SHI-FRA-SA SHIH-TZU
THE SHIH TZU BREED STANDARD
GENERAL APPERANCE: Sturdy, abundantly coated dog with distinctly arrogant
carriage and chrysanthemum-like face.
CHARACTERISTICS: Intelligent, activ and alert.
TEMPERAMENT: Friendly and independent.
HEAD & SCULL: Head broad, round, wide between eyes. Shock-headed with
hair falling well over eyes. Good beard and whiskers, hair growing
upwards on the nose giving a distinctly chrysanthemum-like effect. Muzzle
of ample width,square, short, not wrinkled, flat and hairy. Nose black
but dark liver in liver or liver marked dogs and about one inch from
tip to definite stop. Nose level or slightly tip-tilted. Top of nose
leather should be on a line with or slightly below lower eyerim. Wide
open nostrils. Downpointed nose highly undesirable, as are pinched
nostrils. Pigmention onmuzzle as unbroken as possible.
EYES: Large, dark, round, placed well apart but not prominent. Ward
expession. in liver or liver marked dogs, lighter eye colour permissible.
No white of eye showing.
EARS: Large with long leathers, caried drooping. Set slightly below crown
of scull, so heavily coated they appear to bled into hair of neck.
MOUTH: Wide, slightly undershot, or level. Lips level.
NECK: Well proportioned, nicely arced. Sufficient lenght to carry head
proudly.
FOREQUARTERS: Shoulders well laid back. Legs short, and muscular with
ample bone, as straight as possible, cosistent with broad chest being
well let down.
BODY: Longer between withers and root of tail than height of withers,
well coupled and sturdy, chest broad and deep, shoulders firm, back
level.
HINDQUARTERS: legs short and muscular ample bone. Straight when viewed
from the rear. Thight well rounded and muscular. Legs looking massive
on account of wealth of hair.
FEET: Rounded, firm and well padded, appearing big on accunt of wealth
of hair.
TAIL: Heavily plumed carried gaily well over back. Set on high. Height
approximately level with that of scull to give a balanced outline.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Arrogant, smooth-flowing, front legs reaching well
foreward, strong rear action and showing full pad.
COAT: Long, dense, not curly, with good undercoat. Slight wave permitted.
Strongly recommended that hair on the head tied up.
COLOUR: All colours permissable, white blaze on forehead and white tip
to tail highly desirable in parti-colours.
WEIGHT & SIZE: 4.5- 8.1 kg (10-18 lb). Ideal weight 4.5-7.3 kg
(10-16 lb). Height at the withers not more than 26.7 cm (10½ in.),
type and breed characteristics of the outmost importance and on no account
to be sacrificed to size alone.
FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points shouls be considered a
fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should
ne in exact proportion to its degree.
NOTE: Male animals should have two apparntly normal testicles fullt
descended into the scrotum.
BIS & BISS Ch Aust Ch N S Uch Shemara Eye O`The Tiger
"Edgar" was the most winning South Australien Dog in 1995. Here you can see
him pictured with his breeder in Australia, Mr Barrie Gardiner- Shemara Shih Tzus.
CC winner Shibibos Viola
Ch. Shemara Eye O`The Tiger & CC winner Shibibos Viola
