FCI Standard for the Dutch Shepherd
GENERAL APPEARANCE: a medium-sized, middleweight, well-proportioned, well-muscled dog of powerful, well-balanced structure, with intelligent expression and lively temperament.
Definitely true of her.
CHARACTERISTICS: affectionate, obedient, tractable, alert, very faithful and reliable, undemanding, with plenty of stamina, vigilant, active and gifted with the true shepherd temperament.
Also Indy to a T.
SIZE: the length of the body exceeds the height at the withers in a ration of ten to nine. Size: dogs (22.44" - 24.41"), bitches (21.65" - 24.41")
Once again, perfectly within category at just over 24 inches tall
GAIT-MOVEMENT: smooth, supple, true. The movement should be neither constrained nor floating, nor too far-reaching.
She gaits beautifully, and also has a beautiful trot on her.
PARTS OF THE BODY:
Head: in good proportion to the body, more long than massive, without wrinkles and dry. The muzzle is slightly longer than the skull, which should be flat. The top line of the muzzle is straight and runs parallel with the skull top line. Slight stop. Lips tight. In the rough-coated variety, the head appears more square, but this is an illusion.
I think this is true, though I think her head is slightly more Malinois like than you seen in most Dutchies.
This is CH Dutchie female.
Ears: rather small than large. When the dog is alert, they are carried rather forward. They are set high. Not spoon shaped.
Er, hers are large I think, in keeping with the Malinois lol, but alert, yes they are carried forward.
Eyes: dark, medium-sized, almond shaped, placed somewhat obliquely, not round or bulging.
I think her's are a bit light, but that could be because her coat is darker.
Nose: always black.
Yep
Teeth: powerful and regular. Scissors-bite.
Scissors bite, check. Come let her bite you. You tell me if it's powerful or not
Neck: the neck should not be too short. It is dry, i.e. without dewlap, and flowing gently into the top line of the body.
Yes. I love her neck set
Body: firm; slight spring of ribs, Chest deep but not narrow. Brisket flowing gently into the underline. Back short, straight and powerful. Loin firm, not long or narrow. The croup must not be short or too sloping.
I think she matches that. I'm obviously not a huge confo person though.
Forequarters: powerful, well muscled and with good bone. Overall straight, but with sufficient spring of pastern. Well laid back shoulders lie close to the rib cage. Upper arm of good length.
I think she's got all of that too.
Hindquarters: powerful, well muscled and with good bone, forming a normal angle at the stifle joint; thus the thigh is not excessively out of the perpendicular. In the hock a moderate angle is desired so that the hock is perpendicularly below the ischium.
She DEFINITELY has some well muscled and powerful hindquarters, without being excessive.
Feet: well arched toes; closely knit, which avoids long feet. Black nails; elastic dark pads.
Her rear feet are perfect. Her front feet we're STILL making progress!!! They're slowly but surely tightening up, and arching correctly.
Tail: at rest, the tail should hang straight, or genly curved, reaching the hock. In action, carried gracefully upwards, never curled nor falling sideways.
Hers does, but the side picture I had on hand (I can't find the other one, she was ready for some ball throwing.
Faults: too much white on chest or on feet; white stripes or spots in any other part of the body. Nose other than black. Drop ears or spoon-shaped ears. Wrong color, mismarking. Too much black in the topcoat. Overshot or undershot mouth. Cropped ears. Docked tail. Curled tail.
I'm not sure if she'd be considered to have too much black in her coat. Her brindling is QUITE evident in person, but doesn't show up well in pictures.