Size, Proportion, Symmetry
SIZE - The size for mature dogs is about 50 pounds, for mature bitches about 40
pounds.
PROPORTION - The circumference of the skull in front of the ears should measure at least
the height of the dog at the shoulders.
SYMMETRY - The "points" should be well distributed and bear good relation one to
the other, no feature being in such prominence from either excess or lack of quality that
the animal appears deformed or ill-proportioned. |
| Proportion and symmetry
are of primary importance when evaluating the overall dog. |
| INFLUENCE OF SEX - In comparison of specimens of
different sex, due allowance should be made in favor of the bitches, which do not bear the
characteristics of the breed to the same degree of perfection and grandeur as do the dogs. |
The bitch should have equal qualities, but an allowance shall be made for the
femininity that is characteristic of the bitch. |
| Head |
| EYES & EYELIDS -
The eyes, seen from the front should be situated low down in the skull, as far from the
ears as possible, and their corners should be in a straight line at right angles with the
stop. They should be quite in front of the head, as wide apart as possible, provided their
outer corners are within the outline of the cheeks when viewed from the front. They should
be quite round in form, of moderate size, neither sunken nor bulging, and in color should
be very dark. The lids should cover the white of the eyeball, when the dog is looking
directly forward, and the lid should show no "haw". |
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| An imaginary horizontal
line passing through the four corners of the eyes should be at a right angle with the stop
and just rest on top of the nose. Though the shape of the eye is round, the eyelids give a
more almond look to the eye. |
