Siberian Breed Standard

Strong, muscular, massive animals medium to large in size (up to 10-11 kgs), females are much smaller in size to males

 

HEAD

Shape: a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive.

Forehead: broad just slightly rounded.

Cheekbones: well developed, high set.

Nose: medium length, board, in profile shows a slight indentation, but without stop.

Chin: slightly slanting back, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose.

 

EARS

Medium size, wide at the base, tips are rounded with turfs and brushes

 

EYES

Medium size, oval shape, with the outer corners tilted slightly upward, set wide apart. Colour is green or yellow of various gradations, distributed evenly

 

BODY

Structure: Muscular, massive with strong bones, strong neck and wide/broad chest, to create a rectangle appearance.

Legs/Paws: Strong, medium, rectangle along with the body. Paws are large and round with hair tufts between the toes.

Tail: Tail is thick, not hanging down, evenly furnished with fur, medium or large.

 

COAT

Structure: Medium length, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat and overcoat water repellent.

Double coat is present, depends on season: short, tight fitting in summer time and thick in winter time.

The decorative fur is long, dense forms complete ruff and frill around the neck and fluffy britches on the hind legs, short hair on paws.

Colour: All colours are acceptable; including any amount of white is permitted, except colour-pointed patterns, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, and fawn.