Pembroke Welsh Corgi Breed Standard
Herding Group

General Appearance
Low-set, strong, sturdily built and active, giving an impression of substance and stamina in a small space. Should not be so low and heavy-boned as to appear coarse or overdone, nor so light-boned as to appear racy. Outlook bold, but kindly. Expression intelligent and interested. Never shy nor vicious.

Correct type, including general balance and outline, attractiveness of headpiece, intelligent outlook and correct temperament is of primary importance. Movement is especially important, particularly as viewed from the side. A dog with smooth and free gait has to be reasonably sound and must be highly regarded. A minor fault must never take precedence over the above desired qualities.
 

A dog must be very seriously penalized for the following faults, regardless of whatever desirable qualities the dog may present: oversized or undersized; button, rose or drop ears; overshot or undershot bite; fluffies, whitelies, mismarks or bluies.

Size, Proportion, Substance
Height (from ground to highest point on withers) should be 10 to 12 inches. Weight is in proportion to size, not exceeding 30 pounds for dogs and 28 pounds for bitches. In show condition, the preferred medium- sized dog of correct bone and substance will weigh approximately 27 pounds, with bitches approximately 25 pounds. Obvious oversized specimens and diminutive toylike individuals must be very severely penalized.

Proportions--Moderately long and low. The distance from the withers to the base of the tail should be approximately 40 percent greater than the distance from the withers to the ground. Substance--Should not be so low and heavy-boned as to appear coarse or overdone, nor so light-boned as to appear racy.

Head
The head should be foxy in shape and appearance. Expression--Intelligent and interested, but not sly. Skull--should be fairly wide and flat between the ears. Moderate amount of stop. Very slight rounding of cheek, not filled in below the eyes, as foreface should be nicely chiseled to give a somewhat tapered muzzle. Distance from occiput to center of stop to be greater than the distance from stop to nose tip, the proportion being five parts of total distance for the skull and three parts for the foreface. Muzzle should be neither dish-faced nor Roman-nosed. Eyes-Oval, medium in size, not round, nor protruding, nor deepset and piglike. Set somewhat obliquely. Variations of brown in harmony with coat color. Eye rims dark, preferably black. While dark eyes enhance the expression, true black eyes are most undesirable, as are yellow or bluish eyes. Ears-Erect, firm, and of medium size, tapering slightly to a rounded point. Ears are mobile, and react sensitively to sounds. A line drawn from the nose tip through the eyes to the ear tips, and across, should form an approximate equilateral triangle. Bat ears, small catlike ears, overly large weak ears, hooded ears, ears carried too high or too low, are undesirable. Button, rose or drop ears are very serious faults. Nose--Black and fully pigmented.

Mouth--Scissors bite, the inner side of the upper incisors touching the outer side of the lower incisors. Level bite is acceptable. Overshot or undershot bite is a very serious fault. Lips--Black, tight with little or no fullness.

Neck, Topline, Body
Neck--Fairly long. Of sufficient length to provide over-all balance of the dog. Slightly arched, clean and blending well into the shoulders. A very short neck giving a stuffy appearance and a long, thin or ewe neck are faulty. Topline--Firm and level, neither riding up to nor falling away at the croup. A slight depression behind the shoulders caused by heavier neck coat meeting the shorter body coat is permissible. Body--Rib cage should be well sprung, slightly egg-shaped and moderately long. Deep chest, well let down between the forelegs. Exaggerated lowness interferes with the desired freedom of movement and should be penalized. Viewed from above, the body should taper slightly to end of loin. Loin short. Round or flat rib cage, lack of brisket, extreme length or cobbiness, are undesirable. Tail--Docked as short as possible without being indented. Occasionally a puppy is born with a natural dock, which if sufficiently short, is acceptable. A tail up to two inches in length is allowed, but if carried high tends to spoil the contour of the topline.

Forequarters
Legs--Short, forearms turned slightly inward, with the distance between wrists less than between the shoulder joints, so that the front does not appear absolutely straight. Ample bone carried right down into the feet. Pasterns firm and nearly straight when viewed from the side. Weak pasterns and knuckling over are serious faults. Shoulder blades long and well laid back along the rib cage. Upper arms nearly equal in length to shoulder blades. Elbows parallel to the body, not prominent, and well set back to allow a line perpendicular to the ground to be drawn from tip of the shoulder blade through to elbow. Feet--Oval, with the two center toes slightly in advance of the two outer ones. Turning neither in nor out. Pads strong and feet arched. Nails short. Dewclaws on both forelegs and hindlegs usually removed. Too round, long and narrow, or splayed feet are faulty.

Hindquarters
Ample bone, strong and flexible, moderately angulated at stifle and hock. Exaggerated angulation is as faulty as too little. Thighs should be well muscled. Hocks short, parallel, and when viewed from the side are perpendicular to the ground. Barrel hocks or cowhocks are most objectionable. Slipped or double-jointed hocks are very faulty. Feet--as in front.

