{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_welsh_terrier_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_welsh_terrier_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Welsh Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/welsh_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_welsh_terrier_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_welsh_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: \"Welsh 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.\"\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# Welsh Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Great Britain.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI assigns it to Group 3 (Terriers), Section 1 covering large and medium-sized terriers, with no working trial; its stated purpose is terrier work.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC gives height at the withers as about 15 inches, accepted from 15 to 15½; FCI caps height at 39 cm.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Typical weight is around 20 lb under AKC and 9–9.5 kg under FCI.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is wiry, hard and dense, with a short soft underlayer; muzzle, legs and quarters carry thick wiry furnishings.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are a black jacket with tan on the legs, head and quarters (a deep reddish tan, slightly lighter shades allowed), plus a grizzle jacket.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is game, alert and spirited yet friendly and self-controlled; FCI also describes the dog as affectionate, obedient, happy, rarely shy, fearless but not aggressive.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Any departure from the standard counts as a fault, graded by how far it goes.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: aggressive or overly shy dogs, and any dog showing a clear physical or behavioural abnormality.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Welsh Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Welsh 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/welsh_terrier_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/welsh_terrier_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":562,"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."}