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Group:
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Group 7 (Non Sporting)
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History:
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General Appearance:
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The Lhasa Apso should give the appearance of a well balanced, solid dog.
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Characteristics:
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Gay, assertive, but chary of strangers.
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Temperament:
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(Refer Characteristics)
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Head And Skull:
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Heavy head furnishings with good fall over the eyes, good whiskers and beard. Skull moderately narrow, falling away behind the eyes in a marked degree; not quite flat, but not domed or apple shaped. Straight foreface, with medium stop. Nose black. Muzzle about 3.8 cm (1 1/2 ins) long, but not square; the length from tip of nose to be roughly one-third the total length from nose to back of skull.
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Eyes:
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Dark. Medium sized eyes to be frontally placed, not large or full, or small and sunk. No white showing at base or top of eye.
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Ears:
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Pendant, heavily feathered. Dark tips an asset.
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Mouth:
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Upper incisors should close just inside the lower, i.e. a reverse scissor bite. Incisors should be nearly in a straight line. Full dentition is desirable.
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Neck:
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Strong, well covered with a dense mane which is more pronounced in dogs than in bitches.
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Forequarters:
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Shoulder should be well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.
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Body:
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The length from point of shoulders to point of buttocks greater than height at withers. Well ribbed up. Level topline. Strong loin. Well balanced and compact.
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Hindquarters:
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Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished. The hocks when viewed from behind should be parallel and not too close together.
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Feet:
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Round and cat-like, with good pads. Well feathered.
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Tail:
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High set, carried well over back and not like a pot-hook. There is often a kink at the end. Well feathered.
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Gait/Movement:
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Free and jaunty in movement.
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Coat:
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Top coat heavy, straight and hard, not woolly or silky, of good length. Dense undercoat.
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Colour:
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Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, parti-colour, black, white or brown.
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Sizes:
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Ideal height:
Dogs: 25 cms (10ins) at shoulder
Bitches slightly smaller.
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Faults:
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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.
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Notes:
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Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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