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Slovakia Club:

FCI-Standard N° 320 / 24. 07. 1996 /GB

WIREHAIRED SLOVAKIAN POINTER (Slovenský hrubosrstý Stavač)

TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis.

ORIGIN : Slovakia.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 06.01.1995.

UTILIZATION : Pointer.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :  

Group   7      Pointing dogs.

Section 1.1    Continental Pointing

Dogs, type “Braque”.

With working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Dog of moderate strength, working type, but with nobleness in his lines.  The basic colour of the coat is called “grey” and the hair is harsh (hard).  He must be fit and able to work on the plain, in the woods and in the water and especially to work after the shooting, searching and retrieving wounded game.  He is obedient and easy to train.

IMPORTANT PORPORTIONS :

Shape : The ratio of length of the body to the height at the withers must be of 10 : 9 in the males and of 10 : 8 in the females.

Unique type : It is desirable that the dog be solidly built, but not of a heavy type.

HEAD : General description : Sufficiently long, lean, without folds in the skin, proportional to the body.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Rectangular shape, the superciliary arches must be pronounced, the frontal furrow visible.  The occipital crest is felt at the touch.

Stop : The slope is moderate (about 45°).

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Sufficiently large, dark in colour. Large nostrils.

Muzzle : Approximately the same length as the skull, sufficiently high and wide.  Lower jaw even and strong with a well developed set of teeth.  The muzzle is straight.

Lips :  Moderately developed; fitting closely, dark in colour.

Teeth : Well developed, scissor bite.

Eyes : Almond shape, well set into the eyesocket, of amber colour, with an intelligent expression.  In the puppies and the young dogs, they are bluish (azure).  The eyelids are dark.

Leathers : Of proportional length, set above eye level.  Broad at the inset (base) and the flap is rounded.

NECK : Of medium length, lean, without skin folds, well muscled; inserted high in the withers.

BODY :

General appearance, topline : The dog is well built, rather high in size, straight back, the neck attached high and the head carried high.

Wither : Is well pronounced and well linked with the line of the back.

Back : Is straight, well muscled, solid, very slightly sloping towards the rear.  The croup is broad, sufficiently long, neither overbuilt nor drooping.

Chest : Sufficiently long and broad, oval, in proportion with the whole of the body, let down to the elbow.  Ribs well sprung, breast well developed.

Underline and Belly : Moderately tucked in.

TAIL : Moderately strong, set rather high, carried downwards when the dog is at rest; carried horizontally when the dog is in action.  Well furnished with hair but not brush style.  The tail is shortened (docked) at half length.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS :  On the whole well developed, vertical seen from the front or in profile.

Scapulo-humeral angle : 110°.

Angle of elbow : 135°.

Shoulder : Well developed and muscled.

Shoulder-blades : Placed obliquely.

Forearm : Vertical with lean and marked musculature.

Carpus (Carpal joint) : Practically vertical.

Metacarpus (Pastern) : Quite strong, relatively short, almost vertical.

Forefeet : Rounded with tight and well arched toes.  The nails and the pads are dark in colour.  Claws of inner toes must be removed.

HINDQUARTERS : Well angulated ensemble seen from profil, and vertical seen from behind.

Thighs : Sufficiently long, broad and well muscled.

Angle of hip, (coxal-femoral) : 80° to 85°.

Leg : Broad, sufficiently long and well muscled.

Femoral-tibial (stifle) angle : Between 125° and 130°.

Angle of the hock : Between 125° and 135°.

Hock : Almost vertical.

Hind feet : Rounded, toes tight and well arched. The nails and the pads are dark in colour.  Dewclaws must be removed.                                         

GAIT / MOVEMENT  : Balanced, lively; at work on the plain the dog gallops.

SKIN : Of medium thickness, elastic, without folds, of a grey colour.

COAT

HAIR : Undercoat : down short and fine. Normally looses it in the summer.  Topcoat about 4 cm long, harsh, straight and flat.  At the lower part of the muzzle, the hair is longer and softer, forming a moustache.  Above the eyes, the hair is more marked and laying obliquely.  The forehead and the occiput are covered with short harsh hair.  The hair on the leathers is short and soft.  The tail is very hairy.

COLOUR : The basic colour is brown shaded sable (said “grey”) with varying lighter and darker shadings without white markings, or with white markings on the legs, and on the chest.  Also “grey” with more or less large markings, eventually speckled.

SIZE :

The height at withers : Is from 62 to 68 cm for the males and from 57 to 64 cm for the females.

FAULTS : 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 FAULTS :

• Size too big or too small in relation to the standard.
• Colour much too light going to nearly white.
• Heavy appearance and without nobleness.
• Head too strong.
• Arched back.
• Leathers too long or too thick.
• Hair too long or silky.  Hair too short, without moustaches.

ELIMINATORY FAULTS :

• Other basic colour than the “grey” (brown shaded sable).
• All anatomical faults like prognathism upper and lower, entropion, ectropion, irregular position of the legs.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

    THE SLOVAKIAN ROUGH HAIRED POINTER

    History 

    Slovakian Rough Haired Pointers (Slovensky Hrubosrsty Stavac) are a relatively new breed to these shores. Dating back to the late 1950's, the SRHP originated in Czechoslovakia following World War II and is believed to have been developed using the Weimaraner, German Wirehaired Pointer and Cesky Fousek. 

    Following the break up of Czechoslovakia into the the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 it was only a few years after that the Slovakian Rough Haired Pointers arrived in the UK.  The Kennel Club added the breed to the Imported Breed Register where the Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer is classified as a member of the hunt, point, retrieve gundog sub-group and since 1st December 2008 a breed standard has been approved by the Kennel Club.   The Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer may now be shown in the UK in the AV Import Register. (from:www.slovakianroughhairedpointerclub.org.uk )

    Characteristics

    The result of careful selective breeding was an all purpose working dog that has an attractive rough coat with the  distinctive colouring reminiscent of its Weimaraner ancestor. However, there are variations in coat, ranging from almost smooth to very furry which may require some maintenance.  Since their origin, The Breed Council in Slovakia was granted permission by the FCI to introduce a Pudlepointer and more recently a Weimaraner to increase the genetic pool. Although a charming looking dog it is important to remember that these dogs are bred to hunt and work all day and have lots of working ability. In Slovakia no registered dog can be bred from without having passed hunting tests and the majority of our UK bred dogs are the result of direct imports - this is no couch potato!

    They are an affectionate dog and fit in well to a home environment but are lively and need their energy to be positively channelled.  Like all of the HPR breeds they require plenty of free running exercise and will need fair and consistent training from an early age.  In the UK, Slovaks take part in obedience, agility and working trials as well as their more traditional role as a working gun dog. A moderately large dog the maximum height for a male is around 27 inches at the withers and the bitches 25 inches.  They are usually grey but are allowed white markings and can be grey and white, roan or grey and white splashed marked of which the latter has been actively reintroduced into the breed having disappeared for many years. The latest imported dogs to the UK are now carrying this colour so will become more widely seen.

    The Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer is sturdily built but with a degree of elegance they are loyal and affectionate with an unexaggerated conformation, bringing economical, ground-covering movement and a serviceable coat make him a truly ‘fit-for-purpose’ gundog. (from:www.slovakianroughhairedpointerclub.org.uk )