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Tsvetnaya Bolonka
Standard RKF 1999

Tsvetnaya Bolonka Discription: Small, slightly longer (Than tail: oblong ??)dog. Neither coarse or shelly. (like a Basenji, Doberman, Poodle-type of built). Looks thick as has a lot of hair. Skin is thin, elastic, well fitted. 20 - 25 cm at shoulder (note: 20 - 25 cm is 8 - 10 inches).

Temperment: Dogs are lively, emotional,(love to caress) and delicate.

Head: Is in proportion with overall built. Not large, skull is rounded, forehead is domed, stop is well defined. Muzzle is slightly shorter than the forehead, dry, gently narrowing towards the nose. Nose is small, and, same as well fitted lips, black or matching the dogs color.

Ears: Medium size, hanging, high set, fit close to the head. lightly lift, covered by long decorative hair.

Eyes: Medium size, dark, rounded, straight set. In chocolate dogs, lighter eyes allowed. Eyelids are thin, dry, well fitted, black or matching dogs color.

Teeth: White, not large. Bite is scissors, level, or undershot without any distance between upper and lower jaw incisors.

Neck: Of medium length, high, dry.

Body: Compact. Shoulders moderately defined. Back is streight, strong. wide, well muscled. Loin is short and slightly arched. Rump is rounded, wide, falling slightly. Tail is moderately long, high set, carried as ring or on the back, covered with a lot of hair. The tip of the tail is close to the body (touching the body). Chest is deep, moderatly wide, oval (in vertical projection), long. Belly is moderately tucked up.

Forelegs: Looking from the front, straight and parallel. The upper arm bone and the shoulder bone meet at 100-110 degrees. Elbows look straight backwards. Pasterns are strong, almost vertical. Paws are not large, tight, oval.

Hindlegs: Looking from the back, paralle, set wider apart than the front legs. Theighs are of medium length and slightly inclined. All angles are well defined. Pasterns are of medium length, strong and vertical.

Movement: Light, free.

Color: Any solid, but white. Gray (Grizzly, loose white hairs) allowed. Not desirable, but allowed small white markings on chest and paws.

Hair: Of the same length from nose to tip of tail, soft, silky, shinny. The undercoat is well developed. Preferably, large curls, wavy coat is allowed.

* Any deviations from the specification above are evaluated in proportion to the extent of the deviation.

Disqualifications: Chryptorchid dogs, aggressiveness, spotted dogs, big white spots at the chest or paws. Height above 28 cm at shoulder. Short tail, insufficient long hair on muzzle. Undershot, :open" overshot when there is a distance between upper and lower incisors.