FCI-Standard N° 12 / 28.
11. 2003 / GB
FOX TERRIER SMOOTH
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 29.10.2003.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 3 Terriers. Section 1
Large and medium sized Terriers.
Working trial optional.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Active and lively, bone and strength in small compass, never cloddy nor
coarse. Neither leggy nor
too short in the leg, standing like a well made, short backed hunter,
covering a lot of ground.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT
: Alert, quick of movement, keen of expression, on tiptoe of
expectation. Friendly,
forthcoming and fearless.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Flat, moderately
narrow. Gradually decreasing
in width to eyes.
Stop : Little apparent.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Muzzle : Jaws, upper and
lower, strong and muscular, falling away only slightly below eyes.
This portion of foreface moderately chiselled out, so as not to
go down in a straight line like a wedge.
Jaw/Teeth : Jaws strong
with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth
closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Cheeks : Never full.
Eyes : Dark, small and
rather deeply set, as near as possible circular in shape.
Expression bright and intelligent.
Ears : Small, V-shaped
and dropping forward close to cheek, not hanging by side of head.
Fold of ear above level of skull.
Leather of moderate thickness.
NECK : Clean and muscular,
without throatiness, of fair length and gradually widening to shoulders.
BODY :
Back : Short, level and
strong without slackness.
Loin : Powerful, very
slightly arched.
Chest : Deep, not broad.
Ribs : Foreribs
moderately sprung, back ribs deep.
TAIL : Customarily docked.
Docked : Set on rather
high and carried gaily but not over back or curled.
Of good strength.
Undocked : Set on rather
high and carried gaily but not over back.
As straight as possible.
Tail of moderate length to give balance to the dog.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : From any
angle they must be straight showing little or no appearance of an ankle
in front. They should be
strong in bone throughout.
Shoulders : Long and
sloping, well laid back, fine at points, cleanly cut at withers.
HINDQUARTERS : Strong and
muscular, quite free from droop or crouch.
Thighs : Long and
powerful.
Stifle : Good turn of
stifle.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Small, round and
compact. Pads hard and tough,
toes moderately arched and turning neither in nor out.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Fore-
and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel.
Elbows move perpendicular to body, working free of sides, stifles
neither turning in nor out and hocks not close.
Good drive coming from well flexing hindquarters.
COAT :
HAIR : Straight, flat,
smooth, hard, dense and abundant.
Belly and underside of thighs not bare.
COLOUR : White should
predominate, all white, white with tan, black and tan or black markings.
Brindle, red or liver markings highly undesirable.
WEIGHT : Dogs : 7,3-8,2
kg (16-18 lbs), bitches : 6,8-7,7 kg (15-17 lbs)
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of
the dog.
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.
This amended breed
standard will become effective from April 2004.
