Size and Condition.—The weight is from 12 to 15 pounds, and the dog should be shown with bones well covered and muscles well developed.
Body.—Short and cobby; chest wide; ribs well sprung.
Legs.—Strong, straight, of moderate length, and well under body.
Feet.—Between style of cat- and harefoot, well-split-up toes, and black nails.
Muzzle.—Short, square, blunt, but not upturned.
Head.—Large, round, not apple-headed, with no indentation of the skull. Eyes dark, very large, bold and prominent, soft and solicitous in expression, lustrous, and when excited full of fire. Ears thin, small, and soft. The button-ear is preferred to the rose-ear.
Markings.—Clearly defined: the muzzle or mask, ears, moles on cheeks, thumb-marks or diamond on forehead, and back trace should be as black as possible.
Mask.—Black; the more defined, the better.