Barbet — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Barbet — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Barbet, also called the French Water Dog, traces its origin to France.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Under the FCI it is recorded as standard N° 105; it sits in the eighth group, which gathers Retrievers, Flushing Dogs and Water Dogs, and within that in Section 3, the Water Dogs, and is subject to a working trial.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers runs 58–65 cm for dogs and 53–61 cm for bitches, allowed to vary by ±1 cm.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is long, of woolly texture and curly, and can fall into strands; it covers the entire body in its natural state.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Permitted colours are solid black, grey, brown, fawn, pale fawn, white, or a coat that is more or less pied.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The disposition is described as even, deeply attached to its owner, sociable, and enthusiastic about water even when it is very cold.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults that lead to elimination are an aggressive or excessively shy attitude, and any dog that plainly shows a physical or behavioural abnormality.