“THE MOVEMENT IS BALANCED AND COORDINATED WITH GOOD REACH AND STRONG DRIVE.”
The forequarters are well angu- lated and the shoulder firmly set with adequate muscle but not overdevel- oped. The shoulders are sloping and well lay back, blending smoothly from the neck to the back. The 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 stan- dard 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. Blaz- es are acceptable as long as they do not extend into the eye or the ear. The illustrations were created by Jeanne Flora and the written descrip- tions which serve to further clarify the AKC Breed Standard are the culmina- tion 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 www.atftc.com/breed_std/ ibsFlash/index.html
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