FCI-Standard N° 188 / 27. 04. 1998 / GB
SLOUGHI
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TRANSLATION : Mrs. Moreau-Sipiere and Prof.
R. Triquet, brought up to date by Dr. Paschoud.
ORIGIN : Morocco.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID
STANDARD : 08.01.1998.
UTILIZATION : Sighthound.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 10
Sighthounds.
Section
3
Short-haired Sighthounds.
Without working trial, racing licence.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Sloughi has
existed for many centuries in North Africa.
Nowadays most Sloughis are to be found in Morocco which is
responsible for the standard.
The Sloughi exists only in a single short-haired variety.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : By demeanour, by
delicacy of tissue and by muscular leanness, his general appearance is
that of a very racy and elegant dog.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : For a male with an
ideal size of 27, 5 inches (70 cm), the length of the body from point of
shoulders to point of buttock should be 26-27 inches (67-68 cm).
For a female with an ideal size of 26 inches (65 cm), the length
of the body from point of shoulders to point of buttock should be 24-25
inches (62-63 cm).
The ratio between length of body (from point
of shoulder to point of buttock) and height at withers should be 0,96
(9,6 : 10).
The ratio between depth of chest and height
at withers should be 0,4 (4 : 10).
The ratio between length of foreface and
total length of head should be 0,5 (1 : 2)
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Although noble and
haughty, he is very attached to his master and defends him in case of
need. With an instinct of
hunter, capable of sustained effort, he also appreciates the home
conforts.
HEAD : Seen from the side, the head is
longish, refined, delicate but rather strong.
Seen from above, it has the shape of a very long wedge, the skull
being the widest part, tapering to the tip of the nose.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Rather broad, seen from aside flat;
from one ear to the other the skull measures 4-6 inches (12 to 14 cm).
The skull is distinctly rounded at the back and curving
harmoniously on the sides.
The superciliary ridges are scarcely projecting, the frontal groove
hardly marked and the occipital crest and protuberance barely visible.
Stop : Hardly pronounced.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Strong enough to avoid being pinched. Nostrils well opened. The
nose leather not being held up by a skeletal structure is very slightly
inclined.
Muzzle : It has the shape of a, without
exaggeration, elongated wedge and is perceptibly as long as the skull.
The bridge of the nose is straight from its root.
Lips : Thin and supple, just covering the
lower jaw; the corner of the mouth must be as little visible as
possible.
Jaws/Teeth : Teeth normal, jaws strong and
regular. Scissor bite.
Eyes : Large, dark, well-set in their
sockets, sometimes just covered by a slight
obliquity of the eyelids.
The expression is gentle, a little sad, the look like nostalgic.
With a light coat, the eye can be amber-coloured.
The eye rims are pigmented.
Ears : Set high slightly above the eye line,
drooping, close to the head, not too large, triangular and slightly
rounded at the tips.
NECK : Long, well set off from the shoulders
and with the topline (crest) slightly arched.
The length is perceptibly equal to the length of the head.
The skin is fine, tight, without any dewlap; the hair is very
smooth.
BODY :
Topline : Gently and harmoniously curved
with prominent haunch bones equal in height or slightly higher than the
withers.
Withers : Well projecting.
Back : Short, almost horizontal.
Loin : Short, lean, wide and slightly arched.
Croup : Bony, wide and oblique, but not
falling strongly away.
Chest : Not too wide; in depth it hardly
reaches the level of the elbow.
Well developed in length.
The ribs are flat.
Underline and Belly : Sternum long and
raised, belly and flanks well tucked up.
The underline is evenly curved, neither abruptly cut up nor
whippety.
TAIL : Thin, lean, set-on in line with the
croup and carried below the line of the back.
It should be, at least, long enough to reach the point of hocks.
At rest, the tip is forming an accentuated curve.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
Generally: Forelegs vertical and parallel.
Shoulder : Long and oblique.
Upper arm : Strong.
Forearm : Bony and muscular.
Pastern joint and pastern : Supple and
strong.
HINDQUARTERS :
Generally : Viewed from behind, hindlegs
vertical and parallel; muscles flat, tendons well chiselled.
Upper thigh : Flat and muscular.
Second thigh : Long and well muscled.
Hock : Strong, well bent.
Rear pastern : Strong, without dewclaws.
FEET : Lean, in the shape of an elongated
oval. In many lightly built
Sloughis the foot assumes the shape of a harefoot.
The two middle toes are distinctly longer than the others.
The nails are black or coloured.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Walk, trot, gallop.
Gait supple, smooth and with long strides, covering plenty of
ground.
SKIN : Very fine, close fitting to the body,
without folds or dewlap.
COAT
HAIR : Very short, dense, fine.
COLOUR : The colour reaches from light sand
through all possible different shades to red sand (fawn), with or
without black mask, with or without black mantle, with or without black
brindling, with or without black overlay.
SIZE :
Height at the withers : for males 26-29
inches (66-72 cm), for
females 24-27 inches (61-68
cm).
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.
Bad ratio between length of body and height
at withers.
Head and body slightly too heavy.
Stop too much or insufficiently pronounced.
Too light coloured eyes.
Top line not horizontal.
Croup narrow, too or insufficiently oblique.
Belly not enough tucked up.
Rounded ribs.
Chest not long enough, seen from the side
cut up or very arched.
Tail too short, with too much hair, badly
carried.
Muscles round and protruding.
Hair hard and coarse.
Small white mark on the chest.
ELIMINATING FAULTS :
Body clearly longer than high, haunch bones
lower than withers.
Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes.
Over-or undershot mouth.
Ears erect, or raised with tips drooping,
too long, folding backwards (rose ear).
Hair semi-long.
Fringes on legs or tail.
White stockings, larger white markings.
Colour not in accordance with the standard.
N.B. : Male animals should have two
apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
