Well balanced, sturdy, heavily coated, without excess.
Characteristics
Gay and assertive.
Temperament
Alert, steady but somewhat aloof with strangers.
Head and Skull
Head furnishings with fall over eyes, but not effecting
the dog's ability to see, good whiskers and beard. Skull
moderately narrow, falling away behind eyes, not quite flat,
but not domed or apple headed. Straight foreface with medium
stop. Nose black. Muzzle about 4 cms (11/2 ins), but not
square; length from tip of nose roughly one third total
length from nose to back of skull.
Eyes
Dark. Medium size, frontally placed, oval, neither large
nor full, nor small and sunk. No white showing at base or
top.
Ears
Pendant, heavily feathered.
Mouth
Upper incisors close just inside lower i.e. reverse
scissor bite. Incisors in a broad and as straight a line as
possible. Full dentition desirable.
Neck
Strong and well arched.
Forequarters
Shoulders well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily
furnished with hair.
Body
Length from point of shoulders to point of buttocks
greater than height at withers. Ribs extending well back.
Level topline. Strong loin. Balanced and compact.
Hindquarters
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation.
Heavily furnished with hair. Hocks when viewed from behind
parallel and not too close together.
Feet
Round, cat-like with firm pads. Well feathered.
Tail
High-set, carried well over back but not like a
pot-hook. Often a kink at end. Well feathered.
Gait/Movement
Free and jaunty.
Coat
Top coat long, heavy, straight, hard neither woolly nor
silky. Moderate undercoat. Cost never impeding action.
Colour
Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, parti-colour,
black, white or brown. All equally acceptable.
Size
Ideal height: dogs: 25cms (10 ins) at shoulders; bitches
slightly smaller.
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the
dog.
Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.