Head: elongated. The ratio between the skull and the muzzle is 1:1. Cranial region: the upper lines of the skull and muzzle are divergent. Supra-orbital arches are slightly visible. The hind part of the skull is elongated but moderately wide. The area from supra-orbital arches to the occiput is flat. The occipital protuberance is very slight. Stop: slightly pronounced. Nose: large with sufficiently wide nostrils. Should have dark pigmentation. Pigmentation in harmony with the colour of the coat. Depigmentation is not allowed. Muzzle: rectangular. The bridge of the nose is perfectly straight. Lips: tight fitting with dark pigmentation. Jaws/teeth: jaws are very long and strong. Perfect scissor bite with full dentition. Eyes: almond shaped, close fitting lids, dark colour. Dark pigmentation on edges of eyelids. Ears: of medium size, triangular, folded and pendant, set rather high. Carried close to the cheeks. With shorter hair.
Neck: of medium length, powerful, carried slightly low. Skin tight fitting. Long, abundant coat forming a mane. Withers: moderately developed. Back: short, taut, moderately broad and straight.. Loin: connection between chest and croup is short and moderately broad; in females it is a bit longer. Croup: of medium length, broad and slightly sloping. Chest: very spacious, deep, broad and oval shaped. The lowest point of brisket reaches at least to the elbows. Never barrel shaped. Chest is strong, with moderately pronounced point of sternum. Underline: belly well muscled. The underline is not tucked up but gradually slopes up from the end of the sternum to the rear.
Limbs: strong and well angulated. Forequarters: General appearance: well developed, strong bones, tight muscles. Parallel and upright when standing. Shoulders: of medium length, well laid back. The scapularhumerus angle is about 120°. Upper arms: muscular and strong. Almost the same length as shoulders. Elbows: moderately close to the body. Forearms: strong bones, developed muscles, upright. Metacarpus (pastern): slightly sloping. Front feet: toes arched and tightly knit. Nails pigmented, dark pigmentation desirable. Resilient pads, hard and tight, dark pigmentation desirable. Front feet more developed than hind feet. Hindquarters: General appearance: strong and parallel. Upright when standing with adequate angulation. Knee well bent. Upper thighs: broad, strong, well muscled. Lower thighs: well muscled, strong, broad, of the same length as the upper thigh. Hocks: firm, set a bit high. Metatarsus (Rear pastern): strong. Possible existence of dewclaws. Hind feet: toes arched and tightly knit. Nails pigmented, dark pigmentation desirable. Resilient pads, hard and tight, dark pigmentation desirable.
Long, set at medium height, very mobile. When relaxed it is hanging and in movement it is always raised over the level of the back, which is characteristic of the breed. Abundantly coated with distinct plume.
Skin: thick, well fitting all over the body. Hair: in general, the Tornjak is a long coated dog with short hair over the face and legs. The topcoat is long, thick, coarse and straight. It is specially long on the upper part of the croup; over the shoulders and the back it can also be slightly wavy. On the muzzle and the forehead, up to the imaginary line connecting the ears, over the ears and on the front parts of legs and feet it is short. It is especially abundant around the neck (mane), dense and long over the upper thighs (breeches). It forms feathers along the forearms. With well coated dogs it is also especially abundant on the rear of hind pasterns. The tail is richly coated with very long hair. Winter undercoat is long, very thick and of nice woolly texture. Hair is thick and dense and should not part along the back. Colour: as a rule the Tornjak is parti-coloured with distinct markings of various solid colours.Usually the dominant ground colour is white. There may be dogs with a black mantle and with white markings most often found around the neck, over the head and along the legs. There may also be almost white dogs with only small markings.
The Tornjak is a trotter. Movement is well balanced, supple, long reaching, harmonious, with strong drive from hindquarters. In movement the backline is firm.
Height at withers: Dogs — 65-70 cm. Bitches — 60-65 cm.
