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General
Appearance
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Strongly
built dog, smaller than medium size. Body slightly longer than
height at withers. Coat long and profuse.
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Characteristics
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Tendency
to herd.
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Temperament
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Intelligent,
brave, calm, faithful. Suitable as companion and watch dog.
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Head
and Skull
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Strong
featured, comparatively broad, bitch's more refined, forehead
slightly rounded; stop clearly defined. Muzzle shorter than skull,
straight and slightly tapering when viewed both from above and
side. Nose and eye rims as dark as compatible with coat colour.
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Eyes
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Oval
shaped, dark brown or harmonizing with coat colour. Expression
soft and friendly.
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Ears
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Erect
or semi-erect. Medium size, set well apart, broad at base and very
mobile.
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Mouth
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Jaws
strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper
teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaw.
Lips tight.
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Neck
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Medium
length, strong and profusely covered with hair.
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Forequarters
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Shoulder
and upper arm of approximately equal length. Shoulder moderately
laid back and forming a rather open angle with upper arm. Legs
well boned, strong, straight and parallel. Elbow placed slightly
lower than the lower edge of brisket. Pasterns of medium length,
flexible and slightly sloping.
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Body
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Firm.
Back strong, straight and broad. Moderate spring of rib. Brisket
deep and long almost reaching the level of the elbow. Depth of
body slightly less than half the height at withers. Forechest
clearly defined, of moderate width. Loin short and muscular.
Slight tuck up. Croup medium length, well defined and slightly
sloping. The body, measured from point of shoulder to point of
buttock, slightly longer than height at withers.
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Hindquarters
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Strong
boned, powerful, straight and parallel when viewed from behind.
Moderate angulation. Muscular thighs. Hocks relatively low set.
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Feet
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Well
arched, oval, covered with thick hair.
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Tail
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Medium
length, high set, covered with profuse, long hair. Carried curved
over the back or side when the dog is moving. May hang when the
dog is at rest. Tip of tail may have a "J" formed hook.
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Gait/Movement
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Effortless,
brisk, agile and straight. Medium length of stride, changing
easily from trot to gallop.
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Coat
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Profuse.
Outer coat long, coarse and straight. Shorter on the head and
front of legs. Undercoat soft and dense. Males should have a more
abundant mane.
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Colour
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All
colours allowed* but main
colour must dominate. Markings differing from the main colour are
permitted on head, neck, chest, legs, tail and underside of body.
*Acceptable
colours are;
Black,
Black & Tan, Black & White, Black Tan & White, Brown,
Brown & Tan, Brown & White, Brown Grizzle, Brown Grizzle
& White, Brown Tan & White, Brown Tan & White, Brown
Wolf Sable, Brown Wolf Sable & White, Brown Wolf Sable &
White,
Brown Wolf Sable & White, Brown Wolf Sable & White, Cream,
Cream & White, Grizzle, Grizzle & White, Red, Red &
White, Sable, Sable & White, Tricolour, White, Wolf Sable,
Wolf Sable & White.
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Size
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Ideal
height at withers, dogs 49cm (19.25 ins); bitches 44cm (17.25
ins), with an allowance of 3cm (1.25 ins) either way. Type is more
important than size.
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Faults
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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.
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Note
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Male
animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
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