| FÉDÉRATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE |
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| FCI - Standard N° 111/29.01.1999/GB | |
| GOLDEN RETRIEVER |
ORIGIN
: Great Britain.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID
STAN
DARD : 24.06.1987.UTILIZATION
: Gundog.CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.
: Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs, Water Dogs.Section 1 Retrievers.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
: Symmetrical, balanced, active, powerful, level mover; sound with kindly expression.BEHAVIOUR
/ TEMPERAMENT : Biddable, intelligent and possessing natural working ability; kindly, friendly and confident.HEAD
; Balanced and well chiselled.CRANIAL REGION
:Skull
: Broad without coarseness; well set on neck.Stop
: Well defined.FACIAL REGION
:Nose
: Preferably black.Muzzle
: Powerful, wide and deep. Length of foreface approximately equals length from stop to occiput.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.Eyes
: Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims.Ears
: Moderate size, set on approximate level with eyes.NECK
: Good length, clean and muscular.BODY
: Balanced.Back
: Level topline.Loins
: Strong, muscular, short-coupled.Chest
: Deep through heart. Ribs deep, well sprung.TAIL
: Set on and carried level with back, reaching to hocks, without curl at tip.LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight with good bone.
Shoulders : Well laid back, long in blade.
Upper arm : Of equal length as the shoulder blade, placing legs well under body.
Elbows : Close fitting.
HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs strong and muscular.
Stifles : Well bent.
Second thigh : Good.
Hocks : Well let down, straight when viewed from rear, neither turning in nor out. Cow-hocks highly undesirable.
FEET : Round and cat-like.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Powerful with good drive. Straight and true in front and rear. Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front.
COAT
HAIR
: Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense water-resisting undercoat.COLOUR
: Any shade of gold or cream, neither red nor mahogany. A few white hairs on chest only, permissible.SIZE
:Height at withers
: Dogs 56 - 61 cm (22-24 ins); Bitches 51 - 56 cm (20-22 ins).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.N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.