Puli Breed Standard
Herding Group

General Appearance
The Puli is a compact, square appearing, well balanced dog of medium size. He is vigorous, alert and active. Striking and highly characteristic is the shaggy coat which, combined with his light-footed, distinctive movement, has fitted him for the strenuous work of herding flocks on the plains of Hungary. Agility, combined with soundness of mind and body, is of prime importance for the proper fulfillment of this centuries-old task.

Size, Proportion, Substance

Ideally, males are 17 inches measured from the withers to the ground;bitches, 16 inches. An inch over or under these measurements is acceptable. The tightly knit body approximates a square measured from withers to ground and point of shoulder to point of buttock. Medium boned.

Head
The head is of medium size in proportion to the body. The almond shaped eyes are deep set, rather large, and dark brown with black or slate gray eye rims. The ears, set on somewhat higher than the level of the eyes, are hanging, of medium size, V-shape, and about half the head length. The skull slightly domed and medium broad. The stop is defined, but not abrupt. The muzzle is strong and straight, a third of the head length, and ends in a nose of good size. The nose is always black. Flews and gums are black or slate gray. Flews are tight. A full complement of teeth, comparatively large, meet in a scissors bite.

Neck, Topline, Body
The neck is strong, muscular, of medium length and free of throatiness. The back is level and strong, of medium length, with croup sloping slightly. The chestis moderately broad and deep--the ribs well sprung. The loin is short, strong and moderately tucked up. The tail is carried over, and blends into the backline.

Forequarters
The shoulders are well laid back. Upper arm and scapula are approximately equal in length and form an angle of 90 degrees. The forelegs are straight, strong and medium boned with strong and flexible pasterns. Dewclaws, if any, may be removed. The round, compact feet--have well arched toes and thick cushioned pads. The Puli stands well up on his pads. The pads and nails are black or slate gray.

Hindquarters
The hindquarters are well developed and muscular with well bent stifles, the rear assembly balancing that of the front. The hocks are perpendicular to the ground and well let down. Dewclaws, if any, may be removed. Feet as in front.

Coat
The dense, weather resistant coat is profuse on all parts of the body. The outer coat is wavy or curly, but never silky. The undercoat is soft, wooly and dense. The coat clumps together easily, and if allowed to develop naturally, will form cords in the adult. The cords are wooly, varying in shape and thickness, either flat or round, depending on the texture of the coat and the balance of undercoat to outer coat. The Puli may be shown either corded or brushed. It is essential that the proper double coat with correct texture always be apparent. With age the coat can become quite long, even reaching to the ground; however, only enough length to properly evaluate quality and texture is considered necessary so as not to penalize the younger or working specimens.

Color
Only the solid colors of rusty black, black, all shades of gray, and white are acceptable; however, on the chest a white spot of not more than 2 inches is permissible. In the black and the gray dogs an intermixture of some gray, black or white hairs is acceptable as long as the overall appearance of a solid color is maintained. The fully pigmented skin has a bluish or gray cast whatever the coat color.

Gait
The Puli is typically a lively, acrobatic dog; light, quick, agile and able to change directions instantly. At a collected, or contained trot the gait is distinctive: quick-stepping and animated, not far reaching, yet in no way mincing or stilted. When at a full trot, the Puli covers ground smoothly and efficiently with good reach and drive, the feet naturally tending to converge toward a median line of travel as speed increases. His distinctive movement is essential to the Puli's herding style.

Temperament
By nature an affectionate, intelligent and home-loving companion, the Puli is sensibly suspicious and therefore an excellent watchdog. Extreme timidity or shyness are serious faults.

Faults
Any deviation from the foregoing should be considered a fault, the seriousness of the fault depending upon the extent of the deviation.

