{"id":439,"date":"2009-03-31T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T16:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/wordpress\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2009-07-19T21:41:01","modified_gmt":"2009-07-19T19:41:01","slug":"in-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/?page_id=439","title":{"rendered":"In English"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Origin:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"span\">Dalmatia, Croatian Republic<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Hjemland:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>FCI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>General appearance:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The Dalmatian is a well balanced, distinctively spotted, strong, muscular and active dog. Symmetrical in outline, free from coarseness and lumber, and as a former \u201ccoach dog\u201d capable of great endurance at a fair turn of speed.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Important proportions:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Length of the body: height at the withers = 10:9<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">. Length of skull: length of muzzle = 1:1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Behavior\/temperament:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Outgoing and friendly, not shy or hesitant, free from nervousness and aggression.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Head:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Of fair length.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Skull:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Flat, fairly broad between the ears, temporal part well defined. Slight frontal furrow. Entirely free from wrinkle.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Stop:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Moderately accentuated.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Nose:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Nose leather in the black spotted variety always black, in the liver spotted variety always brown.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Muzzle:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Long, powerful, never snippy. Nasal bridge straight and parallel to the upper outline of the skull.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>L<span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">ips:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Clean, fitting the jaw closely, not pendulous. A complete pigmentation is desired.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Jaws\/Teeth: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Jaws strong with a perfect and regular scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Desirable is a complete set of 42 teeth (in accordance with the teeth formula). The teeth are well proportioned and white.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Eyes:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Set moderately well apart, medium size, round, bright and sparkling with an intelligent and alert expression. Color dark brown in black spotted, light brown to amber in liver spotted dogs. Eye rims completely black in the black spotted, and completely liver brown in the liver spotted dogs. Eyelid close to the eyeball.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Ears:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Set on rather high, moderate size, rather wide at base. Carried close to the head, gradually tapering to rounded point. Fine in texture, marking well broken up, preferably spotted.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Neck:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Moderately long, nicely arched, tapering to the head, free from throatiness.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d11033;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Forequarters:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Forelegs:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Perfectly straight, with strong round bone down to feet.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Shoulder:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Moderately oblique, clean and muscular.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Elbow: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Close to the body, neither turned in nor out.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Pastern joint: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Strong, with slight spring.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Feet: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Round, compact with well arched toes (cat feet). Pads round, tough and elastic. Nails black or white in black spotted variety; in liver spotted brown or white.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Body:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Withers: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Well defined.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Back: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Powerful, level.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Loins:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Clean, muscular and slightly arched.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Croup: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Very slightly sloping<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Chest:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Not too broad, but deep and capacious. Brisket should reach to elbows. Fore chest well visible in profile. Ribs well proportioned, long, nicely sprung, never flat, barrel-shaped or malformed.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Lower line:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Belly tucked up towards the loin.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Tail:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Reaching approximately to the hock. Strong at the base, tapering evenly towards the tip; free from coarseness. Inserted neither too low nor too high. At rest carried pendent with a slightly upward curve in the last third of the tail. When moving carried higher slightly above the topline, but never upright (gay) or curled. Preferably spotted.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d11033;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Hindquarters<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>General apperance:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Rounded, muscular, clean. Viewed from the rear hind legs vertical and parallel.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Stifle:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Well bent.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Lower thigh: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Strong.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Hock joint: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Strong, well bent.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Feet:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Round, compact with well arched toes (cat feet). Pads round, tough and elastic. Nails black or white in black spotted variety; in liver spotted brown or white.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Gait\/Movement:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Great freedom of movement. Smooth, powerful rhythmic action with long stride and good drive from hindquarters; viewed from the rear legs moving parallel, hind legs tracking the fore. A short stride and paddling action are incorrect.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d11033;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Coat<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Hair:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Short, hard, dense, sleek and glossy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Color:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Ground color pure white. Black spotted variety with black spots, liver spotted variety with brown spots; not running together but round, well defined and as well distributed as possible. Size 2-3 cm in diameter. Spots on the head, tail and extremities smaller than those on the body.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #d11033;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Size and weight<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Height at the withers:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Overall balance of prime importance.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Weight:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dogs: <\/strong>56-61 cm <span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Bitches<\/strong>: 54-59 cm.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Faults:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>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.- Bronzing (transitory bronze-like discoloration of the black spots)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Eliminating faults<\/strong><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Very timid or aggressive behavior <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Definitely over- or undershot mouth<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Ectropion, entropion; wall eye, eyes of different color (heterochromia) <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Blue eyes <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Deafness.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Limited patching around eyes (monocle) or elsewhere <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Tricolor (black and brown spots on the same dog) <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">&#8211; Lemon (lemon or orange spots).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td width=\"200\" valign=\"top\"><strong>NB!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Origin: Dalmatia, Croatian Republic Hjemland: FCI General appearance: The Dalmatian is a well balanced, distinctively spotted, strong, muscular and active dog. Symmetrical in outline, free from coarseness and lumber, and as a former \u201ccoach dog\u201d capable of great endurance at a fair turn of speed. Important proportions:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Length of the body: height at the withers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions\/442"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenneldotcom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}