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STAY CONNECTED left the show and finds an error on their judge’s book, the judge must contact UKC directly and submit their correction in By Denise Vavla writing. At no time should a judge contact the hosting club and UKC Conformation Program Manager ask them to alter any judge’s book due to errors. The following ways to submit corrections are acceptable: It has been a while since the last Conformation • Make a copy of the judge’s book, with the Judge’s Newsletter due to the pandemic and marked corrections and submit this to the UKC All-Breed most all shows being cancelled. With the limited Sports office by regular mail or email to judges@ukcdogs. opportunities for judges and exhibitors to put the latest changes com. (Best way to communicate corrections.) to several of our programs into practice, you will find some crucial • Email judges@ukcdogs.com, and provide a point for each program noted below. detailed list of the corrections, including the name of the club, date of event and show number, and what is needing Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or to be corrected, which must include: need any clarification with any of the rules. We are always available • Breed for you. • Sex • Armband Number For specific events, you may also contact the program managers: • Class • Detailed correction Karen A. Shivers: Nosework, Rally & Obedience kshivers@ukcdogs.com Denise Vavla: Conformation, Drag Racing, Lure Coursing, & Weight Pull BREED STANDARD UPDATES. dvavla@ukcdogs.com Please note. The following breed standards have been corrected Hannah Tsui: Dock Jumping, Agility & Precision Coursing and are effectively immediately (no revision date added due nature htsui@ukcdogs.com of correction). • Frisian Water Dog. There has been a correction to the spelling of the Frisian Water Dog (was inadvertently listed as Fresian). SUMMER-TIME SHOWS • French Bulldog. There was a sentence that ended at random after the comma. This has been corrected to read: Heat Kills. While it is great to be back showing, most of the country • HINDQUARTERS (USA), has been experiencing a hotter than normal summer. As • HIND LEGS -The strong, muscular hind legs are a reminder, it is especially important to keep the dogs, as well as a little longer than the forelegs, causing the loins to be exhibitors, in mind while they are showing in this extreme heat. It above the shoulders. does not take much exertion before a dog or handler is overheated. • Ibizan Hound. The section on the coat in the breed standard If judging outside, be sure to use the shade wisely, and to remind was corrected by adding a comma between Smooth and everyone to keep themselves and their dogs hydrated. In addition, Rough, this now reads as follows: for the dogs, it is better to have a dog show with a wet coat, than • Two coat types are breed typical: Smooth, rough, or for one to go down due to heat exhaustion. long haired, and neither is preferred. Both types are left untrimmed. JUDGE’S BOOKS The changes to the following breeds will take effect January 1, Marking and correcting your judge’s books. Nobody is above 2022. making errors, or mistakes. What matters is how these errors are • Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog. This breed will be handled and corrected. changing groups and go from the Herding Group to the Guardian Group. When judging, errors made by a judge are normally caught and • Japanese Akita. This breed will be changing their breed’s name corrected immediately or if not, hopefully it is corrected on the to the Japanese Akitainu. same day or same weekend while still at the event. In the best-case scenario, the earlier an error is caught and corrected, the better. The longer an error sits, the likelihood of the judge remembering what really happened tends to fade. When an error has been discovered, here is the procedure UKC would like a judge to follow: • When an error has been found and the judge still has access to the original judge’s book. If a judge has the original judge’s book (all three copies) and they need to make a correction, the judge should mark a single line across the incorrect information, and then make the necessary correction to the judge’s book. The judge must then initial all the additional entry corrections made after the fact. • What to do if an error is found after the event and the original judge’s books are not accessible. In cases where a judge has All-Breed Sports Newsletter August 2021 pg. 2
