Lakeland Terrier Breed Standard
Terrier Group

General Appearance
The Lakeland Terrier was bred to hunt vermin in the rugged shale mountains of the Lake District of northern England. He is a small, workmanlike dog of square, sturdy build. His body is deep and relatively narrow, which allows him to squeeze into rocky dens. He has sufficient length of leg under him to cover rough ground easily. His neck is long, leading smoothly into high withers and a short topline ending in a high tail set. His attitude is gay, friendly, and self-confident, but not overly aggressive. He is alert and ready to go. His movement is lithe and graceful, with a straight-ahead, free stride of good length. His head is rectangular, jaws are powerful, and ears are V-shaped. A dense, wiry coat is finished off with longer furnishings on muzzle and legs.

Size, Proportion, Substance

The ideal height of the mature dog is 14½ inches from the withers to the ground, with up to a one-half inch deviation either way permissible. Bitches may measure as much as one inch less than dogs. The weight of the well balanced, mature male in hard show condition averages approximately 17 pounds. Dogs of other heights will be proportionately more or less. The dog is squarely built, and bitches may be slightly longer than dogs. Balance and proportion are of primary importance. Short-legged, heavy-bodied dogs or overly refined, racy specimens are atypical and should be penalized. The dog should have sufficient bone and substance, so as to appear sturdy and workmanlike without any suggestion of coarseness.

Head
The expression depends on the dog's mood of the moment; although typically alert, it may be intense and determined, or gay and even impish. The eyes, moderately small and somewhat oval in outline, are set squarely in the skull, fairly wide apart. In liver or liver and tan dogs, the eyes are dark hazel to warm brown and eye rims are brown. In all other colors, the eyes are warm brown to black and eye rims are dark. The ears are small, V-shaped, their fold just above the top of the skull, the inner edge close to the side of the head, and the flap pointed toward the outside corner of the eye.

The skull is flat on top and moderately broad, the cheeks flat and smooth as possible. The stop is barely perceptible. The muzzle is strong with straight nose bridge and good fill-in beneath the eyes. The head is well balanced, rectangular, the length of skull equaling the length of the muzzle when measured from occiput to stop, and from stop to nose tip. The proportions of the head are critical to correct type. An overlong foreface or short, wedge shaped head are atypical and should be penalized. The nose is black. A "winter" nose with faded pigment is permitted, but not desired. Liver colored noses and lips are permissible on liver coated dogs only. A pink or distinctly spotted nose is very undesirable. The lips are dark. Jaws are powerful. The teeth, which are comparatively large, may meet in either a level, edge to edge bite, or a slightly overlapping scissors bite. Specimens with teeth overshot or undershot are to be disqualified.

Neck, Topline, Body
The neck is long; refined but strong; clean at the throat; slightly arched, and widening gradually and smoothly into the shoulders. The withers, that point at the back of the neck where neck and body meet, are noticeably higher than the level of the back. The topline, measured from the withers to the tail, is short and level. The body is strong and supple. The moderately narrow oval chest is deep, extending to the elbows. The ribs are well sprung and moderately rounded off the vertebrae. The Lakeland Terrier is a breed of moderation. A barrel-chested, big-bodied dog or one which is slab-sided and lacking substance is atypical and should be penalized. The loins are taut and short, although they may be slightly longer in bitches. There is moderate tuck-up. The tail is set high on the back. It is customarily docked so that when the dog is set up in show position, the tip of the tail is level with the occiput. In carriage, it is upright and a slight curve toward the head is desirable. Behind the tail is a well-defined, broad pelvic shelf. It is more developed in dogs than in bitches. The tail tightly curled over the back is a fault.

Forequarters
The shoulders are well angulated. An imaginary line drawn from the top of the shoulder blade should pass through the elbow. The shoulder blade is long in proportion to the upper arm, which allows for reasonable angulation while maintaining the more upright "terrier front." The musculature of the shoulders is flat and smooth. The elbows are held close to the body, standing or moving. The forelegs are strong, clean and straight when viewed from the front or side. There is no appreciable bend at the pasterns. The feet are round and point forward, the toes compact and strong. The pads are thick and black or dark gray, except in liver colored dogs where they are brown. The nails are strong and may be black or self-colored. Dewclaws are removed.

