THE SCHIPPERKE. 



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In August, 1894, the president, Mr. G. R. 

 Krehl, as well as other leading members of 

 the Schipperke Club (England), resigned 

 and formed a new club under the title of 

 the St. Hubert Schipperke Club, which was 

 named after St. Hubert, a dog Mr. Krehl 

 imported, and which was afterwards pur- 

 chased by the club as a desirable sire to 

 improve the breed in England, but the 

 great expectations in that direction were 

 hardly realised. The rupture happened so 

 long ago that one can now relate its in- 

 ward history without giving offence or 

 incurring any danger of renewing hostilities. 

 There is no doubt that it originated in a 

 personal difference between Mr. G. R. Krehl 

 and Mr. J. N. Woodiwiss, who was vice- 

 president of the Schipperke Club (England), 

 but the formation of the new club was 

 facilitated by the opinion some fanciers held 

 at the time that there was a danger of losing 

 in England the Belgian type of the breed, 

 and the St. Hubert Schipperke Club adopted 

 the Belgian Club's standard of points as 

 closely as a translation consistent with 

 terms understood by English fanciers would 

 allow. 



That there was no danger of altering the 

 true type by breeding Schipperkes in accord- 

 ance with the description of the Schipperke 

 Club (England), will be seen by comparing 

 it with that of the St. Hubert Schipperke 

 Club, as in all essential points both are alike. 



Standard of Points of the St. Hubert Schipperke 



Club. 



1. Character and General Appearance. The 



Schipperke is an excellent and faithful little 

 watchdog, who does not readily make friends with 

 strangers. He is very active, always on the alert, 

 and very courageous in defending objects left in his 

 charge, but also gentle with children. A character- 

 istic peculiarity of the breed is their exceeding in- 

 quisitiveness and lively interest in everything going 

 on about them, their excitement being expressed by 

 sharp barks and the bristling mane. They are 

 game and good vermin dogs. 



2. Colour. Self-coloured ; black. 



3. Head. Foxy. 



4. Nose. Small. 



5. Eye. Dark brown, small, oval rather than 

 round, neither deep set nor prominent, lively and 

 keen. 



6. Ears. Quite erect, small, triangular, and set 



on high. Of sufficient substance that they cannot 

 be folded otherwise than lengthways, and very 

 mobile. 



7. Teeth. Very white, strong and quite level. 



8. Neck. Strong, full, and carried upright. 



9. Shoulders. Sloping, and with easy action. 



10. Chest. Broad in front and well let down. 



11. Back. Straight, but supple. 



12. Loins. Broad and powerful. 



13. Forelegs. Quite straight, fine, and well 

 under the body. 



14. Feet. Small, round, and well-knuckled up, 

 nails straight, strong, and short. 



15. Thighs. Powerful, very muscular, and 

 hocks well let down. 



1 6. Body. Short and thick set, the ribs well 

 sprung, rather drawn up in loin. 



17. Tail. Absent. 



18. Coat. Dense and harsh, smooth on the ears, 

 short on the head, the front of the fore-legs, and 

 the hocks, and also rather short on the body, but 

 profuse round the neck, commencing from behind 

 the ears, forming a mane and a frill on the chest. 

 This longer coat looses itself between the fore-legs. 

 The backs of the thighs are feathered, forming the 

 " culotte," the fringe of which is turned inwards. 



19. Weight. Maximum for the small size 

 twelve pounds, and for the large size twenty 

 pounds. 



20. Faults. A light-coloured eye. Ears semi- 

 erect, too long or rounded. Head narrow and 

 elongated, or too short. Coat sparse, wavy, or 

 silky. Absence of the mane and " culotte." Coat 

 too long, and white spots. Undershot. 



Relative Value of Points. 

 Head, nose, eyes, and teeth . 



Ears 



Neck, shoulders, and chest . 

 Back and loins 



20 



JO 



10 



5 



Fore-legs 5 



Hind-legs 5 



Feet 5 



Hindquarters 10 



Coat and colour 30 



Total 



100 



To this were added the following supple- 

 mentary notes from the pen of Mr. G. R. 

 Krehl, which contain some very good advice. 



" A lethargic air is detrimental, as the 

 restless temperament of the Schipperke con- 

 tributes greatly to the breed's ' character.' 

 When in full coat, the dog should be black 

 entirely, but when it is changing the coat 

 will sometimes present a rusty appearance. 

 This brown tinge, which, under the circum- 

 stances, is natural, must not be confounded 



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