general APPEARANCE
DECIDEDLY SQUARE AND COBBY,IT'S 'MULTUM IN PARVO' SHOWN ON COMPACTNESS OF FORM, WELL KNIT PROPORTIONS AND HARDNESS OF MUSCLE.

CHARACTERISTICS
GREAT CHARM,DIGNITIY AND INTELLIGENCE.

TEMPERMENT
EVEN - TEMPERED,HAPPY AND LIVELY DISPOSITION.

HEAD AND SKULL
HEAD LARGE,NOT ROUND,NOT APPLE-HEADED,WITH NO INDENTATION OF SKULL.MUZZLE SHORT,BLUNT,SQUARE,NOT UPFACED,WRINKLES CLEARLY DEFINED.
EYES DARK,VERY LARGE,GLOBULAR IN SHAPE,SOFT AND SOLICITOUS IN EXPRESSION,VERY LUSTROUS,AND WHEN EXCITED ,FULL OF FIRE.
EARS THIN,SMALL,SOFT LIKE BLACK VELVET
TWO KINDS - 'ROSE EAR' - SMALL DROP EAR WHICH FOLDS OVER AND BACK TO REVEAL THE BURR.
'BUTTON EAR' - EAR FLAP FOLDING FORWARD,TIP LYING CLOSE TO THE SKULL TO COVER OPENING.PREFERANCE GIVEN TO THE LATER.
MOUTH SLIGHTLY UNDERSHOT.WRY MOUTH,TEETH OR TONGUE SHOWING ALL HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE.WIDE LOWER JAW WITH ALL INCISORS ALMOUST IN A LINE.

NECK
SLIGHTLY ARCHED TO RESEMBLE A CREST,STRONG,THICK WITH ENOUGH LENGTH TO CARRY HEAD PROUDLY.

FOREQUARTERS
lEGS VERY STRONG,STRAIGHT,OF MODERATE LENGTH,AND WELL UNDER BODY,SHOULDERS WELL SLOPED.

BODY
SHORT AND COBBY,WIDE IN CHEST AND WELL RIBBED,TOPLINE LEVEL NEITHER ROACHED NOR DIPPED.

HINDQUARTERS
LEGS VERY STRONG, OF MODERATE LENGTH,WITH GOOD TURN OF STIFLE,WELL UNDER BODY,STRAIGHT AND PARALLEL WHEN VIEWED FROM THE REAR.

FEET
NEITHER SO LONG AS THE FOOT OF THE HARE NOR SO ROUND OF THE CAT;WELL SPLIT UP TOES;THE NAILS BLACK.

TAIL
(TWIST) HIGH -SET,CURLED AS TIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIP.DOUBLE CURL HIGHLY DESIRABLE.

GAIT/MOVEMENT
VIEWED FROM THE FRONT SHOULD RISE AND FALLWITH LEGS WELL UNDER SHOULDER,FEET KEEPING DIRECTLY TO FRONT,NOT TURNING IN OR OUT.FROM BEHIND ACTION JUST AS TRUE.USING FORELEGS STRONGLY PUTTING THEM WELL FORWARD WITH HINDLEGS MOVING FREELY AND USING STIFLES WELL.A SLIGHT ROLL TYPIFIES GAIT.

COAT
FINE,SMOOTH,SOFT,SHORT AND GLOSSY,NEITHER HARSH OR WOOLLY.

COLOUR
SILVER,APRICOT,FAWN OR BLACK,EACH CLEARLY DEFINED,TO MAKE A CONTRAST COMPLETE BETWEEN COLOUR,TRACE AND MASK,MARKINGS CLEARLY DEFINED.MUZZLE OR MASK,EARS ,MOLES ON CHEEKS,THUMBMARK OR DIAMOND ON FOREHEAD AND TRACE AS BLACK AS POSSIBLE.

SIZE IDEAL WEIGHT:6.3-8.1 KG (14-16 LB)
ALL MALE DOGS SHOULD HAVE 2 TESTICALS

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