FCI Standard No. 335

                                 Central Asian Shepherd Dog

                     Sredneasiastskaia Ovtcharka; Zentralasiatischer Ovcharka;

                     Chien de Berger d`Asie Centrale Perro de Pastor de Asia

Central;Central Asian Ovcharka

 

 

 

 

Classification:

Group: II ...................... Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossians and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs.

Section: 2. .................... Molossian Type

Subsection: 2. .............. Mountain Type

Origin: Russia

 

 

F.C.I. Standard No 335 dated 17/05/93

Translated by: by Mrs. Peggy Davis into English, and by Mme Alain, Professor at the University of Lille III assisted by Mr. R.

Triquet into French from the original Russian

Please Note: Words contained in brackets (........) are as in the Davis translation. Words contained in square brackets [....], are alternative translations or explanations.

 

Brief Historical Summary:

conformation; strong; bold; distrustful of strangers [must be amenable to handling]; not demanding; who adapt easily to different climatic conditions. All these qualities allow the shepherd dog of Central Asia to be used widely in the different regions of the country. The main regions where the Central Asian Shepherd dogs have penetrated are the republics of Central Asia and the regions surrounding them.

The shepherd dogs of Central Asia are dogs of above average height and of great size; of a coarse

 

General Appearance:

This breed with a tendency to looseness [soft; flabby]. The thick skin, with well developed and sufficiently elastic subcutaneous tissue, often forms folds in the region of the neck. 

ratio.

Of a coarse conformation, with massive bone structure and powerful muscles. One often finds dogs of Indication of Size [Proportions]The male is square to just slightly long, and the female is slightly longer - height to length

 

Sexual Characteristics:

differences are clearly marked.

 

The sexual [Not specified - See General Appearance and Temperament]

Temperament / Behavior:

reaction is of active defense.

Type of very great activity [industrious; willingness to work], calm and balanced. The predominant

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

HEAD AND SKULL:

slightly shorter than the length of the skull; wide between the eyes, hardly narrowing at all towards the nose. Seen from the

front and from above, the muzzle appears rectangular, whereas in profile it has a truncated [blunt] shape with a heavy [thick]

upper lip which hangs at the corners. The nose is strong and black. In light colored dogs a brown [liver] nose is allowed.

Massive, broad skull with well developed zygomatic arches. Flat forehead, slight stop. The muzzle is

 

EYES:

Dark, wide apart, round, set straight.

 

EARS:

Small, pendant, set low, triangular'

 

MOUTH:

Teeth white, strong, fittingly tightly. The incisors are set with their base in a straight line. Scissor bite.

 

NECK:

Short, muscular, carried low, forming an angle of about 30° to 40° with the line of the back.

 

FOREQUARTERS:

slightly greater than half the height at the withers. The angle formed by the scapular and humerus [shoulder blade and upper

arm] is about 100 degrees. The forearm is straight, massive and long. Pasterns short, broad, strong and upright.

Seen from the front, straight and parallel. The length of the leg, from the ground up to the elbows is

 

BODY:

 

Withers:

High, well defined especially in the males. The height at the withers is 1 or 2 cm higher than the height of the croup.

 

Chest:

Wide, deep, with rounded ribs. The lower line of the chest is level with or lower than the elbows.

Abdomen [Belly]:

moderately tucked up

 

Back:

Strong, straight, broad.

 

Loin:

Short, broad, slightly rounded.

 

Croup:

Broad, muscular, almost level.

 

HINDQUARTERS:

Set parallel; moderate angulation of stifle and hock joint. Short second thighs.

Metatarsals [Rear pasterns] -

Thick and perpendicular.

 

FEET:

(Front and Hind) - Strong, oval, compact.

 

TAIL:

Set high, sickle-shaped; hanging down, reaches to the hock joint. Preferably docked short.

 

Gait/Movement:

the legs must move in a straight line, with a certain coming together of the forelegs towards a median [center; tend to single

track] line.

The heavy, short striding trot and the gallop are the most characteristic gaits of this breed of dog. At the trot,

 

COAT:

front of the legs. The dogs are described according to the length of their coat:

 

Long-haired (7 - 8 cm) on the back and body, particularly on the ears, the neck, the back of the fore and hind legs, and on the

tail.

 

Short-haired (3 - 5 cm) and smooth.

Coarse hair, straight with well developed undercoat. The hair is short and flat against the skin on the head and on the

 

COLOR:

White, black, gray, straw colored, russet (reddish brown), gray/brown, brindle, parti-colored and flecked.

 

SIZE:

Height at the withers: Males

not less than 65 cm. Females not less than 60 cm

 

FAULTS: General Appearance:

Obesity. Slight deviation from the indicated size.

 

Temperament:

Lack of courage, nervous.

 

Head & Skull:

or long muzzle; wrinkled skin on head.

Small head, very prominent zygomatic arches; domed forehead; pronounced stop; prominent eyebrows; short

 

Ears:

High set ears.

 

Eyes:

Light eyes or set obliquely; lids drooping; white fleck on the eye.

 

Mouth:

than two P1's or one P1 and one P2. Slight yellowing of the teeth.

Teeth worn disproportionately to the age of the dog; broken teeth which do not spoil [deform] the bite. Missing more

 

Neck:

Long neck with insufficient muscle. Pronounced dewlap.

 

Forequarters:

Slight variation of the shoulder angulation. Slightly soft pasterns.

 

Body:

 

Chest:

Flattened, somewhat slight [weedy]. Abdomen too tucked up (as in a greyhound), or drooping (voluminous).

 

Withers:

Low, not sufficiently prominent from the backline.

 

Back:

Soft or arched [roached].

 

Loin:

Stretched [slightly long], straight or too rounded.

Croup:

Slightly sloping.

 

Hindquarters:

Hind angulation slightly straight.

Slight deviation from hip to foot being in a straight line and parallel to each other. Hock joints slightly close.

 

Feet:

Splayed, long, flat. Toeing slightly in or out.

Movement:

Slight deviation in relation to normal gaits.

 

SERIOUS FAULTS:

General Appearance:

Monorchids; cryptorchids.

Weak constitution. rickety; muscular weakness. Great deviation from the indicated size. Feminine males.

 

emperament:

Too liable to anger [irritability]; cowardice.

 

Head & Skull:

Narrow head; weak, snipy [pointed] or turned-up nose.

 

Mouth:

or one canine. Missing a third or fourth premolar or one molar. Teeth with badly damaged enamel.

Small teeth; sparse teeth. Irregularly placed incisors. All deviations from the normal scissor bite. Missing one incisor

 

Forequarters:

pasterns.

Straight shoulders or too closed [forming too small an angle with the upper arm]. Deformed leg bones. Soft

 

Body:

Chest: Flat, narrow, small, insufficiently developed. Back: Sway back or humped.

 

Loin:

Long, narrow or hollow.

 

Croup:

Narrow, short, steep, very high.

 

Hindquarters:

angulation excessively straight.

Definite deviation from hip to foot being in a straight line and parallel to each other. Bowed legs. Hind

 

Feet:

Badly splayed, very flat. Toeing in or out badly.

Movement:

Restricted movement; hobbled.

Coat:

Very short coat without undercoat, soft, wavy or curly.

 

ELIMINATING FAULTS:

Absence of one incisor or one canine, a third premolar or a fourth premolar or of one molar. Monorchids; cryptorchids.

Atrophied testicles.

All deviations from the correct scissor bite.

Note:

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

Characteristics:

Accentuated. The males are more masculine, stronger and more massive than the females.