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Standards of the Chinese Shar-Pei

Standard of the F.C.I.

FEDERACIÓN CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE

Secretaria General 14 Rue Leopold II 6530 THUIN (Belgium) FCI - Standard nº 309 / 25.01.19 94 / GB SHAR-PEI ORIGIN: China (Dialack - Cantón)Patronage; Hong-Kong UTILIZATION: Hunting and watchdog FCI'S CLASIFICATION: Group 2 : Type molossian and Swiss cattledogs Without working Trial

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Strong, compact, Shar-Pei means "sand skin". The skin must be toungh and rough, while the coat must very short and bristly.Tight wrinkles over the body at puppy stage. In the adult dog pronounced wrinkles are only allowed over the forehead and withers

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: Length of the body from breast bone the rump nearly equal to the at withers; bitches can have a slightly longer body. Length of the nuzzle near equal to the length of the skull.

BEHAVIOR-TEMPERAMENT: Active and agile. Calm, independent, loyal and affectionate to people.

HEAD CRANIAL REGION: The skull is round and big at the base, but flat and broad at the forehead. Stop: Moderated Wrinkles: The wrinkles on the forehead must be apparent but must not obstruct the eyes The Chinese description of the head is "Wo Lo Taun"meaning "Calabash" shaped head. The wrinkles of the forehead form a marking which resambles the Chinese Symbol for Longevity. This is essential to the breed, because the marking of Longevity also appears in the large cat family such as tigers and lions. In the dogs, only in the mastiff beed .

FACIAL REGIÓN. - Nose: Large, wide. Black colour preferred, ligther colour permissible in lighter colour dogs. Muzzle: Moderate in length, broad from the eyes but narrowing slightly towards the nose. Mouth: Bluish-black tongue and gum preferred, pink or spotted only is permissible in lighter coloured dogs, for example light fawn or cream. Jaws strong. The shape of the mouth when viewed from top should either be in shape of a roundish roof tile commonly known as "Roof Tile Mouth" or with a wide jaw in the shape of a toad's mouth, known as "Toad Mouth". Both types of mouth are designed to give the dog a firm bite. Teeth: Perfect, regular and complete scissor bite.i.e the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Eyes: Mediun size, almond shaped. As dark possible.Lights colour eyes are undesirable, Function of eyerball or lid in no way disturbed by surrounding skin, folds and hair. Any sign of irritation of eyeball,conjunctiva or eyelids highly undesirable Ears: Small, thick, equilaterally triangular in shape, slightly roundedan tips. Tips pointing towars eyes and folded to the skull. Erect andstanding ears are permissible, but less desirable.

NECK: Strong, muscular, with slightly, loose skin around the throat. The looseskin should not of be excessive.

BODY: Excessive skin around the body in the adults is most undesirable.Withers: Slight fold of skin on withers Back: Very strong and stright, with the very strong back bone.Chest: Broad and deep. Tail: There are several types of tail. The most common are the curl and double ring. This can be a big or small curl. The tail must be firm and tightly over the hip.

LIMBS: Forequarters Shoulders muscular, well laid and sloping, Forelegs moderate lenght, slightly longer that the depth of the body.Good bone. Pasterns slightly sloping, strong and flexible Hindquartes: Strong and muscular. Moderately angulated. hocks well let down Feet: Moderate size. compact, well padded toes well knuckled

GAIT: (Movement):Free, vigorous and well balanced

HAIR: Short, hard, bristly, and as straight as possible. No undercoat. Lenght must not be over 2,5 cm.(1 inch) Never trimmed

COLOR: Solid colors, black, blue black, black with a hint of rust brown, brown,red, fawn.Cream is acceptable but less desirable.

