F.C.I. Standard N° 102 /
06.12.2004/ GB
KLEINER
MÜNSTERLÄNDER
TRANSLATION : Elke Peper.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
Germany.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 09.11.2004.
UTILIZATION : Versatile
working gundog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 7 Pointing Dogs. Section 1.2
Continental Pointing Dogs.
Spaniel Type.
With Working Trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
: The development of the Small Munsterlander is hidden somewhere in the
middle of the 19th century. After the change of the German hunting law,
with the increasing number of hunters and hunting enthusiasts and the
systematic cultivation of the game stock the breeding of new German
Pointing Dogs began. There are reports saying that around 1870
longcoated „Wachtelhunds“ (German Spaniels) were well known in the
Munsterland region. These dogs were firm in pointing, they had
enormous scenting abilities and were also able to retrieve. In
the year 1906 the well known heath poet Hermann Löns took care of the
matter: He put a public appeal into the magazin „Unser Wachtelhund“
to give him a report on the still existing specimens of the red
Hanovarian Heath Hound. However, instead of that he and his brothers
discovered a pointing Wachtelhund on the farms, that they called „Heidewachtel“.
Apart from the Löns brothers, well known dog men like for example the
Baron of Bevervörde-Lohburg put efforts into getting a reasonable
breeding stock in other regions as well. Mr. Heitmann, a teacher from
Burgsteinfurt, achieved first success with his line breeding. Several
other breeding families, known as the so-called „Dorsten type“, appeared
during the following years in Westphalia. On March 17, 1912, the „Verband
für Kleine Münsterländer Vorstehhunde“ (Club for Small Munsterlander
Pointing Dogs) was finally founded. At that time this Club expressed its
aims as follows: „ The Club pursues the purpose to promote the purity
and the true breeding of the longcoated small pointing dog that has been
bred in the Munsterland for many decades.“ The lack of the fixed breed
characteristics at that time inhibited the breeding activities as well
as the Club activities. From 1921, the breeders finally followed the
breed standard that had been drawn up by Mr. Friedrich Jungklaus.
Nevertheless, the true origin of the dogs of that time is not exactly
proved.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Strong and harmonious build of medium size, showing balanced proportions
with a lot of quality and elegance. Distinguished head. In upright
posture the dog displays flowing outlines with horizontally carried
tail. Its front legs are well feathered, the hind legs with breeches,
the tail has a distinct flag. Its glossy coat should be straight or
slightly wavy, dense and not too long. Its movement is harmonious and
far reaching.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS :
The length of the body from point of shoulders to the buttocks should
exceed the height at the withers by not more than 5 cm. The length of
the skull from the occiput to the stop is equal to the length of the
muzzle from the stop to the nose.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT :
The Small Munsterlander is intelligent and capable of learning, full of
temperament but even, with steady character; its attitude towards people
is alert and friendly (suitable for family life), with good social
behaviour and keeps close contact with his master (team spirit); with
passionate, persevering predatory instinct, versatile hunting aptitudes
and strong nerves and keenness for game.
HEAD : The expression of
the head is part of the type.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Distinguished,
lean, flat to slightly arched.
Stop : Only slightly
pronounced but distinctly recognizable.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Wholecoloured
brown.
Muzzle : Powerful, long,
straight.
Lips : Short, tight
closing, well pigmented – wholecoloured brown.
Jaws / teeth : Large
white teeth. Powerful jaws with regular and complete scissor bite with
the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to
the jaws. 42 teeth according to the dentition formula.
Cheeks : Strong, well
muscled.
Eyes : Of medium size,
neither protruding nor deep set. As dark brown as possible. Eyelids
tight fitting to the eyeballs, covering the haws.
Ears : Broad, set on
high, lying close to the head, tapering towards the tips, ear leather
should not reach beyond the corner of the mouth.
NECK : Its length in
balance with the general appearance; gradually widening towards the
body. Napeline slightly arched, very muscular. Tight fitting throat
skin.
BODY :
Topline : Slightly
sloping in a straight line.
Withers : Pronounced.
Back : Firm, well
muscled. The spinal processes should be covered by the musculature.
Loins : Short, broad,
muscular.
Croup : Long and broad,
not short slanting, only slightly sloping towards the tail; well
muscled. Broad pelvis.
Chest : Rather deep than
broad, breastbone reaching as far backwards as possible. Ribs well
arched.
