Russian Toy Breed Standard
TRANSLATION: RKF/FCI
revision by Angelica Cain, 2010.
ORIGIN: Russia.
UTILIZATION: Companion Dog.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: A small elegant dog, lively, long-legged, with fine bone and lean muscles. There is almost no sexual dimorphism between males and females.
SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE
Weight - Dogs and bitches: up to 6.6 pounds (3 kg).
Height – Height at withers: Dogs and bitches: up to 11 inches (tolerance +1 inch). (28 cm with tolerance +1-2 cm)
FAULT: For males only: Height above 11 inches and weight close to the highest level (6.6 pounds or 3 kg) must be considered as a serious fault but not disqualifying.
Disqualification – Size over 12 inches (30 cm) and dogs with dwarf signs.
Proportion - Square build. The height at elbows is only slightly more than half of the height at withers; the chest is sufficiently deep.
HEAD Small compared to the body.
Eyes - Quite large, rounded, dark, slightly prominent, set well apart and looking straight ahead. Eyelids are dark or matching the coat color, tightly fitting.
Ears - Big, thin, set
Stop - Clearly pronounced, but not too sharp.
FAULT: Semi-pricked ears. This condition is very undesirable in both coat types.
Disqualification - Hanging ears.
Skull: High but not too wide (width at the level of zygomatic arches does not exceed the depth of the skull).
Disqualification - Wide skull.
Muzzle - Lean and pointed, slightly shorter than the skull.
Lips - Thin, lean, tight-fitting and dark or matching the coat color.
Nose - Small, black or matching the coat color.
Bite - Jaws/Teeth: Small, white, Scissor bite. Absence of 2 incisors permitted in each jaw.
FAULT: Level bite or incisors sloping forward.
Disqualifications - Overshot, pronounced undershot. Absence of 1 canine. Absence of more than 2 incisors in either jaw.
NECK, TOP LINE, BODY
Neck – Long, lean, carried high, slightly arched.
Topline - Gradually sloping from the withers to the root of the tail. Withers: Slightly pronounced. Back: Strong and straight. Loin: Short and slightly arched. Croup: The croup is somewhat rounded and slightly sloping.
Body – Chest: The chest is oval, sufficiently deep and not too wide. Underline and Belly: Tucked up belly and drawn up flanks, forming a nicely curved line from the chest to the flanks.
Disqualification - Short legs.
Tail – Docked shortly (only two or three vertebrae are left), carried high. Also undocked tails are allowed. Undocked: sickle tail. It should not be carried lower than back level.
FAULT: Low set tail.
Disqualification – The presence of palpable fractures or knots on the undocked tail.
FOREQUARTERS - Thin and lean; seen from the front, the front legs are straight and parallel.
Shoulders - The shoulder blades are moderately long and not too sloping. Upper arm: Forming an angle of 105 degrees with the shoulder blade. The length of upper arm is approximately equal to the length of shoulder. Elbows: In line with the body.
Feet - Small, oval, standing parallel, not toed-out. Toes well-knit and arched. Nails and resilient pads are black or match the coat color.
Pasterns - Lean.
HINDQUARTERS - Seen from the rear, the hind legs are straight and parallel, but standing a little bit wider than the forelegs. Stifles and hocks are sufficiently bent.
Upper thigh: Muscles are lean and developed.
Angulation – Upper thigh: Muscles are lean and developed. Lower thigh: The upper and lower thighs are of the same length.
Hock - Sufficiently angulated. Rear Pastern: Vertical
Feet - Arched, a little bit narrower than forefeet. Nails and pads are black or match the coat color.
Note - Male dogs should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Disqualifications - Absence of either testicle in an adult dog
COAT
Smooth-haired: short, close-lying, shiny hair, without undercoat. Slightly bald patches are allowed next to ears, on the chest and under the elbows.
FAULT: Presence of strong bald patches in smooth-haired dogs.
Disqualification – Many bald patches in short-haired dogs.
FAULT: Too long or too short hair on body of longhaired dogs.
Disqualification – Longhaired dogs: absence of fringes on ears and presence of curly hair.
COLOR. - Black and tan, brown and tan, blue and tan. Also red of any shade with or without black or brown overlay. Richer shades are preferable for all colors. Small white spots on chest and toes are allowed. But on the chest it should not be wider than 1.2 inch (3cm) and not extending lower than elbow level, in the case if the white spot is thin. On the toes the spot should not be above metacarpus.
FAULTS: Solid black, brown or blue colors. Tan markings too large or with dark shadings.
Disqualification – White coat, white spots on the head, abdomen and above metacarpus; White spots on chest wider than 1.2 inch (3 cm), or extending below the elbow line. White color above the metacarpus. Presence of brindle or merle markings.
GAIT - Easy, straightforward, fast. No noticeable change in the topline when moving.
TEMPERAMENT
Active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive.
FAULT: Timid behavior.