SIZE AND WEIGHT: Size at withers: 48-58 cm. (19-23 inches)Weight: 18-29 kilos (40 - 65 pounds).If a dog is not well up to this size and weight, it should not beheavily penalized. It must be understand that the traditional Shar-Peis lost it's size since 1949. The Cantonese prefer the large size dogs which they call "High Head Big Horse". The size therefore should reach 58 centimeters (53 inches) at withers and bitches slighty smaller. Over 58 cm is not desirable in fear of cross-breeding

FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness witch the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Head: Excessively heavy head and jaws. Mouth: Over large mouth or over padding lips witch can interfere with the dogs bite while used for hunting game.Teeth:Overshot or undershot mouth. Eyes: Entropium, ectropium . Ears : Large ears that flow down side of head and not point to eyes. Body: Low set sanddle, arched back. Excesive wrinkles on body,forequarters and hindquarters of adult dog. Tail: Dropped tail . Feet: Splaed feet Coat: Coat over 2,5 cm. (1 inch) long.Colour: Mixed colour of black and tan, spotted body. Brindle is not acceptable, this colour will indicate cross.breeding

NOTE: Male animals, should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum

DATE OF PUBLICACIÓN OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD: 25/01/94

Standard Chino

Como curiosidad y a la vez como aclaracion de algun punto, incluimos el standard chino, según interpretacion en ingles del Sr. Chan, su traductor.Como dato anecdotico, en el original, en cantones, al ser leidos sus primeros parrafos resulta una poesia.Los Chinos lo describen refiriendose a objetos o cosas parecidas o de formas similares, y logicamente al describir el Shar Pei en el standard hacen lo mismo.

Cabeza de wu-lo: La forma de una calabaza invertida. Redonda, gruesa y pesada en el craneo, algo alargada en el hocico.

Oreja de caparazon de almeja: Gruesa, pequeña y con la forma descripta.

Nariz de mariposa: La nariz ha de ser ancha y roma y vista de frente es de forma parecida a unas galletas chinas llamadas mariposas que se hacen en Guangzhou, China.

Patas de pae pah: Las patas traseras deberan ser fuertes, musculosas y rectas. El pae pah es un instrumento musical chino con forma de jamon, sin angulacion.

Lomo de cimarron: Fuerte flexible y ligeramente arqueado en una postura normal, pero siempre fuerte .Este lomo es flexible.

Cola de alambre de hierro: La cola ha de ser tiesa y delgada como un alambre. Preferentemente ha de formar un rizo, de manera que quede en el centro como un pequeño agujero, con la forma de una moneda en el centro de la cola. Para los chinos la correcta cola es de gran importancia.

Cara de abuela: Por las arrugas faciales, se parece a una abuela, pero no debe ser sobrearrugada.

Lengua de acero: Por el color negro azulado. La lengua florecida es aceptada por los chinos.

Cuello de bufalo acuatico: Fuerte , de un largo mediano y con una pequeña papada como el bufalo acuatico.

Cuerpo de pez wun: Es un pez chino, comun en la provincia de Kwong Tung, que tiene el cuerpo como deberia ser el torax del Shar pei. No demasiado redondo o delgado. Firme. Sin arrugas en la zona do los hombros.

Ano que mira al cielo: El ano debe sobresalir ligeramente y apuntando hacia arriba. La cola debe estar implantada alta en el posterior de manera que el ano protruya y suavemente mire al cielo.

Grupa de caballo: Ancha, musculosa y desarrollada como la de un caballo.

Patas de ajo: Gruesas, firmes y con los nudillos bien marcados. Parecidos a los bulbos del ajo, en los que los dedos serian los dientes.

Boca de rama madre: Que es de hocico corto, ancho, con planta trapezoidal (de triangulo sin vertice). Con el hocico abierto la comisura de la boca ha de ser mas ancha que la posicion de los ojos. Cuando es abierta la boca, es lo que quiere decir.

Boca de teja de techo: Es mayor que la boca de rana madre, que es la preferida. Hocico fuerte, de forma redondeada. Se asemeja a una teja china usada para el techo.

Uñas de hierro: Color azul-negro.

Cinco Puntos rojos: (Cinco puntos negros en solidos):Son cinco partes que pueden ser de color rojo o rosado en perros de capa de colores claros. Son nariz, bordes de ojos, lengua, uñas y ano.No se refieren al color del manto. En china los colores que parecerian ser preferidos son el negro oxidado.

