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Body
Height to length ratio should
be 10 to 12 (being slightly
longer in leg than body) but
still appearing square and
compact. Shoulders should
have good angulations with
firm elbows held close to the
rib cage. Hindquarters should
be of medium angulations
with short strong hocks. Top line should remain level with strong loin and
level croup. Flanks should rise up from a brisket set just below the elbows,
but should not be excessively deep. Ribs should be well sprung but not
barreled. Overall, the dog should appear square, be balanced, athletic and
with good muscling.
Movement: When trotting should be purposeful, strong and elastic, with
good reach and drive, giving the appearance of
Head: Sculptured, broad, well defined eyebrows, medium stop, eyes set
well apart, nose to eye slightly longer than eye to occiput. The head should
be clean and chiseled and fully coated as on the body, legs and tail.
Ears: Set moderately flat against the head, base should be level with the
eye. Leather should be of medium thickness and when gently drawn
forward should reach the top canine tooth. Ear leather reaching beyond
the tip of nose is considered a severe fault. Ear canals should be free of
excessive hair, and not thick and bulbous. When inquisitive and alert the
ear set should rise to the top of the head. Thick/heavy ear leather is a fault.
Eyes: Slightly round, large and expressive, always offering eye to eye
contact when engaged in activity with a human. Protruding or sunken eyes
are a fault. Watery or tearful eyes are a fault. Wide round or narrow
almond shaped eyes are considered a fault.
Eye Color: Eye color should complement and blend with the face color.
Blue, Red, Dark Chocolate and Silver dogs must have dark brown eyes. All
shades of Cafe', Milk Chocolate, Gold/Apricot, Cream and Chalk should
have dark hazel to brown eyes if they have black pigment. Caramel and
dogs with rose pigment may have either dark eyes or ghost eyes. Ghost is a
hazel color range much the same as it is in humans. Flecking with
different shades of hazel with green and a blue/green make this eye color
quite unique. Ghost eyes must always remain soft in appearance. Cold
staring expressionless appearance in all eye colors is a severe fault.
Teeth: Scissor bite only is acceptable, being neither undershot nor
overshot. Miniatures must not have crowding teeth.
Nose: Large square and fleshy. Pigment: Black or Rose. Pigment should
be strong. Black pigment dogs must have dark brown eyes. Pink spots or
patches on nose, lips, eye rims or pads are a fault. Dogs with rose pigment
can have dark hazel, brown or ghost eyes. Eye rims should be rose as
should nose, lips and pads. Pink spots or patches are a severe fault. Rose
should be a rich liver color.
Neck: The firm, well muscled neck should be moderately long, slightly
arched and flow into the well angled shoulders with no appearance of
abruptness. The neck should not be coarse nor stumpy and should lend
an air of elegance to the dog. A short thick neck is a fault. White but when
compared to a true white it is a chalky white) - may have rose or black
Cream and Apricot Cream (all shades and combinations of cream shades
are acceptable) - may have rose or black pigment.
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