CAVALIER KING CHARLES
SPANIEL
FCI-St. N° 136 /
12.01.2009
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ORIGINAL VALID
STANDARD : 04.11.2008.
UTILIZATION : Companion
and Toy.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs.
Section 7 English Toy
Spaniels.
Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Active, gbreedful and well balanced, with gentle expression.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT
: Sporting, affectionate, absolutely fearless. Gay, friendly,
non-aggressive; no tendency towards nervousness.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Almost flat
between ears.
Stop : Shallow.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Nostrils black
and well developed without flesh marks.
Muzzle : Length from
base of stop to tip of nose about 1 1/2 ins. (3,8 cm). Well
tapered. Face well filled below eyes. Any tendency to snipiness
undesirable.
Lips : Well developed
and not pendulous.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws
strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e.
the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set
square to the jaws.
Eyes : Large, dark,
round but not prominent; spaced well apart.
Ears : Long, set high,
with plenty of feather.
NECK : Moderate length,
slightly arched.
BODY :
Back : Level.
Loin : Short-coupled.
Chest : Moderate; good
spring of ribs.
TAIL : Length of tail
in balance with body, well set on, carried happily but never
much above the level of the back. Docking previously optional
when no more than one-third was to be removed.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Legs
moderately boned, straight.
Shoulders : Well laid
back.
HINDQUARTERS : Legs
with moderate bone.
Stifle : Well turned.
Hocks : No tendency to
cow- or sickle-hocks.
FEET : Compact,
cushioned and well feathered.
GAIT / MOVEMENT :
Free-moving and elegant in action, plenty of drive from behind.
Fore-and hindlegs move parallel when viewed from in front and
behind.
COAT
HAIR : Long, silky,
free from curl. Slight wave permissible. Plenty
of feathering. Totally
free from trimming.
COLOUR : Recognized
colours are :
· Black and Tan : Raven
black with tan markings above the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears,
on chest and legs and underside of tail.
Tan should be bright.
White marks undesirable.
· Ruby : Whole coloured
rich red. White markings undesirable.
· Blenheim : Rich
chestnut markings well broken up, on pearly white ground.
Markings evenly divided on head, leaving room between ears for
much valued lozenge mark or spot (a unique characteristic of the
breed).
· Tricolour : Black and
white well spaced, broken up, with tan markings over eyes,
cheeks, inside ears, inside legs, and on underside of tail.
Any other colour or
combination of colours highly undesirable.
WEIGHT : 5,4 - 8 kg (12
- 18 lbs). A small, well-balanced dog well within these weights
desirable.
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.