Negro oxidado: Color del manto de un perro negro , el cual debera ser opaco, no brilloso, con las puntas del pelo terminando en un marron rojizo como el oxido.

  Chinese Standard

It is a real curiosity, the original interpretation of the Standard of China of the Chinese Sharpei, is written like a poem in Cantonese.The Chinese People, made a description of the breed taking as references common examples. Mr. Chan, made the translation to english,as this standard has in Cantonese a poem form.

Wu-lo Head - The shape of a Wu-lo melon, (like a pear). Heavy and round at the bottom (skull); tappered at the top (muzzle).

Clam Shell Ear - ear similar to small clam shell. Thick and small.

Butterfly Nose -There is a cookie in Guangzhou, China, called "butterfly"of similar appearance to a front wiew of the dog's nose, with a very wide nostril. The dog's nose should be big (wide) and blunt.

Pae Pah Legs - The Pae Pah is a musical instrument shaped like a ham. The hindlegs should be thick, muscled and straight without any angulation.

Shrimp Back - Back is strong and flexible, no dip behind withers. The coup is flat, not steep or round. In normal posture, the back is slihtly arched, almost straight. The difference between the roach back and the shrimp back is that the shrimp back is flexible while the roach back remains permanent.

Iron-Wire Tail - tail should be stiff and thin at the base like a piece of cable, high set on the back. Preferably the tail makes a tight round curl; so tight that a small hole, like a coin forms in the center of this tail. To the Chinese the correct tail is of great importance.

Grandma Face - describes the facial wrinkling, just a little like "Granny's". The face should not be overly wrinkled.

Iron Pellet Tongue - Bluish Black color like an iron pellet. In China a "flowered"tongue is acceptable.

Water Buffalo Neck - Strong and of medium lengh, with a small amount of dewlap, like a water buffalo.

Wun Fish Body -a common fish in Kwong Tung Province describes body that is, like this fish, not too round nor too flat in rib cage. Dry and firm. Skin tight without wrinkles except in the withers area. When skin is grabbed and pulled away from body it should be extremely loose.

Facing Sky Anus -Tail set so high on back that the anus protrudes slightly and face upwards. Has neticeable rim.

Horse's Rear End -Broard, muscular, well-developed, like that of a horse.

Dragon Leg - Front legs wide-wide spaced to side of body forming very wide chest.

Garlic Feet -Thick, firm, well-knuckled. Resembles garlic bulb with toes forming the garlic cloves.

Mother Frog Mouth -Muzzle short, wide tapered to blunt wedge triangle. When opened, corners of mouth wider than placement of eyes.

Roof Tile Mouth - Longer than the preferred Mother Frog Mouth. Muzze strong, round in shape. Resembles chinese Roof Tile.

Iron Toenail - Bluish Black.

.Five Point Red -This does not refer to coat color, but to five areas of the body which may be red or pink on dogs of dilutted pigmentation (meaning coat colors of red, light fawn, cream or white). These partes are the nose, eye, rims, tongue, toenails and anus.In China, the two preffered coat colors would appear to be rusty black and dark fawn.

Rusty Black - Color of a black dog's coat which should be dull, not shiny, with tips of hair ending in reddish brown, like rust

Standard de Hong Kong

Traduccion de Matgo Law

Como aclaracion de colores añadimos los contemplados en el estandar de Hong Kong. El Shar pei debe ser de un color solido, nunca de varios colores. El sombreado es muy comun en negros y cervatos y no es indicativo de manchas o vetas. Los colores manchados, veteados o negros con canela (tan) deben penalizarse duramente y estos animales no deben usarse para reproduccionen un programa de cria. Matgo Law, Marzo de 1980.

Negro: Frecuentemente sombreado, nariz negra, que por exposicion al sol se pone a veces de color gris oxidado debido a largas exposiciones al sol..

Cervato: Tonos mas oscuros o mas claros de canela, muchas veces sombreado, la nariz negra se torna negra aproximadamente a la semana de vida. El color cervato tambien se llama fawn y puede ser claro o mas oscuro.

Rojo: Tambien sombreado,no tan distintivo como en los negros o fawns; nariz negra; el color intenso no es muy corriente.

