All about the mudi

This is a link to the FCI standard for Mudi: 238g01-en (fci.be) 

The CKC standard can be found here: https://www.ckc.ca/CanadianKennelClub/media/Breed-Standards/Group%207/Mudi.pdf

The breed came into being during the 18th to the 19th century from cross breeding Hungarian herding dogs with various prick-eared German herding dogs. Because of his courageous disposition he is very popular with the shepherds for the use in herding large and difficult livestock. He is even used for the battue of wild boar. Excellent guard and companion dog. A dog used for searching out drugs. Watch and alarm dog. Excellent agility dog, lovable house pet. Because of his relatively short coat and his excellent adaptability, it is no problem to keep him in the house. 

The Mudi is extremely smart, of lively temperament, courageous, watchful, keen to work, alert and adaptable. 

They tend to show natural neutrality to strangers and strange dogs.

Medium-sized herding dog with a wedge-shaped head. Prick ears. Body topline is distinctly sloping towards the rear. The head and the limbs are covered by short, smooth coat. The other parts of the body have a somewhat longer, very wavy to slightly curly coat. There are different variations of colour. Important proportions: The body length is approximately equal to the height at the withers. The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half of the height at the withers The length of the muzzle is slightly less than half of the total length of the head.

Males:

Height is 16-18.5" and weigh 24-29 lbs.

Females:

Height is 15-17.5" and weigh 18-24 lbs.

The coat of a Mudi is curly or wavy and medium length. The face and legs should have shorter, slick hair. 

The accepted colours are:

Fawn

Black

Brown

Ash

With merle variation of all the above colours.

They are extremely easy to keep clean, any mud or dirt will fall off once dry. They do not need any special grooming, just nail trims with an occasional bath. They don't require much brushing, only when they are shedding just to keep it from getting all over the house. They shed minimally; I have found them to only shed twice a year.