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Standard FCI
General Appearance :
Well balanced, sturdy, heavy coated.
Characteristics :
Gay and assertive.
Temperament :
Alert, steady but somewhat aloof with strangers.
Head & Skull :
Heavy head furnishings with good fall over the eyes, good whiskers and
beard. Skull moderately narrow, falling away behind the eyes, not quite flat,
but not domed or apple-headed. Straight foreface with medium stop. Nose black.
Muzzle about 4 cm (11/2 ins), but not square; length from tip of nose roughly
one third total length from nose to back of skull. .
Eyes :
Dark. Medium size, frontally placed, oval, neither large, nor small and
sunk. No white showing at base or top.
Ears :
Pendant, heavily feathered.
Mouth : Upper
incisors close just behind lower, i.e. reverse scissor bite. Incisors in a
broad and as straight a line as possible. Full dentition desirable.
Neck :Strong
and well arched.
Forequarters :
Shoulders well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.
Body :
Length from point of shoulders to point of buttocks greater than height
at withers. Well ribbed. Level topline. Strong loin. Balanced and compact.
Hindquarters :
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished with
hair. Hocks when viewed from behind parallel and not too close together.
Feet :
Round, cat-like with firm pads. Well feathered.
Gait/movement :
Free and jaunty.
Tail : High set,
carried well over back but not like a pot hook. Often a kink at end. Well
feathered.
Coat : Top coat
long, heavy, straight, hard neither wooly nor silky. Moderate undercoat.
Colour : Golden,
sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, black, parti-colour, white or brown.
All equally acceptable.
Size :
Ideal height: 25.4 cm (10 ins) at shoulder for dogs; bitches slightly
smaller. FAULTS Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered
a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should
be in exact proportion to its degree.
Note : Male
animals should have two apparently testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.
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