| GENERAL
APPEARANCE:
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 AND SKULL:
Short,
deep through with broad skull. Very pronounced cheek muscles,
distinct stop, short foreface, and 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 outline gradually widening towards
shoulders.
FOREQUARTERS:
Legs
straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, and showing
no weakness at the pasterns, from which point the feet turn
out a little. Shoulders well laid back with no looseness at
the elbow.
BODY:
Close
coupled with level top line, 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 likened 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. Discernible drive from hindlegs.
COAT:
Smooth,
short and close.
COLOUR:
Red,
fawn, white, black or blue or any of these colours with white.
Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black
and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.
SIZE: Weight;
Dogs 12.7 - 17 kgs (28 - 38 lbs). Bitches 11 - 15.4 kgs (24
- 34 lbs).
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