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GENERAL APPEARANCE
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Racy and athletic full of
quality, kindly in expression. Balanced and in proportion. |
BEHAVIOUR
AND TEMPERAMENT |
Keen,
intelligent, energetic, affectionate and loyal. |
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HEAD |
Long and lean, and not coarse at the ears.
Muzzle and skull of equal length and on parallel lines.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Oval (from ear to ear), having
plenty of brain room, and with well defined occipital
protuberance. Brows raised.
Stop : Well defined.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose : The colour of the nose is dark
mahogany, or dark walnut or black, the nostrils wide.
Muzzle : Moderately deep and fairly square
at the end. From the stop to point of nose, long, flews
not pendulous.
Jaws : Jaws of nearly equal length.
Teeth : Scissors bite.
Eyes : Dark hazel or dark brown ought
not to be too large.
Ears : Of moderate size, fine in texture,
set low and well back, hanging in a neat fold close to
head.
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| NECK |
Moderately
long, very muscular, not too thick, slightly arched, no
tendency to throatiness.
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| BODY |
Proportionate to size of dog.
Chest : Deep chest, rather narrow in front,
ribs well sprung, leaving plenty of lung room.
Loins : Muscular and slightly arched.
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TAIL |
Moderate
length, proportionate to size of body, set on rather low,
strong at root, tapering to fine point. Carried level with
or below back. |
LIMBS |
FOREQUARTERS :
Shoulders : Fine at the point, deep and sloping well back.
Elbows : Free and well let down, not turned
in or out.
Forelegs : Straight and sinewy, well boned.
HINDQUARTERS :
Wide and powerful.
Hindlegs: Long and muscular from hip to
hock; from hock to heel short and strong.
Stifle: Well bent
Hocks: turned neither in or out.
FEET: Small, very firm, toes strong, arched
and close together.
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GAIT
/ MOVEMENT |
Free
flowing, driving movement; head held high. Forelegs reaching
well ahead but carried low. Hindquarters drive smoothly with
great power. Crossing or weaving of legs unacceptable. |
| COAT |
HAIR: On head, front
of legs, and tips of ears, short and fine; on other parts
of body and legs moderate length, flat and as free as
possible from curl or wave. Feather on upper portion of
ears long and silky; on back of fore and hind legs long
and fine; fair amount of hair on belly, forming fringe
which may extend onto chest and throat. Feet well feathered
between toes. Tail having fringe of moderately long hair,
decreasing in length as it approaches the point. All feathering
straight and flat.
COLOUR: Rich chestnut
with no trace of black; white on chest, throat, and toes;
or small star on forehead or narrow streak or blaze on
nose or face not to disqualify.
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| SIZE
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Height
at withers : Males 23 ins (58 cm) to 26.5
ins (67 cm).
Female 21.5 ins (55 cm) to 24.5 ins (62
cm).
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FAULTS |
Any
departure from the foregoing points should be considered
a fault and the seriousness of the fault should be in exact
proportion to its degree
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| N.B. |
Male animals should have two apparently
normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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