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General Appearance
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Symmetrical, balanced, active, powerful, level mover; sound with kindly expression.
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Characteristics
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Biddable, intelligent and possessing natural working ability.
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Temperament
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Kindly, friendly and confident.
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Head and Skull
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Balanced and well chiseled, skull broad without coarseness; well set on neck, muzzle powerful, wide and deep. Length of foreface approximately equals length from well defined stop to occiput. Nose preferably black.
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Eyes
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Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims.
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Mouth
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Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
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Neck
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Good length, clean and muscular.
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Forequarters
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Forelegs straight with good bone, shoulders well laid back, long in blade with upper arm of equal length placing legs well under body. Elbows close fitting.
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Body
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Balanced, short coupled, deep through heart. Ribs deep, well sprung. Level topline.
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Hindquarters
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Loin and legs strong and muscular, good second thighs, well bent stifles. Hocks well let down, straight when viewed from rear, neither turning in nor out. Cow-hocks highly undesirable.
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Feet
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Round and cat-like.
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Tail
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Set on and carried level with back, reaching to hocks, without curl at tip.
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Gait / Movement
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Powerful with good drive. Straight and true in front and rear. Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front.
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Coat
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Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense water-resisting undercoat.
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Colour
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Any shade of gold or cream, neither red nor mahogany. A few white hairs on chest only permissible.
From 2000, only Cream, Gold or Golden will be accepted by the KC on registrations.
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Size
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Height at withers: dogs; 56-61 cms (22-24ins) bitches: 51-56cms (20-22ins).
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Faults
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Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the faults should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
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Note
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Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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© The Kennel Club
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