ORIGIN: Switzerland

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 26/11/2002

UTILIZATION: Family and working companion dog with distinctive friendly nature to children; Attentive watch dog, cheerful and quick to learn.

CLASSIFICATION FCI:

Group 1:

Sheepdog and cattle dogs (Except Swiss Cattle Dog).

Section 1

Sheep dogs.

Without working trial.

• A powerful, well-muscled, medium-sized, White Shepherd dog with erect ears, double coat or long double coat; elongated; medium sized bone and elegant, harmonious outline.

• Moderately long rectangular shape: Body length (from the point of shoulder to point of buttock) to height at withers = 12:10.
• The distance from the stop to the noseleather slightly beyond the distance from the stop tp the occipital protuberance.

Lively, without nervousness, attentive and watchfull; towards strangers sometimes slightly aloof but never apprenhensive or aggressive.

Strong, dry and finelly chiselled, in good proportion to the body. Seen from above and from the side wedged-shaped. Ayes of skull and foreface parallel.

SKULL:

Only slightly rounded; indicated central furrow.

STOP :

Slilghtly marked, but clearly perceptible.

FACIAL REGION:

NOSE:

Medium-sized; black pigmentation desired; snow nose and lighter nose accepted.

MUZZLE:

Powerful and moderately long in relation to the skull; nasal bridge and lower line of muzzle straight; slightly convergent to the nose.  

LIPS:  

Dry, closing tightly, as black as possible.

JAWS /TEETH:

Powerful and complete, scissor bite. The teeth should be set square to the jaw.

EYES:

Medium-sized, almond shaped, placed a little obliquely: colour brown to dark-brown; eye lids well fitting with black eye-rims desirable.

EARS:

Erect ears, set high, carried upright, parallel and directed forward; in the shape of an oblong, at the tip slightly rounded triangle.

NECK:

Medium-long and well muscled, with harmonious set on at the body, without dewlap; the elegantly arched neckline runs without disruption from the moderately high carried head to the withers.

 

Strong, muscular, medium-long.

Pronounced

Level, firm

Strongly muscled

Long and of medium breadth; from the set on gently sloping to root of tail.

Not too broad; deep (about 50 % of the height at the withers); reaching to the elbows; ribcage oval; well extending to the rear. Prominent forechest.

Flanks slender, firm; underline moderately tucked up.

Bushy sabre tail, tapering to the tip; set on rather deep; reaching at least to the hock joint; at rest, it hangs either straight down or with a slight saber-like curve in its last third part, in movement carried higher, but never above the topline.

Strong, sinewy, medium bone.

Straight, seen from the front; only moderately broad stance; seen in profile, well angulated.

Shoulder blade long and well laid back; well angulated; whole shoulder strongly muscled.

Adequately long, strong muscles.

Close fitting.

Long, straight, sinewy.

Firm and only slightly oblique.

Seen from the rear stright and parallel; standing not too wide; seen from the side with adequate angulation.

Medium-long, strongly muscled.

Lower thigh

Medium-long, oblique, with solid bone and well muscled.

Hock joint

Powerful, well angulated.

Medium-long, straight, sinewy; declaws should be removed, except in countries where their removal is forbidden by law.

Oval, hind feet a little longer than forefeet; toes tight and well arched; firm black pads; dark nails desired.

Rhythmical sequence of steps with even drive and enduring; front legs reaching out far, with strong thrust; trot ground covering and easy.

Without folds and wrinkles, dark pigmentation.

Coat

Dogs 60-66 cm. Weight: ca. 30-40 kg.

Bitches 55-61 cm. Weight: ca. 25-35 kg.

Typical dogs with slight under- or oversize should not be eliminated.

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the serious- ness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

Minor faults

• Slight deer colour (light yellow or fawny shading) on eartips, back and upperside of the tail. P

• Partial loss of pigment of flecked appearance on noseleather, lips and/or eye rims.

Serious faults

• Heavy appearance, too hort build (square outline)

• Masculinity or femininity not clearly defined.

• Missing more than two PM1; the M3 are not taken into account.

• Drop (handing) ears, semi-pricked ears, button ears.

• Strongly sloping backline.

• Ringtail, kinky tail, hook tail, tail carried over back.

• Soft, silky topcoat; wolly, curly, open coat; distinctly long hair without undercoat.

• Distinct deer colour (distinct yellowish or tawny discolouring) on eartips, back and upperside of the tail.

Eliminating faults

• Overly shy or aggressive.

• One eye or both eyes blue, protruding eyes.

• Entropion, ectropion.

• Over-or undershot mouth, wry mouth.

• Total loss of pigment on nose, lips and/or eye rims,

• Total loss of pigment in the skin and on the pads.

• Albinism.

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