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1.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
The
Boerboel is a large, strong dog. He is well balanced with well-developed
muscles, has resilient movement; is an impressive and imposing figure of
strenght. Male dogs appear more masculine and bitches more feminine.
2.
IMPORTANT BODY PROPORTIONS
The
Boerboel is a perfectly balanced dog with all body parts in proportion.
3.
TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER QUALITIES
The
Boerboel is reliable, obedient and intelligent with good watchdog
instincts. He is also self-confident without fear.
4.
HEAD
The
head is one of the most important characteristics of the Boerboel as it
represents the whole character of the Boerboel. The head is short, wide,
large and strong with well filled cheeks and the section between the
eyes must also be full.
5.
OCCIPUT
The
cranial roof is wide and flat with prominent musculature.
6.
FACE
The
face must symmetrically melt together with the head. With or without a
black mask.
6.1
STOP
The
stop is visible but not prominent.
6.2
NOSE
The
nose is black with large, widely spaced nostrils.
6.3
MUZZLE
The
muzzle is straight and in line with the occiput.
The
muzzle is deep, wide and slightly narrows at the sides towards the
front.
The
muzzle bone is between 8 an 10 cm long.
6.4
LIPS
The
top lip is loose and fleshy and does not hang past the bottom jaw.
The top lip (underneath the nose) must cover the bottom lip.
The bottom lip is not too loose and fleshy - in other words: it should
not have excessive lip.
6.5
JAWS
The
jaws are strong, deep and wide and slightly narrow at the sides towards
the front.
6.6
TEETH
The
teeth are white, well developed, correctly spaced and complete with a
prominent scissor
bite.
6.7
EYES
The
colour of the eyes can be any shade of brown, but darker than the coat.
The eyes must be
set on the same horizontal level. They are widely spaced, with firm,
well-pigmented eyelids.
6.8
EARS
The
ears are medium sized, V-shaped and in proportion to the head.
They are set quite high and wide. When attentive, the top of the ears
must form a straight line with the occiput.
7.
NECK
7.1
PROFILE
The
neck forms a noticeable muscle arch with a high attachment at the
shoulders.
7.2
LENGHT
The
neck is of average lenght and in proportion to the rest of the body.
7.3
SHAPE
The
neck is strong and muscular and firmly attached to the head.
This attachment gradually broadens towards the shoulders.
The neck forms a unit with the head and the shoulders.
7.4
SCRUFF OF THE NECK
The
scruff of the neck is loose from under the chin and thightens up between
the front legs.
8.
BODY
The
body of the Boerboel slightly narrows at the loins.
8.1
TOPLINE
The
topline is straight.
8.2
BACK
The
back is straight, wide and in proportion, with prominent back muscles
and a short loin.
8.3
CROUP
The
croup is wide, strong with well-defined musculature.
8.4
CHEST
The
chest is strong and muscular. The chest is wide and placed deep between
the front legs,
with a well-attached and rounded ribcage. The width of the ribcage is in
proportion to the chest.
8.5
TAIL
The
tail is set high. It is straight and preferably short (three segments).
Long tails are permissible.
9.
FOREQUARTER
The
forequarter is strong and muscular and in proportion to the rest of the
dog.
9.1
SHOULDERS
The
shoulders are well attached, with well-defined musculature and with the
correct angle.
9.2
UPPER ARMS
The
upper arms have well-defined musculature.
9.3
ELBOWS
The
elbows are parallel with the body.
9.4
FRONT LEGS
The
front legs are thick, strond and straight with well- defined musculature.
9.5
FRONT PASTERNS
The
front pasterns are thick, strong, of medium lenght and a vertical
extension of the front legs and pasterns joints.
9.6
FRONT PAWS
The
front paws are large, well padded and ball shaped with strong, curved,
dark toe-nails.
10.
HINDQUARTER
The
hindquarter is strong, firm and muscular in proportion to the rest of
the body and with the ability to move effectively.
10.1
UPPER THIGHS
The
upper thighs are wide, deep, well formed and muscular.
10.2
SECONDARY THIGHS (GASKINS)
The
secondary thighs are well developed with prominent musculature.
10.3
KNEES
The
knees are strong and firm with the correct angle.
10.4
HOCK JOINTS
The
hock joints are strong and firm with the correct angle.
10.5
HOCKS (BACK)
The
hocks are relatively short, strong and thi
ck.
The back hocks are parallel with one another. Any dew claws must be
removed.
11.
MOVEMENT
The
movement of the Boerboel is comfortable, smooth, strong and purposeful
with good drive by the hindquarter and parallel movement of the legs.
During movement the straight topline is fixed.
12.
SKIN
The
skin is thick, loose and well pigmented with slight wrinkles on the brow
when the dog is attentive.
13.
COAT
13.1
The coat is short and smooth with dense pelt.
13.2
The recognized colours are yellow, tawny, reddish-brown, brown and all
shades of brindle.
14.
SIZE
14.1
MALE DOGSThe ideal size of the male dog is 66 cm. The hight can vary
between 64 cm and 70 cm, although there is no longer a limit on the
hight of the male Boerboel, as long as the dogs stays in balance.
14.2
BITCHES The ideal height of the bitch is 61 cm. The height can vary
between 59 cm and 65 cm.
15.
GENERAL HEALTH As a result of natural selection the general health of
the Boerboel meets high standards.
16.
PIGMENTATION The Boerboel is well pigmented, especially the lips, eyes,
foot pads, toe-nails and genitals. All black on the Boerboel has to be
really black without any sign of blue.
17. DISQAULIFICATIONS
17.1
A too small dog
17.2 A too big dog
17.3 Too much aggression
17.4 A too small and nondescript head.
17.5 A liver-coloured nose
17.6 A mouth that bites more than 1 cm short
17.7 A mouth that visibly seriously overbites
17.8 A narrow muzzle
17.9 A long muzzle
17.10 A sharp muzzle
17.11 Blue eyes
17.12 Vertical ears
17.13 A too narrow chest
17.14 Bandy legs
17.15 A hollow back
17.16 Serious cow-hocks
17.17 Sickle hocks
17.18 Straight hocks
17.19 Clumsy and unbalanced movement
17.20 Any sign of another dog breed
17.21 A piebald dog without sufficient pigmentation
17.22 A piebald dog without any of the five acceptable colours aroun
both eyes and on both ears.
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