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The Chihuahua Standard (Toy Group)
(Provided by the American Kennel Club)

General Appearance
General Appearance
A graceful, alert, swift-moving little dog with saucy
expression, compact, and with terrier-like qualities of
temperament.
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Size, Proportion, Substance

Weight A well balanced little dog not to exceed 6
pounds. Proportion The body is off-square; hence,
slightly longer when measured from point of shoulder
to point of buttocks, than height at the withers.
Somewhat shorter bodies are preferred in males.
Disqualification Any dog over 6 pounds in weight.
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Head
A well rounded "apple dome" skull, with or without
molera.

Expression Saucy. Eyes Full, but not protruding,
balanced, set well apart-luminous dark or luminous
ruby. (Light eyes in blond or white-colored dogs
permissible.) Ears Large, erect type ears, held more
upright when alert, but flaring to the sides at a 45
degree angle when in repose, giving breadth between
the ears. Muzzle Moderately short, slightly pointed.
Cheeks and jaws lean. Nose Self-colored in blond
types, or black. In moles, blues, and chocolates, they
are self-colored. In blond types, pink nose
permissible. Bite Level or scissors. Overshot or
undershot bite, or any distortion of the bite or jaw,
should be penalized as a serious fault.
Disqualifications Broken down or cropped ears.
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Neck, Topline, Body
Neck Slightly arched, gracefully sloping into lean
shoulders. Topline Level. Body Ribs rounded and well
sprung (but not too much "barrel-shaped"). Tail
Moderately long, carried sickle either up or out, or in a
loop over the back, with tip just touching the back.
(Never tucked between legs.) Disqualifications
Cropped tail, bobtail.
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Forequarters
Shoulders Lean, sloping into a slightly broadening
support above straight forelegs that set well under,
giving a free play at the elbows. Shoulders should be
well up, giving balance and soundness, sloping into a
level back. (Never down or low.) This gives a
chestiness, and strength of forequarters, yet not of the
"Bulldog" chest. Feet A small, dainty foot with toes well
split up but not spread, pads cushioned. (Neither the
hare nor the cat foot.) Pasterns Fine.
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Hindquarters
Muscular, with hocks well apart, neither out nor in,
well let down, firm and sturdy. The feet are as in front.
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Coat
In the Smooth Coats, the coat should be of soft
texture, close and glossy. (Heavier coats

with undercoats permissible.) Coat placed well over
body with ruff on neck preferred, and more scanty on
head and ears. Hair on tail preferred furry. In Long
Coats, the coat should be of a soft texture, either flat or
slightly curly, with undercoat preferred. Ears-Fringed.
(Heavily fringed ears may be tipped slightly if due to
the fringes and not to weak ear leather, never down.)
Tail-Full and long (as a plume). Feathering on feet
and legs, pants on hind legs and large ruff on the
neck desired and preferred. Disqualification-In Long
Coats, too thin coat that resembles bareness.
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Color
Any color-Solid, marked or splashed.
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Gait
The Chihuahua should move swiftly with a firm, sturdy
action, with good reach in front equal to the drive from
the rear. From the rear, the hocks remain parallel to
each other, and the foot fall of the rear legs follows
directly behind that of the forelegs. The legs, both front
and rear, will tend to converge slightly toward a central
line of gravity as speed increases. The side view
shows good, strong drive in the rear and plenty of
reach in the front, with head carried high. The topline
should remain firm and the backline level as the dog
moves.
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Temperament
Alert, with terrier-like qualities.
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DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any dog over 6 pounds in weight.
Broken down or cropped ears.
Cropped tail, bobtail.
In Long Coats, too thin coat that resembles bareness.
Counter
Princess Pea
Pug Breed Standard
General Appearance
Symmetry and general appearance are decidedly
square and cobby. A lean, leggy Pug and a dog with
short legs and a long body are equally objectionable.
Size, Proportion, Substance
The Pug should be multum in parvo, and this
condensation (if the word may be used) is shown by
compactness of form, well knit proportions, and
hardness of developed muscle. Weight from 14 to 18
pounds (dog or bitch) desirable. Proportion square.

Head
The head is large, massive, round-not apple-headed,
with no indentation of the skull. The eyes are dark in
color, very large, bold and prominent, globular in
shape, soft and solicitous in expression, very lustrous,
and, when excited, full of fire. The ears are thin, small,
soft, like black velvet. There are two kinds-the "rose"
and the "button." Preference is given to the latter. The
wrinkles are large and deep. The muzzle is short, blunt,
square, but not upfaced. Bite-A Pug's bite should be
very slightly undershot.

Neck, Topline, Body
The neck is slightly arched. It is strong, thick, and with
enough length to carry the head proudly. The short back
is level from the withers to the high tail set. The body is
short and cobby, wide in chest and well ribbed up. The
tail is curled as tightly as possible over the hip. The
double curl is perfection.

Forequarters
The legs are very strong, straight, of moderate length,
and are set well under. The elbows should be directly
under the withers when viewed from the side. The
shoulders are moderately laid back. The pasterns are
strong, neither steep nor down. The feet are neither so
long as the foot of the hare, nor so round as that of the
cat; well split-up toes, and the nails black. Dewclaws
are generally removed.

Hindquarters
The strong, powerful hindquarters have moderate bend
of stifle and short hocks perpendicular to the ground.
The legs are parallel when viewed from behind. The
hindquarters are in balance with the forequarters. The
thighs and buttocks are full and muscular. Feet as in
front.

Coat
The coat is fine, smooth, soft, short and glossy, neither
hard nor woolly.

Color
The colors are silver, apricot-fawn, or black. The silver
or apricot-fawn colors should be decided so as to
make the contrast complete between the color and the
trace and the mask.

Markings
The markings are clearly defined. The muzzle or mask,
ears, moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on
forehead, and the back trace should be as black as
possible. The mask should be black. The more intense
and well defined it is, the better. The trace is a black
line extending from the occiput to the tail.

Gait
Viewed from the front, the forelegs should be carried
well forward, showing no weakness in the pasterns,
the paws landing squarely with the central toes straight
ahead. The rear action should be strong and free
through hocks and stifles, with no twisting or turning in
or out at the joints. The hind legs should follow in line
with the front. There is a slight natural convergence of
the limbs both fore and aft. A slight roll of the
hindquarters typifies the gait which should be free,
self-assured, and jaunty.

Temperament
This is an even-tempered breed, exhibiting stability,
playfulness, great charm, dignity, and an outgoing,
loving disposition.
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