TRANSLATION : Mrs C. Seidler and Mrs Elke Peper.
ORIGIN :
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 06.04.2000
UTILISATION : Herding dog of Terrier type. Also suitable for herding
larger types of animals. His scenting ability is well developed. Has excellently proved his worth when combatting
wild beasts of prey and rodents. Excellent house pet, can definitely be
kept indoors. Needs plenty of excercise.
Is an excellent companion and sporting dog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle
Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs).
Section 1 Sheepdogs.
Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Pumi came into being
during the 17th to the 18th centrury
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GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Pumi is a cheerful,
medium sized herding dog of Terrier type. His Terrier character is most obvious
in his head. The foreface is elongated and the upper third of the otherwise
prick ears is bending forward. The conformation is square. Because of his
constant alertness, his neck carriage is higher than normal. The wavy coat of
medium length forms curls. The Pumi can have various
colours but must always be of one solid colour.
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The body length is equal to the height at the withers.
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The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half of
the height at the withers.
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The length of the muzzle is slightly less than half of
the total length of the head.
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The length of the neck is equal to the length of the
head and is 45 % of the height at the withers.
BEHAVIOUR
/ TEMPERAMENT : This rather lively herding dog has a restless
temperament. Extremely bold, a little suspicious towards strangers. As a result
of his sensible behaviour, his liveliness and his expressiveness, he attracts
attention always and everywhere. The Pumi is rather
noisy. His whole appearance embodies thirst for action and because of his
restlessness and activity, all parts of his body are
constantly on the move. He is always active and ready for duty. A shy or
phlegmatic behaviour are untypical of the breed.
HEAD : Relatively long and narrow. The shape of the head is
characterised by the elongated muzzle.
CRANIAL REGION
Skull : The top of the head is relatively
broad and domed. The long forehead is only slightly domed and flat seen from
the side. The superciliary ridges are moderately
developed.
Stop : Barely perceptible, the forehead
running an almost straight line between the eyebrows towards the bridge of the
nose.
FACIAL REGION
Nose : Narrow, bluntly cut-off. Always
black in all coat colours.
Muzzle : The bridge of the nose is straight.
The elongated facial region tapers towards the nose but is never pointed.
Lips : Tight-fitting to the teeth, dark
pigmented.
Jaws/Teeth : Strong jaws. The strong, well
developed teeth are white. Regular, complete scissor bite
according to the dentition formula.
Cheeks : Well muscled.
Eyes : Set moderately wide apart, slightly
oblique. Medium sized, oval, dark brown slit-eyes. The
expression is lively and intelligent.
The eye-lids are tight and close-fitting to the eyeballs and well pigmented.
Ears : The upright ears are set on high,
the upper third of the ears bending forward. The medium sized, even ears show a
reverse V-shape. They show alert reactions to all stimulations.
NECK : Of medium length, little arched, well muscled, forming an angle of 50 to
55 degrees to the horizontal. The skin at the throat is tight, dry, without
folds.
BODY : Well developed muscles, dry, exceptionally taut and tough. The breed is
particularly lean and of harmonious appearance.
Topline : Straight.
Withers : Pronounced, long, sloping towards
rear.
Back : Short, straight and taut.
Loins : Short, firmly coupled, straight.
Croup : Short,
slightly sloping, of medium breadth.
Chest : The forechest
is straight, not broad, rather deep. Ribs slightly arched, rather flat. The
brisket is deep, long and reaches to the elbows.
Belly : Tight, tucked up towards rear.
TAIL : The high set tail forms a wide circle above
the croup. The hair on the underside of the tail is 7 to 12 cm long, wiry
standing apart, with little undercoat. A natural stumpy tail or tail docking are not permitted.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : The front
legs, placed under the forechest, support the body
like pillars. They are vertical, parallel and not too wide apart.
Shoulders : The shoulder
blade is long and a little steep. Angle to the horizontal is aproximately 55 degrees. The points of the shoulder blades
are placed vertically above the deepest point of the brisket.
Upper Arm : Short and well muscled. The shoulderblade and the upper arm form an angle of 100 to 110
degrees.
Elbows : Close-fitting to the body.
Forearm : Long, gaunt.
Pastern : Steep.
Forefeet : Rounded cat feet with well knit toes. The pads
are springy. Nails strong, black or slate grey.
HINDQUARTERS : The hindlegs are very strong. Seen from the side, they are
somewhat extended beyond the rear. Seen from behind, the legs are parallel,
straight, standing neither too narrow nor too wide apart.
Upper thigh : Muscular, long, sloping to the
rear.
Stifle : On the same level as the elbows.
Lower thigh : Long, dry.
Hock : The hock is lean with clean
outlines.
Metatarsus : Short, steep.
Hind feet : Like forefeet. Dewclaws are not
desired.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : Quite lively and spirited. Stride
short, energetic, dynamic and hormonious.The
posture is bold and proud. The trot is light-footed and harmonious; the dog
puts his hind feet exactly into the foot prints of the forefeet.
SKIN : Without folds, strongly pigmented. The areas of bare
skin are black or slate grey.
COAT
HAIR : The
wavy, curly coat forms tufts and is never smooth or corded. The coat has an
average length of 4 to 7 cm, growing to smaller or larger tufts
; it is elastic, shaggy and dense. It consists of a strong, but not
coarse, topcoat and a soft undercoat. The dense, wiry protective hairs of
medium length on the ears grow upwards.
The eyes and the foreface are free of long hair. The desired coat
preparation is achieved by hand trimming. Smaller corrections, done with
scissors on head and legs, are possible. Preparing the entire coat with
scissors is not desirable.
COLOUR :
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Grey in various shades (normally, the colour at birth
is black, turning grey with time).
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Black.
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Fawn (fakó). Primary
colours: red, yellow, cream (a trace of black or grey and a distinct mask are
desirable).
A white mark on the chest less than 3 cm in diameter and/or a white line
on the toes are not faulty.
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White.
The coat colour must always be intense and solid.
SIZE AND WEIGHT
HEIGHT :
Dogs: 41 to
47 cm; Ideal height: 43 to 45 cm.
Bitches: 38 to
44 cm; Ideal height: 40 to 42 cm.
WEIGHT :
Dogs: 10 to
15 kg; Ideal weight: 12 to 13 kg.
Bitches: 8 to 13 kg; Ideal weight: 10 to 11 kg.
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 proportions to its degree.
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Round, Puli-like head.
Foreface shorter than 40 % of the total lenght of
head
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Strongly defined stop.
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One or more missing teeth (incisors, canines,
premolars 2-4, molars 1-2). More than two missing PM1. The M3 are disregarded.
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Over- or undershot mouth, wry mouth.
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Completely upright prick ears. Ears pendant from base
or carried unevenly.
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Short smooth coat. Long, very matted, sticking out or
dull coat.
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Chocolate coloured, multicoloured coat. All uniform,
clearly defined patches (i.e. tan markings, mantle forming marking).
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Size deviating from the height limits given by the
standard.
NB: Male animals
must have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.