|
CRANIAL RΙGION :
Skull : Flat or slightly rounded from one side to the
other. The median groove is only slightly marked, the occipital protuberance can
bc seen on the summit of the skull.
Stop : The stop is only slightly pronounced and is
equidistant from the occiput and the end of the muzzle.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Proportionate to the muzzle, well developed,
never split and always black.
Muzzle : Neither narrow or pointed.
Lips : Firm and always well pigmented. The upper lip
should overlap the lower without any looseness. At their commissure, the lips
should initiate a very slight pouch which should stay firm.
Jaws / Teeth : Strong teeth with a scissor bite.
Eyes : Horizontal, slightly oval in shape. The iris
should be dark brown, and in case never lighter than dark hazel even if the tan
is light coloured. For the harlequin variety, wall eyes are admitted.
Ears : Set high. They are carried upright if cropped,
neither convergent nor divergent, pointing slightly forward. The well carried
ear is one whose middle falls on an imaginary line in prolongation of the sides
of the neck. Uncropped ears are half-pricked or drop-ears. They should'nt be
plastered against the cheeks. They are flat and rather short. The length of the
uncropped ear should be half the length of the head.
NECK : Muscular, of good length, united
harmoniously with the shoulders.
BODY :
Top line : The back is straight. The loin is short,
broad and well muscled. The croup is only slightly inclined.
Withers : Quite visible.
Chest : The girth of the chest is greater than the
height at the withers by more than one fifth. The chest is well let down to the
point of the elbow. It is wide deep and long.
TAIL : Whole, carried low, it reaches at least to the
hock, without deviating, forming a slight hook in the form of a " J". When in
action, the tail can be carried higher, an extension of the top line.
LIMBS :
FOREQUARTERS : Upright when seen from the front
or in profile.
Shoulder : Sloping and moderately long.
Forearm : Muscled.
Feet : Large, round, compact. The nails are always
black. The pads are hard but nevertheless resilient.
HINDQUARTERS : Upright when seen from profile
and from behind.
HAIR : Smooth on the head, short, thick, firm and
lying close to the body, 3 to 4 cm in length. The buttocks and the underside of
the tail are lightly but obligatorily fringed. The undercoat is short, fine,
dense and downy, preferably mouse grey, very close, and can't be seen through
the top coat.
COLOUR :
a) Black and tan (Black with tan markings) : "red
stockings". The black is pure black and the tan, red squirrel coloured. The tan
markings are distributed as follows
Spots over the eyes.
On the sides of the muzzle, diminishing gradually on the cheeks, never
attaining under the ear.
On the chest, preferably two spots.
Under the neck.
Under the tail.
On the legs, disappearing progressively while rising, without covering in any
case more than 1/3 of the leg and rising slightly higher on the inside.
b) Harlequin (blue-mottled with tan markings) : grey,
black and tan, the coat being black and grey in equal parts, the spots well
distributed, with sometimes a predominance of black. The tan markings are the
same as for the black and tan.
A faint whit spot on the chest is tolerated.
SIZE :
Height at the withers : Male : from 65 cm to 70 cm.
Female : from 61 cm to 68 cm.
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.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
Aggressive or overly shy.
Size outside the standard limits.
Too light-boned.
Eyes too light, or wall eyes (except for harlequins).
Split nose, of a colour other than black, with unpigmented areas.
Overshot or undershot with loss of contact, absence of 3 or more teeth (the
first premolars not counting).
Uncropped ears totally upright and rigid.
Rear feet turned excessively to the exterior.
Simple dewclaws or absence of dewclaws on hind legs.
Shortened tail or tail carried over the back.
Coat : Colour and texture other than those defined by the standard. Complete
absence of tan markings. Shaggy coat. Well defined, quite visible white spot on
chest. For the harlequin variety : too much grey, black on one side and grey on
the other, head entirely grey (absence of black).
NB : Male animals should have two apparently normal
testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
 |
