{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_scottish_terrier_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_scottish_terrier_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Scottish Terrier — 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 Scottish Terrier, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/scottish_terrier_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 9\n  passed: 9\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_scottish_terrier_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_scottish_terrier_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: \"Scottish Terrier — 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# Scottish Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Origin and group: a British terrier; AKC Terrier group, FCI Group 3 (Terriers), Section 2 Small-sized Terriers, without working trial.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: AKC height at the withers about 10 inches, back length about 11 inches, dogs 19 to 22 lb and bitches 18 to 21 lb; FCI height 25 to 28 cm, weight 8.5 to 10.5 kg.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Build: a small, sturdy, compact, short-legged dog of good bone and substance with a cobby body, a long head in proportion to size, a keen \"varminty\" expression, prick ears and an erect tail.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Coat and colour: a broken coat of hard, wiry outer hair over a soft dense undercoat that resists weather; colours are black, wheaten or brindle in any shade, with white allowed solely on the chest and chin and only to a slight degree.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: alert, spirited yet stable and steady-going; a determined, thoughtful dog that is gentle with people but can be aggressive toward other dogs (the \"Diehard\"); FCI adds loyal, faithful, dignified, independent, reserved, courageous and intelligent, bold but never aggressive.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Penalised faults (AKC): a soft or curly coat; round, protruding or light eyes; overshot or undershot jaws; obvious over- or under-size; shyness or timidity; upright shoulders; weak front reach or rear drive; stiff or too-wide / too-close movement; a narrow front or rear; being out at the elbow; lacking bone and substance; a low-set tail; poor nose pigment; a coarse head; or failing to show head and tail up.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications (FCI): an aggressive or overly shy dog, or any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormality; males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Scottish Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Scottish Terrier — 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/scottish_terrier_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/scottish_terrier_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":644,"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."}