HEAD

CRANIAL REGION
Skull : Wider than long. Occiput slightly pronounced.
Stop : Moderate. 

FACIAL REGION 
Nose: Broad, black or in accordance with coat colour.
Muzzle: Powerful. Medium width, slightly shorter than skull.
Lips: Upper lip covers lower lip but is not hanging.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws strong, powerful. Teeth strong, well aligned, preferably complete bite, allowing absence of PM1. Scissor bite, i.e. upper incisors closely overlapping the lower incisors and set square to the jaws.

Cheeks: Well developed, not bulging.Eyes: Medium size, almond shape, with inquisitive expression. Any shade of brown and in accordance with coat color, the darker the better. Eyelids tightly fitting eyeball and fully pigmented.
Ears: Medium size, set neither too high nor too low, triangular, drooping but not close to the cheeks or in rose shape. Traditionally cropped in country of origin. 

NECK: Strong, well muscled, not too long. 

BODY
Top line: Level or with a slight depression behind the withers.
Withers: Well defined.

Loin: Short, strong, slightly arched.
Croup: Of good length, broad, sloping at 30  on the horizontal.
Chest: Deep, reaching at least to the elbow. Broad and well developed. Ribs well sprung, but not barrel shaped. Forechest well defined. 

TAIL: Thick, medium set. Reaching to the hock. At rest carried low. In motion carried horizontally or slightly upward. 

LIMBS 
FOREQUARTERS: viewed from the front, straight and parallel.
Shoulder: Shoulderblade is well laid back.

Upper arm: Same length as the shoulder blade.
Elbow: Neither turned in nor out. 

Forearm: Straight. Strong bone.
Metacarpus (Pastern): Seen from the side, slightly sloping Front feet: Oval shaped, well-knit toes. With strong pads.

HINDQUARTERS: Well muscled and powerful, seen from behind straight and parallel.

Thigh: Well developed.Stifle (Knee): Well angulated.

Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Firm, of medium length.
Hind feet: Cat feet, strong pads. 

GAIT / MOVEMENT: Effortless. With good reach in front and good drive behind. In movement, seen from the front and from behind, the legs are parallel, single tracking when speed increases. 

SKIN: Thick and supple.

COAT
Hair: Short, smooth, close to the body, with undercoat. 
Colour: Brindle or all shades of fawn, the latter may have black shadings. Also bluish brindle and bluish fawn, all with or without mask. White marks are allowed in the following places: under jaw, the throat, fore chest, abdomen and lower part of legs not exceeding up the wrist or half way up the metatarsus. 

SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers: Males: 58–61cm. (2 cm tolerance). Females: 55–58 cm. (2 cm tolerance). 

Weight: 

Males: 38–45 kg. Females: 33 - 40 kg.

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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog. 

- Lips excessively pendulous at corners.
- Excessive dewlap.

- Cheeks too prominent. 

 

SEVERE FAULTS:

- White markings with the exception of those mentioned above. 

- Clear departure from the important proportions. 

- Absence of sexual dimorphism.

- Size under or over the stipulated height (including the

tolerance). 

- Sloping topline. 

 

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:

- Aggressive or overly shy dogs. 

- Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioral abnormalities

shall be disqualified. 

- Clear lack of type. 

- Undershot. 

- Overshot. 

- Unpigmented nose. 

- Long hair. 

- Genetic brown (chocolate) coat colour, in fawns or brindles

with nose and gums brown and light eyes. 

- Any colour not mentioned. 

N.B.:

- Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully

descended into the scrotum. 

- Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical

conformation, should be used for breeding.