Limitation of the size

[Dayen]

Originally Posted by Admin

There IS a limitation written in the standard. The FCI breed standard (http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/332GB99_en.doc) describe Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs as dogs with "above average size". Not "small" and not "huge" - but above average size. As "average size" FCI list breeds where males are about 65cm high. All breeds growing over 70cm are described as HUGE breeds.
So according to the FCI the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog male should have 65-70cm. Females should be smaller and easy to recognize (+ "Sex should be unmistakable.")

Such a limit of height is only your construction. You cannot argument by translated words because I see a different meaning there. In Czech Republic, there was never any maximum height limit ment for CSW.

If you have 73 cm male with perfect proportions including the dimorfism, then the male would be perfect. If you have two exactly same males, one with 65cm and one with 73cm (two extremes), the taller one is better for most of the czech breeders and judges.

65cm is a minimum height - so, 65cm for a male and 60cm for a female is permissible, but barely the desirable size.

Truth is, that some bloodlines do have problems to reach the minimum height, but it should not be the reason to tell that it's OK to have so small wolfdogs (as some people do).