Lhasa Apso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Lhasa Apso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & 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.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Tibet
• FCI-St. N° 227 / 24.06.2015
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs.
• Size: Variable, ideally between 10 and 11 inches at the shoulder.
• Coat: Double coated, heavy, straight, hard, dense, not woolly or silky, of good length.
• Color: All colors equally acceptable.
• BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT: Gay and assertive.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• LHASA APSO
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT:
• SIZE:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS