Published by the Kennel Club August 1986 

General Appearance: of medium height, clean in outline, elegant in appearance and
movement. 

Characteristics: Very active with a keen game sense. 

Temperament: Intensely friendly and good natured 

Head & Skull: Head carried high, long and reasonably lean, with well defined stop.
Skull oval from ear to ear, showing plenty of brain room, with a well-defined occipital
protuberance. Muzzle moderately deep and fairly square, from stop to point of nose
should equal length of skull from occiput to eyes, nostrils wide and jaws of nearly equal
length, flews not too pendulous; colours of nose black or liver, according to colour of
coat. 

Eyes: Bright, mild and expressive. Colour ranging between hazel and dark brown, the
darker the better In liver beltons only a lighter eye is acceptable. Eyes oval and not
protruding. 

Ears: Moderate length, set low, and hanging in neat folds close to cheek, tip velvety,
upper part clothed in fine silky hair 

Mouth: Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth
closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable. 

Neck: Rather long, muscular and lean, slightly arched at crest, and clean cut where
joins the head, towards shoulder larger and very muscular never throaty nor pendulous
below throat, but elegant in appearance. 

Forequarters: Shoulders well set back or oblique. chest deep in brisket, very good
length and width between shoulder blades, forearms straight and very muscular with
rounded bone, elbows well let down close to body, pasterns short, strong, round and
straight. 

Body: Moderate length, back short and level with good round widely-sprung ribs and
deep in back ribs, i.e. well ribbed up. 

Hindquarters: Loins wide, slightly arched, strong and muscular, legs well muscled
including second thighs, stifles well bent and thighs long from hip to hock, inclining
neither in nor out and well let down. 

Feet: Well padded, tight. with close well arched toes protected by hair between them. 

Gait/Movement: Free and graceful action, suggesting speed and endurance. Free
movement of the hock showing powerful drive from hindquarters Viewed from rear, hip
stifle and hock joints in line. Head naturally high. 

Tail: Set almost in line with back, medium length, not reaching below hock, neither
curly nor ropy, slight curved or scimitar-shaped but with no tendency to turn upwards:
flag or feathered hanging in long pendant flakes. Feather commencing slightly below the
root, and increasing in length towards middle, then gradually tapering towards end, hair
long, bright, soft and silky, wavy but not curly. Lively and slashing in movement and
carried in a plane not higher than the level of the hack. 

Coat: From back of head in tine with ears slightly wavy, not curly, long and silky, as is
coat generally, breeches and forelegs nearly down to feet, well feathered. 

Colour: Black and white (blue belton), orange and white (orange belton), lemon and
white (lemon belton), liver and white (liver belton) or tn-colour, this is blue belton and
tan or liver belton and tan. those without heavy patches of colour on body but flecked
(belton) all over preferred. 

Size: Dogs: 65-68 cms (25½-27 ins). Bitches: 61-65 cms (24-25½ ins). 

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.