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TORNJAK - (standard) - DIRECTION FOR JUDGE'S EVALUATION


WITHERS - Transition from neck to withers forms a well pronounced stop which starts from the upper neck line and goes behind to the top of shoulder joints (#11).
#11[. Tornjaks with not so noticeable withers are unfortunatelly common. We have to tolerate this feature to some degree, but above descripted form should be prefered. ]

BACK - Relatively short, firm, moderately wide and level (#12).
#12 [Good back length is conspicuously link with good withers. This length in bitc- hes is slightly longer in the loins. Irregular, flexible backbone is first noticed by underlined attitude of rear legs. CarefulIt judging most be done so not to misinterpret heavy coat on front part of rump as superstructuring. ]


RUMP - Medium length, slightly arched loins, tail set high or moderately high (#13).
#13[Long knocked down rumpis common. When it isn't accompanied with too long and soft back, it shouldn't be considered as a serious fault. But rump not knock- ed down and with a tail medium highly set should be preferred. ]

TAIL - Long, can be saber-shaped, annular or hooked (slight upward turn at the tip), set medium high. Highly mobile, at rest hanging downwards. When in motion - trotting - or when alert or excited, always carried above the back (#14). Connection between chest and rump is short and relatively wide, longer in bitches.
#14[When alert and moving, very high lifting of very tufty tail: a key feature of the breed. All forms of tails which allow this display sholud be considered good. Too short (shorter than ankle joint), or any kind of unhealthy tail should be considered as a serious fault. ]

CHEST - Very broad, conically deep (#15), wide and rounded, but ribs not heavy. The breast is well-proportioned and forms a firmly connected unit between shoulder joint and chest. As a rule, the sternum (breast bone) tip is a little below the shoulder joint (#16).
#15[It is understandable that conical chest in bitches can be slightly inflated than in dogs. ]
#16[. There are dogs which entire chest are more or less moved backward so that angle between shoulder joint and upper arm reachs few "fingers" (mesure which means 7-8 cm?, * I think, Lj.) before focus of animal. When this kind of structu- re occurs, it should be considered a more serious fault, as it is regularly linked with faults of withers and backsand with shorter upper arm and/or shoulder joint. ]


BELLY - Firm muscules, continous lower line, moderately tucked-up from the back end of sternum to the inside of loins.

LEGS - Must be set correctly at excellent angles without excess and long. Bone must not be too thick or heavy (#17).Angles between shoulder and elbow as well as angles of the back legs are medium. Viewing sidewise, foreleg pasterns deviate slightly from the vertical line (#18). Back leg dewclaws may be well developed (#19).
#17[Irregularly attitudes, soft elbows, "French" attitude front, "caw's" attitude rear legs or so should be considered as a serious faults; some opened attitude of shoulder joint and back legs is not considered a major deficiency. ]
#18[Deviation is about 5 degree. Old dogs have softer pasterns, but young ones haven't more than 5 ds. The softer the biger the deficit. Specimens with regular, well expressed angles, and especially this ones with long, proportionaal femor should be considered the best. ]
#19[. In shepherd (pastoral) tradition dewclaws were held in high esteem, but in actual population aren't uniformly widespread. Perhaps it will be more so in the future. ]


PAWS - Very strong and lean. Pads supple with strong nails. Front paws are rounder than back

MUSCLES - Flat, firm and lean.

SKIN - Tough, quite thick at the neck. Snug on the body and the neck. Should not be flabby or hang loosely, not even under the throat. Lips or eyelids must not droop.

COAT - As a rule, long coated with short hair on face and front part of legs (#20). Top coat is long, hard textured and straight. On the front part of shoulders and backside of rump it can be slightly wavy. Particularly well developed on the neck also below the tail very rich and long, forming trousers. Feathering on the forearm and very rich feathering on the tail. Upper hair is especially long on the upper rump just before tail set (#21). Firmly closed and not able to be opened in parting.
#20[In actual population there is a dominant factor for a shortcoat, as with other breed features in the same groups. We have to preserve a few specimens with short coat, but pet fanciers show no interest about this type of Tornjaks. ]
#21[Represented three basic typs of long hair coat. The above description is ideal. No other, especially one with silky long hair, is acceptable. If fur doesn't part at back ,shouldn't be considered as a fault. The third typ of coat - "close", compact fur with slightly shorter firm hair, and with short feathering on lower forearm and without longer soft hair on back part of pasterns should be considered only less desirable. ]


 
 
 

 

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