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 GORDON
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HISTORICAL SUMMARY
| GENERAL APPEARANCE | - Stylish dog, with galloping lines. Consistent with its build which can be compared to a weight-carrying hunter. Symmetrical in conformation throughout. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| SIZE | -
Height at the withers: Dogs 66 cm (26 ins.). Bitches 62 cm (24 ½ ins.). |
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length: (standard
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- weight: Dogs 29.5 kg (65 lbs). Bitches 25.5 kg (56 lbs). |
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| TEMPERAMENT | - Intelligent, able and dignified. Bold, outgoing, of a kindly even disposition. | |
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| SKIN | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| COAT | - Hair : On head, front of legs, tips of ears short and fine; moderate length, flat and free from curl or wave on all other parts of body. Feather on upper portion of ears long and silky; on backs of legs long, fine, flat and straight, fringes on belly may extend to chest and throat. As free as possible from curl or wave. | |
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| COLOUR | - Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness, with markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan. Black pencilling on toes and black streak under jaw permissible. Tan markings : Two clear spots over eyes not over 2 cms (3/4 ins.) in diameter. On sides of muzzle, tan not reaching above base of nose, resembling a stripe around clearly defined end of muzzle from one side to other. Also on throat, two large, clear spots on chest. On inside hindlegs and inside thighs, showing down front of stifle and broadening out to outside of hindlegs from hock to toes. On forelegs, up to elbows behind, and to pastern joints or little above, in front. Around vent. Very small white spot on chest permissible. No other colour permissible. | |
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| HEAD |
 - Deep
rather than broad. Length from occiput to stop longer than from stop to nose.
Below and above eyes lean. |
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| - | Skull | - Slightly rounded, broadest between ears. Broader than muzzle, showing brain room. |
| - | Stop | - Clearly defined. |
| - | Muzzle | - Long with almost parallel lines, neither pointed nor snipey. Muzzle note quite as deep as its length. |
| - | Nose | - Large, broad, nostrils open and black. |
| - | Lips/Flews | - Not pendulous, clearly defined lips. |
| - | Cheeks | - As narrow as leanness of head allows. |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. |
| - | Eyes | - Dark brown, bright. Neither deep nor prominent, set sufficiently under brows, showing keen, intelligent expression. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Medium size, thin. Set low, lying close to head. |
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| NECK | - Long, lean, arched, without throatiness. | |
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| BODY | - Moderate length. | |
| - | Topline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Withers | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Back | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Chest | - Not too broad. Brisket deep. |
| - | Ribs | - Well sprung. Back ribs deep. |
| - | Belly | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Loins | - Wide, slightly arched. |
| - | Underline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Croup | - tending to horizontal. |
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| LIMBS | ||
| Forequarters - Forelegs flat boned, straight, strong. | ||
| - | Shoulders | - Shoulder blades long, sloping well back, wide flat bone, close at withers, not loaded. |
| - | Upperarms | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Elbows | - Well let down and close to body. |
| - | Forearms | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Carpus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Pasterns | - Upright. |
| - | Forefeet | - Oval, close-knit, well arched toes, plenty of hair betweeen. Well paded toes, deep heel cushions. |
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| Hindquarters - From hip to hock, the hindlegs are long, broad and muscular. From hock to heel short and strong. | ||
| - | Thighs | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Stifles/knees | - Well bent. |
| - | Lowerthighs | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Metatarsus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Hocks | - Straight from hock joint to ground. |
| - | Hindfeet | - Oval, close-knit, well arched toes, plenty of hair betweeen. Well paded toes, deep heel cushions. |
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| Tail | - Straight or slightly scimitar, not reaching below hocks. Carried horizontally or below line of back. Thick at root, tapering to fine point. Feather or flag starting near root, long, straight, growing shorter to point. | |
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| Gait/Movement | - Steady, free-moving and true, with plenty of drive behind | |
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| Faults | - should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. | |
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| Severe Faults | - (standard does not comment). | |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - 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. | ||