STANDARD OF THE PUG

Standard FCI N ° 253 / 11.05.1998 / AND DOGUILLO
(Pug)
TRANSLATION: Lic. Oscar Valverde Calvo (Costa Rica).

ORIGIN: China.

SPONSORSHIP: Great Britain.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 24.06.1987.

UTILIZATION: Dog of company.

CLASSIFICATION FCI: Group 9 Dogs of company.
Section 11 Molosoides of small height.
Without test(proof) of work.

GENERAL ASPECT: It is undoubtedly a square and chubby dog, " multum in parvo " (a lot of substance in small space) that shows it in his(her,your) compact structure, his(her,your) constructed well proportions and the hardness of his(her,your) muscles.
TEMEPRAMENTO / BEHAVIOR: Great captivation, dignity and intelligence. Balanced, happy and vivacious.

HEAD: Big, round, it(he,she) must not have form of apple
CRANIAL REGION Cranium: Without crack. The wrinkles must be clearly definite.

FACIAL REGION I Put nose: Short, obtuse, square, not bent up.
Jaws / Teeth: With a light(slight) low prognatismo. There is very undesirable the crooked(twisted) snout and that meet the teeth and the language. The lower jaw is broad with the incisor teeth placed almost in straight line.

EYES: Dark, very big, of globular form, of sweet and worried expression, very brilliant, and when it is excited abundances of ardor.

EARS: Thin, small and soft as(like) of black velvet. They are of two types: " Ear in rose ", that is a small hanging ear that doubles backward to show the ear channel. " Ear of button ", which is an ear that bends doubling ahead(forward), the top sticks fast to the cranium to cover the ear orifice and appears towards the eye. The last ones are preferred.

NECK: Lightly arched that is alike a comb, fort, thickness, with sufficient length to take the head proudly.

BODY: Short and compact.
Back: top levelled Line; it(she) must not be not concave not inclined.
I pay: Wide, with good ribs.

TAIL (Breathes): Of high, screwed on as tight as possible insertion on the hip. The double enroscamiento is highly desirable.

EXTREMITIES
PREVIOUS MEMBERS: Very forts, recta, of length moderate and placed well down the body.
Shoulders: inclined well backward.

LATER(POSTERIOR) MEMBERS: very strong, of moderate length, placed well under the body, straight and parallel when one looks at them from behind.
Knee: Good angulación of the joints fémorotibiorotulianas (knees).

FEET: Not so long as the foot of the hare not so round as the foot of the cat; with the separated well fingers; the nails must be of black color.

MOVEMENT: I dress from the front it(he,she) will have to raise the front members and leave them to fall down straight well under the shoulders, supporting the feet directly ahead(forward), without turning them aside inward or out. From behind, the action(share) must be equally correct. It(he,she) uses the previous members strongly taking them ahead(forward) well and the later(posterior) ones moving them freely and doubling well the knees. A light(slight) balancing of the later(posterior) quarters(rooms) characterizes the gait.

HAIR
I PEEL: Of thin texture, smooth, soft, short and brilliant. Neither rough(harsh) nor woolly.

COLOR: Silver, apricot, tawny clear or black. Each of these colors must be clearly defined to underline the contrast between(among) the color, the stria (a black line that spreads from the occiput up to the twine of the tail) and the mask. The brands(marks) have to be definite well. The snout or the mask, the ears, the spots in the cheeks, the brand(mark) of the thumb or the rhombus of the forehead and the stria must be an as black as possible.

I WEIGH: The ideal weight is between(among) 6,3 and 8,1 kg (1418 English pounds).

YOU ARE ABSENT: Any diversion of the criteria before mentioned is considered to be lack(mistake) and the gravity of this one is considered to the degree of the diversion of the standard and of his(her,your) consequences on the health and the well-being of the dog.

Any dog monstrando clear signs of physical abnormalities or of behavior must be discredited.

IT(HE,SHE) NOTICES: The males must have two testicles of normal appearance completely got down in the scrotum.