Siberian breed standard

Head

Shape: a little bit longer than broad, softly rounded, massive. Forehead broad, just slightly rounded. Cheekbones well developed, high set.

Nose: medium length, broad, in profile shows a slight idetation, but without stop.

Chin: slanting slightly backwards, in profile creating a curve from the upper line of the nose.

Ears: medium size, well open at the base, tips are rounded with well developed hairs on the inside and tufts. Placement: with good width between, tilting slightly forward.

Eyes: large, slightly oval shaped. A bit oblique, set widely apart, uniform, any colour is permitted, but preference is given to green.

Body : well boned and muscled, powerful neck, broad chest, body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance.
Legs: medium high, to form a rectangle with the body, strong. Paws: large, round, well tufted between toes.
Tail: long, thick, rounded tip. Covered on all sides by dense heir with no hairs trailing down.

Coat : semi-long, well developed, very dense, undercoat not lying flat, overcoat water repellent,slightly hard to touch. Summer coat is distinctly shorter than the winter coat. The winter coat shows a well developed shirtfront, full frill and knickerbockers. All colours are acceptable except pointed patterns and the verieties chocolate, cinnamon, lilac, fawn. Any amount of white is permitted.

Faults : too small or too finely built; head is long and narrow, straight profile too round head (persian type); ears are too large or too high set; round eyes; legs are too long or too thin; too short tail; too fine or silky lying coat, flat lack of coat.