(Zwergschnauzer)
TRANSLATION: Mrs C. Seidler.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 06.04.2000
UTILISATION: House and Companion Dog
CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer- Molossoid breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle
Dogs and other breeds.
Section 1 Pinscher and Schnauzer type.
Without
working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : Around the turn of the century a dwarf Schnauzer from
the Frankfurt/Main area went on his way, then still described as a rough haired
Zwergpinscher (Miniature Pinscher). Due to the different shapes, sizes and
types and the muddle of harsh, soft and silky coat textures, it was no easy
task to evolve a small dog with the appearance and the characteristic qualities
of his bigger brother, the Schnauzer.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Small, strong, stocky rather than slim, rough coated, elegant. A reduced
image of the Schnauzer without the drawback of a dwarfed appearance.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS :
·
Square build in which the
height at the withers is nearly equal to the body length.
·
The length of the head (measured from the tip of the
nose to the occiput) corresponds to half the length of the topline (measured
from the withers to the set on of the tail).
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION
Skull : Strong, long without markedly protruding occiput.
The head should be in keeping with the dog’s force. The forehead is flat,
without wrinkles and parallel to the bridge of nose.
Stop: Appears well defined due to the brows
FACIAL REGION
Nose : Well
developed nose leather, always black.
Muzzle : Ending in a blunt wedge. Bridge of nose straight.
Lips : Black, smoot
and tight-fitting to the jaws. Corners of lips closed.
Jaws/Teeth : Strong upper and lower jaw. The complete scissor bite (42 pure white
teeth according to the dentition formula), is strongly developed and firmly
closing. The chewing muscles are strongly developed but the cheeks must not
interfere with the reactangular shape of the head (with the beard).
Eyes: Medium sized, oval, facing foreward, dark with
lively expression. Eyelids close fitting.
Ears : Drop ears, set high, V-shaped with inner edges
lying close to the cheeks, evenly carried , turned forward towards
temples. Folds parallel, should not be
above the top of the skull..
NECK : The strong, muscular neck is
nobly arched, blending smoothly into the withers. Strongly set on, slim, nobly
curved, corresponding to the dog’s force. Throat skin tight-fitting without folds.
BODY
Topline : Slightly
sloping from withers towards rear.
Withers: Forming the highest point in topline.
Back: Strong, short and taut.
Loins : Short, strong and deep. The distance from the last
rib to the hip is short to make the dog appear compact.
Croup : Slightly rounded and imperceptibly blending into
tail set on.
Chest : Moderately broad, oval in diameter, reaching to the
elbows. The forechest is distinctly
marked by the point of the sternum.
Underline and belly : Flanks not too tucked up, forming
a well curved line with the underside of the ribcage.
TAIL : Natural.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Seen from the front, the front legs are strong,
straight and not close together. Seen from the side, the forearms are straight.
Shoulders: The shoulder blade lies close against the rib cage and is well muscled on
both sides of the shoulder bone, protruding over the points of the thoracic
vertebrae. As sloping as possible and well laid back, forming an angle of appr.
50° to the horizontal.
Upper arm: Lying close to the body, strong and well muscled,
forming an angle of 95° to 105° to the
shoulder blade.
Elbows: Close
fitting, turning neither in nor out.
Forearm : Viewed from all sides, completely straight,
strongly developed and well muscled.
Carpal joint: Strong, firm, barely standing out
against the structure of the forearm.
Pastern : Seen from the front, vertical. Seen from the side
slightly sloping towards the ground, strong and slightly springy.
Forefeet : Short and round. Toes well-knit and arched (cat
foot) with short dark nails and resistant pads.
HINDQUARTERS : Standing obliquely when seen from
the side, standing parallel but not close together when seen from the rear.
Upper thigh : Moderately long, broad and
strongly muscled.
Stifle :Turning neither in nor out.
Lower thigh : Long, strong and sinewy, running
into a strong hock.
Hock : Very well angulated, strong, firm, turning neither
in nor out.
Metatarsus : Short, vertical to the ground.
Hind feet : Toes short, arched and well-knit. Nails short and
black.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Flexible,
elegant, agile, free and ground covering. The forelegs swinging as far forward
as possible, the hind legs, ground covering and springy, provide the necessary
drive. The front leg of one side and the hind leg of the other side move
forward at the same time. The back, the ligaments and the joints are firm.
SKIN : Tight fitting over the whole body.
COAT
HAIR : The coat should be wiry, harsh and dense. It
consists of a dense undercoat and a not
too short top coat, lying close to the body. The top coat is rough and
sufficiently long to allow the checking
of its texture; it is neither bristly nor wavy. The hair on the limbs tends to
be less harsh.
Coat short on forehead and ears. Typical
characteristics are the not too soft beard on the muzzle and the bushy eyebrows
which slightly shade the eyes.
COLOUR
·
Pure black with black undercoat.
·
Pepper and Salt.
·
Black/Silver.
·
Pure white with white undercoat.
When breeding Pepper and Salt, the aim is a medium
shading with evenly distributed, well pigmented, pepper colouring and grey
undercoat. The shades from dark iron grey to silver grey are all permitted. In
all colour variations there must be a dark mask, which should adapt
harmoniously to the respective colour.
Distinct light markings on head, chest and limbs are undesirable.
For the Black/Silver colour, the aim in breeding is a
black top coat with black undercoat, white markings over the eyes, on the
cheeks, at the beard, at the throat, in two divided triangles at the front of
the chest, on the front pasterns, on the feet, on the inside of the hind legs
and around the anus. The forehead, the neck and the outer sides of the ears
should be black like the top coat.
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Height at withers Dogs and bitches between 30 and 35
cm.
Weight Dogs
and bitches approximately 4.5 to 7 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.
Particularly:
·
Heavy or round skull.
·
Wrinkles on forehead.
·
Short, pointed or narrow muzzle.
·
Pincer bite.
·
Strongly protruding cheeks or cheekbones.
·
Light, too large or round eyes.
·
Low set, too long or unevenly carried ears.
·
Throatiness.
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Dewlap, narrow crest or neck.
·
Too long, tucked up or soft back.
·
Roach back.
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Croup falling away.
·
Tail set inclined towards head.
·
Long feet.
·
Pacing movement.
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Too short, too long, soft, wavy, shaggy, silky coat.
·
Brown undercoat.
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A black trace on the back or a black saddle.
·
In Black/Silver not clearly separated triangles on the
chest.
·
Over- or undersize up to 1 cm.
SERIOUS FAULTS :
·
Clumsy or light build. Too low or too high on leg.
·
Inverse sexual type (e.g. doggy bitch).
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Elbows turning out.
·
Straight or open hocked hindlegs.
·
Lower thigh too long.
·
Hocks turning inwards.
·
Rear pastern too short.
·
White or spotted coat in black or pepper and salt
dogs.
·
Patchy coat in the colours black/silver and white.
·
Over- or undersize by more than 1 cm but less than 2
cm.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :
·
Shy, aggressive, vicious, exaggeratedly suspicious or
nervous behaviour.
·
Malformation of any kind.
·
Lack of breed type.
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Faulty mouth, such as over- or undershot or wry mouth.
·
Severe faults in individual parts, such as faults in
construction, coat and colour.
·
Over- or undersize by more than 2 cm.
NB : Male animals
should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.