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Identify the morphological characteristics of the butterfly dog from its appearance

2021-08-23 / 914 Read

Although many pet friends like the valley, many pet friends don't know anything about dogs at all, and even the butterfly string and butterfly dog are more ruthless. I can't tell the difference, there is no way, the editor has to popularize the basic knowledge of the butterfly dog here. The following are the appearance characteristics of the butterfly dog. If you don't know how to pet friends, please understand:

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Body shape: shoulder height 20-28cm, weight 4-4.5kg. The proportions of the body are that the length of the body is slightly greater than the height at the withers.

Head: Small, medium in width, slightly arched cap, rounded nose,

black. The brows are sharply angled. The muzzle is sharp. In the center of the top of the head, there is an obvious white spotted hair sandwiched by the main color of the body, which is either wide or narrow.

Eyes: Dark, round, not protruding, of medium size, with a vigilant gaze. The inner corner of the eye and the short end are in the same line. Black eye sockets.

Ears: Large ears, separated from left to right, with the roots behind the head. The variety with rich decorative hair is better. Erect or drooping ears, large and rounded at the tips, set relatively back on the sides of the head.

(1) The ears of the erect ear type are stretched diagonally, just like the wings of a butterfly flying. When alert, each ear is set back to form an angle of about 45 degrees with the head. The pinna should have enough force to keep the entire ear erect.

(2) Drop-eared type, which is similar to the general butterfly dog we know in other respects, but the ears are drooping and completely downward.

Defects: Small ears, too pointed ears, too high ear position; one ear erect or part of the ear drooping.

Skull: The head is small. The skull is medium in width, slightly arched between the ears. At the point where the muzzle meets the head, the outline of the stop is very clear.

Body: Longer than tall, not very stocky, with medium chest and straight back.

Neck, Topline, Body: Neck length is medium. Topline: Straight and flat. The chest is medium deep, with well-spread ribs. Abdomen up.

Forequarters: The shoulders are well defined, sloping back without affecting movement. The forelimbs are slender and the bone thin but must be straight enough to remove the dewclaws. Feet slender and long (toes not turned in or out.

Hindquarters: Well developed and well angled. The hind legs are slender, with fine bones and, viewed from behind, parallel. Hocks do not turn in or out. Dewclaws on hind feet must be removed. Feet are thin and long, with toes not turned in or out.

Limbs: Strong and parallel bones, forelimbs There are decorative hairs on the back side, and the decorative hairs on the hind legs are like trousers. The dewclaws on the front legs can be removed, and if there are dewclaws on the hind feet, they must be removed.

Feet: slender like rabbit feet, with very raised toes, It is covered with fine hair. Feet are thin and long, and the toes are not turned in or out.

Tail: Long, high at the base, with large feathery ornamental hairs, and curved towards the back . Tail is long, set high at the base and draped over the back. The tail is decorated with long, flowing feathers. The feathers on the tail hang down the sides of the body. Defects: The base of the tail is low; not running over the back or too short .

Coat: Coat rich, long, fine, silky, flowing, straight and bouncy. Hair straight on back and sides. Rich fringe on chest. No bottom Hair. Hair on head, muzzle, front of forelegs and hind legs is tight and short from feet to hocks, with fine fringe on the edges of the ears and medium-length, soft, smooth hair on the inside. Long back of forelegs Feathered, reduced to the ankles. The hind legs to the hocks are covered by breeches (also known as culottes). The hairs on the feet are shorter, but the finer hair may cover the instep. COLOR: The ideal color is always white with stripes of other colors. On the head, the color must be something other than white covering both ears, front and back, and extending to the eyes, without breaking in the middle A solid colored head, starting from the tip of the nose, with a white stripe in the middle of the face is preferred. Symmetry of the face pattern is important. The size, location, shape or even the presence or absence of colored spots on the body does not matter. As long as Sufficient melanin in the eye rims, nose and lips, it makes no difference what color it is. The following is a serious defect: a color other than white does not cover the ears (front and back), or does not extend from the ears to the eyes. If it does not affect the A white fringe around the ears or a small amount of white hair scattered over other colors is not a serious defect, provided that the butterfly-shaped appearance is present. Any dog that is completely white or has no white is disqualified.

Step Temperament: Relaxed, quick, calm, graceful, walking without paddling or rigid hips.

Temperament: Happy, alert, and friendly, neither timid nor aggressive.