General Appearance
Strongly built, muscular, well-balanced and active with a keen, determined and
intelligent expression.

Characteristics
The Bull Terrier is the gladiator of the canine race, full of fire and courageous. A
unique feature is a down-faced, egg-shaped head. Irrespective of size, dogs should look masculine and
bitches feminine.

Temperament
Of even temperament and amenable to discipline. Although obstinate is particularly good
with people

Head and Skull
Head long, strong and deep right to end of muzzle, but not coarse. Viewed from front,
egg-shaped and completely filled, its surface free from hollows or indentations. Top of skull almost flat
from ear to ear. Profile curves gently downwards from top of skull to tip of nose which should be black
and bent downwards at tip. Nostrils well-developed and underjaw deep and strong.

Mouth
Teeth sound, clean, strong, of good size, perfectly regular with a perfect regular and complete
scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Lips clean and
tight.

Eyes
Appearing narrow, obliquely placed and triangular, well-sunken, black or as dark brown as possible so as to appear almost black, and with a piercing glint. Distance from tip of nose to eyes perceptibly
greater than that from eyes to top of skull. Blue or partly blue undesirable.

Ears
Small, thin and placed close together. Dog should be able to hold them stiffly erect, when they point
straight upwards.

Neck
Very muscular, long, arched, tapering from shoulders to head and free from loose skin.

Forequarters
Shoulders strong and muscular without loading. Shoulder blades wide, flat and held
closely to chest wall and have a very pronounced backwards slope of front edge from bottom to top,
forming almost a right angle with upper arm. Elbows held straight, and strong pasterns upright. Forelegs
have strongest type of round quality bone, dog should stand solidly upon them and they should be
perfectly parallel. In mature dogs length of foreleg should be approximately equal to depth of chest.

Body
Body well-rounded with marked spring of rib and great depth from withers to brisket, so that latter
nearer ground than belly. Back short, strong with backline behind withers arching or roaching
slightly over broad, well muscled loins. Underline from brisket to belly forms a graceful upward curve.
Chest broad when viewed from front.

Hindquarters
Hindlegs in parallel when viewed from behind. Thighs muscular and second thighs well-angulated
with bone to foot short and strong.

Feet
Round and compact with well-arched toes.

Tail
Short, set on low and carried horizontally. Thick at root, it tapers to a fine point.

Gait/Movement
When moving appears well-knit, smoothly covering ground with free, easy strides and
with a typical jaunty air. When trotting, movement parallel, front and back; only converging towards
centre line at faster speeds, forelegs reaching out well and hindlegs moving smoothly at hip, flexing well
at stifle and hock, with great thrust.

Coat
Short, flat, even and harsh to touch with a fine gloss. Skin fitting dog tightly. A soft textured
undercoat may be present in winter.

Colour
For White, pure white coat. Skin pigmentation and markings on head not to be penalised. For
Coloured, colour predominates:  all others things being equal, brindle preferred. Black brindle, red, fawn
and tri-colour acceptable. Tick markings in white coat undesirable. Blue and liver highly undesirable.

Size
There are neither weight nor height limits, but there should be the impression of maximum
substance for size of dog consistent with quality and sex.

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.

Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.