Standards, Health and Genetics in Dogs - Chapter 1 - The Standards Thoughts on the description of ears in FCI dog breed standards, in the Head paragraph entitled "Facial region" Raymond Triquet and Claude Guintard (France) 1.0.0

Abstract - In question and answer form, the authors reflect on the origin of the description of ears in official dog breed standards, in the “Facial region” section. Anatomically, the base of the ear is the temporal bone, and ears are therefore an integral part of the cranial region (and under no circumstances of an animal’s facial region). It therefore seems paradoxical that this heading appears in the facial region section in the FCI model standard. After taking a historical look at the possible origin of this anomaly, the authors propose a change that would be very easy to accomplish, by altering the typography and format of dog breed standards.

This article includes a: QUESTION FROM CLAUDE GUINTARD TO RAYMOND TRIQUET (FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FCI STANDARDS COMMISSION), THE “FATHER” OF THE FCI BREEDS NOMENCLATURE and the ANSWER FROM RAYMOND TRIQUET TO CLAUDE GUINTARD (MEMBER OF THE FCI STANDARDS COMMISSION) IN THE FORM OF A SHORT HISTORICAL SUMMARY.