When moving the backline is level and flat in motion as the little dog double tracks in a straight line with slight conver- gence at a trot. Th e movement is balanced and coordinated with good reach and strong drive. Any resemblance to a hackney gait is to be faulted. His lithe muscular body has a smooth elegant outline which moves forward effortlessly. Movement should be judged on a loose lead. The dog should never be strung up nor should he run around the ring at lightning speed. Th e forequarters are well angulated and the shoulder firmly set with adequate muscle but not overdeveloped. Th e shoulders are sloping and well lay back,
blending smoothly from the neck to the back. Th e forechest is well developed. The standard is silent in regard to the TFT’s upper arm, its length or position on the body. However, the AKC standard leaves little doubt by stating, “Fore-chest is well developed”. The “Terrier front” with its shorter upper arm and no fore- chest is a specialized digging front and is incorrect in the Toy Fox Terrier. There are four color combinations allowed in the Toy Fox Terrier. They are white, black and tan tricolor; white, chocolate and tan tricolor; white and tan; and white and black. The body of the dog should be over fifty percent white and can have body spots that match the main color on the head.
Blazes are acceptable as long as they do not extend into the eye or the ear. The above illustrations were created by Jeanne Flora and the written descriptions which serve to further clarify the AKC Breed Standard are the culmination of two years of work by the Judges Education Committee, Kelley Maldon, John Davidson and Olen Nichols. The complete Illustrated Breed Standard in PowerPoint for the Toy Fox Terrier was approved in 2008 and it can be found on the American Toy Fox Terrier Club website at http:// www.atftc.com/breed_std/ibsFlash/ index.html.
“THE BODY OF THE DOG SHOULD BE OVER FIFTY PERCEN T WHITE and can have body spots that match the main color on the head.”
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