Hindquarters
The thighs are powerful and well muscled. The hind legs are well angulated, but not so much as to affect the balance between front and rear, which allows for smooth efficient movement. The stifles turn neither in nor out. The distance from the hock to the ground is relatively short and the line from the hock to toes is straight when viewed from the side. From the rear the hocks are parallel to each other. Feet same as front. Dewclaws, if any, are removed.

Coat
Two-ply or double, the outer coat is hard and wiry in texture, the undercoat is close to the skin and soft and should never overpower the wiry outer coat. The Lakeland is hand stripped to show his outline. (Clipping is inappropriate for the show ring.) The appearance should be neat and workmanlike. The coat on the skull, ears, forechest, shoulders and behind the tail is trimmed short and smooth. The coat on the body is longer (about one-half to one inch) and may be slightly wavy or straight. The furnishings on the legs and foreface are plentiful as opposed to profuse and should be tidy. They are crisp in texture. The legs should appear cylindrical. The face is traditionally trimmed, with the hair left longer over the eyes to give the head a rectangular appearance from all angles, with the eyes covered from above. From the front, the eyes are quite apparent, giving the Lakeland his own unique mischievous expression.

Color
The Lakeland Terrier comes in a variety of colors, all of which are equally acceptable. Solid colors include blue, black, liver, red, and wheaten. In saddle marked dogs, the saddle covers the back of the neck, back, sides and up the tail. A saddle may be blue, black, liver, or varying shades of grizzle. The remainder of the dog (head, throat, shoulders, and legs) is a wheaten or golden tan. Grizzle is a blend of red or wheaten intermixed in varying proportions with black, blue or liver.

Gait
Movement is straightforward and free, with good reach in front and drive behind. It should be smooth, efficient and ground-covering. Coming and going, the legs should be straight with feet turning neither in nor out; elbows close to the sides in front and hocks straight behind. As the dog moves faster he will tend to converge toward his center of gravity. This should not be confused with close movement.

Temperament
The typical Lakeland Terrier is bold, gay and friendly, with a confident, cock-of-the-walk attitude. Shyness, especially shy-sharpness, in the mature specimen is to be heavily penalized. Conversely, the overly aggressive, argumentative dog is not typical and should be strongly discouraged.

Disqualifications
Teeth overshot or undershot.

Approved January 15, 1991
Effective February 27, 1991

 Lakeland Terrier(湖畔梗)

[简介] 湖畔梗是在英国北部培育出来的，重要用来在崎岖不平的岩石山上捕猎害虫。他是一种小巧的、精致的狗，身体结构结实、呈正方形。他的身躯深而且较窄，使他能顺利地钻进石洞，完成工作。他有足够长的腿，使他能适应各种崎岖的地形。他的颈部长，光滑，背线短，尾根位置高。他的性格是快乐的、友好的、自信的，但没有强烈的攻击性。他有警惕性，并时刻准备出发。他的步态柔软而优雅，步幅适中，轻松。他的头部呈矩形，颌部有力，耳朵呈V字形。被毛为浓密的刚毛，口吻和腿部的饰毛长一些。

[体型] 成年狗的理想肩高为14.5英寸，误差范围为1~0.5英寸，母狗的理想身高比公狗矮1英寸。平衡良好，在比较严格的比赛中，成年公狗的平均体重为17磅。肩高略高一些或矮一些的狗的体重与之成正比。平衡和协调是最重要的。短腿、体重过种、过于纤细的狗都不符合要求，属于有缺陷。他应该有足够的骨量，显得结实，精致但不粗糙。

[头部] 表情与狗的情绪密切相关；虽然他的典型表情为警惕，但有时显得热情而坚定，有时显得快乐甚至有些顽皮。眼睛—偏小，有些呈卵形，位于头颅的拐角，距离比较远。肝色或肝色和棕色的狗，其眼睛的颜色为较深的褐色到柔和的棕色，眼圈为棕色。其他颜色的狗的眼睛是柔和色棕色到黑色，眼圈颜色为黑色。耳朵小，V字形，在头颅上方折叠，内边贴近脑袋，而外边靠近外眼角。头顶平坦，宽度适中，面颊可能平坦而光滑。止部勉强可见。口吻结实，鼻梁直，位于眼睛下方。头部匀称，矩形，头颅的长度与口吻的长度一致。头部的比例很关键。过长、过短的面部和楔形头颅都不合适，属于缺陷。鼻镜为黑色。“冬天”鼻镜或褪色的鼻镜可以接受，但不理想。只有肝色的狗允许肝色的鼻镜和嘴唇。粉色鼻镜或鼻镜上有明显斑点属于严重缺陷。嘴唇为黑色。颌部有力。牙齿较大，钳壮咬合或剪状咬合。上颚突出式咬合或下颚突出式咬合为失格。

