Deutscher Wachtelhund — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Deutscher Wachtelhund — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Germany.
• FCI-St. N° 104 / 12.03.1999
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs, Water Dogs.
• height at withers: 1,2 to 1.
• COAT Hair: Strong, close fitting, mostly wavy, sometimes curly (astrakhan) or smooth long coat, with thick undercoat.
• Colour: The German Spaniel is bred in two colour varieties: • Solid brown, and more seldom also red*, including all occurring reddish shades (like fox or deer red).
• TEMPERAMENT: Lively, passionate hunter, friendly, assured, very docile and adaptable, neither nervous nor aggressive.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• DEUTSCHER WACHTELHUND
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• Characteristics of the German Spaniel are:
• HEAD
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• diagrammatically from the front:
• BODY:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• SEVERE FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: