Canarianpeis

Secretaria General 14 Rue Leopold II 6530 THUIN (Belgium)
FCI - Standard nº 309 / 25.01.19 94 / GB

SHAR-PEI

ORIGIN: China (Dialack - Cantón)Patronage; Hong-Kong

UTILIZATION: Hunting and watchdog FCI'S

CLASIFICATION: Group 2: Type molossian and Swiss cattledogs Without working Trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Strong, compact, Shar-Pei means "sand skin".
The skin must be toungh and rough, while the coat must very
short and bristly.Tight wrinkles over the body at puppy stage.
In the adult dog pronounced wrinkles are only allowed over
the forehead and withers.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: Length of the body from breast bone the rump nearly equal to the at withers; bitches can have a slightly longer body. Length of the nuzzle near equal to the length of the skull.

BEHAVIOR-TEMPERAMENT: Active and agile. Calm, independent, loyal and affectionate to people.

HEAD CRANIAL REGION: The skull is round and big at the base, but flat and broad at the forehead. Stop: Moderated Wrinkles: The wrinkles on the forehead must be apparent but must not obstruct the eyes The Chinese description of the head is "Wo Lo Taun"meaning "Calabash" shaped head. The wrinkles of the forehead form a marking which resambles the Chinese Symbol for Longevity. This is essential to the breed, because the marking of Longevity also appears in the large cat family such as tigers and lions. In the dogs, only in the mastiff beed.

FACIAL REGIÓN.

Nose: Large, wide. Black colour preferred, ligther colour permissible in lighter colour dogs.
Muzzle: Moderate in length, broad from the eyes but narrowing slightly towards the nose.
Mouth: Bluish-black tongue and gum preferred, pink or spotted only is permissible in lighter coloured dogs, for example light fawn or cream. Jaws strong. The shape of the mouth when viewed from top should either be in shape of a roundish roof tile commonly known as "Roof Tile Mouth" or with a wide jaw in the shape of a toad's mouth, known as "Toad Mouth". Both types of mouth are designed to give the dog a firm bite.
Teeth: Perfect, regular and complete scissor bite.i.e the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Eyes: Mediun size, almond shaped. As dark possible.Lights colour eyes are undesirable, Function of eyerball or lid in no way disturbed by surrounding skin, folds and hair. Any sign of irritation of eyeball,conjunctiva or eyelids highly undesirable.
Ears: Small, thick, equilaterally triangular in shape, slightly roundedan tips. Tips pointing towars eyes and folded to the skull. Erect andstanding ears are permissible, but less desirable.

NECK: Strong, muscular, with slightly, loose skin around the throat. The looseskin should not of be excessive.

BODY: Excessive skin around the body in the adults is most undesirable.Withers: Slight fold of skin on withers Back: Very strong and stright, with the very strong back bone.Chest: Broad and deep. Tail: There are several types of tail. The most common are the curl and double ring. This can be a big or small curl. The tail must be firm and tightly over the hip.

LIMBS: Forequarters Shoulders muscular, well laid and sloping, Forelegs moderate lenght, slightly longer that the depth of the body.Good bone. Pasterns slightly sloping, strong and flexible Hindquartes: Strong and muscular. Moderately angulated. hocks well let down Feet: Moderate size. compact, well padded toes well knuckled.

GAIT: (Movement):Free, vigorous and well balanced.

HAIR: Short, hard, bristly, and as straight as possible. No undercoat. Lenght must not be over 2,5 cm.(1 inch) Never trimmed.

COLOR: Solid colors, black, blue black, black with a hint of rust brown, brown,red, fawn.Cream is acceptable but less desirable.

SIZE AND WEIGHT: Size at withers: 48-58 cm. (19-23 inches)Weight: 18-29 kilos (40 - 65 pounds).If a dog is not well up to this size and weight, it should not beheavily penalized. It must be understand that the traditional Shar-Peis lost it's size since 1949. The Cantonese prefer the large size dogs which they call "High Head Big Horse". The size therefore should reach 58 centimeters (53 inches) at withers and bitches slighty smaller. Over 58 cm is not desirable in fear of cross-breeding.

FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness witch the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
Head: Excessively heavy head and jaws.
Mouth: Over large mouth or over padding lips witch can interfere with the dogs bite while used for hunting game.Teeth:Overshot or undershot mouth.
Eyes: Entropium, ectropium .
Ears : Large ears that flow down side of head and not point to eyes.
Body: Low set sanddle, arched back. Excesive wrinkles on body,forequarters and hindquarters of adult dog.
Tail: Dropped tail . Feet: Splaed feet Coat: Coat over 2,5 cm. (1 inch) long.
Colour: Mixed colour of black and tan, spotted body. Brindle is not acceptable, this colour will indicate cross.breeding.

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