Crema: Sombreado, orejas cervato siempre asociadas con una nariz de color ladrillo con bordes negros.Rimmel negro esta el la razon de porque deberia ser un marron profundo y la lengua deberia ser completamente negro azul, como azul negro en los negros y fawns.

Diluidos: En teoria el crema es un color diluido, pero aquí la nariz es color ladrillo claro sin bordes negros, la lengua de color morado claro o lavanda.El color de la nariz es mas claro que los cremas sin pigmentos alrededor del rimmel, El color de los ojos es usualmente mas claro, y lo fundamenta es la lengua, que tiene un pupura claro en lugar de un solido negro-azul. Si el patron del color no esta diluido a un excesivo degradee, el color es aceptable.

Oxido: Nariz negra, color gris oxidado general, mas oscuro en el lomo.No un cambio estacional y mucho mas claro que el color que le dio forma; la entremezcla de pelos negros y fawn, debe cpmservar el efecto del color entero, y no sugerir distincion entre bordes mas claros o mas oscuros.

Chocolate: Color chocolate general, nariz chocolate, lengua morada claro o lavanda. Un color chocolate entero con amarillento en los ojos, esta enteramente coloreado, por lo tanto es correcto. El escritor ha visto solo un ejemplar de este color, nacido de dos padres blancos. Exepto esto especialmente mencionado, el color de la lengua de todoas las variedades deberia ser completamente azul-negro. La "fuerza" de los pigmentos profundos favorecen.

  Hong Kong Standard

Traduced by Matgo Law

Speaks about qualifications of colours.

"The Sharpei should always be a solid color, never particolored. Shadings in the blacks and fawns are very common and not indicative of parti-colors. Particolors, brindle and black and tan should definitely be penalized and certainly not used in breeding programme". Matgo Law - March of 1980.

Black- Often shaded; nose black, born black; quite easily turn to a rusted-grey color in long exposure to sunshine.

Fawn-Deeper or lighter shade of cinamon (in American Chow's language); often shaded; nose black; is born flesh colour and turns black in about a week's time. Most common color.

Red- Also shaded, but not so distinctive as blacks or fawns; nose back; deep red color is not common.

Cream- Shaded; fawn ears and always associated with brick-colored nose with black rim (this is why this color should be deep brown and tongue color should be completely blue-black, as blue black as the blacks and fawns.

Dilute- Cream is a theoric diluted colour but there is a difference between them. The coat color is a deeper tone of reddish cream the color of "hot cream"in the language of Persian cat Breeders. The nose color is lighter brick colored ( lighter than the creams) without dark pigment around the rim. Eye color is usually lighter and the main difference is the tongue color- a shade of overall light-purple instead of a solid blue black .If the overal color pattern is not diluted to an excessive degree, this color is acceptable.

Rust- An overall rusty-grey (not a seasonal rusted-black color and much lighter overall color than the former); the intermixture of black and fawn hairs; shaded darker long the top of the back fawn-rusty on legs; the overall appearance of a whole color effect is mantained and no suggestion of distinctive border between darker and lighter color regions. Nose black.

Chocolate- A whole chocolate color with a chocolate nose and yellowish eyes; tongue color is light-purple; it is whole colored, therefore, acceptable. The writer has so far seen only one of this color born form both black parents..............Except those specially mentioned, the tongue color of all these varieties should be completely blue-black. The stronger and deeper pigments being favored.

Standard Oficial del AKC

Apariencia General- Perro alerta, digno y activo, compacto, de mediano tamaño y sustancioso, cuadrado, con una cabeza bien proporcionada, grande, pero no sobredimensionada, como para desentonar con el cuerpo. El pelo corto, la piel sobrante que cubre la cabeza y el cuerpo, las orejas pequeñas, la trompa, con forma de hocico de hipopotamo, y la cola implantada alta, le dan al Shar-Pei, un peculiar aspecto, que lo hacen único. La piel que sobra y las arrugas cubriendo la cabeza, el cuello y el cuerpo, son muy abundantes en los cachoros, pero estas caracteristicas, deben limitarse a la cabeza cuello y hombros en los adultos.

