Danish Swedish Farmdog

Utility

Coat

Solid:
Tan: with in the traditional, creeping or saddle pattern.
is also allowed in dogz.
Grizzle: Grey, Red or Liver grizzle (regular).
Masking: All of the above may be masked - mask matches main body. Cream/red dogz can be masked with (standard mask)
White Markings: All dogz must have . More than 25 % white is preferred. 10 - 25 % white is faulted, and less than 10 % white is DQed. Ticking is allowed.

Eyes


Dark brown preferred, except in chocolate dogz where amber is preferred. Cream dogs can have amber eyes without fault if their nose is liver.

Nose

except in livers where it is . If the dog is masked, nose colour follows the mask colour. Cream/red dogz (that are not masked) can have either colour or

Faults

Brown eyes on a chocolate dog. Amber eyes on a non-chocolate dog. Black nose on a chocolate dog, or liver nose on a non-chocolate dog (except cream dogz, which may have liver noses without fault). Cream dogz should have matching pigment - if the nose is liver, the eyes should be amber. If the nose is black or flesh, the eyes should be brown. If this is not the case, the dog is faulted. Only 10 - 25 % white.

Disqualifications

Less than 10 % white.

Varieties

None

Notes

Until a few decades ago, the small farmer's dog was a natural part of danish and southern swedish rural life. It's everyday functions were many. This little working dog had many jobs around the farm including mouser/ratter, livestock herder, hunting dog, watch dog and family companion. The breed was so lively and trainable, it was often utilized in circuses, appearing as the clown's playmate. Though often mistaken as a terrier, this breed is most closely related to the pinscher family.

This little dog is one of the newest of the national breeds in Denmark and Sweden, although it has been proven that its ancestors go far back in history. Its origins is not known for sure, but skeletons very similar to the farmdog, has been found in various viking settlements and specimens of the breed could in the 1700s be found in Great Britain, Germany and France as well as Denmark and Sweden.

The farmdog should be a small, compact and slightly rectangular pinscher type dog. The head is rather small, triangular with rather broad skull and marked stop. The muzzle is short and thin without being pointy. The eyes should have a lively expression. The ears can be tipped over or typical rose ears. The neck is of medium length, powerful and slightly arched. The body is slightly rectangular with deep chest, slight tuck up and rounded over the loins. Straight frontlegs, good angulation in hind. The tail can be long or naturally bobbed. The coat is short, hard and smooth.

Breed Files

Filename: DSFarmdog
Offset: AE08
Base: Dachshund
SCP: Dachshund
Accepted: December 29, 2005
Notes: Comes with two mostly addball ear variations, two tail variations, slightly angled legs, that moves okay. Noseshine may be smaller in liver/flesh nosed dogs.