fancy thatFaults

1.  Skull: Too narrow in skull.

2.  Muzzle:  Too long and heavy a foreface; mouth overshot or undershot.

3.  Eyes:  Too large, prominent, yellow and ringed are all objectionable.

4.  Ears:  Too large, round at points, set too close together, set too high on the head; heavily covered with hair.

5.  Legs and Feet:  Too light or too heavy bone.  Crooked forelegs or out at elbow.  Thin ferrety feet; feet let down on the heel or too open and spread.  Too high or too low on the leg.

6.  Body:  Too short back and compact a body, hampering quickness of movement and turning ability.  Too long, weedy and snaky a body, giving an impression of weakness.  Tail set too low.  Back not level.

7.  Coat:  Open coats, blousy coats, too short or dead coats, lack of sufficient undercoat, lack of head furnishings, lack of hard hair on the legs.  Silkiness or curliness.  A slight wave permissible.

8.  Nose:  Flesh or light-colored nose.

9.  Color:  White on chest, feet or other parts of body.

General Appearance | Body | Head | Coat and Color | Ideal Size | Condition and Movement | Faults

 

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