Coat
Medium length; short, thick, weather- resistant undercoat with a coarser, longer outer coat. Over-all length varies, with slightly thicker and longer ruff around the neck, chest and on the shoulders. The body coat lies flat. Hair is slightly longer on back of forelegs and underparts and somewhat fuller and longer on rear of hindquarters. The coat is preferably straight, but some waviness is permitted. This breed has a shedding coat, and seasonal lack of undercoat should not be too severely penalized, providing the hair is glossy, healthy and well groomed. A wiry, tightly marcelled coat is very faulty, as is an overly short, smooth and thin coat. Very Serious Fault--Fluffies--a coat of extreme length with exaggerated feathering on ears, chest, legs and feet, underparts and hindquarters. Trimming such a coat does not make it any more acceptable. The Corgi should be shown in its natural condition, with no trimming permitted except to tidy the feet, and, if desired, remove the whiskers.

Color
The outer coat is to be of self colors in red, sable, fawn, black and tan with or without white markings. White is acceptable on legs, chest, neck (either in part or as a collar), muzzle, underparts and as a narrow blaze on head. Very Serious Faults: Whitelies--Body color white, with red or dark markings. Bluies--Colored portions of the coat have a distinct bluish or smoky cast. This coloring is associated with extremely light or blue eyes, liver or gray eye rims, nose and lip pigment. Mismarks--Self colors with any area of white on the back between withers and tail, on sides between elbows and back of hindquarters, or on ears. Black with white markings and no tan present.

Gait
Free and smooth. Forelegs should reach well forward without too much lift, in unison with the driving action of the hind legs. The correct shoulder assembly and well-fitted elbows allow a long, free stride in front. Viewed from the front, legs do not move in exact parallel planes, but incline slightly inward to compensate for shortness of leg and width of chest. Hind legs should drive well under the body and move on a line with the forelegs, with hocks turning neither in nor out. Feet must travel parallel to the line of motion with no tendency to swing out, cross over or interfere with each other. Short, choppy movement, rolling or high-stepping gait, close or overly wide coming or going, are incorrect. This is a herding dog, which must have the agility, freedom of movement, and endurance to do the work for which he was developed.

Temperament
Outlook bold, but kindly. Never shy or vicious. The judge shall dismiss from the ring any Pembroke Welsh Corgi that is excessively shy.

Approved June 13, 1972
Reformatted January 28, 1993

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)(威尔斯柯基犬<宾波基>)

 [简介] 矮小、结实、结构坚固，且活跃，给人的印象是体型小，单有足够的体质和耐力。不能太矮或骨量太大，而看起来粗笨或过分；也不能骨量不足，看起来象赛跑狗。显得胆大但温和。表情聪明而好奇。决不能羞怯或凶恶。正确的典型是：包括了整体外观和轮廓的平衡、吸引人的头部、聪明的表情和正确的气质，这些是至关重要的。步态尤其重要，从侧面观察，步态很特别。一个步伐舒展、平滑的狗，都是相当健康的，非常值得注意。一些次要的指标绝对不能优先于这些重要问题。一条狗如果出现下列问题，不论其他指标如何优秀，都属于严重缺陷：体型太大或太小；纽扣耳、玫瑰耳或垂耳；上颚突出式咬和或下颚突出式咬和；被毛象个毛球，苍白，错误的斑纹或兰色。

[体型] 肩高:从马肩隆最高点到地面的垂直距离约10~12英寸。体重：与身躯尺寸的比例协调，雄性不超过30磅；雌性不超过28磅。比赛犬必须维持中等体型，正确的骨量和体质，雄性体重最好接近27磅；雌性体重最好接近25磅。明显的体型过大或太小（象玩具）都属于严重缺陷。比例：适度的长、且矮。从马肩隆到尾根的距离超过肩高的40%。体质：不能太矮或骨量太大，而显得粗笨或过分，也不能骨量不足，象赛跑狗。

[头部] 头部的外观和形状很象狐狸。表情：聪明而好奇，但不狡猾。脑袋：两个耳朵间相对较平、较宽，止部适中。面颊非常轻微的圆拱，不完全充塞在眼睛下方，前脸轮廓精细，口吻给人的印象是略呈锥形。从后枕骨到止部的距离大于从止部到鼻尖的距离，比例为5/3（从后枕骨到止部的距离为5，从止部到鼻尖的距离为3）。口吻不能呈盘子脸或罗马鼻。眼睛：卵形，中等大小，不圆，不突出，位置不能太深而象猪眼睛。稍微有点斜。颜色为与被毛相称的不同深浅的褐色。眼圈颜色深，最好为黑色。深色的眼睛使表情更突出。纯黑色的眼睛是非常不合适的，与黄色眼睛或兰色眼睛一样属于缺陷。耳朵：立耳，坚实，中等大小，尖端略细，末端为圆弧形。耳朵灵活，对声音敏感。从鼻尖，经过眼睛各画一条到耳朵尖的直线，与两耳尖之间的直线正好构成等边三角形。蝙蝠耳、太小的猫耳朵、太大而脆弱的耳朵、头巾样的耳朵、耳朵太高或太低，都属于缺陷，纽扣耳、玫瑰耳或垂耳都属于非常严重的缺陷。鼻镜：黑色且色素充足。牙齿：剪状咬和，钳状咬和也可以接受。上颚突出式咬和或下颚突出式咬和都属于非常严重缺的缺陷。嘴唇：黑色，紧密，稍微有点丰满或不丰满。