Approved February 12, 1983
Reformatted June 19, 1990

Puli(波利犬)

[简介] 波利犬是一种紧凑、正方形比例、非常匀称的中型犬。他精力旺盛、警惕而活跃。非常显眼，非常特殊的特征是他蓬松浓密的被毛和他轻快的步伐、与众不同的动作，使他能在匈牙利平原上，完成畜牧羊群等艰苦的工作。敏捷、健康的精神和身体，是完成这些有数百年历史的工作所必须具备的。

[体型] 雄性的理想肩高约17英寸；雌性的理想肩高约16英寸。上下误差在1英寸之内的，都可以接受。身体紧凑，呈正方形比例，体长（从肩胛前端到臀部末端的距离）与肩高相等。骨量中等。

[头部] 头部中等大小，与身躯比例协调。杏仁状眼睛，位置较深，宁可大一些，深褐色眼睛和黑色（或暗兰灰色）眼圈。耳朵位置略高于眼睛，垂耳，中等大小，V字形，长度约为头部长度的一半。脑袋略微圆拱，中等宽度。止部清晰，但不陡峭。口吻结实、且直，长度占头部的1/3，末端的鼻镜大小合适。鼻镜为黑色。上唇和牙龈为黑色或暗蓝灰色。上唇紧密。齿系完整，牙齿相当大，剪状咬和。

[颈部、背线、身躯] 颈部结实，肌肉发达，中等长度，无赘肉。背部水平、结实，中等长度，臀部略微倾斜。胸部宽度和深度适中，肋骨支撑良好。腰部短、结实、适度上提。尾巴上翻，溶如背部。

[前躯] 肩胛向后倾斜。上臂骨与肩胛骨长度基本一致，并呈90度角。前肢直，结实，骨量中等，骹骨结实而柔韧。如果有狼爪，可以切除。足爪圆，紧凑，脚趾圆拱，脚垫厚实。脚垫支撑着波利犬的全身。脚垫和趾甲为黑色或暗蓝灰色。

[后躯] 后躯肌肉非常发达，锡关节适度倾斜，后躯结构与前躯协调。飞节垂直于地面，且位置很低。如果有狼爪，可以切除，足爪与前躯相同。

[被毛] 身体到处都覆盖着浓厚的、能抵御恶劣气候的被毛。外层披毛为波浪状或卷曲，但不能呈丝状。底毛柔软、毛茸茸的、非常浓密。被毛非常容易结块，如果任其自然生长，到成年后，会变成绳索状。绳索是毛茸茸的，形状和厚度多变，或平坦、或圆形，主要是由于毛发质地和底毛与披毛的比例造成的。波利犬看起来象被绳索包围着或被拉毛过。正确的双层被毛和正确的毛发质地是其本质。随着年龄增长，被毛会越来越长，甚至拖到地上。所以需要根据长度来判断毛发的质地和品质，但不能处罚年轻或正在工作的狗。

[颜色] 纯色，包括铁锈黑、黑色、不同深浅的灰色、白色都可以接受；胸部出现白色污迹（直径不超过2英寸）也可以接受。在整体颜色维持纯色时，灰色的狗混有黑色、灰色和白色毛发是允许的。不论什么毛色，皮肤颜色都是兰色或灰色。

[步态] 波利犬是典型的活泼、有杂耍技能的狗；步态轻盈、迅速、敏捷、能瞬间改变速度。所有步态，包括小跑，都非常有特点：动作迅速而活泼，前肢伸展的并不远，动作不做作，也不僵硬。当完全进入奔跑状态时，波利犬步伐平稳而有效，前躯伸展和后躯驱动都很好。随着速度增加，足爪自然的聚拢到身体中心线位置。与众不同的动作是波利犬作为牧羊犬的重要特征。

[气质] 天生就富有爱心，聪明，爱家庭、爱同伴，波利犬敏感而多疑，所以是很好的看门狗。过度胆小或羞怯属于严重缺陷。

[缺陷] 任何背离上面描述的地方都属于缺陷，并根据背离的程度进行扣分。

标准通过日期：1983年2月12日

标准执行日期：1990年6月19日

原作： 酋长

来源： 转译自AKC

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