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General
appearance:
Symmetrical, balanced, active, powerful, level
mover; sound with kindly expression.
Characteristics:
Biddable, intelligent and possessing
natural working ability.
Temperament:
Kindly, friendly and confident.
Head
and skull:
Balanced and well chiseled, skull broad
without coarseness; well set on neck, muzzle
powerful, wide and deep. Length of foreface
approximately equals length from well defined stop
to occiput. Nose preferably black.
Eyes:
Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims.
Mouth:
Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete
scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping
lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck:
Good length, clean and muscular.
Forequarters:
Forelegs straight with good bone,
shoulders well laid back, long in blade with upper
arm of equal length placing legs well under body.
Elbows close fitting.
Body:
Balanced, short coupled, deep through
heart. Ribs deep, well sprung. Level topline.
Hindquarters:
Loin and legs strong and muscular, good
second thighs, well bent stifles. Hocks well let
down, straight when viewed from rear, neither
turning in nor out. Cow-hocks highly undesirable.
Feet:
Round and cat-like.
Tail:
Set on and carried level with back,
reaching to hocks, without curl at tip.
Movement:
Powerful with good drive. Straight and
true in front and rear. Stride long and free with
no sign of hackney action in front.
Coat:
Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense
water-resisting undercoat.
Colour:
Any shade of gold or cream, neither red nor
mahogany. A few white hairs on chest only
permissible. From 2000, only Cream, Gold or Golden
will be accepted by the KC on registrations.
Size:
Height at withers: dogs; 56-61 cms (22-24
ins) bitches: 51-56 cms (20-22 ins).
Faults:
Any departure from the foregoing points should be
considered a fault and the seriousness with which
the faults 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.
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