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At this time there is not an approved AKC
Standard.
A version of an American Russian Toy Club Proposed
standard
Russian Toy
Club of America Proposed Standard
(Standard Not Being Used.)
General Appearance
This is small, elegant, lively, and
well-balanced toy dog with long legs, fine bone and lean of muscle.
They are seen in both smooth and long coat varieties. There is
little visible discrimination between sexes.
Size, Proportion, Weight
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Size- Height at withers ideally 8 ½ inches – 10
½ inches.
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Disqualification- over 11 1/2 inches.
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Proportion- Appearance of a square
build.
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Weight- Up to 6 ½ pounds.
Head
The head is slightly rounded and small in
proportion to the body. Pigment of eye rims, lips and nose match.
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Expression- Alert
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Eyes
– Quite large, full, round, but not protruding, balanced, set
well apart, and looking straight forward- luminous dark or luminous
ruby. Eye rims may be dark or matching the coat color. Serious
fault- A difference in the color of the iris in the two eyes, or
two different colors within one iris.
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Ears- Large, long and tapered of fine
leather, set high, and erect. In long coat specimens, ears may be
tipped or dropped due to weight of fringe. Serious
faults- tipped or dropped in a smooth coat variety; one up and
one down.
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Skull- High but not wide. Width does not
exceed the depth of the skull. Clearly defined stop, beginning at
the corner of the eye.
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Muzzle- Muzzle is fine, thinner than the
head, tapering to the nose. The length of the
muzzle from the tip of the nose to stop is approximately one-third
the length of the head from tip of nose to back of the skull.
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Nose- Small, may be dark or matching the
coat color. Exception- pale yellow must be black.
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Lips-Thin, lean and tight-fitting, may
be dark or matching the coat color. Tongue must
not be visible when jaws are closed.
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Bite- Scissors bite. Absence of two
lateral incisors in each jaw is permissible. Other teeth are not
into consideration.
Neck, Topline, and Body
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Neck- Long, lean, carried high and
slightly arched.
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Topline- Straight and sloping gently
from withers to loin with slight rounding of croup
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Body- The chest is oval, sufficiently
deep and not too wide. The loin is short and slightly arched. The
belly is tucked with drawn up flanks, forming a nicely curved line
from the chest to the flanks.
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Tail- Docked (only two or three
vertebrae are left) or Natural. The docked tail should be carried
high. The natural tail is sickle.
Forequarters
Thin and lean. The front legs are straight and
parallel with strong pasterns. The elbows are in line with the body
close to the brisket.
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Shoulders- The shoulders are of moderate
length and not overly angulated.
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Feet- Well-knit hare foot, neither
turning in nor out. Nails and pad are dark or matching the coat
color. Dew claws may be removed.
Hindquarters
Lean and well angulated. Seen from the rear,
the hind legs are straight and parallel, but standing slightly wider
than the forelegs. The hind legs are lean with well-developed
muscle.
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Feet- Well-knit hare foot, slightly
narrower than the forefeet. Nails and pads are dark or matching the
coat color. Dew claws removed.
Coat
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Smooth Coat- Short, smooth, close-lying,
shiny hair without areas of baldness.
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Long Coat- The long coat is more of a
feathered variety. Moderate length of coat on the body, straight or
slightly wavy, close-lying, which does not hide the natural outline
of the body. Body coat should never look tousled nor too short (less
than ½ inch). The coat on the skull and front of limbs is short and
close-lying. There are distinct feathers on the rear side of the
limbs. The feet have silky hair. The ears are covered with hair
forming a fringe.
Color
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All colors allowed- Exceptions- Parti,
merle, brindle, and white.
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A few white hairs on the chest are permissible.
Gait
Should move effortlessly, with good reach in front equal to the
drive from the rear. From the rear, the hocks remain parallel to
each other, and the foot fall of the rear legs follows directly
behind that of the forelegs. The legs, both front and rear, will
tend to converge slightly toward a central line of gravity as speed
increases. The side view shows good drive in the rear and plenty of
reach in the front, with head carried high. The topline should
remain firm and the backline level as the dog moves. No noticeable
change in the topline when moving.
Temperament
Active, very cheerful,
neither cowardly nor aggressive.
Disqualifications
- Any dog over
111/2 inches
- Dogs the color of
brindle, merle, parti, or white
Recognized Colors
- Black & Tan – Glossy black with clearly
defined tan markings on the cheeks, lips, lower jaw, throat,
chest, and twin pips over both eyes.
- Brown & Tan – Any brown, from a light
brown to a deep chocolate brown, with clearly defined tan
markings on the cheeks, lips, lower jaw, throat, chest, and twin
pips over both eyes.
- Blue & Tan – Any shade of blue, from pale
blue silver to rich gunmetal blue, with clearly defined tan
markings on the cheeks, lips, lower jaw, throat, chest, and twin
pips over both eyes.
- Red - Any shade of Red, ranging from pale
fawn to the deepest red mahogany.
- Sable – Any shade of allowable red with a
black overlay.
- Brown Sable – Any allowable shade of red
with a brown overlay.
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