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP POLL order to help accommodate the exhibitor by: • Moving the breed up or down in judging order, provided the Ages and understanding. We are interested in your opinion regarding following steps are taken: the current classes and age break-down for Junior Showmanship. • The exhibitors entered in the breed that is being moved As we all know, children have different learning curves and excel at are notified of the move, different ages. What we are looking at specifically is the diversity • The judging of the breed is not judged prior to any posted of the age-range of the Junior and Senior showmanship classes. starting time When it comes to the younger children competing against the older • Should the exhibitor requesting the move not be present children in their class, we feel the younger competitors are at an when it is time for the breed to be judged, the judging shall enormous disadvantage. The current classes and age ranges for the commence, and the dog will be marked absent. licensed classes are as follows: • In the Junior class, the age range is 8 years of age and under ALL-BREED CONFORMATION 13 years of age. JUDGES LICENSE. • In the Senior class, the age range is 13 years of and up to (and including) 18 years of age. Judging All-Breeds. Though UKC recognizes over 370 different The concept and knowledge each group is expected to know in breeds, there are three breeds, the American Eskimo, the Belgian the Junior and Senior classes are not that different. However, is Shepherd Dog and the Toy Fox Terrier that require additional steps an 8-year-old to really expected to know as much or to be able to to be licensed to judge the specific breed. When accepting judging express themselves as well as a 12-year-old? What about a 13-year- assignments, it is of utmost importance that a conformation judge old against the 18-year-old? knows whether they hold all the required UKC conformation There is a huge learning curve between the ages of 8 years to the licenses, when asked to judge an All-Breed show at a UKC age of 18 years. Our proposal is to shorten the gap between the conformation event. ages so that the children have a better learning experience with other children of the approximate same age range. To accept any judging assignment that includes the American The following changes are being proposed for the Junior Eskimo, Belgian Shepherd dog or Toy Fox Terrier, a judge must hold Showmanship Classes. the specific breed license. Keep in mind, Judges who officiate for • PeeWee: 2 years of age and under 4 years of age (no change) any breed they do not hold the specific breed license, the exhibitor’s • Sub Junior: 4 years of age and under 6 years of age (no change) wins can be invalidated. • Pre-Junior: 6 years of age and under 8 years of age (no change) • Junior: 8 years of age and under 11 years of age (new age- If interested in obtaining any of the individual breed licenses, please range) refer to the licensing requirements for the Breed Specific Licenses, • Intermediate: 11 years of age and under 15 years of age (new found on the UKC website under the conformation judge’s tab. age-range) • Senior: 15 years of age and up to and including 18* years of ATTENTION CONFORMATION age (new age-range) APPRENTICE’S. The Junior, Intermediate, and Senior classes shall have two levels, Novice and Open. The 1st place class winners from the Junior A change in apprenticeship procedure. If you are a conformation Novice, Junior Open, Intermediate Novice, Intermediate Open, apprentice, there is good news for you. There has been a change to Senior Novice and Senior Open will compete for the Best Junior the required number of dogs that a Conformation Apprentice must Handler. see during their apprenticeship assignments for the Terrier Group. If you would like to comment on the above proposal, please email dvavla@ukcdogs.com Previously, a conformation apprentice must have seen a minimum of 80 terriers from the Terrier Group. This number has been revised TOTAL DOG EVENTS and the minimum number to be seen for terriers in the Terrier Group is now 50 dogs. Dogs showing in multiple events. UKC events have always been about the dog and many exhibitors can boast that “Our Dog’s Do More,” because their dog’s not only have conformation titles, but UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC have performance titles as well. One way they earn their titles is by competing in Total Dog events, which require the dog to be entered TERMS AND PROCEDURES in both conformation as well as a performance event on the same day. What is: Excused, Disqualified, Awarding a 2nd Place Ribbon, or Withholding an Award. The problem many judges and exhibitor’s find when showing a Confusion may lay in what happens when a dog is excused, dog in multiple events, is that this usually leads to conflicts. While disqualified, is given a 2nd place ribbon, or has an award we encourage exhibitors to talk with the stewards (and judge’s) withheld. You may think: “What difference does this working the rings and sort out their conflict by arranging to exhibit make, the dog gets nothing, correct?” This is where their dog to avoid the conflict, keep in mind it is not always the some judges are mistaken, and here is why. performance event that needs to accommodate the change in judging order. The conformation ring may also adjust the breed All-Breed Sports Newsletter August 2021 pg. 3