Underline and belly :
Slight tuck-up towards the rear in an elegant curve; lean.
TAIL : Set on high, with
long flag, strong at the base, then tapering. Of medium length. Carried
downwards in repose, horizontally and
not too high above the level of the topline with a slight sweep
when in action. In the lower third it may be curved slightly upwards.
LIMBS :
FOREQUARTERS : Viewed
from the front straight and rather parallel, viewed from the side legs
set well under the body. The distance from the ground to the elbows
should be approximately equal to the distance from the elbows to the
withers.
Shoulders : Shoulder
blades lying close to the body, strongly muscled. Shoulder and upperarm
forming a good angle of approximately 90 °.
Upper arm : As long as
possible, well muscled.
Elbows : Close to the
body, neither turning in nor out. The upper arm forming a good angle
with the forearm.
Forearm : Strong bones,
perpendicular to the ground.
Carpal joint : Strong.
Pasterns : Very slightly
sloping.
Front feet : Round and
arched with well knit toes and sufficiently thick, tough, robust pads.
Not too heavy coat. Parallel in stance or in movement, neither turning
in nor out.
HINDQUARTERS : Viewed
from the rear straight and parallel. Correct angulation in stifles and
hocks. Strong bones.
Upper thigh : Long,
broad, muscular; forming a good angle with the pelvis.
Stifle : Strong, upper
and lower thigh forming a good angle.
Lower thigh : Long,
muscular and sinewy.
Hock joint : Strong.
Metatarsus : Short,
perpendicular to the ground.
Hind feet : Round and
arched with well knit toes and sufficiently thick, tough, robust pads;
not too heavy coat. Parallel in stance or in movement, neither turning
in nor out.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Ground
covering, with good drive and appropriate reach, straight forward and
parallel coming and going, with well upstanding posture. Pacing gait is
undesirable.
SKIN : Tight fitting,
without folds.
COAT :
HAIR : Dense, of medium
length, not or only slightly wavy, close lying, water-repellent. The
outlines of the body may not be hidden by too long coat. By its density
it should provide as good a protection against weather, unfavourable
terrain conditions and injuries as possible. Short smooth coat on the
ears is faulty. Forelegs feathered, hindlegs with breeching down to the
hocks, tail with a long flag and white tip, abundant coat on the
forechest is undesirable.
COLOUR : Brown-white or
brown roan with brown patches, brown mantle or brown ticking; blaze
permitted. Tan coloured markings at the muzzle, the eyes and around the
anus are permissible („Jungklaus markings“).
SIZE : Height at withers:
Dogs: 54 cm.
Bitches:
52 cm.
A deviation of +/- 2 cm
is within the standard.
FAULTS : Any departure of
the foregoing points must be considered a fault and the seriousness with
which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its
degree.
SEVERE FAULTS :
•
Deviation of the size limits between +/- 2 cm and +/- 4 cm.
•
Clumsy, big-boned conformation.
•
Serious deviations from the correct proportions of body, neck and
height and withers.
•
More than 50 % of the nose flesh-coloured or spotted.
•
Pointed muzzle. Dished nose bridge.
•
Eyes too light. Light yellow hawk eyes.
•
Serious lack of depth of chest or too flat sided brisket. Barrel
shaped brisket.
•
Elbows heavily turning out or in.
•
Steep pasterns.
•
Strongly cow hocked or barrel legged, in stance as well as in
movement.
•
Splayed toes; flat feet.
•
Clumsy movement.
•
Coat too curled.
•
Smooth hairless ears or too long and curled fringes on the ears.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
•
Fearfulness, aggressiveness, game or gun shyness.
•
Size deviations of more than +/- 4 cm.
•
Untypical sexual characteristics, sexual malformations.
•
Completely depigmented nose.
•
All deviations from the correct scissor bite except the lack or
excess of two P1.
•
Split jaw or split lip.
•
Ektropion, entropion, distichiasis, bird’s eye.
•
Pronounced dewlap.
•
Distinct roach back, swayback; crooked spine.
•
Malformation of the ribcage, such as sternum cut off.
•
Kinky tail, ring tail, other tail abnormalities like too short or
too
long tail.
•
Wholecoloured dogs.
Any dog clearly showing
physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals must
have two apparently normally developed testicles fully descended into
the scrotum.
