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Characterization of the breed "PULI - Canis familiaris ovilis villosus hungaricus. Raitsits, 1924"

Puli is ancient Hungarien breed descendent from the Asian sheepdogs. The Puli is a compact, square appearing, well balanced dog of medium size. He is vigorous, alert and active. Only the solid colors of rusty black, black, all shades of gray, and white are acceptable; however, on the chest a white spot of not more than 2 inches is permissible. In the black and the gray dogs an intermixture of some gray, black or white hairs is acceptable as long as the overall appearance of a solid color is maintained. The fully pigmented skin has a bluish or gray cast whatever the coat color. Puli have the dense, weather resistant coat. Coat is profuse on all parts of the body. The outer coat is wavy or curly, but never silky. The undercoat is soft, wooly and dense. The coat clumps together easily, and if allowed to develop naturally, will form cords in the adult. The cords are wooly, varying in shape and thickness, either flat or round, depending on the texture of the coat and the balance of undercoat to outer coat. The Puli may be shown either corded or brushed. It is essential that the proper double coat with correct texture always be apparent. With age the coat can become quite long, even reaching to the ground; however, only enough length to properly evaluate quality and texture is considered necessary so as not to penalize the younger or working specimens. Ideally, males are 41-43 cm measured from the withers to the ground; weight: 13-15 kg, bitches, 38-40 cm and weight: 10-13. A 2 cm over or under these measurements is acceptable. The tightly knit body approximates a square measured from withers to ground and point of shoulder to point of buttock. Medium boned. The head is of medium size in proportion to the body. The tail is carried over, and blends into the backline. Temperament of Puli has fitted him for the strenuous work of herding flocks on the plains of Hungary. Agility, combined with soundness of mind and body, is of prime importance for the proper fulfillment of this centuries-old task.