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F.C.I. Standard No. 208
GENERAL APPEARANCE - Sturdy, abundantly coated
dog with distinctly arrogant carriage and chrysanthemum-like
face.
CHARACTERISTICS
- Intelligent, active and alert.
TEMPERAMENT
- Friendly and independent.
HEAD
AND SKULL - Head broad, round, wide between eyes.
Shock-headed with hair falling well over eyes. Good beard
and whiskers, hair growing upwards on the nose giving a distinctly
chrysanthemum-like effect. Muzzle of ample width, square,
short, not wrinkled, flat and hairy. Nose black but dark liver
in liver or liver marked dogs and about one inch from tip
to definite stop. Nose level or slightly tip-tilted. Top of
nose leather should be on a line with or slightly below lower
eyerim. Wide open nostrils. Downpointed nose highly undesirable,
as are pinched nostrils. Pigmentation of muzzle as unbroken
as possible.
EYES
- Large, dark, round, placed well apart but not prominent.
Warm expression. In liver or liver marked dogs, lighter eye
colour permissible. No white of eye showing.
EARS
- Large, with long leathers, carried drooping. Set slightly
below crown of skull, so heavily coated they appear to blend
into hair of neck.
MOUTH
- Wide, slightly undershot or level. Lips level.
NECK
- Well proportioned, nicely arched. Sufficient length to carry
head proudly.
FOREQUARTERS
- Shoulders well laid back. Legs short, and muscular with
ample bone, as straight as possible, consistent with broad
chest being well let down.
BODY
- Longer between withers and root of tail than height of withers,
well coupled and sturdy, chest broad and deep, shoulders firm,
back level.
HINDQUARTERS
- Legs short and muscular with ample bone. Straight when viewed
from the rear. Thighs well rounded and muscular. Legs looking
massive on account of wealth of hair.
FEET
- Rounded, firm and well padded, appearing big on account
of wealth of hair.
TAIL
- Heavily plumed carried gaily well over back. Set on high.
Height approximately level with that of skull to give a balanced
outline.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
- Arrogant, smooth-flowing, front legs reaching well forward,
strong rear action and showing full pad.
COAT
- Long, dense, not curly, with good undercoat. Slight wave
permitted. Strongly recommended that hair on head tied up.
COLOUR
- All colours permissible, white blaze on forehead and white
tip to tail highly desirable in parti-colours.
SIZE
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Weight: 4.5-8.1 kg (10-18 lbs)
Ideal weight: 4.5-7.3 kg (10-16 lbs)
Height:
no more than 26.7 cm (10.5 ins) at withers
Type and breed characteristics of the utmost importance and
on no account to be sacrificed to size alone.
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 normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
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