[颈部、背线、身躯] 颈部—长；精致但结实；喉部没有赘肉；略呈拱形，靠肩部平滑的、逐步变宽。马肩隆明显的高于脊背。背线—从马肩隆至尾巴的部分，短而水平。身躯——结实而且柔韧。胸部偏窄，深，呈卵形，胸深到肘部。肋骨扩张良好。湖畔梗属于中体型品种。桶状胸、身躯过大、过厚及过纤细的狗都不理想，属于有缺陷。腰部—紧而短，虽然母狗可能略长一些。适度收腹。尾巴—尾根位置高。按照惯例需要断尾，使狗在展示时，高举尾巴的尾尖与后脑齐平。尾巴的姿势是竖直的，并略弯向头部。尾巴紧紧卷在后背上属于缺陷。

[前躯] 肩部角度恰当。假设有一条线从肩胛顶端引出，将穿过肘部。上面的肩胛与前臂相比，显得较长，有一定的角度，使前臂垂直，以维持“梗类犬前部”的外观。肩部肌肉平滑。肘部挂在身体两侧，能自由活动。从前面或侧面看，前肢结实、整洁、笔直。脚腕几乎看不出来。足爪圆，向前指，足趾紧凑而且结实。脚垫厚实，黑色或深灰色，肝色的狗的脚垫为棕色。趾甲结实，黑色或与狗的体色一致。狼爪被切除。

[后躯] 大腿肌肉发达，而且有力。后腿角度恰当，但不能过份，以至影响前后肢的平衡，以能够平滑的行走为好。后膝关节既不内翻也不外翻。飞节相当短，从侧面看，飞节垂直。从后面看，飞节相互垂直。足爪与前肢相同。如果有狼爪，则切除。

[被毛] 双层毛，外层披毛为粗硬的刚毛，内层的底毛紧贴皮肤，柔软，不能伸到披毛外面。湖畔梗需要剥毛，来维持其轮廓（剃毛不符合比赛要求）。外观整洁、精致。脑袋、耳朵，前胸、肩部和尾巴后面的毛发需要剪短，显得平滑。身体上的被毛略长（约0.5~1英寸），可能呈轻微的波状或笔直。面部和腿上的饰毛丰厚，但不多余，显得很整齐。毛发松软。腿部呈圆筒壮。脸部毛发将按传统方式修剪，眼睛上方的毛发留的较长，使头部从任何角度看都是矩形的。从前面看，眼睛十分明显，给予湖畔梗十分独特的淘气表情。

[颜色] 湖畔梗有很多种颜色，纯色包括：兰色、黑色、肝色、红色和小麦色。马鞍斑的狗是在背部、颈部后面、尾巴上方及身体两侧有马鞍形斑纹覆盖，马鞍斑的颜色有兰色、黑色、该色或不同程度的灰色。狗的其他部分（头、咽喉、肩和腿）是小麦色或金棕色。灰色是在红色或小麦色中搀杂了不同程度的黑色、兰色或肝色。

[步态] 步态保持正直和轻松，良好的前躯导向和后躯驱动。步态平滑，高效而且适应不同地形。来和去的时候，腿保持笔直，足爪既不内翻，也不外翻；肘部紧铁身体，飞节垂直。当狗飞奔时，足爪会向重心靠拢。

[气质] 典型的湖畔梗应该大胆，快活而友好，自信。胆怯，尤其是非常胆怯，对成年湖畔梗而言属于严重缺陷，反之，具有强烈攻击性倾向也属于严重缺陷。

[失格] 上颚突出式咬合或下颚突出式咬合 标准通过日期：1991年1月15日标准执行日期：1991年2月27日

原作： 酋长

来源： 转译自AKC

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