Pets

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 24.07.1996.

HEAD

CRANIAL REGION:

• Skull: It is bulky, wide and very short. It is flat and rounded at the top, but the occipital Protuberance is not pronounced.
• Depression links (Stop): It is accentuated.

FACIAL REGION:

• Truffle: Large, black. The Windows are wide open.
• Lips: The upper lip covers in large part to the bottom and must be sufficiently marked for that, in profile, the snout has a square shape.
• Snout: Straight nose cane, in profile, the snout is moderately elongated.
• JAWS/teeth: The joint is in the form of scissors. The upper incisors cover the bottom in a close contact and are implanted at a right angle in relation to the jaw.
• Cheeks: They are thin.
• Eyes: With regard to the width of the forehead, the eyes are not very together. They are round, melancholy eyes and sweet. Its color is dark brown. The mucous membranes of the lower eyelids may not be apparent.
• Ears: They are placed at the height of the line of the eye. They are somewhat thick, wide and their limbs are rounded. They are almost flat and quite long; they arrive until the birth of the truffle.

NECK: It is powerful and moderately long. It presents very little double chin.

BODY:

• Back: It is well marked and wide.
• Pork loin: Slightly arched.
• Rump: The legs providing a slight incline to the rump, It is well muscled.
• Breast : It is wide, long and deep enough so that the line of the sternum reaches the level of elbows. Snugly ribs.
• Belly: The flanks are round

TAIL: Thick, quite long and carried in a sickle-shaped. You must never fall forward. The hair is headed (taper, around the tail, long and thick hairs slightly separated in the form of stem).

LIMBS

PREVIOUS MEMBERS: Seen in conjunction, they are powerful and Plumb.

• Shoulder: They are oblique and muscular.
• Elbows: They are well located on the axis of the body.
• Metacarpus: It is slightly oblique.

LATER MEMBERS: Seen as a whole and from the back, the tip of the buttock, the middle part of the leg, the Hock, the metatarsus and the foot are on the same vertical line.

• Thighs: They are descended and well muscled.
• Hock: Thick, moderately bent.
• Metatarsals: They are short and thick.

FEET: Slightly elongated. They are large, but compact. The pads are black, durable and compact.

MOVEMENT: Fast and uniform.

SKIN: Thick enough.

FUR

HAIR: Short, dense and fairly smooth.

COLOR: Tri-color dark Fawn, Hare or badger hair pulling, with blanket or large stains. Usually, the head is Fawn color, and sometimes carbonated.

SIZE AND WEIGHT:

• Height to the cross: Both males and females, is of 53 to 58 cm.. With a tolerance of 1 cm..
• Weight: The average weight is of 28 to 30 kg.

FAULTS: Any deviation from the above criteria is considered missing and the seriousness is considered the degree of deviation to the standard and its impact on the health and welfare of the dog.

Head:

• Narrow skull, vaulted.
• Too pointed snout.
• Upper lip tight, not enough descended.
• Eye slightly clear, apparent conjunctiva.
• Ears placed below the line of the eye, short or not low enough.

Neck:

• Long, Lightweight.

Body:

• Very long dorsal region, loose top line, sunken.
• Flat ribs.
• Agalgados flanks.

Tail:

• Too long or too skewed to one side.

Forelimbs:

Hind limbs:

• Flat thighs.
• Straight hocks, closed or far apart.

Color:

• Presence of mottled spots.

Behavior:

• Shy dog.

MISS PLAYOFFS

• Fearful or aggressive dog.
• Lack of type (animal, in general terms, It does not present the same characteristics as their counterparts of the same breed).
• Anatomical anomaly.
• Visible hereditary defect causing invalidity.
• Upper or lower prognathism.
• Eyes too light.
• Weak limbs.
• Any other color which is not established by the standard.
• Speckled spots that extend throughout the body.
• Withers height different from that laid down by the standard.
• Any dog showing clear physical abnormalities or behavioral signs shall be disqualified.

N.B.: Los machos deben tener dos apariencia testiculos normal completamente descendidos en el escroto.

TRANSLATION: IRIS Carrillo (Puerto Rico Kennel Federation).