The
Standard of Excellence |
Head - Long, the frontal bones of the forehead very slightly raised and very little indentation between the eyes. Skull, not too broad. Muzzle, long and moderately pointed. Ears, small and Greyhound-like in carriage. Neck - Rather long, very strong and muscular, well arched, without dewlap or loose skin about the throat. Chest - Very deep. Breast, wide. Back - Rather long than short. Loins arched. Tail - Long and slightly curved, of moderate thickness, and well covered with hair. Belly - Well drawn up. Forequarters - Shoulder, muscular, giving breadth of chest, set sloping. Elbows well under, neither turned inwards nor outwards. Leg - forearm muscular, and the whole leg strong and quite straight. Hindquarters - Muscular thighs and second thigh long and strong as in the Greyhound, and hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out. Feet - Moderately large and round, neither turned inwards nor outwards. Toes, well arched and closed. Nails, very strong and curved. Hair - Rough and hard on body, legs and head; especially wiry and long over eyes and under jaw. Color and Markings - The recognized colors are gray, brindle, red, black, pure white, fawn, or any color that appears in the Deerhound. Faults - Too light or heavy a head, too highly arched frontal bone; large ears and hanging flat to the face; short neck; full dewlap; too narrow or too broad a chest; sunken or hollow or quite straight back; bent forelegs; overbent fetlocks; twisted feet; spreading toes; too curly a tail; weak hindquarters and a general want of muscle; too short in body; lips or nose liver-colored or lacking pigmentation.
|