BREED STANDARD

Standard nº 252 (F.C.I.)
OWCZAREK PODHALANSKI - BERGER DE PODHALE (Tatras)
Group I
Origin: Poland
Aspect Gral, Characteristic of Behavior and use:
a) strong and compact, particularly powerful constitution Dog and of great mobility. Intelligent, vigilant and of temperament I calm down;
b) Size: L height to the cross, in the males is from 65 cm to 70 cm, in the females of 60 cm to 65 cm;
c) The silhouette registers in a rectangle. The males are lightly but short that the females
d)Utilización: shepherd's Dog and of guard. Their posture and imposing aspect make of the a good partner.

HEAD

a) Of proportionate size, positioned to half height, so much in rest, like in movimiento.
b) Caja craneana, profile view, is lightly convex, I furrow not very accented frontal.
c) very marked Stop, without being abrupt.
d) smoothly sharp Hocico fuerte, of size a little superior or similar to the size of the cranial box. Or neck is long.
e) Nose of half size, of color quarter note with very open graves.
f) Lips should be closed with the borders of dark color.
g) strong Teething. Articulation in scissor, acceptable in tong.
h) lightly oblique half, very expressive, placed size Eyes, the iris and the borders of the lids are quite dark.
i) The ears are implanted at the level of the external corner of the eye or a little but high. Of half, quite thick size, with hair, of triangular format, the external previous border in slight contact with the head.
Neck: Of half contextura, musculado and without jowl, with a pelaje abundante. The superior line of the neck rises above the level dela line of the back.

BODY

a) Compact and solid.
b) right Back and I release.
c) oblique Croup with a soft inclination.
d) high thoracic Box, inclined ribs and a little smoothed.
e) Belly lightly ascent.
Line: Of installation not very high; when the animal is excited porencima of the back rises but without encaracolar. In rest it arrives to the paw and in the extremity it is curved a little.
Previous members:
a) Musculados, structures bony strong but not heavy; seen of front they are plumbed.
b) lightly oblique Scapulas, very together to the body.
c) lightly pending Metacarpuses.
d) compact Fingers, having the oval form of a relatively big fist. The inter-digital spaces have hair; you pad strong, hard and of dark pigmentation. Strong fingernails of dark color.
Later members:
a) Seen of behind they are vertical. Seen of profile lightly, moderately angulados.
b) Section vertical metatárcica.
c) Fingers like the previous members.
Hair: The hair is short and dense on the head, the muzzle, the part of front of the previous members and the later ones. On the neck and the trunk the hair is, dense, flat or lightly wavy, I last to the tact and with an abundant sub-hair. Abundant hair and I release behind the later members. On the line it is equally long and thick.
Color of the Hair: Evenly white, they are not desirable small stains of cream color.

ELIMINATORY DEFECTS

a) Prognatismo, so much inferior, as superior.
b) not very marked Stop.
c) I Nuzzle pointed.
d) Considerable lack of teeth.
e) I Peel rubbed and silky.
f) sub-hair Absence.
g) you Paint or marks in the hair.
h) shy or very aggressive Character. Edginess
i) Ectrópion.

NON ELIMINATORY DEFECTS

a) too marked Stop.
b) Ears of high installation, or it stops ahead.
c) clear Eyes (bear eyes)
d) Ectropión.
e) Nose, borders of the lips and of lids little pigmented.
f) horizontal Neck.
g) Croup sobreelevada.
h) it Lacks of hair among the fingers.
i) P oco hair in the members.
j) Line constantly on the back.
Obs. The males should have two testicles of normal appearance and totally descended to the scrotum.