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HEAD
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Medium length. Bricklike in shape. Skull flat and widest at ears, with prominent cheeks free from wrinkles.
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MUZZLE
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Square, wide and deep. Well pronounced jaws, displaying strength. Upper teeth should meet tightly over lower teeth, outside in front.
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EARS
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Cropped or uncropped. Should set hogh on head, and be free from wrinkles.
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EYES
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Round. Should set far apart, low down on skull. Any colour acceptable.
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NOSE
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Wide open nostrils. Any colour acceptable.
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NECK
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Muscular. Slighlty arched. Tapering from shoulder to head. Free from looseness of skin.
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SHOULDERS
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Strong and muscular, with wide sloping shoulder blades.
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BACK
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Short and strong. Slightly sloping from withers to rump. Slightly arched at loins, which should be slightly tucked.
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CHEST
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Deep, but not too broad, with wide sprung ribs.
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RIBS
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Close. Well sprung, with deep back ribs.
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TAIL
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Short in comparison to size. Set low and tapering to a fine point. Not carried over back. Bobbed tail not acceptable.
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LEGS
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Large, round-boned, with straight, upright pasterns, reasonably strong. Feet to be of medium size. Gait should be light and springy.
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THIGHS
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Long with muscles developed. Hocks down and straight.
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COAT
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Glossy. Short and stiff to the touch.
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COLOUR
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Any colour or marking permissible.
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WEIGHT
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Not important. Females preferred from 40 to 60 pounds. Males from 55 to 75 pounds.
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