{"id":822,"date":"2010-12-09T20:17:57","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T20:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ris-sida.se\/eng\/?page_id=822"},"modified":"2012-01-19T17:50:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:50:18","slug":"breed-standard-amerikansk-cocker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ris-sida.se\/eng\/?page_id=822","title":{"rendered":"American Cocker Breed standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Breed Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Appearance<\/strong>
\nServiceable-looking dog with refined chiselled head, strong, well boned legs,
\nwell up at the shoulder, compact sturdy body, wide muscular quarters, well balanced<\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/strong>
\nMerrry, free, sound, keen to work.<\/p>\n

Temperament<\/strong>
\nEquable with no suggestion of timidity.<\/p>\n

Head and Skull<\/strong>
\nWell developed and rounded, neither flat nor domed. Eyebrows and stop clearly defined.
\nMedian line distinctly marked to rather more than half-way up crown. Area surrounding
\neye socket well chiselled. Distance from tip of nose to stop approximately one-half
\ndistance from stop up over crown to base of skull. Muzzle broad, deep, square, even jaws.
\nNose well developed. Nostrils black in black and tans, black or brown in buffs, browns,
\nbrown and tans, roans and parti-colours.<\/p>\n

Eyes<\/strong>
\nEyeballs round, full and looking directly forward. Shape of eyerims gives a slightly almond appearance.
\nNeither\u00a0small nor protruding. Expression intelligent, alert, soft and appealing. Colour of iris dark brown
\nto black in blacks, black and tans, buffs and creams, and in the darker shades of parti-colours and roans.
\nIn reds and browns, dark hazel; in parti-colours and roans of lighter shades, not lighter than hazel,
\nthe darker the better.<\/p>\n

Ears<\/strong>
\nLobular, set on line no higher than lower part of eyes, leather fine and extending to nostrils,
\nwell clothed with long silky, straight or wavy hair.<\/p>\n

Mouth<\/strong>
\nJaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite,
\ni.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.<\/p>\n

Neck<\/strong>
\nLong, muscular and free from throatiness. Rising strongly and slightly arched.<\/p>\n

Forequarters<\/strong>
\nShoulders deep, clean-cut and sloping without protrusion, so set that upper points
\nof withers at an angle permitting wide spring of ribs. Forelegs straight,
\nstrongly boned and muscular, set close to body well under scapulae.
\nElbows well let down, turning neither in nor out. Pasterns short and strong.<\/p>\n

Body<\/strong>
\nHeight at withers approximating length from withers to set on of tail. Chest deep.
\nLowest point no higher than elbows, front sufficiently wide for adequate heart
\nand lung space, yet not so wide as to interfere with straight forward movement
\nof forelegs. Ribs deep and well sprung throughout. Body short in couplings and flank,
\nwith depth at flank somewhat less than at last rib. Back strong, sloping evenly and
\nslightly downwards from withers to set of tail. Hips wide with quarters well rounded
\nand muscular. Body appearing short, compact and firmly knit together,
\ngiving impression of strength. Never appearing long and low.<\/p>\n

Hindquarters<\/strong>
\nStrongly boned, muscled with good angulation at stifle and powerful,
\nclearly defined thighs. Stifle joint strong without slippage. Hocks strong, well let down,
\nwhen viewed from behind, hindlegs parallel when in motion or at rest.<\/p>\n

Feet<\/strong>
\nCompact, not spreading, round and firm, with deep, strong,
\ntough pads and hair between toes, facing truly forward.<\/p>\n

Tail<\/strong>
\nPreviously customarily docked.
\nDocked: Docked by three fifths of tail. Set on and carried on a line with topline
\nof back or slightly higher. Never straight up and never so low as to indicate timidity.
\nWhen dog in motion, merry tail action.
\nUndocked: Set on a line with topline of back. Moderate length. Feathering in proportion
\nto the coat of the dog. Thicker at the root and tapering towards the tip. Carried on a
\nline with the topline of back, or slightly higher, but never curled over the back or so low
\nas to indicate timidity. When dog is in motion, merry tail action.<\/p>\n

Gait\/Movement<\/strong>
\nCo-ordinated, smooth and effortless, covering ground well.<\/p>\n

Coat<\/strong>
\nOn head, short and fine; on body, medium length, with enough under coating to give protection.
\nEars, chest, abdomen and legs well feathered, but not so excessive as to hide body lines or
\nimpede movement and function as a sporting dog. Texture most important. Coat silky,
\nflat or slightly wavy. Excessive coat, curly, woolly or cotton texture undesirable.<\/p>\n

Colour<\/strong>
\nBlacks: Jet black; shadings of brown or liver in sheen of coat undesirable.
\nBlack and tan and brown and tan (classified under solid colours)
\nhaving definite tan markings on jet black or brown body.
\nTan markings distinct and plainly visible and colour of tan may be from lightest cream
\nto darkest red colour. Amount of tan markings restricted to ten per cent or less of
\ncolour of specimen; tan markings in excess of ten per cent undesirable.
\nTan markings not readily visible in ring or absence of tan markings in any of specified
\nlocations undesirable. Tan markings located as follows:<\/p>\n

1. A clear spot over each eye.
\n2. On sides of muzzle and on cheeks.
\n3. On underside of ears.
\n4. On all feet and legs.
\n5. Under tail.
\n6. On chest, optional, presence or absence permissible.<\/p>\n

Tan on muzzle which extends upwards and joins over muzzle highly undesirable.
\nAny solid colour other than black of uniform shades. Lighter colouring of feathering permissible.
\nIn all above solid colours a small amount of white on chest and throat while not desirable,
\npermissible, but white in any other location highly undesirable.
\nParti-colours: Two or more definite colours appearing in clearly defined markings essential.
\nPrimary colour which is ninety per cent or more highly undesirable; secondary colour or
\ncolours which are limited solely to one location also highly undesirable.
\nRoans are classified as parti-colours and may be of any usual roaning patterns.
\nTricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings.
\nTan markings preferably located in same pattern as for black and tan.<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong>
\nIdeal height: (the word approximate leaves too much to chance.) dogs: 37-39 cms
\n(141\/2-151\/2 ins): bitches: 34-37 cms (131\/2-141\/2 ins).<\/p>\n

Faults<\/strong>
\nAny departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the
\nseriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion
\nto its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note
\nMale animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.<\/p>\n

Till toppen p\u00e5 sidan. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Carina Ris – 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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