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Size
Height at Withers: Dogs (male) 72 to 80 cm (recommended average 76 cm) Bitches 65 to 75 cm (recommended average 70 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 and consider how much the essentials (in particular temperament, type, balance and movement) are affected

Disqualifying Faults

  • Shy and aggressive dogs
  • Severe anatomical fault i.e. pronounced cow hocks, pronounced roach back, very hollow
        back,extreme turning out of front feet
  • Totally insufficient angulation of shoulder, elbow, stifle or hock
  • Absence of teeth (with the exception of M3). Over- or undershot or other faults in the
         mouth
  • Distinct ring tail or tail forming too high a ring
  • Cords or strong curls

    • Faulty colours:
  • Brown with brown nose and brown pads; black and tan; silver; wild-coat colour. Complete
        lack of mask
  • Brown nose leather, brown pads
  • Very strong lack of pigment in lips
  • Eyes without any brown
  • Too much white (reaching from toes to pastern, white on chest larger than palm of hand,
        white in other places)

    • Other:
  • Entropion
  • Ectropion

    • N.B.: Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.



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