Nya rasstandarden

 Här den nya rasstandarden från FCI. Där bla sobelfärgern är borrtagen som godkänd färg. Som det står efter alla färgerna som är namngivna :

Any colour or marking other than the above is undesirable.

Trist tycker jag som tycker sobel är en mycket vacker färg

23.11.2012/EN

FCI-Standard N° 5

 

ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL

 

©M.Davidson, illustr. NKU Picture Library

 

This illustration does not necessarily show the ideal example of the breed. 

 

ORIGIN: Great Britain.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 08.10.2012.          

 UTILIZATION:  Flushing dog.

 FCI-CLASSIFICATION:    Group   8   Retrievers, Flushing

                                                             Dogs, Water Dogs.

                                           Section   2   Flushing dogs.

                                           With working trial.

 

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Cocker Spaniels were recognized as a separate breed from Field and Springer Spaniels soon after the formation of the Kennel Club in 1873. He originated as the ‘cocking spaniel’, and derived this name from flushing woodcock. As with a number of gundog breeds there is nowadays a difference between those used for work and those used for show: the show Cocker is a sturdier, heavier version of his working counterpart.

 

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Merry, sturdy, sporting; well balanced; compact.
 
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: Measuring approximately the same from withers to ground as from withers to root of tail.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: Merry nature with ever-wagging tail shows a typical bustling movement, particularly when following scent, fearless of heavy cover. Gentle and affectionate, yet full of life and exuberance.

HEAD

CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Well developed, cleanly chiselled, neither too fine nor too coarse.
Stop: Distinct, set midway between tip of nose and occiput.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Sufficiently wide for acute scenting power.
Muzzle: Square.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Cheek: Not prominent.
Eyes: Full, but not prominent. Dark brown or brown, never light, but in the case of liver, liver roan and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonize with coat; with expression of intelligence and gentleness but wide awake, bright and merry; rims tight.
Ears: Lobular, set low on level with eyes. Fine leathers extending to nose tip. Well clothed with long, straight silky hair.
NECK: Moderate in length, muscular.  Set neatly into fine sloping shoulders.  Clean throat.
BODY: Strong, compact.
Topline: Firm, level, gently sloping downwards to tail from end of loin to set on of tail.
Loin: Short, wide.
Chest: Well developed and brisket deep; neither too wide nor too narrow in front.  Ribs well sprung.

 TAIL: Set on slightly lower than line of back.  Must be merry in action and carried level, never cocked up. Previously customarily docked.

Docked: Never too short to hide, nor too long to interfere with, the incessant merry action when working.
Undocked: Slightly curved, of moderate length, proportionate to size of body giving an overall balanced appearance; ideally not reaching below the hock.  Strong at the root and tapering to a fine tip; well feathered in keeping with the coat. Lively in action, carried on a plane not higher than level of back and never so low as to indicate timidity.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS:
General appearance: Legs well boned, straight, sufficiently short for concentrated power. Not too short to interfere with tremendous exertions expected from this grand, sporting dog.
Shoulder: Sloping and fine.
Forefeet: Firm, thickly padded, cat-like.       

HINDQUARTERS:

General appearance: Wide, well rounded, very muscular; legs well boned.
Stifle (Knee): Good bend.
Hock joint: Short below the hock joint, allowing for plenty of drive.
Hind feet: Firm, thickly padded, cat-like.
GAIT / MOVEMENT: True through action with great drive covering ground well.
COAT
Hair: Flat, silky in texture, never wiry or wavy, not too profuse and never curly. Well feathered forelegs, body and hind legs above hocks.
Colour:

Solid colours: Black; red; golden; liver (chocolate); black-and-tan; liver-and-tan; No white allowed except a small amount on chest.

Particolours: Bicolours; Black and white; orange and white; liver and white; lemon and white. All with or without ticking.

Tricolours: Black, white and tan; liver, white and tan.

Roans: Blue roan; orange roan; lemon roan; liver roan; blue roan and tan; liver roan and tan.

Any colour or marking other than the above is undesirable.

SIZE AND WEIGHT:

Height approximately: Males      39 - 41 cms

                                    Females    38 - 39 cms

Weight approximately 13 - 14, 5 kgs

 

   FaFAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be   to considered a fault an

 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 and on its ability to   perform its traditional work.

 

          DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:

·       Aggressive or overly shy.

·       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.

 

The latest amendments are in bold characters.