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Appearance:
Deer
like
in
appearance
being
smooth-coated,
alert,
spirited
and
structurally
well
balanced,
company
and
square
bodied.
Movement:
Quick,
yet
well
balanced
&
graceful.
Temperament:
Loyal,
and
willing
to
please.
Happy.
Ready
to
defend
family
if
necessary
but
eager
to
make
friends.
Uses:
Companion
Confirmation:
- HEAD:
- Skull: Elongated, and broad. Appears flat and tapers forward toward the muzzle.
- Eyes: Dark, Blue or Green/Gold, bi is acceptable.
- Ears: Cropped, Not cropped, tipped or natural erect. If cropped must be cropped in proportion to head at 12-16 weeks of age.
- Muzzle: Medium and tapering to an unexaggerated point.
- Nose: Black on Black and Red base coated dogs. Red dogs may also have self colored brown/red nose. Brown on Brown and Fawn. Blue on Blue. Blue on Blue/Fawn.
- Bite: Scissor
- Teeth: Clean, of correct number, shape and position.
Neck:
Broad
at
shoulders,
slightly
arched.
- TORSO:
- Topline: Level or slightly slopping toward the hind quarters.
- Chest: Very deep, slightly barrel shaped, well formed with no exaggeration.
- Body: Well muscled, square in form measuring within 1 inch of height from ground to point of wither as from bend of neck to bend of tail..
Legs:
Perfectly
straight
forelegs.
Length
being
justifiable
to
length
of
body
to
give
a
square
visual
appearance.
- Toy: 4-10 inches from ground to point of elbow. 4-12 inches from ground to point of wither.
- Miniature: 11-16 inches from ground to point of elbow. 13-18 inches from ground to point of wither.
- Standard: 17-24 inches from ground to point of elbow. 19-26 inches from ground to point of wither.
Hind
legs
are
angulated.
Feet:
Compact,
arched
toes,
dewclaws
removed
on
both
front
and
back
feet.
Tail:
Docked
to
be
1
to
2
inches
long
at
maturity,
set
high.
Undocked
tails
are
acceptable
but
not
preferred
and
will
be
placed
below
same
quality
dog
with
properly
docked
tail
in
class.
Natural
Bobtail
is
acceptable
but
not
preferred
due
to
inability
to
set
length
and
full
bob
tails
are
a
disqualification.
- Proportional Appearance:
- Body: Perfect being 1 pound of body weight per inch of dog in height.
- Head:
- Ears cut in proportion to head.
- Skull width and nose length in correct proportion for an overall gathered appearance.
- Gait: Deer like
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- Faults/Penalties:
- Any deviation from the breed standard such as but not limited to height/weight ratio, tail length, dewclaws, improper chest formation, unsocial, overly shy, timid. Dirty teeth heavily penalized.
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- DISQUALIFICATIONS:
- Not within height standard.
- Not within weight standard.
- Exaggerated difference in height/weight ratio.
- V-Chest
- Coat being anything other than short, flat, smooth and tight to body.
- Any color, pattern or markings not listed in breed standard.
- Ears not of same set. Ears that are not cut in proportion to head - Too short or too long.
- Any over-exaggeration of confirmation as stated by breed standard.
- Dewclaws on any legs.
- Bad Teeth, improperly aligned teeth.
- Tail docked to short or too short of a natural bob as it is highly discouraged as a health risk.
- Bad Temperament, Aggression, Inability to be controlled by owner/handler. Dogs deemed by Judge or Show Personnel to have such temperaments MUST be removed immediately from the premises.
- Late to or missing pre-inspection, late to or missing registration, late to or missing call of any kind without PRIOR authorization by the Show Director.
Judge:
Judges decisions are final and will not be discussed. A copy of Your score cards will be available to you and can be requested from ACR by fax or email a week after the show.
Judge has the sole discretion to drop placement if he feels there is not an adequate representative of the breed(s) in the class to justify award placement.
Dogs
will
be
judged
in
a
class
group
and
individually.
Scores
are
accumulated
from
both
for
final
scoring.