Disqualifications - Aggressive, overly cowardly.
ORIGIN: Russia.
UTILIZATION: Companion Dog.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: A small elegant dog, lively, long-legged, with fine bone and lean muscles. There is almost no sexual dimorphism between males and females.
SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE
Weight - Dogs and bitches: up to 6.6 pounds (3 kg).
Height – Height at withers: Dogs and bitches: up to 11 inches (tolerance +1 inch). (28 cm with tolerance +1-2 cm)
FAULT: For males only: Height above 11 inches and weight close to the highest level (6.6 pounds or 3 kg) must be considered as a serious fault but not disqualifying.
Disqualification – Size over 12 inches (30 cm) and dogs with dwarf signs.
Proportion - Square build. The height at elbows is only slightly more than half of the height at withers; the chest is sufficiently deep.
HEAD Small compared to the body.
Eyes - Quite large, rounded, dark, slightly prominent, set well apart and looking straight ahead. Eyelids are dark or matching the coat color, tightly fitting.
Ears - Big, thin, set
Stop - Clearly pronounced, but not too sharp.
FAULT: Semi-pricked ears. This condition is very undesirable in both coat types.
Disqualification - Hanging ears.
Skull: High but not too wide (width at the level of zygomatic arches does not exceed the depth of the skull).
Disqualification - Wide skull.
Muzzle - Lean and pointed, slightly shorter than the skull.
Lips - Thin, lean, tight-fitting and dark or matching the coat color.
Nose - Small, black or matching the coat color.
Bite - Jaws/Teeth: Small, white, Scissor bite. Absence of 2 incisors permitted in each jaw.
FAULT: Level bite or incisors sloping forward.
Disqualifications - Overshot, pronounced undershot. Absence of 1 canine. Absence of more than 2 incisors in either jaw.
NECK, TOP LINE, BODY
Neck – Long, lean, carried high, slightly arched.
Topline - Gradually sloping from the withers to the root of the tail. Withers: Slightly pronounced. Back: Strong and straight. Loin: Short and slightly arched. Croup: The croup is somewhat rounded and slightly sloping.
Body – Chest: The chest is oval, sufficiently deep and not too wide. Underline and Belly: Tucked up belly and drawn up flanks, forming a nicely curved line from the chest to the flanks.
Disqualification - Short legs.
Tail – Docked shortly (only two or three vertebrae are left), carried high. Also undocked tails are allowed. Undocked: sickle tail. It should not be carried lower than back level.
FAULT: Low set tail.
Disqualification – The presence of palpable fractures or knots on the undocked tail.
FOREQUARTERS - Thin and lean; seen from the front, the front legs are straight and parallel.
Shoulders - The shoulder blades are moderately long and not too sloping. Upper arm: Forming an angle of 105 degrees with the shoulder blade. The length of upper arm is approximately equal to the length of shoulder. Elbows: In line with the body.
Feet - Small, oval, standing parallel, not toed-out. Toes well-knit and arched. Nails and resilient pads are black or match the coat color.
Pasterns - Lean.
HINDQUARTERS - Seen from the rear, the hind legs are straight and parallel, but standing a little bit wider than the forelegs. Stifles and hocks are sufficiently bent.
Upper thigh: Muscles are lean and developed.
Angulation – Upper thigh: Muscles are lean and developed. Lower thigh: The upper and lower thighs are of the same length.
Hock - Sufficiently angulated. Rear Pastern: Vertical
Feet - Arched, a little bit narrower than forefeet. Nails and pads are black or match the coat color.
Note - Male dogs should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Disqualifications - Absence of either testicle in an adult dog
COAT
Smooth-haired: short, close-lying, shiny hair, without undercoat. Slightly bald patches are allowed next to ears, on the chest and under the elbows.
FAULT: Presence of strong bald patches in smooth-haired dogs.
Disqualification – Many bald patches in short-haired dogs.
FAULT: Too long or too short hair on body of longhaired dogs.
Disqualification – Longhaired dogs: absence of fringes on ears and presence of curly hair.
COLOR. - Black and tan, brown and tan, blue and tan. Also red of any shade with or without black or brown overlay. Richer shades are preferable for all colors. Small white spots on chest and toes are allowed. But on the chest it should not be wider than 1.2 inch (3cm) and not extending lower than elbow level, in the case if the white spot is thin. On the toes the spot should not be above metacarpus.
FAULTS: Solid black, brown or blue colors. Tan markings too large or with dark shadings.
Disqualification – White coat, white spots on the head, abdomen and above metacarpus; White spots on chest wider than 1.2 inch (3 cm), or extending below the elbow line. White color above the metacarpus. Presence of brindle or merle markings.
GAIT - Easy, straightforward, fast. No noticeable change in the topline when moving.
TEMPERAMENT
Active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive.
FAULT: Timid behavior.
Disqualifications - Aggressive, overly cowardly.
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Design - Angelica Cain