[颈部、背线、身躯] 颈部：相当长，具有足够的长度，使他整体结构显得平衡。略微圆拱，整洁地与肩部结合。太短的颈部和太长、太细的颈部（羊脖子）都属于缺陷。背线：稳固而水平，既不弯曲，也不在臀部向下坠。由于厚重的颈部被毛与较短的身躯被毛在肩部交汇，所以肩部后方轻微的向下降，是允许的。身躯：胸腔支撑良好，略呈卵形，长度适中。胸部深，放在前肢之间。过分向下，而影响了正常的动作属于缺陷。从上面观察，身躯逐渐向腰部方向变细。腰部短。胸腔圆、平坦，缺乏胸底深度，身躯过分长或象矮脚马都属于缺陷。尾巴：断尾，尽可能短，没有锯齿状。有时，幼犬天生就没有尾巴，或尾巴非常的短，是可以接受的。尾巴长度最多到2英寸，但如果尾巴举的太高，会影响整体的外观轮廓。

[前躯] 腿：短，前臂略向内弯，手腕间的距离要小于肩关节之间的距离，所以，从前面观察，不是很直。到足爪为止，骨量充足。从侧面观察，骹骨坚实，几乎是垂直于地面的。松懈的骹骨和关节属于严重缺陷。肩胛骨长，且向后倾斜。上臂骨与肩胛骨长度大致相等。肘部与身躯平行，不突出，位置恰当，从肩胛顶端到地面的垂直线正好经过肘部。足爪：卵形，中间的两根脚趾比边上的两根脚趾略向前一点。既不向内弯，也不向外翻。脚垫结实，足爪圆拱。趾甲短。前肢和后肢的狼爪通常都切除。太圆、太长而窄、或张开的足爪属于缺陷。

[后躯] 充足的骨量，结实且柔韧，后膝关节和飞节的角度恰当。角度过大或过小都属于缺陷。肌肉适度发达。飞节短，彼此平行，从后面侧面观察，垂直于地面。桶状飞节、牛肢都非常不好，脱臼或双关节的飞节属于严重缺陷。足爪与前肢相同。

[被毛] 中等长度，由短而紧密，能抵御恶劣气候的底毛和粗硬、略长的外层披毛组成。整体来看，长度多变，略厚、略长的围脖环绕着颈部，胸腔和肩部。身躯的被毛平躺着，前肢后部和身体下部的毛发略长，后躯的毛发稍微丰满一些、长一些。笔直的被毛最为理想，但略呈波浪状的被毛也可以接受。这一品种会季节性脱毛，如果由于季节原因而缺少底毛，但毛发平滑、健康，很好的梳理过，则不属于缺陷。刚毛状被毛、紧密而凹凸的毛发属于缺陷，毛发太短、太平滑、太单薄也属于缺陷。缺陷：毛球状，毛发长度太长，或在耳朵、胸部、腿部、足爪、身体下部及后躯有大量多余的饰毛。修剪被毛并不能使他得分更高。宾波基犬应该以自然状态参赛，除了休整足爪的被毛和必要时，修剪胡须外，不能修剪被毛。

[颜色] 披毛的颜色为以红色、深褐色、驼色及黑色加棕色为主，带有或不带白色斑纹。白色出现在腿部；胸部；颈部（部分或形成脖圈）；口吻，身躯下半部分；在头部构成狭窄的白筋。严重的缺陷：颜色苍白，身躯颜色为白色，带有红色或深色斑纹；兰色，部分被毛的颜色为清晰的兰色或烟熏色，这种被毛颜色通常与非常浅的眼睛颜色或兰色眼睛，肝色或灰色眼圈、鼻镜、嘴唇相结合；错误的斑纹，基本色带有白色斑纹，白色斑纹出现在背部（马肩隆到尾巴之间），侧面（肘部到后躯之间），耳朵上。黑色带白色斑纹，但没有棕色过渡。

[步态] 舒展而平顺。前躯向前伸展的非常平顺，抬腿不高，与后躯提供的驱动力相协调。正确的肩部结构和适合的肘部，允许步伐长而舒展。从正面观察，腿并非相互平行的，而是略向内弯，以抵消腿短而胸宽所造成的不便。后腿很好的推动身躯，与前肢在同一平面内运动，飞节既不向内弯，也不向外翻。足爪在两条相互平行的轨迹上运动，没有摇摆、交错或相互撞击。步伐短、摇摆、滚动、抬腿太高，来或去时太近或太远都属于缺陷。这是一种牧羊犬，必须具有敏捷、舒展的动作，有足够的耐力能完成任务。

[气质] 胆大但温和。决不能羞怯或凶恶。裁判通常会将过分羞怯的宾波基犬请出比赛场地。

标准通过日期：1972年6月13日

标准修正日期：1993年1月28日

原作： 酋长

来源： 转译自AKC

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