Medida, Proporcion y sustancia- La altura preferida es 18 a 20 pulgadas al hombro. El peso ideal es de 40 a 55 libras. El macho es usualmente mas grande y con cuerpo mas cuadrado que la hembra, pero ambos deben ser bien proporcionados. Proporcion: La altura del Shar-pei tomada desde el piso ( perpendicular ) hasta los hombros es aproximadamente igual al largo tomado desde la punta del pecho ( en linea paralela al piso ) hasta los huesos que sobresalen bajo el ano( o sea cuerpo cuadrado ).

Cabeza - Grande, pero no sobredimensionada, llevada orgullosamente y cubierta con arrugas profusas sobre la frente, continuando con las arrugas de los lados enmarcando la cara. Ojos -Oscuros, pequeños, de forma almendrada y hundidos dando una expresion de ceño fruncido. En los colores diluidos, los ojos pueden ser mas claros. Orejas -Extremadamente pequeñas, algo gruesas, con forma de triangulo equilatero, de bordes redondeados, las puntas de las orejas pueden curvarse hacia arriba. Las orejas descansan chatas contra la cabeza, estan implantadas separadas hacia delante del craneo, apuntando hacia los ojos.Las orejas tienen la habilidad para moverse. Las orejas paradas son descalificables. Craneo - Chato y vasto. Con el Stop moderadamente definido.Trompa es una de las caracteristicas distintivas de la raza. Es ancha, rellena, no debe parecer recortada con tijera. El largo de la nariz al stop, es el mismo que del stop al occipucio. Nariz - Grande, ancha, con pigmentacion oscura, preferiblemente negra. Pero cualquier color de nariz, que se corresponda con el color del manto del perro es aceptable. En los colores diluidos, se prefiere la nariz con pigmento propio. La nariz de un Shar-Pei, color crema con pigmento oscuro, puede tener algo de pigmento claro, tanto en el centro como en toda la nariz. Los labios y la parte superior del hocico son bien rellenos y pueden levemente formar una comba sobre la base de la nariz.

Lengua, Paladar, Encias y Belfos - Se prefiere un negro azulado solido en cualquier color de manto, excepto en los colores diluidos, los cuales tienen una solida pigmentacion lavanda. Una lengua manchada es una falta mayor. Una lengua rosada solida es descalificable. Los colores de la lengua pueden aclararse debido al calor y al stress; hay que tener cuidado con no confundir una lengua pigmentada diluida (lavanda) con una lengua rosa. Dientes - Fuertes, encontrandose en una mordida en tijera. Una desviacion de la mordida en tijera es una falta mayor.

Cuello, Dorso y Cuerpo - Cuello: Medianamente largo, relleno, y bien insertado en los hombros. Hay pliegues de moderados a excesivos y abundante papada entre el cuello y la garganta. Linea dorsal: La linea superior se inclina suavemente hacia abajo detrás de los hombros suavemente elevandose hacia el amplio y corto lomo. Pecho: ancho y profundo se extiende hacia el codo y se eleva suavemente bajo el lomo. Posterior: corto y compacto. Grupa: Chata, con la base de la cola implantada extremadamente alta, claramente dejando expuesto el ano, que se inclina hacia arriba. Cola: La implantacion alta de la cola es una caracteristica distintiva de la raza, la cola es redonda y gruesa en la base, terminando en una punta fina y curvada sobre o a cada lado del posterior. La ausencia completa de cola es descalificable.

Cuartos Delanteros - Hombros: Musculosos, bien llevados hacia atrás y oblicuos. Patas delanteras: Cuando son vistas de frente, derechas, moderadamente separadas, con los codos bien colocados junto al cuerpo. Cuando las vemos de costado, la patas delanteras son derechas, los metacarpos son fuertes y flexibles. Los huesos son sustanciosos pero nunca pesados, y son de un largo moderado. Remover los dedos accesorios es opcional. Manos: De tamaño moderado, compactas y firmemente puestas, no desplegadas (abiertas).

