Blue—a soft, turquoise blue—but yellow is permissible as
five points only, green a defect; large, round, and full.
Short, of even length, smooth, silky, and glossy.
Yellow-white; gray-white, five points less.
Narrow, long, graceful in line, neck rather long and slender;
shoulders receding, well-sloped and deep; legs medium length,
not thick nor clumsy; feet round and small.
Long, thick at the base and narrowing towards the end,
carried low, with graceful curve.
Large, lithe, and elegant in all its movements; hair smooth,
clean, bright, full of lustre, and lying close to the body,
all betokening good health and strength.
SELF-COLOUR, BLACK, BLUE, GRAY, OR RED SHORT-HAIR.
| | POINTS |
| Head | | 15 |
Small, broad across and between the eyes, rounded above,
below tapering towards the lips, nose rather long than short,
ears of medium size, narrow, rounded at apex, broad at the
base.
|
| Eyes | | 15 |
Orange for black, orange-yellow for blue, deep yellow for
gray, and gold tinged with green for red. Large, round, and
full; very bright.
|
| Fur | | 10 |
Short, of even length, smooth, silky, and glossy.
|
| Form | | 15 |
Narrow, long, graceful in line; neck rather long and slender;
shoulders receding, well-sloped and deep; legs medium length,
not thick nor clumsy; feet round and small.
|
| Colour | | 25 |
Black, a jet, dense, brown-black, with purple gloss; blue, a
bright, rich, even, dark colour, or lighter, but even in
tint; gray, a bright, light, even colour; red, a brilliant
sandy or yellowish-red colour.
|
| Tail | | 5 |
Long, thick at the base, and narrowing towards the end,
carried low, with graceful curve.
|
| Size and Condition | | 15 |
Large, lithe, elegant in all its movements; hair smooth,
clean, bright, full of lustre, lying close to the body, all
betokening good health and strength.
|
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| Total | | 100 |
Small, broad across and between the eyes, rounded above,
below tapering towards the lips, nose rather long than short,
ears of medium size, narrow, rounded at apex, broad at the
base.
Orange for black, orange-yellow for blue, deep yellow for
gray, and gold tinged with green for red. Large, round, and
full; very bright.