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HEAD: Long and moderately narrow skull with well-rounded cheekbones. The forehead is flat. The stop is marked but not too pronounced. The muzzle is parallel with the topline of the skull. The muzzle is massive, slightly tapering. The length of the muzzle is slightly less than the length of the skull. The moustache and the beard give the muzzle a truncated and square appearance. The lips are thick and full. The upper lip is adjusted to the line of the lower jaw without forming flews. Faults: Head too small, forehead rounded, stop hardly marked or excessively pronounced, protruding cheekbones, soft lips. Major faults: Coarse head, too light or too heavy, rounded head; muzzle short, pointed or turned-up. EARS: Attached high on the head, hanging down straight from the base, small and triangular in shape. The front rim of the ear hangs down against the cheekbones. Faults: Ears set too low; long ears, flying ears, ears held apart from the cheekbones. Major faults: Ears standing up froe the base, semi-erect ears. EYES: Small, oval shaped, slanted, dark in colour. Faults: Big eyes or eye colour not sufitciently dark. Visible third eyelid. Visible haw. Presence of a milky spot on the eye. Major faults: Light coloured eye, cross-eyed. TEETH: Strong, white in colour, closely positioned. The incisors are positioned in one line, the bite is a scissors bite. Faults: Poorly developed teeth, teeth not corresponding with age, damaged teeth which do not interfere with the proper occlusion of the bite. Absence of up to two of the first premolars or absence of one of the first premolars and one of the second premolars. Light tar build-up. Major faults: Very small teeth, missing teeth; incisors not aligned; any deviation from a scissors bite; absence of an incisor or a canine, absence of a third or a fourth premolar or any molar. Teeth with severely damaged enamel. NECK: Long, massive, dry, set at a 40 - 45 degree angle to thetopline. Faults: Short neck, blocky neck, showing a dewlap or held low. CHEST: Large, deep, showing several well-sprung ribs. The lower part of the chest is positioned at the level of the elbows or slightly below this level. Faults: Ribs not well sprung, chest not descending to the level ofthe elbows, ribcage slightly flat. Major faults: Barrel shaped ribcage, too wide, not enough let down,flat or narrow. ABDOMEN: Set above the lower line of the chest. Faults: Strongly tucked-up or whippety abdonen. WITHERS: High, clearly marked above the dorsal topline. Faults: Low, poorly developed withers.
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