Excused. There are two types of excusals. In each case, when a dog is own handler), or bit another dog excused for either type, the dog must leave the ring and the judge’s • The dog attempted to bite a person or another dog. book is marked as EX with a written explanation of the excusal. A • Dogs excused from the ring due to this type of dog that is excused from the ring does not count as competition for disqualification do not count as competition for the remaining the remaining dogs in the breed. Dogs that are excused for any of dogs in the breed. the listed excusals below are allowed to continue showing at the next event. Awarded a 2nd place. Judges will occasionally come across dogs • Mandatory Excusals: The judge has no choice but to excuse that meets the breed standard but are in poor condition, or the dog the dog if any of the following occur: has not quite matured to the outline of the standard, but still shows • Any dog is being exhibited with sutures, bandages, good promise. Although these dogs do not lack merit, they should adhesive, or any other material that is indicative of or related not be given a 1st place win. to any injury, surgical or medical procedure. • Dogs that fall into this category should still shows the inherent • Any dog that is lame, ill or is unfit for competition. quality of the breed and therefore should be awarded a 2nd • Any dog that is blind or deaf place ribbon even in a class of one. • Any dog that cannot be examined safely • By awarding a 2nd place ribbon, the dog is not dismissed as • Discretionary Excusals: Judges have the right to excuse any not meeting the breed standard and will still count as quality dog as follows: competition for other dogs in the breed. • Any dogs that appear to be unsafe to approach • Any dog that appears to be ill or is deemed unfit for Withholding an Award. When an award is withheld, the dog does competition - dogs determined to be unfit are dogs whose not get a ribbon. Withholding an award is for serious deviations, physical condition affects its ability to safely compete, or including dogs that lack merit. Dogs lacking merit can be applied whose condition is so compromised it is not fit for exhibition. to any section of the breed standard where there is a lack of a This includes, but is not limited to, any dog that has visible, particular quality, or the dog does not have enough of a certain unhealed injuries, is emaciated or is obese. predetermined quality that makes the breed what it is. • Injury’s indicative of a dog’s natural work should be well- • If presented with a clearly inferior specimen of a breed, do not healed. Scars and blemishes due to hunting or working injuries be concerned with the impact the decision has on the other as per a breed’s standard are not grounds for excusal. entries in the breed. In this case, it is the duty of the judge to • Some additional reasons why a dog may be excused. withhold all ribbon placements for that dog. • Just because the dog was fine during class judging does • If the dog is not worthy of an award, do not award the not mean it may be fine when it comes time for the judging of dog the 1st place ribbon, and then decide to withhold the Best Best Male or Best Female or Best of Winners, or Best of Breed. Male or Best Female. This makes no sense. If the dog is not A dog may be perfectly fine during the class judging but may worthy, this should be noted at the class level. get injured, and become temporarily lame, between the class • Giving the Best Male or Best Female a competition win based judging and the Best of Sex, Best of Winners or Best of Breed on defeating an inferior dog defeats the real purpose of judging. Conformation shows. • A judge may not know if there is an emergency, or a • A judge that withholds any placements for lack of merit must medical reason behind an exhibitors request to be excused. A note this on the judges’ book and specifically address where reason for the excusal does not need to be provided by the the dog is lacking. Judges must always take the time to discuss exhibitor, and the judge will mark the excusal as “handler’s withheld placements with the exhibitor, either at the end of request” on the judge’s book. judging the class or after judging the breed. • Disqualified. There are two types of disqualifications. In each case, A CALL FOR SENIOR when a dog is disqualified for either type, the dog must leave the CONFORMATION JUDGES. ring and the judge’s book is marked as DQ with a written explanation of the disqualification. The history of licensing conformation judges. Have you ever • Breed Standard Disqualifications. Any breed that has a wondered how UKC judges are licensed? If you are a judge, you disqualification as outlined in their breed standard must be already know this answer. However, what you may not know is that excused from the ring and that disqualification is to be written the judging approval process has changed many times over the on the judge’s book. years. • Dogs excused from the ring due to a breed disqualification The early years. How many of the “long-time” judges remember do not count as competition for the remaining dogs in the the days when a licensed conformation judge only held one or two breed. breed licenses, and there were no All-Breed shows? And before • The dog may continue to show in other events, until that being able to judge any breed they did not hold the specific license dog is disqualified for the same breed fault under another to judge, they had to apply and receive special permission just judge. to judge that specific breed? • Disqualified due to temperament. Dogs disqualified for Do you remember having to research every breed, and temperament are immediately ineligible to continue showing then request a temporary license and submit a lot of at any UKC event, unless reinstated by UKC. This is a mandatory paperwork just to get permission to judge those excusal from the ring with the cause being: breeds, and it was not just a onetime deal? • The dog either bit a person (judge, another exhibitor, its This had to be done every time the judge All-Breed Sports Newsletter August 2021 pg. 4
