Thai Bangkaew Dog

		Thai Bangkaew Dog
		FCI standard Nº 358

Origin		Thailand
Translation		Revised by Renée Sporre-Willes and Paul Stanton (EN)
Group		Group 5 Spitz and primitive type
Section		Section 5 Asian Spitzes and related breeds
Working		Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI		Tuesday 21 June 2022
Publication of the official valid standard		Thursday 14 April 2011
Last update		Monday 04 July 2022
En français, cette race se dit		Bangkaew de Thaïlande
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar		Thai Bangkaew Hund
En español, esta raza se dice		Thai Bangkaew Dog
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd		Thaise Bangkaew Dog

Usage

Companion dog.

Brief historical summary

The Bangkaew Dog is an old breed that originated from the Bangkaew village, in Thanang-ngam area in the Bang-rakam district of Phitsanulok province in Thailand. The breed traces its ancestry back to a cross between a Buddhist abbot’s local black & white female dog and a now extinct wild dog producing today’s breed.
In 1957, selective breeding from single litters produced the generations seen today. The Thai Bangkaew Dog is regarded as a precious heritage of Phitsanulok province. The dogs are bred widely in the province and have become so famous nationwide that they now are bred in every part of Thailand.

General appearance

The Thai Bangkaew Dog is a square built, well proportioned dog, never low on legs, with fairly wide and deep chest. It has a double-coat that should form a ruff around the neck and shoulders and a pluming tail, more pronounced in males than females. Males have larger bone than females.

Important proportions

Length of body / Height at withers is 1 : 1.
Length of legs slightly superior to depth of chest.

Behaviour / temperament

Alert, intelligent, loyal, watchful and obedient. The breed is easy to train. It could be slightly aloof towards strangers.

Head
Cranial region
Skull		The skull is wedge-shaped and should be strong, fairly broad but not coarse, and in proportion to the body.
Stop		Clearly defined, but moderate.

Facial region
Nose		Black and in proportion to muzzle.
Muzzle		Of medium length, broad at base and tapering toward tip. Nasal bridge should be straight.
Lips		Tight with dark and full pigmentation.
Jaws and teeth		Upper and lower jaws are strong and with full dentition. Scissors bite. A pincer bite is tolerated.
Eyes		Medium sized, almond shaped. Colour should be black or dark brown.
Ears		Small, in proportion to head, set on rather high but not too close together, triangular with tips slightly pointed, erect and pointing forward, only slightly hooded.

Neck

Strong, muscular, blending smoothly into shoulders, proud carriage.

Body
Back		Viewed in profile, straight and level.
Loin		Strong and broad.
Croup		Moderately sloping.
Chest		Fairly wide, deep, well let down between forelegs and extending to the elbows, ribs well sprung but never barrel shaped.
Underline and belly		The belly is only slightly tucked up.

Tail

Moderately long, well feathered, thick towards the base, well set on and carried with moderate upward curve over back.

Limbs

Forequarters
Shoulders		Moderately laid back and well muscled.
Upper arm		In balance with shoulder angulation.
Forearm		Straight and strong, parallel when viewed from front.
Pastern		Short with only a slight slope.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh		Angulation in balance with that of forequarters and strongly muscled.
Stifle		Well angulated.
Metatarsus		Viewed from behind, perpendicular to the ground.
Hock		Well let down.

Feet

Rounded, arched and tightly knit.

Gait and movement

Flexible and strong movement with good reach and drive, but never with exaggerated reach, drive and speed, keeping level topline and proud carriage of head and tail. Front- and hind legs parallel. Front-and rear movement tend to single-tracking when speed is increased.

Coat
Hair		Double coat. Guard coat straight and coarse, undercoat soft and dense. Moderately long on body, longer around neck and shoulders forming a ruff that is more pronounced in males than in females. Back of forelegs covered with feathering diminishing to pasterns. Backside of hindlegs covered with long hair to the hocks. Coat length never to be so exaggerated as to obscure the body shape. The coat is short on head and front of legs.
Colour		White with well defined patches. Often in any shade of ‘lemon’, red, fawn, tan, or grey, with or without more or less blackened hair tips, even to the extent of looking tri-coloured, also white with solid black patches. Any shape or distribution of patches accepted, but symmetrical markings on head, covering eyes and ears, preferred, with or without a dark mask and preferably with a white marking around the muzzle. Slight ticking in the white is permissible in an otherwise excellent specimen.

Size and weight
Height at withers		Ideal height at the withers: Males: Minimum 46 cms, maximum 55 cms. Females: Minimum 41 cms, maximum 50 cms.

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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

General faults

Muzzle too broad.

Light coloured nose.

Large round eyes.

Light eyes.

Large ears.

Roach back.

Swayback.

Tail carried close on back.

Tail that falls to either side.

Lack of ruff and feathering on back of forelegs.

Movement paddling or waving.

Oversized or undersized.

Serious faults

Missing more than 3 teeth.

All white coat colour or with just some ticking.

Disqualifying faults

Aggressive or overly shy dogs.

Overshot or undershot bite.

Drop ears.

Natural stubbed tail.

Curled or kinked tail.

Short or smooth coat.

Solid coat colour with only slight white markings.

NB :

• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography

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