Skye Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Skye Terrier — 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: Great Britain.
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 3 Terriers.
• SIZE: Ideal height at the withers: 25 - 26 cm, length from tip of nose to tip of tail 105 cm.
• Coat: Double.
• Color: The coat must be of one over-all color at the skin but may be of varying shades of the same color in the full coat, which may be black, blue, dark or light grey
• Temperament: That of the typical working terrier capable of overtaking game and going to ground, displaying stamina, courage, strength and agility.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• SKYE TERRIER
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• HEAD
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT:
• SIZE:
• FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS