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BREEDSTANDARD
GENERAL
APPEARANCE
Handsome,
strong, muscular and active
dog,
symmetrical in outline, capable of great endurance with fair amount of
speed. Mature dog is handsome and upstanding.
CHARACTERISTICS Peculiarity is the ridge on back formed by hair
growing in opposite direction to the remainder of coat; ridge must be
regarded as the escutcheon of breed. Ridge clearly defined, tapering and
symmetrical, starting immediately behind shoulders and continuing to
haunch, and containing two identical crowns only, opposite each other,
lower edges of crowns not extending further down ridge than one-third of
its length. Up to 5 cm (2 ins) is a good average for width of ridge.
TEMPERAMENT Dignified, intelligent, aloof with strangers but
showing no aggression or shyness.
HEAD AND SKULL Of fair length, skull flat, rather broad between
ears, free from wrinkles when in repose. Stop reasonably well defined.
Nose black or brown in keeping with colour of dog, Black nose
accompanied by dark eyes, brown nose by amber eyes. Muzzle long, deep
and powerful. Lips clean and close fitting.
EYES Set moderately well apart, round, bright and sparkling with
intelligent expression, colour harmonizing with coat colour.
EARS Set rather high, medium size, rather wide at base, gradually
tapering to a rounded point. Carried close to head.
MOUTH Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor
bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to
the jaws. Well developed teeth, especially canines.
NECK Fairly long, strong and free from throatiness.
FOREQUARTERS Shoulders sloping, clean and muscular. Forelegs
perfectly straight, strong, heavy in bone; elbows close to body.
BODY Chest not too wide, very deep and capacious; ribs moderately
well sprung, never barrel-ribbed. Back powerful; loins strong, muscular
and slightly arched.
HINDQUARTERS Muscles clean, well defined; good turn of stifle;
hocks well let down.
FEET Compact, well arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads,
protected by hair between toes and pads.
TAIL Strong at root, not inserted high or low, tapering towards
end, free from coarseness. Carried with a slight curve upwards, never
curled.
GAIT/MOVEMENT Straight forward, free and active.
COAT Short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance but neither
woolly nor silky.
COLOUR Light wheaten to red wheaten. Head, body, legs and tail of
uniform colour. Little white on chest and toes permissible, but
excessive white hairs here, on belly or above paws undesirable. Dark
muzzle and ears permissible.
SIZE Dogs: 63 cm (25 ins) desirable minimum height at withers, 67
cm (27 ins) desirable maximum height at withers.
Bitches: 61 cm (24 ins) desirable minimum height at withers, 66 cm (26
ins) desirable maximum height at withers.
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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