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(FCI - Standard no. 120 / 02.04.2001 / Great Britain)
Country of origin: Ireland Utilization: Gun dog and family dog Clasification FCI: Group 7 Pointing dogs Section 2 British and Irish Pointers and Setters. With working trial General Appearance: Racy and athletic full of quality, kindly in expresion. Balanced in proportions. Behaviour / Temperament: Keen, intelligent, energetic, affectionate and loyal. Head: Long and lean, and not coarse at the ears. Muzzle and skull of equal length and on parallel lines. Cranial Region Skull Oval (from ear to ear), having plenty of brain room, and with well defined occipital protuberance. Brows raised. Stop Well defined Facial region Nose The colour of the nose is dark mahogany, or dark walnut or black, the nostrils wide. Muzzle Moderately deep and fairly square at the end. From the stop to point of nose, long, flew not pendulous. Jaws Jaws of nearly equal length. Teeth Scissors bite Eyes Dark hazel or dark ought not to be too large Ears Of moderate size, fine in texture, set low and well back, hanging in a neat fold close to head Neck: Moderately long, very muscular, not too thick, slightly arched, no tendency to throatiness Body: Proportionate to size of dog Chest Deep chest, rather narrow in front, ribs well sprung, leaving plenty of lung room. Loins Muscular and slightly arched. Tail: Moderate length, proportionate to size of body, set on rather low, strong at root, tapering of fine point. Carried level with or below back. Limbs: Forequarters Shoulders Fine at the point, deep and sloping well back.Elbows Free and well let down, not turned in or out. Forelegs Straight and sinewy, well boned. Hindquarters Wide and powerful Hindlegs Long and muscular from hip to hock; from hock to heel short and strong. Stifle Well bent. Hocks Turned neither in nor out. Feet Small, very firm, toes strong, arched and close together. Gait / Movement: Free flowing, driving movement; head held high. Forelegs reaching well ahead but carried low. Hindquarters drive smoothly with great power. Crossing or weaving of legs unacceptable. Coat: Hair On head, front of legs, and tips of ears, short and fine; on other parts of body and legs moderate length, flat and as free as possible from curls or wave. Feather on upper portion of ears long and silky; on back of fore and hind legs long and fine; fair amount of hair on belly, forming fringe which may extend onto chest and throat. Feet well feathered between toes. Tail having fringe of moderately long hair, decreasing in length as it approaches the point. All feathering straight and flat. Colour Rich chestnut with no trace of black; white on chest, throat, and toes; or small star on forehead or narrow streak or blaze on nose or face not to disqualify. Size & Height at withers
Faults: Any departure from the foregoing points should be consideres fault and the seriousness af the fault should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum
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