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GENERAL APPERANCE |
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| Smooth coated, well balanced, of great strength for his size. Muscular, active and agile. |
| CHARACTERISTICS |
| Traditionally of indomitable courage and tenacity. Highly intelligent and affectionate especially with children. |
| TEMPERAMENT |
| Bold, Fearless and totally reliable. |
| HEAD & SKULL |
| Short, deep through with broad skull. Very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, nose black. |
| EYES |
| Dark preferred but may bear some relation to coat colour. Round of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Eye rims dark. |
| EARS |
| Rose or half pricked, not large or heavy. Full drop or pricked ears highly undesirable. |
| MOUTH |
| Lips tight and clean. Jaws strong, teeth large, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and Set Square to the jaws. |
| NECK |
| Muscular, rather short, clean in out line gradually widening towards shoulders. |
| FOREQUARTERS |
| Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, showing no weakness at the pasterns, from which point feet turn out a little. Shoulders well laid back with no looseness at elbow. |
| BODY |
| Close coupled, with level topline, wide front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscular and well defined. |
| HINDQUARTERS |
| Well muscled, hocks well let down with stifles well bent. Legs parallel when viewed from behind. |
| FEET |
| Well padded, strong and of medium size. Nails black in solid coloured dogs. |
| TAIL |
| Medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low. Should not curl much and may be liked to an old fashioned pump handle. |
| GAIT/MOVEMENT |
| Free, powerful and agile with economy of effort. Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear. Discernable drive from hind legs. |
| COAT |
| Smooth, short and close. |
| COLOUR |
| Red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these colour's with white. Any shade of Brindle or any shade of Brindle with white. |
| Black and Tan or Liver highly undesirable. |
| SIZE |
| Weight- DOGS 28LBS TO 38LBS; Bitches – 24lbs to 34lbs. Desirable height at withers 14 to 16 inches, these heights being related to the weight. |
| FAULTS |
| Any departure from the fore going points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be in exact proportion to its degree. |
| NOTE |
| Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |
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| C Kennel Club |