Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Breed Standard
Working Group

General Appearance
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is a Draft and Drover breed and should structurally appear as such. It is a striking, tri-colored, large, powerful, confident dog of sturdy appearance. It is a heavy boned and well muscled dog which, in spite of its size and weight, is agile enough to perform the all-purpose farm duties of the mountainous regions of its origin.

Size, Proportion and Substance

Height at the highest point of the shoulder is ideally: Dogs: 25.5 to 28.5 inches. Bitches 23.5 to 27 inches. Body length to height is approximately a 10 to 9 proportion, thus appearing slightly longer than tall. It is a heavy boned and well muscled dog of sturdy appearance.

Head
Expression is animated and gentle. The eyes are almond shaped and brown, dark brown preferred, medium sized, neither deep set nor protruding. Blue eye or eyes is a disqualification. Eyelids are close fitting and eyerims are black. The ears are medium sized, set high, triangular in shape, gently rounded at the tip, and hang close to the head when in repose. When alert, the ears are brought forward and raised at the base. The top of the ear is level with the top of the skull. The skull is flat and broad with a slight stop. The backskull and muzzle are of approximately equal length. The backskull is approximately twice the width of the muzzle. The muzzle is large, blunt and straight, not pointed and most often with a slight rise before the end. In adult dogs the nose leather is always black. The lips are clean and as a dry-mouthed breed, flews are only slightly developed. The teeth meet in a scissors bite.

Neck, Topline and Body
The neck is of moderate length, strong, muscular and clean. The topline is level from the withers to the croup. The chest is deep and broad with a slight protruding breastbone. The ribs are well-sprung. Depth of chest is approximately one half the total height of the dog at the withers. Body is full with slight tuck up. The loins are broad and strong. The croup is long, broad and smoothly rounded to the tail insertion. The tail is thick from root to tip, tapering slightly at the tip, reaching to the hocks, and carried down in repose. When alert and in movement, the tail may be carried higher and slightly curved upwards, but should not curl, or tilt over the back. The bones of the tail should feel straight.

Forequarters
The shoulders are long, sloping, strong and moderately laid back. They are flat and well-muscled. Forelegs are straight and strong. The pasterns slope very slightly, but are not weak. Feet are round and compact with well arched toes, and turn neither in nor out. The dewclaws may or may not be present.

Hindquarters
The thighs are broad, strong and muscular. The stifles are moderately bent and taper smoothly into the hocks. The hocks are well let down and straight when viewed from the rear. Feet are round and compact with well arched toes, and turn neither in nor out. Dewclaws should be removed.

Coat
Topcoat is dense, approximately 1-1/4 to 2 inches in length. Undercoat must be present and may be thick and sometimes showing, almost always present at neck but may be present throughout. Color of undercoat ranges from the preferred dark gray to light gray to tawny. Total absence of undercoat is undesirable and should be penalized.

Color
The topcoat is black. The markings are rich rust and white. Symmetry of markings is desired. On the head, rust typically appears over each eye, on each cheek and on the underside of the ears. On the body, rust appears on both sides of the forechest, on all four legs and underneath the tail. White markings appear typically on the head (blaze) and muzzle. The blaze may vary in length and width. It may be a very thin stripe or wider band. The blaze may extend just barely to the stop or may extend over the top of the skull and may meet with white patch or collar on the neck. Typically, white appears on the chest, running unbroken from the throat to the chest, as well as on all four feet and on the tip of the tail. White patches or collar on the neck is acceptable. Any color other than the "Black, Red and White" tri-colored dog described above, such as "Blue/Charcoal, Red and White" or "Red and White" is considered a disqualification. When evaluating the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, markings and other cosmetic factors should be considered of lesser importance than other aspects of type which directly affect working ability.

Gait
Good reach in front, powerful drive in rear. Movement with a level back.

Temperament
Bold, faithful, willing worker. Alert and vigilant. Shyness or aggressiveness shall be severely penalized.

Summary
The foregoing is the description of the ideal Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Defects of both structure and temperament are to be judged more severely than mere lack of elegance because they reduce the animal's capacity to work. Any fault that detracts from the above described working dog should be penalized to the extent of the deviation.

Disqualifications
Any color other than the "Black, Red and White" tri-colored dog described above, such as "Blue/Charcoal, Red and White" or "Red and White." Blue eye or eyes.

Approved: April 8, 2003
Effective: May 29, 2003

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog(大瑞士山地犬)

[简介] 大瑞士山地犬是人们设计出来的一个品种。是一种显眼的、三色、巨大、有力的，而且外观坚定的狗。

[体型] 理想的情况是马肩隆为身躯的最高点，雄性肩高约25.5英寸~28.5英寸；雌性肩高约23.5英寸~27英寸。身躯长度与高度的比例为10/9，身躯丰满。

[头部] 表情活泼温和。眼睛深褐色、中等大小，位置既不深、也不突出，眼睑紧贴眼球。眼眶黑色。耳朵中等大小，耳根位置高，三角形，尖端略圆，休息时，耳朵下垂，贴着头部。当他警觉时，耳根突起，耳朵向前转。耳朵顶端与头顶齐平。脑袋平而宽，止部轻微。脑袋与口吻长度一致。口吻钝，不尖。口吻结实而直，鼻镜为黑色。嘴唇整洁，属于嘴唇干净的品种。只有上唇略发达。咬和为剪状咬和。

[颈部、背线、身躯] 颈部长度适中，肌肉发达，整洁。从马肩隆到臀部的背线水平。胸部宽而深，胸骨略微突出。马肩隆高而长。身躯丰满、略收。肋骨扩张良好，腰部宽而结实。臀部长、宽，到尾根的位置呈平稳的圆弧形。很明显，尾巴延伸到飞节。当他休息时，尾巴下垂，兴奋时，尾巴突起。

[前躯] 肩部长，倾斜且结实。平坦且肌肉发达。前肢直且结实。脚腕略倾斜，但决不显得松懈。足爪圆而紧凑，脚趾圆拱。狼爪可以切除，也可以保留。

[后躯] 大腿宽而结实、肌肉发达。后膝关节适度倾斜，大腿向飞节方向逐渐变细。从后面观察，飞节尽可能低且直。狼爪必须被切除。足爪圆而紧凑，既不向内弯、也不向外翻。

[被毛] 被毛浓密，1英寸~1.75英寸长。有时底毛显得浓厚。

[颜色] 底色当然应该是黑色。斑纹为丰富的铁锈色和白色。对称的斑纹比较理想。铁锈色出现在眼睛上方、两颊、胸部两侧、四肢和尾巴下面。口吻有白筋。胸前有白色斑纹是比较典型的，尾尖是白色、足爪是白色而铁锈色是出现在白色与黑色之间。环绕颈部允许出现白色斑块或白色脖圈。

[步态] 前躯延伸舒展、后躯驱动有力，背部保持水平。

[气质] 勇敢、可靠、反应敏捷的工作犬，警惕而又警觉。神经质或好斗属于严重缺陷。

[失格] 除了黑色以外的其他任何底色。兰眼睛。

标准通过日期：1994年10月11日

标准执行日期：1994年11月30日

原作： 酋长

来源： 转译自AKC

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