was asked to judge a breed, they did not hold the license to judge, at different shows. Once the judge had proven they knew the Requirements to be a Senior Judge. The Senior Judge requirements individual breed, were they then licensed for that breed. have been in place for four years and we could not be any prouder Though this was an effective way to make sure every judge of the Senior Judges who have helped UKC in the judging approval understood the breeds they were judging, it was a cumbersome process. Each Senior Judge has taken their own set of skills and and ineffective way to get more judges into the judging pool. have given of themselves to better the sport of dogs. Changing the approval process. UKC’s next step to open the judging The reasons why a judge would want to take on the responsibility pool, and to contract and approve new judges was to approve new of mentoring new judge’s is personal. However, if you enjoy applicants for all breeds, except for the American Eskimo, American learning new things while mentoring apprentices, and have ever Pit Bull Terrier, Belgian Shepherd Dog, and the Toy Fox Terrier. The experienced the pride of helping to educate others in the same field applicant just needed to provide documentation that they had then becoming a Senior Judge is for you. Not only does this bring sufficient experience in showing dogs and had titled dogs. Having about a change of exhibitor’s attitude about UKC conformation an established breeding program back then was a plus. The thought shows, but we are also seeing changes in other venues attitudes process was that the cream would rise to the top, and the judging about UKC in general, and really is this not all for the betterment pool would even itself out. This worked well, but it was not good of the sport? enough. The Senior Judge status offers UKC judges the opportunity to Understanding the importance of education. To stay current, mentor new judges and give back to the sport. If you would like to and competitive to other dog sports, UKC implemented a judge’s be a senior status conformation judge and become eligible to take education platform to have consistency within the judging pool apprentices, you will need to meet the following: and to make sure the judges had the educational tools necessary • Must currently hold the Regular Conformation Judge Status. to succeed. This is the category where most all of today’s judges • Must have judged a minimum of 16 assignments completed at fall and unfortunately, many of the judges seceded and gave up All-Breed shows with groups their judge’s license, due to the educational requirements. Those • Must submit a letter of recommendation from two separate who fulfilled the new requirements have done an excellent job senior status judges. (These must be different from the people at keeping abreast of the ever-changing sport of dogs and know who wrote letters of recommendation when applying to that the more they learn and collaborate, the better judges they become an apprentice.) become. • Must submit one letter of recommendation from a UKC club with whom you have held an assignment. Where UKC is at today. Gaining a UKC conformation judge’s license • Must complete one of the following: is vastly different and more difficult today than it was over 25 years • Attended a UKC Ring Procedures workshop within 12 ago. Judges must meet several pre-requisites before they can months of requesting Senior Status even apply, and then afterwards, continue their education with • Complete the on-line judge’s workshop within 12 months apprenticeships under well established and well-respected Senior of requesting Senior Status. Judges. The educational side of the apprenticeships provides the apprentice with different views and tools that can be used once If you have met the above requirements, you may submit they are fully licensed and is the easy part since most Senior Judges the Application for Senior Status along with your letters of give of their time and knowledge freely. The most difficult part an recommendation for approval. Requests for Senior Status are apprentice has today is finding enough Senior Judge’s to fulfill their reviewed monthly. Upon approval, you will be notified of your apprenticeship assignments. Senior Status and may begin accepting apprentices. Featured Breed: Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog (LCLD) standard in review by Catahoula Owners, Breeders, and Research Association (COBRA) All-Breed Sports Newsletter August 2021 pg. 5
2019 Catahoula Owners, Breeders and Research Association The UKC National Breed Club Judges Education We strive to promote and educate judges and exhibitors in the structure of the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog in order to preserve the breed in its original form and function. The United Kennel Club conformation standard is used.
