GENERAL APPEARANCE. - A strong, compact-looking dog of great symmetry; absolutely free of legginess; profusely coated all over; very elastic in a gallop but in walking or trotting has a characteristic ambling or pacing movement; and his bark should be loud, with a peculiar "pot casse" ring in it. All round he is a chick-set, muscular, able-bodied dog, with a most intelligent expression, free of all Poodle or Deerhound character.
Head and Skull. - Skull capacious and rather squarely formed, giving plenty of room for brain power.
The parts over the eyes should be well arched and the
whole well-covered with hair. Jaw fairly long, strong, square, and truncated;
the stop should be defined to avoid a Deerhound face. Nose always black large, and capacious.
Eyes. - Dark or wall eyes are to be preferred. .
Ears. - Small and carried flat to side of head, coated moderately.
Mouth. - Teeth strong and large, evenly placed and level.
Neck. - The neck should be fairly long, arched gracefully, and well coated with hair.
Forequarters. - The forelegs should be dead straight, with plenty of bone, holding the body well from the ground, without approaching legginess; well coated all round. The shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, the dog standing lower at the shoulders than at the loin.
Body. - Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung, and brisket deep and capacious. The loin should be very stout and gently arched.
Hindquarters. - The hindquarters should be round and muscular, hocks well let down and the hams densely coated with a thick, long jacket in excess of that of any part of the body.
Feet. - Small, round; toes well arched, and pads thick and round.
Tall. - Puppies requiring docking should have the operation performed within a week from birth, preferably within four days.
Coat. - Profuse, and of good hard texture; not straight, but shaggy and free from curl. The undercoat should be a waterproof pile when not removed by grooming.
Colour. - Any shade of grey, grizzle, blue or blue merle, with or without white markings; any shade of brown or sable to be considered distinctly objectionable and not to be encouraged.
Weight and Size. - Twenty-two inches and upwards for dogs, slightly less for bitches. Type, symmetry and character of the greatest importance, and on no account to be sacrificed to size alone.
Fault*. - A long, narrow head.
Note. - Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum; _

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