The Toggenburg dairy goat originated in the Toggenburg Valley of Switzerland The general appearance is of a sturdy, vigorous, alert, medium sized dairy goat. The ears are short, narrow, and upright. The head is wide between the eyes. The muzzle is deep and wide with a dished face. The Toggenburg is somewhat shorter and stouter then the Alpine. The body shows a lot of width and depth. Toggenburgs have a very distinct color pattern of their own. They are solid brown ranging from light fawn to dark chocolate with distinct white makings as follows: white ears with dark spot in middle, two white stripes down face from above the eyes to the muzzle; hind legs are white from hocks to hooves; forelegs white from the knee down (dark stripe down from knee is acceptable) a white triangle on each side of the tail; also a white spot may be present at the base of the wattles or the wattle spot. Verging degrees of cream instead of white are acceptable, but not preferred.

The height at the withers is 26 inches or more for does and 28 inches or more for bucks.

Evaluation of Defects

Part 1 -- Slight defects

Broken or wry tail

Part 2 -- Defects that could be slight to serious depending on degree
(These are all more serious in bucks than in does.)

Ears that are not upright
Does less then 26 inches tall at withers
Bucks less then 28 inches tall at withers
Wry jaws or face on doe
Weak horns that break easily, are thin-walled, or circular in section
Non-symmetrical horns
Winged or loose, open shoulders
Bowed front legs
Closely spaced front legs, pinched heart girth
Swollen stifle joint/s
Closely spaced hind legs
Close or touching hocks
Feet that turn in or out
Malformed feet--splayed, sloping, overgrown
Narrow, shallow, or short body
Steeply sloped rump
Poor udder attachment front, side, or rear
Udders uneven in the size of the two halves

Part 3-- Moderate Defects

Swollen hocks and/or enlarged knees, not sufficient to cause lameness
Teats too close together, bulbous and/or poor defined at the udder juncture
Teats pointing together or outside, disproportionate in size (too small or large.)
Teats hard to milk due to misplaced or small orifice.
Spur (non-functional) teats on does
Multiple teats on bucks
Large teats on bucks

Part 4 -- Serious Defects

Roman nose
Black color in does
White stomach in does
Large white spot (1 ½ inches or more in any direction) on does
Few small white spots on bucks
Undershot or overshot jaws
Lameness, especially combined with badly swollen knees and/or hocks
Leaking teats
Thin udder skin that allows seeping of milk or serum
Pendulous udder
Double orifices in teats
Double teats
Functional spur teats, and those close to primary teats
Disproportionate bodily parts, such as a large head, or a thick body on shortlegs, especially in young animals

Part 5 -- Disqualifications

Pendulous ears
Tri colored or piebald
Black bucks
White stomach on buck
Large white spot (1 ½ inches or more in any direction) on buck
Crooked face on bucks
Blindness, unless the result of accident
Blind primary teat or teats on does
Lack of one or both primary teats (blind udder)
Lack of half or functional half of udder, unless the result of accident or mastectomy
Hermaphroditism or evidence thereof; failure to breed
Undescended testicle or testicles
Permanent physical defect such as navel hernia
Does less than 24 inches or bucks less then 26 inches