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The RIDGE: hair grows in the opposite direction of the rest of the coat, should be clearly defined, tapering, and symmetrical. Should start behind the shoulders and continue to a point between the prominence of hips. Should be two crowns opposite each other, crowns not to extend any further than one third of the ridge.
| 1) | Head: | skull flat, rather broad between the ears planes of nose and skull parallel; the distances from the occiput to stop; stop to end of nose; and width of skull should all be equal - Return to Diagram | ||
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| 2) | Stop: | reasonably well defined - Return to Diagram | ||
| 3) | Muzzle: | long, deep - Return to Diagram | ||
| 4) | Lips: | clean closely fitting jaws - Return to Diagram | ||
| 5) | Eyes: | round, bright with intelligent expression - Return to Diagram | ||
| 6) | Ears: | set rather than high, medium size, wide at base, narrowing to a rounded point, carried close to the head - Return to Diagram | ||
| 7) | Nose: | can be black or brown; black nose accompanied by dark eyes, brown nose by light amber eyes - Return to Diagram | ||
| 8) | Neck: | strong, free from throatiness - Return to Diagram | ||
| 9) | Shoulders: | sloping, clean muscular - Return to Diagram | ||
| 10) | Chest: | deep, not wide - Return to Diagram | ||
| 11) | Back: | strong topline, neither sagging nor roached - Return to Diagram | ||
| 12) | Loins: | strong, muscular, slightly arched - Return to Diagram | ||
| 13) | Legs: | strong, straight, bone should be heavy but not coarse and oval not round - Return to Diagram | ||
| 14) | Elbows: | close to the body - Return to Diagram | ||
| 15) | Feet: | compact, well arched toes - Return to Diagram | ||
| 16) | Hind legs: | muscles clean, well defined inside and out. Moderate - Return to Diagram | ||
| 17) | Hocks: | well let down - Return to Diagram | ||
| 18) | Tail: | strong at the insertion, tapering towards end set on not too high or too low - Return to Diagram | ||
| Coat: short, dense, sleek, glossy, never woolly or silky | ||||
| Color: light wheaten to red wheaten, some white on toes and chest permissible. | ||||
| Height and Weight respectively: | ||||
| DOGS: 25"-80 lbs. minimum, to 27"-90 lbs. maximum | ||||
| BITCHES: 24"-65 lbs. minimum, to 26"-75 lbs. maximum | ||||
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