Size:
Being a toy dog, medium size preferred, providing
type and points are not sacrificed;
extreme limit 14 lb. (6kg)
Coat and Color:
Coat long, with thick undercoat, straight and
flat, not curly nor wavy, rather coarse,
but soft; feather on thighs,
legs,
tail, and toes long and profuse.
Mane profuse, extending beyond
the
shoulder blades forming ruff or frill around the neck.
All colours allowable.
Red, fawn, black, black and tan, sable,
brindle, white and parti-colour.
The colouring of a parti-coloured dog
must be broken on the body.
No large portion of any one colour
should
exist. White should be shown on the saddle.
A dog of any solid colour with white feet and
chest is not a parti-colour.
Head:
Skull "massive" , broad, wide and flat between
the ears (not dome shaped),
wide between the eyes. Stop deep. Muzzle
wrinkled, very short and broad,
not
overshot nor pointed. Strong, broad,
underjaw,
teeth not to show.
Nose black, broad, very short and flat.
Eyes
large,
dark, prominent, round, lustrous.
Ears heart shaped, not set too high,
leather never long enough to come
below the muzzle, not carried erect,
but rather drooping, long feathers.
Forequarters:
Firm at shoulder, bones of forearm bowed,
short forelegs.
Body:
Back level. Not too long in body; allowance made
for longer body in bitch.
Heavy in front, well-sprung ribs, broad
chest,
falling away lighter behind,
lion-like.
Hindquarters:
Hind legs lighter than forelegs but firm and
well shaped. Feet flat, toes
turned out, not round, should stand well up on
feet, not on ankles.
Tail:
Set high; lying well over back to either side,
long profuse straight feather.
Gait:
Fearless, free and strong, with slight roll.
Faults:
Protruding tongue, badly blemished eye,
overshot , wry mouth.
Disqualification:
Weight over 14 lbs, (6 Kg) Dudley
nose.
TOTAL 100
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