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Standard
FCI
standard: N°
309 /09. 08. 1999 GB
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD:
14.04.1999.
ORIGIN : China
UTILIZATION : Hunting- and watch-dog. |
CLASSIFICATION
F.C.I.: Group
2 Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossians and
Swiss Mountain-and Cattledogs
Section 2 Molossian, Mastiff type.
Without working trial.
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GENERAL APPEARANCE
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Active, compact, short coupled
and squarely built dog of medium size. Wrinkles over skull
and withers, small ears and « hippopotamus »
muzzle impart to the Shar Pei a unique look. Dogs larger
and more powerful than bitches. |
CHARACTERISTICS |
The
height of the Shar Pei from withers to ground is approximately
equal to the length of the body, from point of shoulder to
point of buttock, especially in males. The length from nose
to stop is approximately equal to the length from stop to
occiput. |
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT |
Calm,
independent, loyal, affectionate to his family. |
| HEAD |
Rather large in proportion to body. Wrinkles
on forehead and cheeks continuing to form dewlap.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Flat, broad.
Stop : Moderate.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Large and wide, preferably black,
but any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible.
Wide opened nostrils.
Muzzle : A distinctive feature of the
breed. Broad from root to tip of nose with no suggestion
of tapering. Lips and top of muzzle well padded. Bulge
at the base of the nose permissible.
Mouth : Tongue, roof of mouth, gums and
flews : bluish black is preferred. Pink spotted tongue
permissible. Solid pink tongue highly undesirable. In
dilute-coloured dogs the tongue is solid lavender.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong with a perfect
scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping
the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Padding of
lower lip should not be so excessive as to interfere with
the bite.
Eyes : Dark, almond-shaped with a scowling
expression. Lighter colour permissible in dilute-coloured
dogs. Function of eyeball or lid in no way disturbed by
surrounding skin, folds or hair. Any sign of irritation
of eyeball, conjunctiva or eyelids highly undesirable.
Free from entropion.
Ears : Very small, rather thick, equilaterally
triangular in shape, slightly rounded at tip and set high
on the skull with tips pointing towards eyes; set well
forward over eyes, wide apart and close to skull. Pricked
ears highly undesirable.
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| NECK |
Medium
length, strong, set well on shoulders. The loose skin under
the neck should not be excessive.
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| BODY |
Folds of skin on body in mature dogs highly undesirable
except on withers and base of tail, which show moderate
wrinkling.
Topline : Dips slightly behind withers;
then it rises slightly over loin.
Back : Short, strong.
Loin : Short, broad, slightly arched.
Croup : Rather flat.
Chest : Broad and deep, brisket reaching
the elbow.
Underline : Rises slightly under the loin.
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TAIL |
Thick and round at the root, tapering to a fine point. The
tail is set very high, a characteristic feature of the breed.
May be carried high and curved, carried in tight curl or curved
over or to either side of the back. Lack of or incomplete
tail highly undesirable. |
LIMBS |
FOREQUARTERS - Forelegs
straight, moderate length, good bone. The skin on forelegs
shows no wrinkle.
Shoulders : Muscular, well laid and sloping.
Metacarpus (Pastern) : Slightly sloping, strong and flexible.
HINDQUARTERS -
Muscular, strong, moderately angulated, perpendicular to
the ground and parallel to each other when viewed from the
rear. Wrinkles on upper thighs, lower thighs, rear pasterns
as well as the thickening of the skin on hocks undesirable.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Moderate size, compact, not splayed. Toes well knuckled.
Hindfeet free from dewclaws. |
GAIT
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The
preferred gait is trot. The gait is free, balanced, active
with good forward reach and strong drive from the hindquarters.
The feet tend to converge to a center line when the speed
increases. Stilted gait undesirable. |
| COAT |
COAT
HAIR : A distinctive
feature of the breed : short, harsh and bristly. The coat
is straight and offstanding on the body, but generally
flatter on the limbs. No undercoat. The coat may vary
in length from 1 cm to 2,5 cm. Never trimmed.
COLOUR : All solid colours
acceptable except white. Tail and rear part of thighs
frequently of a lighter colour. Darker shading down the
back and on the ears permissible.
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| SIZE
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Height
: 44 - 51 cm at withers (17,5 - 20 ins). |
| 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.
SERIOUS FAULTS :
- Deviation from a scissor bite (as a transitory measure,
a very slightly overshot mouth is permissible).
- Snipy muzzle.
- Spotted tongue (except pink spotted tongue).
- Large ears.
- Low set tail.
- Coat longer than 2,5 cm.
ELIMINATING FAULTS :
- Flat foreface with badly overshot bite; undershot bite.
- Solid pink tongue.
- Lower lip rolled in, interfering with the bite.
- Round, bulging eye. Entropion, ectropion.
- Skin, folds or hair disturbing the normal function of
the eye.
- Pricked ears.
- Absence of tail; stumpy tail.
- Heavy folds of skin on body (except withers and base of
tail) and limbs.
- Not a solid colour (albino, brindle, patches, spots, black
and tan, saddled pattern).
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| N.B. |
Male animals should have two apparently
normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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REMARK |
Any
artificial physical alteration to the Shar Pei (in particular
lips and eyelids) eliminates the dog from competition |
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