SHIKOKU KEN STANDARDS |
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| Description | FCI shikoku standard | NIPPO shikoku standard | JKC shikoku standard | Standard 4 |
Standard 5 |
| General appearance and characteristics | A medium-sized dog with well balanced and well developed clean cut muscles. It has pricked ears and a curled or sickle tail. Conformation : strong, well-boned and compact. | ||||
| Temperament | A dog of marked endurance, keen in sense with a naive feeling, energetic and highly alert; an enthusiastic hunter; docile towards his master. | ||||
| Head and skull | Skull : Forehead broad. Stop : Shallow, but defined. |
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| Nose | Black | ||||
| Muzzle | Rather long, wedge-shaped. Nasal bridge straight. | ||||
| Lips | Tight | ||||
| Jaws/Teeth | Teeth strong, with a scissor bite. | ||||
| Cheeks | Well developed. | ||||
| Eyes | Relatively small, triangular, set well apart, dark brown in colour. | ||||
| Ears | Small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked. | ||||
| Neck | Thick and powerful. | ||||
| Body | Withers : High, well developed. Back : Straight and strong. Loins : Broad and muscular. Chest : Deep, ribs well sprung. Belly : Well tucked up. |
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| Tail | Set on high, thick and carried over the back vigorously curled or curved like a sickle. The tip nearly reaches the hocks when let down. | ||||
| Forequarters | Shoulders : Moderately sloping with developed muscles. Elbows : Set close to the body. Forearms : Straight and clean cut. Pasterns : Slightly inclining. |
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| Hindquarters | Powerful, with muscles well developed. Hocks : Moderately angulated and very tough. |
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| Ears | Small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked. | ||||
| Feet | Tightly closed with well arched toes. Pads hard and elastic. Nails hard and black or dark in color. | ||||
| Gait / Movement | Resilient, with rather narrow strides, but light. Action is quick and turning is possible. | ||||
| Coat / Hair | Outer coat rather harsh and straight, undercoat soft and dense. The hair on the tail is rather long. | ||||
| Coat / Color | Sesame, black sesame and red sesame. | ||||
| Size | Dogs 52 cm Bitches 46 cm There is a tolerance of + 3 cm |
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| 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. - Bitchy dogs/doggy bitches. - Slightly overshot or undershot mouth. - Long hair. - Shyness. |
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| Eliminating Faults | - Aggressive or overly shy. - Extremely overshot or undershot bite. - - Ears not pricked. - Hanging tail, short tail. - Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioral abnormalities shall be disqualified. N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. | ||||
