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| GENERAL APPEARANCE | - Rather long in body and fairly short on legs. Appearance should be robust and strong rather than elegant and speedy. Proud carriage, well developed muscles and agile appearance. Differences in build between male and female clearly defined. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| SIZE | -
Height at the withers: Ideal size 35 cm for males with a
permitted variation of 32-38 cm. Ideal size 33 cm for bitches with a permitted variation of 30-36 cm. |
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length: (standard
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- weight: (standard does not comment). |
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| TEMPERAMENT | - Keen and even-tempered hound. Never aggressive, nervous or shy. | |
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| SKIN | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| COAT | - Hair : Harsh, straight and lying close to body. On head, ears and lower part of legs coat should be shorter. On neck, back and backside of thighs coat should be longer. On underside of tail bushy but not forming a fringe. | |
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| COLOUR | - All
colours with white markings are permissible. Not accepted is all white or
liver brown. Colours should be very well defined. White markings should be visible from all angles and shall preferably be in form of a blaze, a full necklace, on legs, feet and tip of tail. Symmetrical markings preferred. |
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| HEAD | - Rather large in proportion to body. Longish and tapering towards the nose. | |
| - | Skull | - Only slightly arched. |
| - | Stop | - Slight. |
| - | Muzzle | - Viewed from above or the side muzzle well developed, never snipy. Bridge of nose straight or very slightly convex. |
| - | Nose | - Black, with well developed, wide open nostrils. |
| - | Lips/flews | - Tight, closely fitting. They perfectly cover the teeth. Corner of the mouth not visible. |
| - | Cheeks | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite. Level bite permissible. |
| - | Eyes | - Bright and full of expression, neither protruding nor staring. Dark brown. Eye rims closely fitting. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Set fairly low, medium long and broad, hanging without folds close to the cheeks. Rounded tips. |
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| NECK | - Proportionally long and powerful, merging well into shoulders; skin supple and tight-fitting. | |
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| BODY | - | |
| - | Topline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Withers | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Back | - Powerful and muscular, sloping slightly towards the croup. |
| - | Chest | - Long, well developed, egg-shaped and clearly reaching below elbows. |
| - | Ribs | - well developed. |
| - | Belly | - slightly tucked up. |
| - | Loins | - Strong and comparatively short. Slightly arched viewed from the side. |
| - | Underline | - Line of sternum evenly joining the slightly tucked up belly. |
| - | Croup | - Slightly inclined, long and broad. |
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| LIMBS | ||
| Forequarters - Straight legs viewed from front and with strong bone. | ||
| - | Shoulders | - Long, broad and muscular with well-developed withers. Closely fitting. Viewed from the side set at an angle of 50° to the horizontal line. |
| - | Upperarms | - Proportionally long and broad. Closely fitting but yet very mobile. Set at an angle of 100° to shoulder blade. |
| - | Elbows | - Turning neither in nor out. |
| - | Forearms | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Carpus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Pasterns | - Springy with a slight angle to forearm, viewed from the side. |
| - | Forefeet | - Firm, with well knit toes and well-developed pads. Feet turning neither in nor out. |
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| Hindquarters - Parallel when viewed from behind. | ||
| - | Thighs | - Broad with well-developed muscles. |
| - | Stifles/knees | - Well angulated. |
| - | Lowerthighs | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Metatarsus | - Short and standing almost vertical. Dewclaws to be removed. |
| - | Hocks | - Broad, strong and well angulated. |
| - | Hindfeet | - See front feet. |
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| Tail | - Long and thick at base. Preferably hanging down but may be carried higher but never over the back. | |
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| Gait/Movement | - Should be even, parallel and long reaching. Backline to remain level. | |
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| Faults | -
should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. Flesh-coloured nose. Light eyes. Incomplete number of incisors. White markings other than those mentioned in the standard. |
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| Severe Faults |
Narrow lower jaw. Sway back. Roach back. Bandy front legs. Feet turning in or out. |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - Aggressive or overly shy. One or both eyes blue. Pronounced over-or undershot bite. Kinked or otherwise deformed tail. Liver brown colour, all white coat. Under-or oversized. Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. |
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| NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. | ||