{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_schipperke_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_schipperke_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Schipperke — 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 Schipperke, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/schipperke_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 10\n  passed: 10\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_schipperke_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_schipperke_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: \"Schipperke — 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/FCI breed-standard texts) 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\n# Schipperke — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Origin and group: a Belgian breed whose Flemish name means \"little shepherd\"; AKC companion-type, FCI Group 1 (sheep and cattle dogs), Section 1 Sheepdog, without working trial.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: AKC height 11 to 13 in for males and 10 to 12 in for bitches; FCI weight 3 to 9 kg, with an average of 4 to 7 kg sought.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build: a small, thickset, cobby, tailless dog of square profile with a fox-like face; the distinctive stand-out ruff, cape and culottes make it look higher at the shoulder than the rump.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Coat and colour: a highly characteristic coat of several natural lengths — short on face, ears, forelegs and hocks, medium on the body, longer in the ruff, cape, jabot and culottes — straight and slightly harsh, with a dense soft undercoat. The outer coat must be black (the undercoat may be slightly lighter); any natural black is required, and lack of coat-length differentiation is heavily penalized.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Head and temperament: small triangular erect ears (a drop ear is a disqualification), small oval dark eyes and a black nose give a questioning, mischievous, alert expression; the dog is curious, faithful, reserved with strangers and confident, reflecting its vermin-hunter and watchdog past.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults (FCI): cloddy or rectangular build, foxy head, narrow or flat chest, faulty angulation, poor movement, and a coat that is too short, too long, soft, silky or lacking ruff/mane/frill/culotte; timid or apathetic temperament; loss of specified teeth is a severe fault.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: AKC — a drop ear or ears, or any colour other than natural black. 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