FCI‑Standard N° 103/ 20 . 01 . 1998/ GB
GERMAN HUNTING TERRIER
(Deutscher Jagdterrier)
TRANSLATION : Johan Gallant / Walter Schicker.
ORIGIN : Germany.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD : 05.02.1996.
UTILIZATION : Versatile hunting dog, suited in particular for the hunt
under the ground and as a flushing dog.
FCI CLASSIFICATION : Group 3 Terriers.
Section 1 Large and medium sized
Terriers. With
working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : After the first World War a group of active
hunters separated from the numerically strong Fox‑Terrier Club.
It was their aim to create a breed, the sole purpose of which
would be hunting performance.
The experienced hunters and cynologists Rudolf Frieß, Walter
Zangenberg and Carl‑Erich Grünewald decided to select a black and tan
hunting dog in particular suitable for the hunt under the ground.
A coincidence came in support of their efforts.
A zoo director, Lutz Heck / Hagenberg presented Walter Zangenberg
with four black and tan terriers which were said to come from pure‑bred
Fox‑Terrier lines. These
dogs became the foundation stock of the German Hunting Terrier.
At the time Dr Herbert Lackner joined the founders.
After many years of intensive breeding efforts, and through
skilful crossings with the Old English Wirehaired Terrier as well as
with the Welsh Terrier, they succeeded to fix the appearance of their
breed. At the same time
they put great emphasis on breeding a multitalented, well trainable,
hard, tongue‑giving and water‑happy dog with an explicit hunting
instinct. The German
Hunting Terrier Club (Deutscher Jagdterrier‑Club e.V.) was founded in
1926. As ever, the breeders
continued to value most carefully their breed for its usefulness as a
hunting dog, its steadiness of character, its courage and drive.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : A smallish, generally black and tan, compact, well
proportioned working hunting dog.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Proportion of chest circumference to height at
the withers : The circumference of the chest is 10 to 12 cm more than
the height at the withers.
Body length to height at the withers : The body is insignificantly
longer than the height at the withers.
Depth of chest to height at the withers : Circa 55 ‑ 60 % of the height
at the withers.
BEHAVIOUR / CHARACTER : Courageous and hard, takes pleasure in work,
enduring, vital, full of temperament, reliable, sociable and trainable,
neither shy nor aggressive.
HEAD : Elongated, slightly wedge‑shaped, not pointed, the muzzle
slightly shorter than the skull from occiput to stop.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : The skull is flat, broad between the ears, narrower between the
eyes.
Stop : Slightly marked.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : In harmony with the muzzle, neither too narrow nor too small, not
cleft. Black, but when the
colour of the coat is dominantly brown, a brown nose is also permitted.
Muzzle : Strong, distinct under‑jaw, strongly pronounced chin.
Cheeks : Well pronounced.
Lips : Tight and well pigmented.
Jaws/Teeth : Big teeth.
Strong jaws with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, whereby
the row of upper incisors, without gap, perfectly locks over the lower
incisors, and with the teeth standing vertically to the jaws.
42 teeth in accordance with the teeth formula.
Eyes : Dark, small, oval, well placed in such a way that injury is
hardly possible; the eyelids are tight.
Resolute expression.
Ears : Set high, not explicitely small, V‑shaped; slightly touching
semi‑drop ears.
NECK : Strong, not too long, well put on and blending strongly into the
shoulders.
BODY :
Topline : Straight.
Withers : Well defined.
Back : Strong, straight, not too short.
Loin : Well muscled.
Croup : Well muscled and flat.
Chest : Deep, ribs well sprung, not too broad, long breastbone with ribs
well reaching backwards.
Underline : Elegantly curved backwards; short and firm flanks, belly
slightly drawn up.
TAIL : Well set to the long croup, docked for circa 1/3.
Is rather carried slightly raised than steeply erected, but
should never incline over the back.
(In countries where tail docking is prohibited by law, it can be
left in its natural state.
It should be carried horizontally or slightly sabre‑formed.)
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
General : Seen from the front the forelegs are straight and parallel,
viewed from the side they are placed well under the body.
The distance from the surface to the elbows is approximately
equal to the distance from the elbows to the withers.
Shoulders : The shoulder‑blade lies well oblique and backwards; it is
long and strongly muscled.
There is good angulation between shoulder‑blade and upper arm.
Upper arm : As long as possible, well and dry muscled.
Elbows : Close to body, neither turned inward nor outward.
Good angulation between upper arm and forearm.
Forearm : Dry, straight and upright with strong bones.
Pastern joint : Strong.
Pastern : Slightly angulated to the ground, bones rather strong than
fine.
Forefeet : Often broader than the hind feet, the toes lying close to
each other with sufficiently thick, hard, resistant and well pigmented
pads. They are parallel, in
stance as well as in movement neither turned inward nor outward.
HINDQUARTERS :
General : Viewed from behind straight and parallel.
Good angulation between upper thigh and lower thigh and also at
the hocks. Strong bones.
Upper thigh : Long, broad and muscular.
Stifle : Strong with good angulation between upper‑ and lower thigh.
Lower thigh : Long, muscular and sinewy.
Hock joint : Strong and placed low.
Hocks : Short and vertical.
Hind feet : Oval to round, the toes lying close to each other, with
sufficiently thick, hard, resistant and well pigmented pads.
They are parallel, in stance and in movement neither turned
inward nor outward.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Ample ground covering, free, with good reach in the
front and powerful drive from the rear.
In front‑ and hindquarters parallel and straight; never stilted.
SKIN : Thick, tight, without folds.
COAT
HAIR : Plain, dense; hard rough hair or coarse smooth hair.
COLOUR : The colour is black, dark‑brown or greyish‑black, with fawn (yellow‑red)
clearly defined markings at the eyebrows, muzzle, chest, the legs and at
the base of the tail. Light
and dark mask is equally permitted; small white markings on chest and
toes are tolerated.
SIZE AND WEIGHT :
Height at the withers : Dogs : 33
to 40 cm,
Bitches : 33 to
40 cm.
Weight (desired ideal weight for working) :
Dogs
: 9 to
10 kg,
Biitches
:
7,5 to 8,5 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.
Missing of one or both M3 (Molars) is not to be considered a fault.
SERIOUS FAULTS :
Narrow skull, narrow and also pointed muzzle.
Falling away under‑jaw, narrow jaws.
Weak bite, any slight irregularity in the placing of the incisors.
Light or spotted nose.
Light, too big or protruding eyes.
Erected, flying, too small, set too low or heavy ears.
Steep forequarters.
Soft or roached back, too short back.
Short breastbone.
Too narrow or too wide in front.
Steep hindquarters, overbuilt.
Elbows clearly turned in or out.
Too close or spread toes; cow-hocked, bow-legged or narrow hocks, in
stance as well as in movement.
Ambling, stilted or tripping gait.
Splayed feet, cat feet.
Tail inclining over the back, tail set too low or hanging.
Short, woolly, open or thin hair, bald at the belly or at the inner
sides of the thighs.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :
Aggressive or overly shy.
Weak in temperament and character, shot‑ or game shy.
Over‑ and undershot bite, wry mouth, pincer and partial pincer bite,
irregularly placed teeth, missing teeth except for M3.
Incorrect pigmentation.
Entropion and ectropion, eyes of different colour, blue or spotted eyes.
Any departure of the described coat colour.
Over‑ and under size.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