Cuartos Traseros: Musculosos, fuertes y moderadamente angulados. Los metatarsos (corvejones) son cortos, perpendiculares al suelo, y paralelos entre si cuando son vistos desde atrás. Los espolones deben ser removidos. Pies: igual que las manos.

Manto -La aspereza extrema del manto es una de las caracteristicas distintivas de la raza. El manto es absolutamente lacio y sale derecho sobre el tronco principal del cuerpo, pero generalmente se achata un poco mas sobre los miembros. El manto se ve sano, sin ser brilloso o lustroso. Los largos aceptables del manto van desde el extremadamente corto "pelo de caballo" hasta el "pelo de cepillo", que no excede de una pulgada de largo a la cruz. Un manto suave, un manto ondulado, un manto que exceda de una pulgada, o un manto trimado es una falta mayor. Una pulgada equivale a 2,54 cm. El Shar-pei debe mostrarse en su estado natural.

Color - Solamente son aceptables los colores solidos. Un perro de color solido puede tener sombreados, originalmente mas oscuras bajando en la espalda y en las orejas. El sombreado debe ser una variacion del mismo color del cuerpo,( excepto en los sables ) y puede incluir pelos oscuros a traves del manto. Los siguientes colores son descalificatorios: albino, moteado, partido, manchado, con puntos negros y rojos (Black and Tan) como los Doberman, o con puntos Tan, bronceados.

Movimiento - El movimiento del Shar-pei, debe ser juzgado en el trote. El movimiento (la marcha) es libre y balanceado con los pies tendiendo a converger en una linea central al centro de gravedad, cuando el perro se mueve en un trote vigoroso. En la marcha deben combinarse un buen alcance del tren delantero con un buen empuje del tren posterior o trasero. El movimiento apropiado es esencial.

Temperamento - Parece pertenecer a la realeza, su temperamento es Real, alerta, digno, señorial, soberbio y snob, es esencialmente independiente, reservado con los extraños, pero con extremada devocion a su familia. El Shar-pei se planta firmemente sobre el suelo, con actitud calma y seguro de su porte.

Faltas mayores:
Desviacion de la mordida en tijera
Lengua manchada.
Manto suave, ondulado, de un largo que exceda a una pulgada en los hombros, o un manto que ha sido trimado.

Descalificaciones:
Orejas levantadas.
Lengua solidamente rosa.
Ausencia de cola completa.
No un color solido. Partido, albino, manchado, moteado, puntos Tan (bronce).

Aprobado el 8 de Octubre de 1991.
Efectivo: 1 de Agosto de l992.
American Kennel Club. (AKC)
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  AKC Oficial Standard

General appearance -
An alert, dignified, active, compact dog of medium size and substance, square in profile, close-coupled, the well proportioned head slightly but not overly large for the body.The short, harsh coat, the loose skin covering the head and body, the small ears, the "
hippopotamus"muzzle shape and the high set tail impart to the SharpPei a unique look peculiar to him alone. The loose skin and wrinkles covering the head, neck and body are superabundant in puppies but these features may be limited to the head, neck and withers in the adult.

Size, Proportion, Substance -
The preferred height - is 18 to 20 inches at the withers. The prefered weight - is 40 to 55 pounds. The dog is usually larger and more square bodied than the bitch but both appear well proportioned.
Proportion - The heigh of the Shar-Pei from the ground to the withers is aproximately equal to the leng from the point of breastbone to the point of rump.

Head -
Large, slightly but not overly, proudly carried and covered with profuse wrinkles on the forehead continuing into side wrinkes framing the face.
Eyes - Dark, small, almond-shaped and sunken, displaying a scowling expression. In the dilute colored dogs the eye color may be lighter.
Ears - Extremely small rather thick, equilateral triangles in shape, slightly rounded at the tips, edges of the ear may curl.
Ears lie flat against the head, are set wide apart and forward on the skull, pointing toward the eyes. The ears have the ability to move.
Skull - Flat and broad, the stop moderately defined. Muzzle - One of the distinctive features of the breed. It is broad and full with no suggestion of snipiness. (The length from nose to stop is apporximately the same as from stop to occiput).
Nose-
Large and wide and darkly pigmented, preferably black but any color nose conforming to the general coat color of the dog is acceptable. In dilute colors, the preferred nose is self-colored. Darkly pigmented cream Shar-Pei may have some light pigment either in in the center of their noses or on their entire nose. The lips and top of muzzle are well padded and may cause a slightt bulge at the base of the nose.