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Texture ranges from smooth to Neck: Muscular and of Tail: tail Tail:(noNatural external extension coccygeal of topline. vertebrae be tight of Neck: thatany orcolor Excessively Muscular the slightly footbroad offalls of good pendulous skull; combination and undergood narrowlength, with of thelength, colors. withers. not pigment skull. overdone. overdone. The not Faults: The circumference circumference of of Coat: course Natural Single without extension coated, short preference. oftotopline. medium. Disqualification:Texture ranges Long, Fuzzy from smooth coat. to of theany color neck Excessivelywidens of combination from the napeof colors. to where Faults:the neck blends smoothly into Thicker evident.) Thicker at base at base and and shorttapers. tapers. Natural Natural TextureLong, theForelegs neck widens arebroad straight, from skull; the and narrow nape toskull. of medium where bone, the indicating neck blends strength smoothly without into course Coat: without Single preference. coated, toDisqualification: medium. ranges Fuzzyfromcoat.smooth to Excessively the shoulders. broad Faults:skull; narrow ofNeck too skull. short and thick or tooThethin and weak; bobs Tail: permitted bobsNatural Coat: Single coated,but but not extension short preferred. of topline. Full toDisqualification: medium. FullTexture ranges Neck: the Muscular excessive shoulders. and thickness. Faults: good The Neck length, elbows too arenot short close and overdone. to the thick or body too circumference and thin do not and weak;turn of course permitted without not preference. preferred. Long, Fuzzyfromcoat.smooth to Neck: excess out. skinMuscular Pasterns forming are and of good dewlap. strong, short, length, and not the slightly overdone. sloping. The Faults:circumference Forequarters of Tail: length Thicker course Natural tail at without may baseextension be and of topline. carried tapers. preference. upright Natural with Disqualification: Long, Fuzzy coat. the neck widens excess skin forming dewlap. from the nape to where neck blends smoothly into lengthBecause Color: tail mayof bethe carried breed’s upright name,with many people assume that all Thicker Tail: tip at base Natural curving and extension forward tapers. Natural notofpreferred. topline. the Neck: neck thesignificantly shoulders. widens Muscular heavier Faults: from and ofthe than Neck good nape the too to where length, hindquarters; short and thebone not overdone. thick neck or too toblends The heavy thin smoothly circumference or too and weak;fine; intoof bobs permitted Catahoulas tip curving have forward the when but so-called when dog dog is alert. “leopard” is alert.Full markings and blue eyes. In fact, Shoulders Neck:theMuscular are shoulders. neck straight widens strong shoulders; andFaults: fromand ofout good smoothly Neck the at length, napetoo to elbows; muscled. shortnot where weak overdone. and The thick the pasterns. shoulder The orshoulder neck too blends thin blades circumference and weak; smoothly are of into Tail: bobs Thicker Faults:Natural permitted at is Ringbase extension tail; but and tapers. docked of topline. not preferred.Natural tail. Full Shoulders excess skinare formingstrong and dewlap. smoothly muscled. The blades are length the breed Faults: tail Ring maynoted be tail;and carried for docked its many upright tail. and with unusual coat colors and patterns, as long, the wide, neck excess the widensflat skin shoulders. and flatforming from well Faults: the laid dewlap. nape Neck back. too The The upper toshort where and thethick arm armoris neck roughly isblends too thin equal smoothly and weak;in ininto Thicker length bobs at may tail permitted Disqualification: base be but tapers. carried not Complete Natural upright preferred. absence with Fullof long, wide, and well laid back. upper roughly equal tip curving forward well as varied Disqualification: eye when dog color. Complete In is alert. evaluating absence thea of a Catahoula as a true, multi- length to theareshoulder blade and joins it it at an angle sufficient to ensure bobs tip permitted curving length tail forward may but be not when carried preferred. dog is alert. upright Full the Body: Shoulders length excesstoSlightly shoulders. the skin Faults: shoulderlonger strong forming and than Neck blade dewlap. tall. smoothly too and The short joins topline muscled. and atthickanslightly The angle downward or shoulder too thin and sufficient from blades weak; to are ensure tail (no purpose Faults: external working Ring tail; coccygeal dog, docked coat iswith vertebrae color tail. not a primary consideration. No coat Shoulders are strong tailcurving (notailexternal coccygeal vertebrae that excess the thatwithers long, wide, theskinfoot foottoflat falls level forming fallsand welland under back. dewlap. under the laid the smoothly withers. A slightly withers. Themuscled. back.elevated upper rear armThe isshoulder resulting roughly fromblades slightly equal are in length Faults: tip color orRing evident.) may tail;be forward pattern Disqualification: is carried dockedwhentail. preferred. Complete upright dog is alert. Color absence with should of a not be a primary consideration. long, Forelegs Shoulderswide, straighter