The Appalachian Mountain Feist Dog must first and foremost be a natural squirrel hunter. Any dog produced from our kennel must hunt squirrel to meet our standard.
Physical Attributes:
* A wedge shaped head with no loose skin at any point of the head with a Pricked ear carriage. The muzzle is equal length to the skull, thickest at the base, and taping evenly when viewed from above or the side. The nasal bone is straight. The lips are tightly closed, accompanied by a full set of strong, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite.
* The body is short, powerful and compact. The chest is deep and moderately broad. The body's overall height is slightly shorter than the total length of the body. Height is greatest at the withers, the back is straight and set strong to the base of the tail. The loin is short and muscular, and the tail is either natural bobtailed or docked. The shoulder blades are sloping and the legs straight, strong and firm, set well under the body, and of medium length. Single dewclaws are acceptable on the front legs. The feet are rather small and slightly oval, with thick pads. The toes are tightly closed.
* The coat is short, thick, and smooth with hair extending no farther than one inch. The color patterning is considered
Tricolor White (Predominantly White, Black & Tan) or Tricolor Black (Predominantly Black, White & Tan) with medium to heavy blue & red ticking on the under coat and across the body.
The Mountain Feist Squirrel dog should have Tricolor (Black, White, & Tan) markings on the neck and head areas with tan markings following the line of the bottom jaw.
