Standard F.C.I. Nr.262/ 16.06.1999/ F : Spitz Giapponese

                                             (Nihon Supittsu)

 

Origin  Japan

 

Date of  publication of the original valid standard 1987

 

Utilization  Company dog

 

Classification F.C.I.

 

Group 5 Spitz and primitive type

section 5 Asian spitz and related breeds

Without working trial

 

Brief historical summary

 

The origin of the Japanese Spitz is said to be the largesizes white German spitz brought to

Japan araund 1920 via the continental of Siberia and northeast part of China.

A raund the year 1921 the breedwas first exihibited at a dog show in Tokyo.

Subsequently,in 1925,two pairs of white Spitz were imported their offspring were crossbred

to produce a better breed.

After the 2ad world war,the unified breed standard was established by the Japan Kennel Club

in the 1948 to he valid the present.

 

General  Apparence

 

Covered white profuse pure white coat,with pointe muzzle,triangular pricked ears,and feathering tail  over back.

The constitution tough and the whole well balancedits harmonious beauty causing spirit and dignity peculiar to this breed and expressing elegance.

 

Important Proportion

 

The ratio of heightat withers to lenght of body is  10 : 11

 

Behavior/Temperament

 

Intelligent,cheerful,keen in sense.

Noisy not permitted

 

Head

 

Size in balance to body,moderatelly broad and rounded

 

Cranial regiom

 

Skull forehead moderately devoloped

Rear part of skull broadest.

 

Stop

 

Defined

 

Faccial Region

 

Nose

 

Small,round and black.

 

Muzzle

 

Pointed the tip slightly round,and blanced.

Lips tight and preferably black.

 

Jaws/Teeth

 

Teeth white and strong with scissor bite

 

Eves

 

Moderately large,almond-shaped,set slightly oblique,dark in color.

Black everims.

 

Ears

 

Set on high,small,triangular,pricked,facing forward and not too far a part.

 

Neck

 

Moderately long,muscles welldeveloped

 

Body

 

Wihers

 

High

 

Back

 

Straight and short

 

Loins

 

Broad

 

Chest

 

Wide and deep,ribs well sprung

 

Belly

 

Well  tucked up.

 

Tail

 

Set on high,moderately long,carried over back.

 

Limbs

 

Forequarters

 

Shoulders well sloping,foreams straight,elbows tight.

 

Hindquarter

 

Muscular,stifle and hock moderately bent.

 

Feet

 

Cat-feet

 

Pads thick and desirably black aswell as the nails

 

Gait/Movement

 

Quick and active

 

Coat

 

Hair

 

Outer coat sraight and  stand-off.

Undercoat short,soft and dense.

The foreface ears front of foreams and part below hocks are short haired and the rest covered with abundant long coat especially from neck to shoulders and forechest coveres with beautiful frill  and the tail also long profuse feathering.

 

Colour

 

Pure white

 

Size

 

Height at withers

 

Dog  30-38 cm. Bitches slightly smaller.

 

Faults

 

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness whitc the fault should be.

 

Regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree

 

Overshot or undershot mounh

 

Strongly curled tail

 

Shyness-Noisiness

 

Eliminating faults

 

Drop ears

 

Tail non carried on back

 

N.B.

 

Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

 

 

 

 

   

           

                    

                                              

  Stop

Testa

Collo

Tronco

Coda

Garretto

Arti posteriori

Arti anteriori

Piede

Orecchie inserite correttamente

Occhi a noce di ginkgo

Corretta pigmentazione di:

Occhi,rime palpebrali,labiali e tartufo