FCI-Standard N°70 /
28. 11. 2003 / GB
LAKELAND TERRIER
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 29.10.2003.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 3 Terriers. Section 1
Large and medium-sized
Terriers. Without working
trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Smart, workmanlike, well balanced and compact.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT
: Gay, fearless demeanour, keen of expression, quick of movement, on the
tip-toe of expectation.
Bold, friendly and self-confident.
HEAD : Well balanced.
Length of head from stop to tip of nose not exceeding that from
occiput to stop.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Flat and refined.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black, except in
liver-coated dogs when the nose will be liver.
Muzzle : Broad, but not
too long.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws
powerful. Teeth even with
perfect, regular scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth closely overlapping the
lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Eyes : Dark or hazel.
Slanting eyes undesirable.
Ears : Moderately small,
V-shaped and carried alertly.
Set neither too high nor too low on head.
NECK : Reachy, slightly
arched, free from throatiness.
BODY :
Back : Strong, moderately
short
Loins : Well coupled.
Chest : Reasonably narrow.
TAIL : Customarily docked.
Docked : Well set on,
carried gaily but not over back or curled.
Undocked : Well set on,
carried gaily but not over back or curled.
In overall balance with the rest of dog.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs
straight, well boned.
Shoulders : Well laid
back.
HINDQUARTERS : Strong and
muscular.
Thighs : long and
powerful.
Stifles : Well turned.
Hocks : Low to ground.
Metatarsus
: Straight.
FEET : Small, compact,
round and well padded.
GAIT / MOVEMENT :
Fore-and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel.
Elbows move perpendicular to body, working free of sides, stifles
turning neither in nor out.
Good drive coming from well flexing hindquarters.
COAT
HAIR : Dense, harsh and
weather resisting with good undercoat.
COLOUR : Black and tan,
blue and tan, red, wheaten, red grizzle, liver, blue or black.
Small tips of white on feet and chest undesirable but
permissible. Mahogany or
deep tan not typical.
SIZE AND WEIGHT :
Height
: Not exceeding 37 cm ( 14 ½ ins)
at shoulder.
Weight : Dogs 17 lbs (7,7
kg) ; bitches 15 lbs (6,8 kg).
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of
the dog.
Any dog clearly showing
physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals
should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.
This amended breed
standard will become effective from April 2004.
