Ikinuki van de Kerselereveld
Origin: Japan
Function: Hunting dog for birds and small animals. Companion dog.
Classification FCI: Group 5; Spitz and primitive type.
Appearance: Small-sized dog
Well balanced and well boned
Well developed muscles and strong constitution
Proportion: The ratio of height at withers to length of body is 10 : 11.
Temperament: The temperament is faithful, with keenness in sense and high alertness.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull: Broad forehead.
Stop: Well defined with slight furrow.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Black colour is desirable. Straight nasal bridge
Muzzle: Moderately thick and tapering
Lips: Tight and black
Jaws/Teeth: Strong teeth with scissor bite
Cheeks: Well developed
Eyes: Relatively small, triangular and dark brown or black colour
Ears: Relatively small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked
NECK:
Thick, strong, and well balanced with the head and the body
BODY:
Back: Straight and strong
Loins: Broad and muscular
Chest: Deep, ribs moderately sprung
Belly: Well tucked up
TAIL:
Set on high, thick, carried vigorously curled or curved as a sickle, the tip nearly reaching hocks when let down.
LIMBS:
Shoulders: Shoulder blade moderately sloping
Elbows: Tight
Upper thighs: Long
Lower thighs: Short, but well developed
Hocks: Thick and tough
FEET : Digits tightly closed and well arched. Foot soles hard and elastic. Nails hard and dark in colour desirable
GAIT/MOVEMENT:
Light and brisk
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
* Sesame: Equal mixture of white and black hairs.
* Black sesame: More black than white hairs.
* 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.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at withers: Dogs 40 cm
Bitches: 37 cm
There is a tolerance of 1,5 cm smaller or taller.
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.
* Bitchy dogs, doggy bitches.
* Malocclusion (overshot or undershot mouth).
* Numerous teeth missing.
* Shyness.
ELIMINATING FAULTS:
* Ears not pricked.
* Hanging or short tail.
N.B.: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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Function: Hunting dog for birds and small animals. Companion dog.
Classification FCI: Group 5; Spitz and primitive type.
Appearance: Small-sized dog
Well balanced and well boned
Well developed muscles and strong constitution
Proportion: The ratio of height at withers to length of body is 10 : 11.
Temperament: The temperament is faithful, with keenness in sense and high alertness.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull: Broad forehead.
Stop: Well defined with slight furrow.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Black colour is desirable. Straight nasal bridge
Muzzle: Moderately thick and tapering
Lips: Tight and black
Jaws/Teeth: Strong teeth with scissor bite
Cheeks: Well developed
Eyes: Relatively small, triangular and dark brown or black colour
Ears: Relatively small, triangular, slightly inclining forward and firmly pricked
NECK:
Thick, strong, and well balanced with the head and the body
BODY:
Back: Straight and strong
Loins: Broad and muscular
Chest: Deep, ribs moderately sprung
Belly: Well tucked up
TAIL:
Set on high, thick, carried vigorously curled or curved as a sickle, the tip nearly reaching hocks when let down.
LIMBS:
Shoulders: Shoulder blade moderately sloping
Elbows: Tight
Upper thighs: Long
Lower thighs: Short, but well developed
Hocks: Thick and tough
FEET : Digits tightly closed and well arched. Foot soles hard and elastic. Nails hard and dark in colour desirable
GAIT/MOVEMENT:
Light and brisk
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
* Sesame: Equal mixture of white and black hairs.
* Black sesame: More black than white hairs.
* 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.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at withers: Dogs 40 cm
Bitches: 37 cm
There is a tolerance of 1,5 cm smaller or taller.
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.
* Bitchy dogs, doggy bitches.
* Malocclusion (overshot or undershot mouth).
* Numerous teeth missing.
* Shyness.
ELIMINATING FAULTS:
* Ears not pricked.
* Hanging or short tail.
N.B.: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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