{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_taiwan_dog_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_taiwan_dog_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Taiwan Dog — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/taiwan_dog_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_taiwan_dog_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_taiwan_dog_dog.md\nsource_document: \"FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Taiwan Dog — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.fci.be\"\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 (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.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (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# Taiwan Dog — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Under FCI the dog belongs to Group 5 (the Spitz and primitive types) and to Section 7, Primitive Type – Hunting Dogs; it is used for hunting, watching and company, without a working trial.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A medium-sized, dry and sinewy dog with a triangular head, almond eyes, thin prick ears and a sickle tail; the build is nearly square.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers is 48–53 cm (males) and 43–48 cm (females), weighing 14–18 kg and 12–16 kg respectively.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short and hard, lying tight to the body, with a length of about 1.5–3 cm.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are black, brindle, fawn, white, and the combinations white-and-black, white-and-fawn and white-and-brindle.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is extremely faithful to its owner, keen-sensed, alert, bold and fearless.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults include shyness, a level bite, protruding or yellow eyes, too-straight angulation, a curled tail carried over the back, and incorrect size.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifying faults are aggression or extreme shyness, physical or behavioural abnormality, undershot or overshot bite, a missing canine tooth, ears that are not pricked, and hair longer than 4.5 cm.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Taiwan Dog — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Taiwan Dog — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.fci.be","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/taiwan_dog_combined.txt"},"source_document":"FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/taiwan_dog_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":539,"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."}