Country of Origin: Hungary
Brief Historical Overview - The breed evolved during the 17th and 18th centuries by crossing the Puli with prick eared shepherd dogs imported from France and Germany. This continued for a long time, but it is now 50 years [up to 1966] since the breed was separated from the Puli and became a distinct breed.
GENERAL APPEARANCE - It is an energetic dog of medium size showing Terrier characteristics. It has an elongated head with well developed muzzle. Its body is square; ears are semi-erect and its tail is held upright. Its coat is of medium length, never felty. Its eyes and muzzle are clearly visible.
It comes in several colours but not parti-coloured.
CHARACTERISTICS - It has a keen nose. It may be used to destroy harmful animals and rodents. It is a noisy, barking breed, excellent for guarding the home; equally it enjoys living in luxury.
TEMPERAMENT - It has an excitable temperament. It is bold and fearless, and therefore very useful for mustering large cattle.
HEAD AND SKULL - The shape of the head is characterised by the long muzzle. The occipital crest is somewhat narrow. The forehead is slightly arched and long. The eyebrows are moderately pronounced. The stop line is almost straight and barely perceptible. The bridge of the nose is straight. The long nose is pointed; the nose leather is equally narrow, the whole muzzle tapering to the front. Lips are tight.
EYES - Are slightly obliquely placed, dark brown in colour with tight eyelids..
EARS - Are set high and are semi-erect; of medium size, well proportioned and in the shape of a reversed V. The movement of the ears is keen and lively.
MOUTH - The teeth are regular, well developed and strong with a scissor bite. The roof of the mouth is dark all over. The tongue is bright red.
NECK - Is of medium length, slightly arched, muscular and held at an angle of 50 - 55?
FOREQUARTERS - Because of its square shape, the Pumi gives the impression of being long-legged. The shoulder blades are steep and the upper arm is short. The shoulders are in the same plane as the chest; the legs supporting the body are vertical and set moderately wide apart. Pasterns are steep.
BODY - Pronounced, long withers. The topline slopes definitely towards the rear. The back is short. The couplings are of medium length and firm. The croup is short, moderately angled and moderately broad. The chest is deep and long.. The ribs are rather flat with little spring. The underline has a slight tuck up.
HINDQUARTERS - The hindlegs are characterised by their extended position in stance. Below the long upper and lower thighs, the rear pastern is short and upright.
FEET - Round and tightly knit. Pads are elastic with very hard nails. Rear dewclaws are undesirable.
TAIL - Set high. It is carried vertically or slightly over the back. Preferably docked to two thirds of its length.
GAIT/MOVEMENT - It is a very active breed, always on the move. Its movement is fast, its trot is brisk and its gallop is springy.
COAT - The skin is slate-grey and well pigmented.
All hairless surfaces [nose, lips etc] are black or slate-grey.
The body is covered with a moderately long, curly coat which does not matt [felt up] anywhere.
It has both an outer coat and an undercoat.
The shortest coat is on the muzzle and on the legs.
The coat on the ears is of moderate length, dense, rough and stands away from the ears (bristles like hackles rising). Elsewhere the coat may vary between shorter and rough about 4 cm long, or longer and curly, but the coat must never have the characteristics of the Puli.
The coat on the forechest, brisket and front legs is often shorter than that on the croup and the hindlegs.
A smooth coat is not allowed.
COLOUR - The colours vary considerably. They are usually dove-grey, silver-grey and slate-grey, but may also be black, light grey, white and reddish-brown. Must be self coloured. A multi-coloured or parti-coloured coat is not allowed.
SIZE - Height measured at the withers: 35 - 44 cm [14 - 17 ? ins]
Proportions of the body expressed as a percentage of the height at the withers:
Length of body - 100%
Depth of chest - 43%
Width of chest - 30%
Circumference of the chest measured behind the elbows - 115%
Length of the head - 44%
The length of the muzzle is 45% of that of the whole head.
Weight: 8 - 13 kgs [18 - 30 lbs]
FAULTS - Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportions to its degree.
Faults of Type: Most of the Type faults originate from the Puli. Therefore the characteristic coat of the Puli and the hanging ears are faults of type to be eliminated.
Short muzzle, light brown eyes, pricked ears are undesirable.
Horizontal carriage of the tail is objectionable.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS
Undershot or overshot if the space between the upper and lower incisors exceeds 2mm
Insufficient pigmentation
A coat which felts up.
Short, smooth coat.
Multi- or parti-coloured
NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normally developed testicles fully descended into the scrotum.