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° 267 / 09. 08. 1999 / GB
HALDEN HOUND
(Haldenstøver)
TRANSLATION : Norsk Kennel Klub.
ORIGIN : Norway.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD :
09.08.1999.
UTILIZATION : Scenthound.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 6 Scenthounds and related
breeds.
Section 1.2 Medium-sized Hounds.With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Rectangular build, proud, strong,
but not heavy.
HEAD : Clean, of medium size and well balanced.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Slightly domed seen from the front and from the
side, the occipital protuberance scarcely perceptible.
Stop : Not abrupt.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black with open nostrils.
Muzzle : Not too short, bridge of nose straight.
Lips : Not too pendulous.
Jaws/Teeth : Scissor bite.Complete dentition.
Cheeks : Relatively flat.
Eyes : Dark brown, medium-sized, tranquil expression.
Leathers : Set neither too high nor too low; should
reach to the middle of the muzzle when pulled forward.
NECK : Rather long, strong, clean and without any dewlap.
BODY :
Topline : Straight.
Back : Strong.
Loin : Broad and muscular.
Croup :Slightly sloping.
Chest : Deep, with well-sprung ribs, but not barrel-shaped.
The back ribs should be particularly well developed.
Belly : Very slightly tucked up.
TAIL : Set-on neither too high nor too low, rather thick,
reaching approximately to the hocks.Carried rather low.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
General appearance : Legs straight and lean with strong
bone.
Shoulders : Shoulder blade long and oblique, muscular.Tips not protruding over topline.
Forearm : Straight and lean.
Pasterns : Slightly sloping.
Forefeet : Oval in shape, well arched, preferably well-knit,
well covered with hair between the toes.
HINDQUARTERS :
Upper thigh : Broad and muscular.
Stifles : Well angulated.
Lower thigh : Long.
Hocks : Lean and broad, turned neither in nor out.Well angulated.
Hind feet : Oval in shape, well arched, preferably close
together, well covered with hair between the toes.Dewclaws acceptable, but not desirable.
GAIT / MOVEMENT :
Light, covering ground, parallel.
COAT
HAIR : Harsh, very dense and straight with dense
undercoat.
COLOUR : White with black patches, tan shadings on head
and legs and sometimes between the white and the black
patches.
Black must not predominate, small black or tan spots are
regarded as mismarked.
SIZE :
Height at withers : Males : 52-60 cm, ideal 56 cm.Females50-58 cm, ideal 54 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 :
Aggressiveness.
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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