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Japanese Spitz

Japanese Spitz

FCI standard Nº 262
Origin
 Japan
Group
 Group 5 Spitz and primitive type
Section
 Section 5 Asian Spitz and related breeds
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 22 April 1964
Publication of the official valid standard
 Thursday 01 January 1987
Last update
 Wednesday 16 June 1999
En français, cette race se dit
 Spitz japonais
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Japan Spitz
En español, esta raza se dice
 Spitz japonés
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Japanse Spits
In his country of origin, his name is

Nihon Supittsu

Usage
Companion dog.

Brief historical summary
The origin of the Japanese Spitz is said to be the large-sized white German Spitz brought to Japan around 1920 via the continent of Siberia and northeast part of China. Around the year 1921 the breed was first exhibited at a dog show in Tokyo. Subsequently, in 1925, two pairs of white Spitz were imported from Canada, and until around 1936, imports came from Canada, the U.S., Australia and China. Eventually their offspring were crossbred to produce a better breed. After the 2nd World War, the unified breed standard was established by the Japan Kennel Club in 1948 to be valid to the present.

General appearance
Covered with profuse pure white coat, with pointed muzzle, triangular pricked ears, and feathering tail over back. The constitution tough and the whole well balanced, its harmonious beauty causing spirit and dignity peculiar to this breed, and expressing elegance.

Important proportions
The ratio of height at withers to length of body is 10 : 11.

Behaviour / temperament
Intelligent, cheerful, keen in sense. Noisy not permitted.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Size in balance to body, moderately broad and rounded.
Skull
 Forehead moderately developed. Rear part of skull broadest. 
Stop
 Defined.

Facial region
Nose
 Small, round and black.
Muzzle
 Pointed, the tip slightly round, and well balanced.
Lips
 Tight and preferably black.
Jaws and teeth
 Teeth white and strong with scissor bite.
Eyes
 Moderately large, almond-shaped, set slightly oblique, dark in colour. Black eyerims.
Ears
 Set on high, small, triangular, pricked, facing forward, and not too far apart.

Neck
Moderately long, muscles well developed.

Body
Withers
 High.
Back
 Straight and short.
Loin
 Broad.
Chest
 Wide and deep, ribs well sprung.
Underline and belly
 Well tucked up.

Tail
Set on high, moderately long, carried over back.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Shoulders well sloping, forearms straight, elbows tight.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Muscular, stifle and hock moderately bent.

Feet
Cat-feet. Pads thick, and desirably black as well as the nails.

Gait and movement
Quick and active.

Coat
Hair
 Outer coat straight and stand-off. Undercoat short, soft and dense. The foreface, ears, front of forearms and part below hocks are short haired, and the rest covered with abundant long coat, especially from neck to shoulders and forechest covered with beautiful frill, and the tail also has long profuse feathering.
Colour
 Pure white.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Dogs 30-38 cm. Bitches slightly smaller than dogs.

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
 Overshot or undershot mouth.
 Strongly curled tail.
 Shyness; noisiness.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Drop ears.
 Tail not carried on back.

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
https://www.fci.be/
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