FCI-Standard N° 73 /
02.02.1998 / GB
SCOTTISH TERRIER
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 3 Terriers. Section 2 Small-sized Terriers.
Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Thick-set, of suitable size to go to ground, short-legged, alert in
carriage and suggestive of great power and activity in small compass.
Head gives impresssion of being long for size of dog.
Very agile and active in spite of short legs.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT
: Loyal and faithful.
Dignified, indépendent and reserved, but courageous and highly
intelligent. Bold, but never
aggressive.
HEAD : Long without being
out of proportion to size of dog.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Length of skull
enabling it to be fairly wide and yet retain narrow appearance, nearly
flat.
Stop : Slight but
distinct between skull and foreface just in front of eye.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Large and, in
profile, line from nose towards chin appears to slope backwards.
Muzzle : Foreface
strongly constructed and deep throughout.
Skull and foreface of equal length.
Jaws/Teeth : Teeth large
with perfect and regular scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth closely
overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Cheeks : Cheek bones not
protruding.
Eyes : Almond-shaped,
dark brown, fairly wide apart, set deeply under eyebrows with keen,
intelligent expression.
Ears : Neat, fine
texture, pointed, erect and set on top of skull but not too close
together. Large, wide-based
ears highly undesirable.
NECK : Muscular and of
moderate length.
BODY : Topline of body
straight and level.
Back : Proportionately
short and very muscular.
Loin : Muscular and deep.
Chest : Well rounded ribs
flattening to deep chest and carried well back.
Powerful coupling ribs to hindquarters.
TAIL : Moderate length
giving general balance to dog, thick at root and tapering towards tip.
Set on with upright carriage or slight bend.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Head
carried on muscular neck of moderate length showing quality, set into
sloping shoulders. Chest
fairly broad and hung between forelegs.
Brisket well in front of straight, well boned forelegs.
Elbows : Must not be out
nor placed under body.
Pastern : Straight.
HINDQUARTERS : Remarkably
powerful for size of dog.
Big, wide buttocks.
Thigh : Deep.
Stifle : Well bent.
Hocks : Short, strong,
turning neither in nor out.
FEET : Good size, well
padded, toes well arched and close-knit, forefeet slightly larger than
hindfeet.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Smooth
and free, straight both back and front with drive from behind and level
gait throughout.
COAT
HAIR : Close-lying,
double coat ; undercoat short, dense and soft ; outer coat harsh, dense
and wiry, together making a weather-resisting covering.
COLOUR : Black, wheaten
or brindle of any shade.
SIZE AND WEIGHT :
Height at withers 25,4-28
cm ( 10-11 ins) ; weight
8,6-10,4 kg ( 19-23 lbs).
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.
