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period of 1868-1912,
hunting became a sport in Japan and crossbreeding
of the Shiba with those English dogs became
prevalent and a pure Shiba became rare so that by
1912-1926 pure Shibas confined to these areas
became exceedingly scarce. Hunters and other educated persons
became concerned with the preservation of the pure
Shibas from around 1928 and the preservation of
the limited number of pure strains began seriously,
and the breed standard was finally unified in
1934. In 1937 the Shiba was designated as a « natural
monument » after which the breed was bred and
improved to become the superior breed known today. |
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GENERAL APPEARANCE
: Small-sized dog, well balanced, well boned with
well developed muscles. Constitution strong.
Action quick, free and beautiful. |
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IMPORTANT PROPORTION
: The ratio of height at withers to length of body
is 10 : 11. |
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BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT
: The temperament is faithful, with keenness in
sense and high alertness. |
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HEAD
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Forehead broad.
Stop : Well defined with slight
furrow.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black colour desirable.
Nasal bridge straight.
Muzzle : Moderately thick and
tapering.
Lips : Tight.
Jaws/Teeth : Teeth strong with
scissor bite.
Cheeks : Well developed.
Eyes : Relatively small, triangular
and dark brown in colour; the outer corners of the
eyes are upturned.
Ears : Relatively small, triangular,
slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked. |
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NECK
: Thick, strong, and well balanced with the head
and the body. |
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BODY
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Back : Straight and strong.
Loins : Broad and muscular.
Chest : Deep, ribs moderately
sprung.
Belly : Well tucked up. |
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TAIL
: Set on high, thick, carried vigorously curled or
curved as a sickle, the tip nearly reaching hocks
when let down. |
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LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Seen from the front,
forelegs straight.
Shoulders : Shoulder blade
moderately sloping.
Elbows : Tight.
HINDQUARTERS :
Upper thighs : Long.
Lower thighs : Short, but well
developed.
Hocks : Thick and tough. |
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FEET
: Digits tightly closed and well arched. Pads
hard and elastic. Nails hard and dark in colour
desirable. |
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GAIT/MOVEMENT
: Light and brisk. |
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COAT
HAIR : Outer coat harsh and
straight, undercoat soft and dense; hair on tail
slightly long and standing off.
COLOUR : Red, black and tan, sesame,
black sesame, red sesame.
Definition of the colour sesame
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Sesame : Equal
mixture of white and black hairs.
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Black sesame : More
black than white hairs.
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Red sesame : Ground
colour of hair red, mixture with black hairs.
All
the above mentioned colours must have « Urajiro ».
« Urajiro » : Whitish coat on the
sides of the muzzle and on the cheeks, on the
underside of the jaw and neck, on the chest and
stomach and the underside of the tail, and on the
inside of the legs. |
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SIZE AND WEIGHT
:
Height at withers : Dogs 40
cm.
Bitches 37 cm.
There is a tolerance of 1,5 cm smaller or taller. |
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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.
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Bitchy dogs, doggy
bitches.
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Malocclusion (overshot
or undershot mouth).
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Numerous teeth
missing.
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Shyness. |
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ELIMINATING FAULTS
:
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Ears not pricked.
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Hanging or short
tail. |
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N.B.
: Male animals should have two apparently normal
testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |
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630 del 23/11/2005
