{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_japanese_chin_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_japanese_chin_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Japanese Chin — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Japanese Chin, paraphrased derived fact summary (per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3) from source_file; Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/japanese_chin_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_japanese_chin_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_japanese_chin_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Japanese Chin — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n# Japanese Chin — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A small, balanced and merry toy dog; the AKC treats it as a companion breed, while the FCI files it under Group 9, the Companion and Toy Dogs group, in Section 8, the Japan Chin and Pekingese section (standard 206).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC ideal height is 8 to 11 inches at the top of the withers; FCI gives males approximately 25 cm at the withers (females a little smaller).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is profuse, straight, single-layered and silky with a springy feel; the FCI notes long silky hair over the whole body except the face, with heavy feathering on ears, neck, thighs and tail.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC permits three colour combinations: a white coat with black, a white coat with red, or white with black plus tan points. The FCI simply describes white carrying black or red markings.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC disqualifies any colour outside the listed combinations.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is that of a gentle, clever toy dog kept purely as a human companion; the FCI calls it clever, mild and charming.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI faults include shyness, a non-black nose in white dogs with black markings, an overshot mouth, an all-white coat lacking markings, and a single facial marking.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI disqualifies aggressive or extremely timid dogs, any clear physical or behavioural defect, a wry lower jaw, and tricolour.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Per FCI history, the breed's ancestors were given as a gift by Korean rulers (Silla Dynasty, 377–935) to the Japanese court in 732.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Japanese Chin — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Japanese Chin — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/japanese_chin_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/japanese_chin_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":624,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}