Breed Standards:
The Kennel Club Breed Standard (Great Britain)
Classification: Utility Dogs
General Appearance
Sturdy, compact, solid, small dog with good bone, short, smooth coat.
No point exaggerated, balance essential.
Characteristics
Full of courage, yet with clown-like qualities. Bat ears and short undocked
tail essential features of the breed.
Temperament
Vivacious, deeply affectionate, intelligent.
Head and Skull
Head square, large and broad but in proportion to dog's size. Skull nearly
flat between ears, domed forehead, loose skin forming symmetrical wrinkles.
Muzzle broad, deep and set well back, muscles of cheeks well developed;
nose and lips black. Stop well defined. Lower jaw deep, square, broad,
slightly undershot and well turned up. Nose extremely short, black and
wide, with open nostrils and line between well defined. Lips thick, meeting
each other in centre, completely hiding teeth. Upper lip covers lower
on each side with plenty of cushion, never so exaggerated as to hang too
much below level of lower jaw.
Eyes
Preferably dark and matching. Moderate size, round, neither sunken nor
prominent, showing no white when looking straight forward; set wide apart
and low down in skull.
Ears
'Bat ears', of medium size, wide at base, rounded at top; set high, carried
upright and parallel, a sufficient width of skull preventing them being
too close together; skin soft and fine, orifice as seen from the front,
showing entirely.
Mouth
Slightly undershot. Teeth sound and regular, but not visible when the
mouth is closed. Tongue must not protrude.
Neck
Powerful, with loose skin at throat, but not exaggerated. Well arched
and thick, but not too short.
Forequarters
Legs set wide apart, straight boned, strong, muscular and short.
Body
Short, cobby, muscular and well rounded with deep wide brisket; roach
back; strong; wide at shoulders and narrowing at loins; good 'cut up',
ribs well sprung.
Hindquarters
Legs strong, muscular and longer than forelegs thus raising loins above
shoulders. Hocks well let down.
Feet
Small, compact and placed in continuation of line of leg, with absolutely
sound pasterns. Hind feet rather longer than the fore-feet. Toes compact;
well knuckled; nails short, thick and preferably black.
Tail
Undocked, very short, set low, thick at root, tapering quickly towards
tip, either straight or kinked, never curling over back nor carried gaily.
Gait/Movement
Free and flowing.
Coat
Texture fine, smooth, lustrous, short and close.
Colour
Brindle, pied or fawn. Tan, mouse and grey/blue highly undesirable.
Brindle: a mixture of black and coloured hairs. May contain white provided
brindle predominates.
Pied: white predominates over brindle. Whites are classified with pieds
for show purposes; but their eyelashes and eye rims should be black. In
pieds the white should be clear with definite brindle patches and no ticking
or black spots.
Fawn: may contain brindle hairs but must have black eye lashes and eye
rims.
Size
Ideal weight: dogs: 12.5 kgs (28 lbs); bitches: 11 kgs (24 lbs). Soundness
not to be sacrificed to smallness.
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. |
