Standard Pocket Bulldog®
General appearance
- small sized Molosser
- lively, in a lively manner, playful
- arouses the impression power and activity
- Body slightly longer than high, max. seems square
- short coat
- with short, square muzzle
- hanging ears/ rose ears
- Tail up to the leap joint
- muscular, powerful
- strong built bones
Size
- max. 13,78 inch
Weight
- 37,48 lbs, Size and Weight must be in good proportions
- the dog must deliver a balanced picture
Mistake
- unbalanced entire appearance
- overweight dogs
- underweight dogs
Color
- all colors and shades are permitted
Mistake
- Blue and Merle
Nature
- playful, sporty, in a lively manner
- very joyfully with children
- Charm
- Intelligence
Mistake
- aggressive Dogs
- fearful dogs
Head
- strong, wide and rather square
- few folds, which are symmetrically arranged Upper head
- wide clear curved forhead
- slightly managing brow sheet, the eyes are seperated by a furrow
Stop
- strong to very strong marked
Face head
Nose
- wide, not too short, few till not at all raised
- Nosetrils well opened and symmetrically, must permit normal nose respiration under all
circumstances
Mistake
- Nosetrils are so far closed that they reduce the natural respiration of the dog
Muzzle
- not too short, wide, none to little symmetrical folds, then however symmetrically arranged
- a little longer to ensure a healthy respiration
Lips
- thickly, easily flabby, covers the teeth and the tongue completely
Jaw
- rather wide, from the front seems square shaped, strong
- Lower jaw ends scarcely before the upper jaw
- with closed catch the teeth may not be visible
- Lower jaw appears (as seen from front) directly and parallel under the upper jaw
Mistake
- inclined jaws in the sense of „Wry Jaw “or „Wry Face “are not permitted
Teeth
- 42 teeth
- a little Undershot (up to max. 0,11 inch) is desired
- the teeth may not be visible with closed catch
- the 6 small cutting teeth stand lineally between the catch teeth
- well developed cheek muscules
Mistake
- with closed catch visible teeth
- Shears dentures or over bite
- the absence of more than 4 teeth
Eyes
- woke up expression
- wide used eye of dark color
- large, approximately, not too out-standing
- being on same height
Mistake
- En- or Ektropium
Ears
- Button or Rose ear
- medium sized, broadly at the beginning and at the tip rounded off
- broadly set to the head
- carried hanging
Mistake
- cut down ears are forbidden, as seen in animal law
Neck
- short
- curved in the profile line
- none to light Skin on chin
Body
Back line
- straight to easily rising or minimum curved back line
Mistake
- Lowering backs
Back
- briefly and wide, however nevertheless somewhat longer than high
- a lot of muscles
- sirloin should be clearly smaller
Chest
- wide and deeply, barrel-like, strong rounded ribs
Belly line
- to the rear easily up-swung
Tail
- at present still all tail forms are permitted, the goal are however a normal straight to easy swung
tail
- tapers deeply set, reaching up to the leap joint to the end
- in the motion resonant and high
Mistake
- a cut tail is forbidden, as seen in animal law
Legs
Front Legs
- just and perpendicularly, from side and front view
- broadly set
Shoulders
- brief, thick, stepping out, firm muscles
Mistake
- loose shoulders
Upper Arm
- short
Ellbows
- should be close to the body
- not turned towards outside
Mistake
- ellbows turned outside
Lower Arm
- short
- straight
- muscular
Front central foot
- strong, short
-muscular, short
Mistake
- flattened front foot paws
Front Paws
- round, small “Cat paws”
- not till easily turned out
- Toes are very compact, the claws short and thick
- Bundles are hard and thick
Mistake
- splayed feeds
- to long toes
Rear spar hand
- just and perpendicularly, from the back opinion
- clear bending in the knee joint in the side view
- strong and very muscular
- may be a little longer than front extremities
Mistake
- Cowhocked
Thigh
- muscular
Leap joint
- in relative deep position
- moderately bent
- not too steeply
Mistake
- rotates outward or inside
Rear middle foot
- strong, short
Back Paws
- are approximately, somewhat smaller, " Cat paws"
- not turned out
- Toes are very compact, the claws short and thick
- Bundles are hard and
Mistake
- splayed paws
- to long toes
Movement
- free
- a little springy, but strong
- no over crossing
Mistake
- Leaves in the lurch, Cross over
Coat
- thick, shining short coat
Mistake
- long hair
General Mistakes
- each deviation from the before mentioned points
- Mistakes are to be judged depending upon degrees of the deviation
N.B.:
Male Dogs must have two obviously normally developed testicles, which are completely in the testicle sack.
Now I wish much fun with your “Pocket Bulldog”® and thanks for the interest and confidence.
Regards & Good Bulldogging
Mike Silber
Big Thanks to Andrew Hergert from “Butch´s Pocket Bulldog” for the Translation.
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