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Lips :
Close and even ; no looseness.
Jaws/Teeth :
Well defined. Under jaw strong and to have
biting power. Upper teeth to meet tightly
outside lower teeth in front.
Cheeks :
Very pronounced cheek muscles.
Eyes
: Dark, round, low down in skull, set far
apart. No pink eyelids.
Ears
: Set high. Cropped or uncropped, the latter
preferred. Uncropped ears should be short and
held rose or half prick. Full drop to be
penalized.
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NECK
: Heavy, slightly arched, tapering from
shoulders to back of skull. No looseness of
skin. Medium length. |
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BODY :
Topline
: Back fairly short. Slight sloping from
withers to rump with gentle short slope at
rump to base of tail.
Loins : Slightly
tucked.
Chest
: Deep and broad. Well sprung ribs; close
together, deep in rear.
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TAIL
: Short in comparison to size, low set,
tapering to fine point; not curled or carried
over back. Not docked. |
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LIMBS
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FOREQUARTERS
: Front legs straight, with large bones. Set
rather wide apart to permit chest development.
Shoulders :
Strong and muscular, with blades wide and
sloping. Pastern : Upright.
HINDQUARTERS
: Well muscled.
Hocks :
Let down, turning neither in nor out.
FEET :
Of moderate size, well arched and compact.
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GAIT / MOVEMENT
: Springy but without roll or pace. |
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COAT
HAIR
: Short, close, stiff to the touch, glossy.
COLOUR
: Any colour, solid, particolour, or patched
is permissible; but more than 80% white, black
and tan, and liver not to be encouraged.
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SIZE
: Height and weight should be
in proportion. A height of about eighteen to
nineteen inches (46 ‑ 48 cm) at the shoulder
for the male and seventeen to eighteen inches
(43 ‑ 46 cm) for the female to be considered
preferable. |
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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.
·
Dudley nose.
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Undershot or
overshot mouth.
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Light eyes.
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Pink eyelids.
·
Tail too long or
badly carried.
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N.B.
: Male animals should have two apparently
normal testicles fully descended into the
scrotum. |
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630 del 23/11/2005
