MINIATURE PINSCHER STANDARD
*GENERAL APPEARANCE*
Well balanced,sturdy,compact,elegant,short coupled,smooth coated toy dog.
Naturally well groomed,proud,vigorous & alert.
*CHARACTERISTICS*
Precise hackney gait,fearless animation,complete self-possession & spirited presence.
*TEMPERAMENT*
Fearless & alert.
*HEAD & SKULL*
More elongated than short & round,Narrow,without conspicuous cheek formation.
In proportion to body.Skull flat when viewed from front.
Muzzle rather strong & proportionate to skull,Nostrils well formed.
Nose black with the exception of chocolate & blue in which it may be self-coloured.
*EYES*
Fitting well into face.Neither too full nor round,nor too small or slanting
Black or nearly black.
*EARS*
Set on high,as small as possible, erect or dropped.
*MOUTH*
Jaws strong, with a perfect regular & complete scissor bite.
The upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth & set square to the jaws.
*NECK*
Strong yet graceful,slightly arched.Well fitted into shoulders.
Free from throatiness.
*FOREQUARTERS*
Forechest well developed & full,moderately broad;
Shoulders clean,sloping with moderate angulation.
Legs straight,medium bone,elbows close to body.
*BODY*
Square,back line straight,sloping towards rear.Belly moderately tucked up.
Ribs well sprung,deep rather than barrelled.
Viewed from top slightly wedge shaped.
*HINDQUARTERS*
Parallel & wide enough apart to fit in with & properly built body.
*FEET*
Cat-like,nails dark.
*TAIL*
Continuation of topline,Carried a little high.
*GAIT / MOVEMENT*
Co-ordinated to permit a true hackneyed action.
*COAT*
Smooth,hard & short.Straight & lustrous.
Closely adhering to & uniformly covering body.
Hair forming ridge on any head,body,or legs highly undesirable.
*COLOUR*
Black,Blue,Chocolate with sharply defined tan markings on cheeks,lips,
lower jaw,throat,twin spots above eyes & vent region,
lower portion of hocks & feet.
All above colours have black pencilling on toes without thumbmarks,
Except chocolates which have brown pencilling.
Solid red of various shades.
Slight white on chest permissibly but undesirably.
*SIZE*
Height from = 25.5cm - 30cm ( 10 - 12 in )
At withers.
*MALE ANIMALS*
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
*FAULTS*
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault,
& the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in
exact proportion to its degree.
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