ARBA announces its new Senior Master Championship today in Cheltenham.
Maryland. In order to earn this championship your dog must already be a Master
Champion and your dog
must earn four group ones over the year..
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KENNEL CLUB USA
Kennel Club USA has officially opened
its doors today. Visit us at our website http://www.kennelclubusa.com or give
us a call at (301) 868-8284.
New Entry Page
The American Rare Breed Association
has a new membership and show entry
page. Click on the following URL to
sign-up for membership and to enter one
of our shows. http://arba.memberlodge.org
American Rare
Breed Association
FCI-Standard N° 305/ 19.08.1996 / GB
EAST SIBERIAN LAIKA
(Vostotchno-Sibirskaïa Laïka)
TRANSLATION : Mrs. C. Seidler.
ORIGIN : Russia.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD :
03.06.1980.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 5 Spitz and primitive
types. Section 2 Nordic hunting dogs.With working trials.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY :Bred in the forest zone of Eastern Siberia and
the far East from a cross between Ewenkian, Lamutskian,
Amur and other types of Laiki.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Constitution strong.Strong bone structure, muscles well developed.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Index of format (length of the
body x 100 : height at the withers) in dogs 104-108, in
bitches 106-110.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Balanced, lively.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Wedge shaped, but with broad skull.Occipital protuberance clearly defined.
Stop : Transition from cranial region to muzzle gradual.
FACIAL REGION :
Noseleather : Black; in white or pale yellow colored
dogs brown nose permitted.
Muzzle : Length of muzzle almost equal to the length of
the skull.
Upper line of the muzzle runs parallel with upper line
of the skull.Muzzle seen in profile wedge shaped.Lips dry, close fitting.
jaw/Teeth : White, strong; scissor bite.
Eyes : Not large, oval, slanting, dark in colour.
Ears : Pricked, triangular in form.
NECK : Muscular.Length near to that of head.
BODY :
Withers : Well developed, rising above line of back.
Loin : Broad, muscular, slightly arched.
Croup : Broad, relatively long, sloping slightly.
Chest : Deep, broad, muscular.
Belly : Lightly tucked up.
TAIL : In sickle or ring shape; the sickle tail is
carried erect or curved towards the loins; the strong
ring tail leans on the croup or the buttocks.Reaching to the hocks, but may be 1 to 2 cm
shorter.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight and parallel.Angle between shoulder-blade and upper arm 90 to
100°.Length
of front legs is slightly more than the half the height
at withers.
Pasterns slightly inclined.
HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs straight and parallel.Angulations of joints well defined.Hocks (metatarsus) in almost vertical position.
FEET : Almost round.Dewclaws may occur.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : Typical gait : galopp,alternating with trot.
SKIN : Thick, without folds.
COAT
HAIR : Hair of top coat long, coarse, dense and
straight.A
collar is formed on neck and shoulders; in dogs a mane
is formed at the withers.Undercoat dense and soft.
COLOUR : Pepper and salt, white, grey, black, red and
brown in all shades; patches, ticked; ticking in the
corresponding colour is permitted on limbs.
SIZE :
Height at the withers : In dogs : 55-63 cm.In bitches : 53-61 cm.
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.
ELIMINATING FAULTS :
Aggressive or overly shy.
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.
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