Thai Bangkaew Dog

  • GENERAL INFO

    ORIGIN: Thailand
    UTILIZATION:
    Companion dog

    KCT’S CLASSIFICATION:
    Group 5 Spitz and primitive type
    Section 5 Asian Spitz and related breeds
    Without working trial

    BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: Alert, intelligent, loyal, watchful and obedient. He has an inherent desire to protect home and family and easy to train.

  • BRIEF HISTORY

    The Thai Bangkaew Dog is an old breed that originated from the Bangkaew village, Thanang-ngam area, Bang-rakam district, and Phitsanulok province in Thailand. The breed traces its ancestry back to a cross between a Buddhist abbot’s local black & white female dog and a now-extinct wild dog producing today’s Bangkaew breed. In 1957, selective breeding from single litters had produced their generations to these days. The Thai Bangkaew Dogs are regarded as a precious heritage of Phitsanulok province. The dogs are fed widely in the province and has become so famous nationwide that they are fed to every part of Thailand.

  • BREED STANDARD

    GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Thai Bangkaew dog is a square built, well proportion dog with wide and deep chest. He is a double-coated dog. The coat should form a ruff around the neck and shoulders and a pluming tail.

    PROPORTIONS:
    Length of body : Height at the withers = 1 : 1
    Depth of chest : Height at the withers = 1 : 2
    Male larger boned than their female counterparts.

    HEAD-CRANIAL REGION:
    Skull: The skull is wedge-shaped and should be massive, broad and in proportion to the body.
    Stop: Clearly defined, but moderate.

    FACIAL REGION:
    Nose: Black and in proportion to muzzle.
    Nasal bridge: Straight and long.
    Muzzle: Of medium length, broad at base and tapering toward tip.
    Lips: Tight with good pigmentation.
    Mouth: White marking around muzzle is preferable.
    Jaw: Upper and lower jaws are strong.
    Teeth: Small, sharp, strong and in full dentition. The incisors of the lower jaw touch very lightly with the inner surface of the upper incisors (scissors bite). A level bite is acceptable.
    Eyes: Small, almond shaped. Color of eyes is black or dark brown.
    Ears: Small, triangular, in proportion to head, stand erect and point forward.
    Neck: Strong, muscular, in proportion to head, blending smoothly into shoulders, proudly carried with head erect.

    BODY:
    Back: Viewed from profile is straight and level.
    Loin: Strong and broad.
    Croup: Moderately sloping.
    Chest: Wide, deep, well let down between forelegs and extending to the elbows, ribs well sprung but never rounded like barrel hoops.
    Lower line: The belly is not tucked up.

    TAIL: Moderately long, well feathered, thick towards the base, well set on and carried with moderate upward curve towards back.

    LIMBS – FOREQUARTERS:
    Shoulder: Moderately laid back and well muscled.
    Forearm: Straight and strong, parallel when viewed from front.
    Pastern: Short and slope very slightly.
    Feet: Rounded and catlike.

    LIMBS – HINDQUARTERS:
    Thighs: Strongly muscled with angulation in balance with that of forequarters.
    Hocks: Well angulated at the stifle and well let down.
    Rear Pastern: Viewed from behind, they should be perpendicular to the ground.
    Feet: Round ,arched and tight.

  • BREED STANDARD (cont.)

    GAIT: Flexible and powerful movement with good reach and drive, level topline, good carriage of head and tail. Front legs should not paddle, nor should there be a straddling appearance. Hind legs should not paddle nor weave.

    COAT & COLOUR:
    HAIR: Double and medium in length. The undercoat is soft and dense. The outer coat is coarse and straight. Guard coat is long and forming a ruff around the neck and shoulders. Back of forelegs are covered with feathers diminishing to the pasterns. Hind legs are covered with long hair to the hocks.

    COLOUR: Parti-color or white with patches of red, tan, gray or black. Shape placement of patches of color are without importance.

    SIZE: Ideal height at the withers:
    Dogs 19-21 inches (46-55 cm)
    Bitches 17-19 inches (41-50 cm)
    There is tolerance of plus or minus one inch (2.5 cm)

  • FAULTS

    • Light eyes or nose.
    • Tail carried close to the back or fall to either side.
    • Lack of ruff.
    • Lack of feathers on back of forelegs.
    • Large ears.
    • Muzzle is too wide.
    • Large round eye.
    • Roach back.
    • Swayback.
    • Oversize, undersize.

    ELIMINATING FAULTS:

    • Short or smooth coat.
    • Bobtail.
    • Drop ears.
    • Overshot or undershot.
    • Missing more than 3 teeth.
    • Curled tail or kink tail.
    • Lack of tail plume.
    • Viciousness.

    N.B. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.