are flat straight, are and strong well andand laid of back. medium smoothly Thebone,upper muscled. arm indicating The is roughly shoulderstrength equal in without blades are Loin: a evident.) length Forelegs toare therear shoulder straight, angulation blade and ofshould and joins medium notbone, itbeatpenalized an angle too indicating severely. sufficient strength towithout ensure Disqualification: tip curving Faults: Serious Ring Fault: forward tail; 70 Complete docked when percent or absence dog tail. moreis alert.of a Disqualifications: 90 percent or white. length excessive to the thickness. shoulderThe blade elbows andare joins close it at an angle sufficient to ensure tail (no external coccygeal vertebrae thatlong, the wide, close to the body and do not not turn Shoulders broad arefalls back, flat strong and slightly well and arched laid smoothly back. loin. The Amuscled. slightlyupper Thearm is roughly shoulder equal blades in are excessive that foot thickness. thetoflatfoot under falls The under the elbows the withers.are withers. tolonger the loin body is acceptable and do turnin tail Faults: more (nowhite external Ring Disqualification: tail;coccygeal coat docked Complete color; solid vertebrae tail. absence white head; of a albinism. out. long,length Pasterns wide, females. the Ribs are shoulder and strong, extendwell blade short, laid well back. back and and joins The and slightlyitwell upper are atsloping. an arm angle sprung is sufficient Faults: roughly from the to equal spine.ensure Forequarters in evident.) Color: Because of the breed’s name, Forelegs Pasterns out.Forelegs are are straight, are strong, straight, and and of short, of mediumand medium bone, slightly indicating sloping. strength Faults: without Forequarters evident.) tail (no external Disqualification: Color: Because coccygeal of Complete the vertebrae breed’s absence name, ofmany a people many people assume assume that that all all that length Chest the significantly to the is foot heavier deep, falls shoulder under than reaching blade the the at withers. hindquarters; and least joins to the itbone, atto elbows,an indicating boneangle andto heavy strength sufficient broad. or towithout too Tuck-up fine; ensure is Catahoulas have the so-called “leopard” markings and blue eyes. In excessive significantly excessive Forelegs thickness. heavier thickness. The thanThe elbows theelbows are are close hindquarters; close to the bonethe body to body heavyand do and or do not too not turn fine; turn evident.) tail (no Catahoulas external have coccygeal the so-called vertebrae “leopard” markings and blue eyes. 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Theare topline weakclose Faults: to slightly pasterns. the Chest body too downwardand broad, do from not too turn Color: remains purpose Because level working of withdog, the only breed’s a slight coat name, flexing color is many not people toaindicated primary assume suppleness. that consideration. all Viewed No coat Body: Slightly longer than tall. The topline slightly downward from the breed breed straight significantly narrow withers out. to Pasterns shoulders; or leveltoo heavier are out shallow; back. strong, than A soft elbows; the slightly short, topline; weak hindquarters; elevated and pasterns. exaggerated slightly rear bone sloping. toFaults: or resulting heavy absentfrom or too fine; tuck-up; slightly Forequarters loin purpose the Catahoulas from any isishave working noted noted position, the forits dog, for legs its coat so-called turn many many color and and “leopard” neither unusual isunusual not inshould amarkings ortheout, coat primary coat norbe colors colors and do and blue feet and consideration. patterns, patterns, eyes. cross InNo as fact, ormulti- as coat withers to level back. A slightly elevated rear resulting from slightly color Color: well color or as or pattern Because varied pattern of eye is is preferred. the breed’s color. preferred. In Color name, evaluating Color many should not people Catahoula not be a a primary assume as primarya consideration. that true, all consideration. straight too long. shoulders; out at elbows; weak pasterns. well the as breed varied iswith eye noted color. forother. In its manyevaluating and unusual the Catahoula coatfeet colorsas a true, and multi- topatterns, straighter significantly Body: Slightly straighter rear rearheavierangulation longer angulationthan than should the tall. should The not hindquarters; not be be penalized topline bone todownward slightly penalizedslightly too too heavy severely. or too severely. from Loin: fine; aa Loin: interfered Serious Catahoulas purpose Fault: have working each 70 70the percent dog, so-called coat or Asmore speed “leopard” color increased, white. markings tend Disqualifications: and blue converge 90 Inas 90Nopercent eyes. fact,or Body: broad straight back, Slightly shoulders;slightly longer arched out than tall. loin. atslightly elbows; The A topline slightly weak longer pasterns. loin downward is acceptable from in Serious purpose well toward aswhiteFault: working varied center eye percent of dog, color. balance.coat or Inmany more color evaluating Poor isisnot movement not a aprimary white. the primary Catahoula should consideration. Disqualifications: