Standard
For Russian Wolfhounds
Adopted
By The Russian Wolfhound Club of America,
September
1st, 1905
Head
- Skull
slightly domed, long and narrow,with scarcely any perceprible stop, rather inclined
to be Roman-nosed; jaws long, powerful and deep; teeth strong, clean and even,
Ears
-
Small and fine in quality, lying back on the neck when in repose with the tips
when thrown
Eyes
- Set somewhat obliquely, dark in color, intelligent, but rather soft in
expression, never full nor
staring, nor light in color; eyelids dark.
Neck
-
Clean, free from throatiness, somewhat shorter than in the greyhound, slightly
arched, very
powerful, and well set on.
Shoulders
- Sloping,
should be fine at the withers and free from coarseness or lumber.
Chest
- Rather
narrow, with great depth of brisket.
Ribs
- Only
slightly sprung, but very deep, giving room for heart and lung play.
Back
- Rising a little at the
loins in a graceful curve.
Loins
- Extremely
muscular, but rather tucked up, owing to the great depth of chest and comparative
shortness of back and ribs.
Fore
Legs -
Bone flat, straight, giving free play for the elbows, which should be neither
turned in
nor out; pasterns strong.
Feet
- Hare-shaped, with well-arched knuckles, toes close and well padded.
Hind
Quarters
- Long, very mucular and powerful, with well-bent stifles and strong scond thighs,
hocks broad, clean and well let down.
Tail
- Long, set on and carried low in a graceful curve.
Coat
- Long, silky (Not Woolly), either flat, wavy or rather curly. On the head, ears
and front of
legs it should be short and smooth; on neck the frill should be profuse and
rather curly.
Color
- Any color, white usually predominating, more or less marked with lemon, tan, brindle,grey
or black. Whole-colored specimens of these tints occasionally appear.
General
Appearance - Should
be that of an elegant, graceful aristocrat amoung dogs, possessing
courage and combinong great muscular power with extreme speed.
Size
- Dogs, average height at shoulder from 28 to 31 inches; average weight from 75
to 105 lbs.
Larger dogs are often seen, extra size being no disadvantage when it is not
acquired
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