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About breed English mastiff standardFCI-Standard No 264 / 18. 04. 2007/ GB ORIGIN : Great Britain PATRONAGE : FCI. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 06.03.07. UTILIZATION : Watch and security dog. CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer-Molossoid breeds-Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs and other breeds. Section 2.1 Molossoid breeds, Mastiff type. Without working trial. GENERAL APPEARANCE Head, in general outline, giving a square appearance when viewed from any point. Breadth greatly desired; in ratio to length of whole head and face as 2/3. Body massive, broad, deep, long, powerfully built, on legs wide apart and squarely set. Muscles sharply defined. Size a great desideratum, if combined with quality. Height and substance important if both points are proportionately combined. Large, massive, powerful, symmetrical, well-knit frame. BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT A combination of grandeur and courage. Calm, affectionate to owners, but capable of guarding. HEAD CRANIAL REGION Skull : Skull broad between ears, forehead flat, but wrinkled when attention is excited. Brows (superciliary ridges) slightly raised. Muscles of temples and cheeks (temporal and masseter) well developed. Arch across skull of a rounded, flattened curve, with depression up centre of forehead from median line between eyes, to halfway up saggital suture. FACIAL REGION : Nose : Nose broad, with widely spreading nostrils when viewed from front, flat (not pointed or turned up) in profile. NECK Slightly arched, moderately long, very muscular, and measuring in circumference about one or two inches less than skull before ears. BODY Back and loins : Back and loins wide and muscular; flat and very wide in bitch, slightly arched in dog. TAIL Set on high, and reaching to hocks, or a little below them, wide at its root and tapering to end, hanging straight in repose, but forming a curve with end pointing upwards, but not over back, when dog is excited. LIMBS FOREQUARTERS : Legs straight, strong and set wide apart; bones being large. HINDQUARTERS : Broad, wide and muscular. FEET : Large and round. Toes well arched. Nails black. GAIT / MOVEMENT Powerful, easy extension. COAT HAIR : Short and close-lying, but not too fine over shoulders, neck and back. COLOUR : Apricot-fawn, silver-fawn, fawn, or dark fawn-brindle. In any case, muzzle, ears and nose should be black round orbits, and extending upwards between them. FAULTS 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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum send comment
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