting.
Hip bones often slightly higher than the withers.
Chest : More cylindrical than deep; ribs well sprung.
Belly : Ample and slightly tucked up.
Flanks well filled.
TAIL : The ideal length is
18-20 cm; relatively strong
and low set.
At rest hanging downward or
with a slight bend at the tip; when alert
the tail is carried sabre shape horizontally or higher.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
The forelegs
should be straight,
well boned
and parallel.
Shoulders : Muscular.
Elbows : Somewhat loose, yet neither turned in nor out.
Forefeet : Large;
well arched toes
and strong nails.
Pads well developed
and thick.
HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs strong, parallel, well angulated and muscular.
Lower thigh : Short.
Hock joint : Set relatively high, strongly developed.
Hindfeet : Smaller than the forefeet.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Free, enduring,
vigorous, with drive.
Gallop rather slow but lasting.
The forelegs extend in a straight forward line.
SKIN : Firm, thick, without wrinkles or dewlap, pigmented.
COAT
TEXTURE : Hair long, fine
but firm, slightly wavy with a silky gloss; not too
much overdone.
The Czech Terrier is
groomed by scissors
(clipping). At the forepart
of the head the hair is not to be clipped thus forming brows and
beard. On the
lower parts of the legs, under the chest and belly
the hair should not
be clipped either. In
show condition the hair at the upper side of the neck, on the shoulders
and on the back should not be longer than 1 - 1,5 cm; it should be
shorter on the sides of the
body and on the tail and quite short on the ears, cheeks, at the lower
side of the neck, on elbows, thighs and round the vent.
The transition between clipped
and unclipped areas should
be pleasing for the eye and never abrupt.
COLOUR : The Czech Terrier has 2 varieties of coat colour :
- grey-blue (puppies are born black)
- light-coffee-brown (puppies born chocolate brown)
In both colour varieties
yellow, grey or white markings are permitted on the head (beard,
cheeks), neck, chest, belly,
the limbs and round the vent.
Sometimes there is
also a white collar or a
white tip of the tail.
The basic colour, however, must always be predominant.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT :
Height at withers between
25 - 32 cm. Ideal
size for a dog = 29 cm,
for a bitch = 27 cm.
The weight must not be less than 6 kg and more than 10 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.
Weak construction.
Temporary loss of nasal pigmentation (snow nose).
Weak, short or snipey foreface, with weakly developed teeth.
Absence of one (1) incisor.
Eyes too big or protruding.
Ears too big or
too small, or
different in shape or
carriage as
described in the standard.
Back too long or too short.
Crooked forelegs, incorrect front.
Coat too fine or too coarse.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :
Aggresive or overly shy.
Absence of more
than 4 teeth
altogether; absence
of 2 or
more incisors.
Canine placed in vestibulo position.
Entropion or ectropion.
Chest circumference more than 50 cm.
Curled tail or carried over the back.
Long brindled coat on dogs older than 2 years.
Coarse or curled cotton-wool type hair.
White markings covering more than 20%; white blaze on the head.
Irregular, jerky, spasmodic movements ("Scottie cramp")
Weight above 10 kg or less than 6 kg.
Shyness, unbalanced or aggressive disposition.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B : Male animals should
have two apparently normal
testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