Tongue, Roof of Mouth, Gums and Flews - Solid bluish-black is preferred in all coat colors exept in dilute colors, which have a solid lavender pigmentation.
A spotted tongue is a major fault.
A solid pink tongue is a disqualification.
(Tongue colours may lighten due to heat stress care must be taken not to confuse dilute pigmentation with a pink tongue.)
Teeth-strong, meeting in a scissors bite. Deviation from a scissors bite is a major fault.

Neck, Topline, Body .
Neck-
Medium length, full and set well into the shoulders. There are moderate to heavy folds of loose skin and abundant dewlap about the neck and throat. Topline -The topline dips slightly behind the withers, slightly rising over the short,broad loin.
Chest- Broad and deep with the brisket extending to the elbow and rising slightly under the loin.
Back- Short and close-coupled.
Croup-
Flat, with the base of the tail set extremely high, clearly exposing an uptilted anus.
Tail -
The high set tail is a characteristic feature of the SharpPei. The tail is thick and round at the base, tapering to a fine point and curling over or to either side of the back. The absence of a complete tail is a disqualification.

Forequarters -
Shoulder:
Muscular, well laid back and sloping. Forelegs- When viewed from the front, straight, moderately spaced , with elbows close to the body.When viewed from the side, the forelegs are straight, the pasterns are strong and flexible.
The bone is substantial but never heavy and is of moderate length. Removal of front dewclaws is optional.

Feet -
Moderate in size, compact and firmly set, not splayed.

Hindquarters -
Muscular, strong, and moderately angulated. The metatarsi (hocks) are short, perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other when viewed from the rear. Hind dewclaws must be removed.
Feet -
as in front.

Coat -
The extremely harsh coat is one of the distinguishing features of the breed. The coat is absolutely straight and offstanding on the main trunk of the body but generally lies somewhat flatter on the limbs. The coat appears healthy without being shiny or lustrous. Acceptable coat lengths may range from extremely short "horse coat" up to the "brush coat",not to exceed one inch in length at the withers. A soft coat, a wavy coat, a coat in excess of one inch in length at the withers or a coat that has been trimmed is a major fault. The Shar-Pei is shown in its natural state.

Color -
Only solid colors are acceptable. A solid colored dog may have shading, primarily darker down the back and on the ears. The shading must be variations of the same body color (except in sables) and may include darker hairs throughout the coat. The following colors are a disqualifying fault: not a solid colour, i.e., Albino; Brindle; Parti-Colored (patches); Spotted (including spots, ticked or roaning); Tan-Pointed pattern (including typical black and tan or saddled patterns).The sable colour is allowed.

Gait -
The movement of the Shar-Pei is to be judged at a trot. The gait is free and balanced with the feet tending to converge on a center line of gravity when the dog moves at a vigorous trot. The gait combines good forward reach a strong drive in the hindquarters. Proper movement is essential.

Temperament -
Regal, alert, intelligent, dignified, lordly, scowling, sober and snobbish, essentially independent and somewhat standoffish with strangers, but extreme in his devotion to his family. The Sharpei stands firmly on the ground with a calm, confident stature.

Major Faults :
Desviations from a Scissors Bite.
Spotted Tongue.
A Soft Coat, a Wavy coat, a coat in excess of one inch in lengh at the withers or a coat that has been trimmed.

Disquialifications:
Pricked ears.
Solid Pink Tongue.
Absence of a Complete Tail
Not a solid color, i.e., Albino; Brindle;Parti-colored (patches); Spotted (including spots, ticked or roaning); Tan-Pointed Pattern ( including typical black and tan or saddled patterns).

Aproved October 8, 1991.
Effective August 1, 1992.
American Kennel Club. (AKC)

 

 

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