F.C.I. -Standard Nr. 309

ORIGIN: CHINA

PATRONAGE: F.C.I.

DATE PUBBLICATION of THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD: 14.04.1999

UTILIZATION: Hunting and watchdog

Classification F.C.I.: Group 2 pinschers s schnauzer, molossians and swiss, mountain and cattledogs
Section 2-1 molossians, of type mastiff

Brief Historical Summary: This Chinese breed has existed for hundreds of years in the provinces that confine with the Sea of Southern China. Probably the town of Dialek in the province of Kwun Tung is the place of origin.

GENERAL APPEARANCE:I Active, compact, short coupled and squarely built dog of medium size. Wrinkles over the skull and withers, small ears and " hippopotamus" muzzle impart to the Shar-pei a look only in its kind.Males are more powerful than the female.

IMPORTANT PROPORTION Length from nose to stop approximately equal to length from stop to occiput.Height from withers to ground is approximately equal to the lengthof the body, from point of shoulders to point of buttock especially in males. Depth of brisket approximately half of height at withers.

TEMPERAMENT
Calm, independent, very affectionate, and devoted to people.
HEAD AND SKULL
Rather large in proportion to body.Wrinkles on forehead and cheeks continuing to form dewlap.

CRANIAL REGION

Skull flat, broad.

Stop Moderate.

FACIAL REGION

Nose Large, wide, preferably black but any colour conforming to general coat colour permissible .

Muzzle Distinctive feature of breed. Broad and full with no suggestion of tapering. The lips and top of muzzle padded, causing a slight bulge at the base of nose. When viewed from front, bottom jaw appears wider than top due to padding of lips.

Mouth Tongue, roof of mouth, gums and flews: solid bluish-black is preferred. Solid pink tongue undesirable. Dogs with self-coloured pigment and amber or light brown eyes would be expected to have a lavender tongue.

Jaws/Teeth Jjaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Padding of lower lip should not be so excessive so as to interfere with the bite.

Eyes Dark, medium size, almond-shaped with frowning expression. Amber and lighter colours permissible in paler shades. Function of eyeball or lid in no way disturbed by surrounding skin, folds or hair. Any sign of irritation of eyeball, conjunctiva or eyelids highly undesirable. Free from entropion.

Ears Very small, rather thick, equilaterally triangular in shape, slightly rounded at tip, and set high on the skull with tips pointing towards eyes, set well forward over eyes, wide apart and close to skull. Pricked ears highly undesirable.

NECK Medium length, strong, full set well on shoulders. with loose skin under neck shouldn't be excessive .

BODY Folds of skin on body, in mature dogs highly undesirable, except on withers and base of tail, which show moderate wrinkling.

Topline dips slightly behind withers then rises over short, broad loin. Adult dogs should display moderate wrinkling over shoulders and base of tail. Excessive skin on body when mature highly undesirable.

Back short, strong.

Loin short,broad, slightly arched.

Croup rather flat.

Chest broad and deep, brisket reaching the elbow.

Underline rising slightly under loin;

TAIL
Thick and round at rìthe root. Tapering to fine point, base set very high,a characteristic of the breed. May be carried high and curved, carried in right curl, or curved over or to either side of the back. Lack of or incomplete tail, highly undesirable.

FEET
Moderate size, compact, toes well knuckled. Fore and hind dewclaws may be removed.

FOREQUARTER
Shoulders muscular, well laid and sloping. Elbows close to the body.

Forelegs straight, moderate length, good bone;

Pasterns slightly sloping, strong and flexible.

HINDQUARTER
Muscular, strong; moderately angulated; perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other when from the rear. Wrinkles on upper thighs lower thighs, rear pasterns as wells the thickening of the skin on back undesirable.

Hocks well let down without excessive wrinkling or thickening.
GAIT/MOVIMENT
Free, vigorous and balanced, rear single tracking is normal at a fast trot, stilted gait undesirable.
COAT
Extremely harsh coat straight and off-standing on the body but flatter on the limbs. No undercoat. Length varies from short and bristly, under half an inch ( 1.25cm) or longer and thicker, between half an inch (1.25cm) and one inch (2.5cm), but still off-standing and harsh to the touch. N.B: no particular coat length within the accepted length should be preferred above the other. Never trimmed.
COLORS
All Solid colours except white are acceptable. Frequently shaded on tail and back of thighs with lighter colour.
SIZE
Height: 46-51 cms (18-20 ins) at withers.
FAULT
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

SERIOUS FAULT
· Deviation from scissor bite (as a transitory measure a very slighly undershot mouth is permissible)
· Snippy muzzle.
· Spotted tongue(except pink spotted tongue).
· Large ears.
· low set tail.
· Coat longer than 2,5 cm.

ELIMINATING FAULTS:
· Flat foreface with badly undershot bite, overshot bite.
·Solid pink tongue.
· Lower lip rolled in, interfering with bite..
· Round bulging eyes. Entropion, ectropion.
· Skin, folds or hair disturbing yhe normal function of the eye.
· Pricked ears.
· Absence of tail, stumpy tail.
· Heavy fold of skin on body(except withers and base of tail) and limbs.
· Not a solid color(albino, brindle, patches, black and tan, saddle pattern)

Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.