The breed standard is written and agreed upon with breed clubs to kennel club. Kennel club publishes standard. FCI also holds standard for the breed.
This standard below was given for judges to learn to become a judge. But Ive put this on the website so those of you with a keen interest in the breed and wanting a puppy can read it.
You may go to a breeder whose dogs detract from this standard. All show exhibitors, show dogs and hope their dogs meet the standard. It is up to the judge to confirm this. As the buyer of a pedigree dog I would want my dog to meet the breed standard. Have a good look at the parents and if you see that they are in fact not meeting the standard do not buy. So many do not want a tall dog for example and you meet the parents and they are hugely over size. This means there is a good chance the puppies will also be hugely over sized. All our dogs meet the size requirements of the breed standard. Hope this helps.
HUNGARIAN BREED STANDARD
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Medium sized, of distinguished appearance, robust and medium boned.
CHARACTERISTICS
Lively, intelligent, obedient, sensitive, very affectionate, and easily trained. Bred for hunting fur and feather, pointing and retrieving from land and water.
TEMPERAMENT
Lively, gentle mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well developed protective instinct.
HEAD AND SCULL
Head lean and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears with median line down forehead and a moderate stop. Skill alittle longer than muzzle. Muzzle although tapering well squared at end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose or pendulous. Nose Brown.
EYES
Neither deep nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker than coat. Slightly oval in shape, eye lids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye undesirable.
EARS
Moderately low set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks. Rounded V shape, not fleshy.
MOUTH
Sound and strong white teeth. Jaws strong with perfect regular and complete scissor bite. ie upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable.
NECK
Strong, smooth and muscular, moderately long, arched and devoid of dewlap.
FOREQUARTERS
Shoulders well laid and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long, pasterns upright.
BODY
Back level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up beneath loin. Croup well muscled.
HINDQUARTERS
Straight when viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulation. Hocks well let down.
FEET
Rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like food is required, Harefoot is undesirable, nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour than coat.
TAIL
Previously customarily docked.
Docked: Customarily docked by one third of length. Moderately thick, rather low set. When moved carried horrizontally.
Undocked: Rather low set. Moderately thick, slightly curved. Tapering towards the end reaching to hocks. When moving carried horizontally.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
Graceful, elegant with a lively trot and ground-covering gallop
COAT
Short, Straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to touch.
COLOUR
Russet Gold, small white marks on chest and feet. Though acceptable undesirable.
SIZE
HEIGHT AT WITHERS
Dogs: 57-64 cm
Females: 53-60 cm
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, and on the dogs ability to perform its traditional work.
NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles, fully descended into the scrotum.
This standard below was given for judges to learn to become a judge. But Ive put this on the website so those of you with a keen interest in the breed and wanting a puppy can read it.
You may go to a breeder whose dogs detract from this standard. All show exhibitors, show dogs and hope their dogs meet the standard. It is up to the judge to confirm this. As the buyer of a pedigree dog I would want my dog to meet the breed standard. Have a good look at the parents and if you see that they are in fact not meeting the standard do not buy. So many do not want a tall dog for example and you meet the parents and they are hugely over size. This means there is a good chance the puppies will also be hugely over sized. All our dogs meet the size requirements of the breed standard. Hope this helps.
HUNGARIAN BREED STANDARD
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Medium sized, of distinguished appearance, robust and medium boned.
CHARACTERISTICS
Lively, intelligent, obedient, sensitive, very affectionate, and easily trained. Bred for hunting fur and feather, pointing and retrieving from land and water.
TEMPERAMENT
Lively, gentle mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well developed protective instinct.
HEAD AND SCULL
Head lean and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears with median line down forehead and a moderate stop. Skill alittle longer than muzzle. Muzzle although tapering well squared at end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose or pendulous. Nose Brown.
EYES
Neither deep nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker than coat. Slightly oval in shape, eye lids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye undesirable.
EARS
Moderately low set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks. Rounded V shape, not fleshy.
MOUTH
Sound and strong white teeth. Jaws strong with perfect regular and complete scissor bite. ie upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable.
NECK
Strong, smooth and muscular, moderately long, arched and devoid of dewlap.
FOREQUARTERS
Shoulders well laid and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long, pasterns upright.
BODY
Back level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up beneath loin. Croup well muscled.
HINDQUARTERS
Straight when viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulation. Hocks well let down.
FEET
Rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like food is required, Harefoot is undesirable, nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour than coat.
TAIL
Previously customarily docked.
Docked: Customarily docked by one third of length. Moderately thick, rather low set. When moved carried horrizontally.
Undocked: Rather low set. Moderately thick, slightly curved. Tapering towards the end reaching to hocks. When moving carried horizontally.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
Graceful, elegant with a lively trot and ground-covering gallop
COAT
Short, Straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to touch.
COLOUR
Russet Gold, small white marks on chest and feet. Though acceptable undesirable.
SIZE
HEIGHT AT WITHERS
Dogs: 57-64 cm
Females: 53-60 cm
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, and on the dogs ability to perform its traditional work.
NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles, fully descended into the scrotum.