consideration. beaspenalized a true, multi-No to the coat percent coat or withers broad withers Body: to back, level to slightly Slightly level back.back. longer A arched A than loin. slightly tall. elevated A The slightly elevated topline rear longer rear resulting loin resulting slightly is downwardfrom from slightly acceptableslightly from in more the color more breed or white is pattern coat noted coat color; is for itssolid preferred. color; solid white and Color white head; unusual should head; albinism. coat not be albinism. colors a primaryand patterns, consideration.as Hindquarters: females. Ribs extend Strong well and back smoothly and are muscled. well In balance sprung from withspine. the the color purpose degree or pattern toworking which is preferred. itdog, coat the reduces Color color should is not dogs not a primary ability to be a primary consideration. perform consideration. theatasks No coat itmulti- was straighter females. straighter withers rear Ribs to rear angulation extend level well angulation back. should A back should slightly and not are not bebe elevated penalized well sprung penalized rear too resultingfrom toowellseverely. the from spine. severely. Loin: Loin: aa slightly well Serious Seriousas varied Fault:70 Fault: eye 70 color. In percent ororevaluating morewhite. white.theDisqualifications: Catahoula as Disqualifications: true,90 percent or or Body:forequarters. Chest is deep, Slightly Stifles reaching longer are than at well least tall. bent, Theto the and topline the elbows, hocks slightly and are broad. downward letfrom down. Tuck-up is color bred or do. to pattern A dog ispercent preferred. not gaiting more Color smoothly should not should be not a be primary chosen 90aspercent consideration. a better broad Chest broadback, is deep, straighter back, slightly rear reaching slightly arched arched angulation loin. at least loin. should A Aslightly to the be longer elbows, slightly not longer penalized and loin lointooisisacceptable broad. Tuck-up acceptable severely. in isin a Loin: purpose more white more white working coat coat dog, coat color; color; solid solid color white white ishead; not head; aalbinism. primary albinism. consideration. No coat When apparent, withers the toRibsbut level dognot is back. standing, exaggerated. Awell slightly the short, Croup elevated strong is medium rear rear pasterns to resulting long from are and slightly Serious specimen. Fault: 70 percent or more white. Disqualifications: 90 percent or females. apparent, females. broad but back, Ribs extend not extend slightly well exaggerated. arched backback and loin. A are Croup and areiswell slightly medium well sprung sprung longer to loinfrom long from theslightly the and spine. slightly spine.in is acceptable Gait: color Gait: or more Possibly pattern Possibly white coat the theis most preferred. most color; important important solid Colorfeature. white head; should not feature. Smooth, Smooth, albinism. fluid fluid and be a primary and effortless. consideration. effortless. sloping. straighter A slightly rear elevated angulation rear should resulting not be from penalized straighter too rear severely. angulation Loin: a Good Chest Chest sloping. is A females. should deep, not isslightly deep, Ribs be reaching reaching elevated extend penalized atat well too least least rear back to tothethe resulting severely. and elbows, are elbows, fromsprung well Faults: and andbroad. straighter Chest broad. fromrear too Tuck-up Tuck-up the broad, isis angulation spine. too Good but Serious but not not exaggerated Fault: 70 percent orreach exaggerated morewith reach white. with powerful powerful drive. drive. The Disqualifications: The topline 90 percent or topline broad apparent,back, apparent, should Chest not isbutbeslightly but deep, not not penalized arched exaggerated. atloin. exaggerated. reaching too Ato severely. least slightly Croup Croup longer iselbows, ismedium theFaults: medium loin Chest and islong totobroad. long too acceptable and and broad, tooinis slightly slightly Tuck-up remains more white level coatwith only color; a slight solid white flexing head; to indicated albinism. suppleness. Viewed Gait: remains level with only a slight flexing to indicated suppleness.effortless. Gait: Possibly Possibly the the most most important important feature. feature. Smooth, Smooth, fluid fluid and and effortless. Viewed narrow females. sloping. sloping.or ARibstoo slightly shallow; extend A slightly well elevated soft elevated backtopline; rear rearand exaggerated are resulting resulting wellfrom sprung from orfrom straighterabsent straighter the reartuck-up; rear spine. angulation angulation loin from any position, legs turn neither in or out, nor do feet cross or
Endless variety of colors and pattern with no preference. Color should not be a primary consideration. Serious Fault: 70 percent or more white. Disqualifications: 90 percent or more white coat color; solid white head; albinism.
Eyes, color without preference. Eye rims are tight and may be any color or combination of colors. . Nose pigment, any color. Eyes: Any color without preference. Eye rims are tight and may be any color or combination of colors.
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