Class
Groups
may
be
broken
down
to
Breed
Group
if
deemed
necessary
by
the
number
of
entries
present.
Class
Group
top
scorers
of
1,
2
and
3
are
awarded
1st,
2nd
and
3rd
place
prizes.
1st
place
dog
in
each
class
goes
on
to
the
Superior
Dog
Class
for
"Show
Awards".
All
dogs
are
awarded
their
accumulated
scores
toward
championship
title
points
if
the
scores
are
of
acceptable
total
and
afforded
according
to
ACR
Show
Rules/Policies/Standards.
Dogs
advancing
to
advanced
classes
on
same
show
day
will
receive
ALL
of
their
accumulated
points.
Any
dog
without
PRIOR
authorization
by
the
Show
Director
missing
or
late
to
their
pre-inspection,
registration,
class
call,
individual
call
or
award
ceremony
will
be
disqualified.
SCORE
CARD:
| Category: Terrier - Harlequin Pinscher Date: _________
Dogs Name: _____________________________________
Reg # __________________________________________
Microchip Number: ______________________ DNA: _____
Show: ____________________________________________
Judge(s): __________________________________________ |
Class Score
1-50
42.5 req'd to advance |
Individual Score
1-50
42.5 req'd to advance |
| Coat: (*Score 1-5) - Comment goes here if Judge so chooses: |
*1-5 |
*1-5 |
| Head/Teeth/Neck (1-10) |
*1-10 |
*1-10 |
| Torso (1-10) |
*1-10 |
*1-10 |
| Legs/Feet (1-5) |
*1-5 |
*1-5 |
| Tail/Weight/Height (1-10) |
*1-10 |
*1-10 |
| Movement/Overall Appearance (1-7.5) |
*1-7.5 |
*1-7.5 |
| Temperament (1-2.5) |
*1-2.5 |
*1-2.5 |
| Disqualification: |
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| Total Points: _________ Advanced: ______ Awarded: _____ |
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42.5+
points
in
each
class
for
a
combined
score
of
85+
is
required
to
advance
points
for
accumulation
toward
titles.
- REGISTRATION:
- All dogs are REQUIRED to be micro chipped PRIOR to submission for registration and microchip number submitted with application for registration.
- All dogs will have DNA hair follicles pulled at every show for future identification if needed. HPA/ACR may also request DNA hair follicle samples and any person refusing or ignoring request for submission will be denied future
- registration privileges and current dogs owned will be elevated to suspended registrations.
- Registration fees are $25.00 per dog.
- $25.00 per litter.
- Show Fees are $25.00 per dog per show.
- ALL dogs used must be either an ACR Merle, Brindle or Piebald Miniature Pinscher, ACR Miniature Pinscher, HPA Foundation Stock Miniature Pinscher, HPA Foundation Stock Merle or Brindle Rat Terrier or an established F-series HPA documented dog.
- Any dog submitted for registration MUST have a minimum 3 generation pedigree submitted with application for registration or it will be denied registration. NO EXCEPTIONS! Pedigrees MUST be from an established Pedigree Service/Registry recognized by ACR.
- There are NO Membership fees and there are no members of HPA/ACR.
- Registers are granted registration privileges only.
- Merle or Brindle Rat Terrier foundation stock submitted for "Foundation Registration" MUST be accompanied via 5 pictures of the animal showing both side, front, back and head of animal. HPA/ACR reserves the right to refuse registration if they feel the animal is not a suitable candidate for the welfare of the Harlequin Pinscher.
- Any Foundation Registration requested submitted with the dog being 11 months or older must be verified by a licensed veterinarian as to breed, age, height, weight, ear set and color/markings/pattern. Verification must be on Veterinarian Letterhead with Veterinarians Name, phone number and license number on the certification.
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- ONLY Class A - square bodied MERLE or Brindle Rat Terriers will be accepted for "Foundation Stock" .
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Any found to be of not Class A Status will be removed from the database along with their prodigy.
- Only those dogs verified by a Judge, Show Personnel, HPA/ACR representative or licensed veterinarian will be given Size classification as Toy, Miniature or Standard. All others will be registered as broad category of "Harlequin Pinscher".
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