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General Appearance
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Smart, upstanding, strongly built, compact.
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Characteristics
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Enduring, versatile gundog for all types of shooting, particularly in wild fowling.
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Temperament
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Initially aloof, staunch and affectionate; with an endearing sense of humour and a stable disposition .
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Head and Skull
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Head of good size. Skull high in dome; of good length and width allowing adequate brain capacity. Muzzle long, strong, somewhat
square with gradual stop. Face smooth, nose large and well developed, dark liver colour, overall an impression of fineness
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Eyes
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Comparatively small, almond-shaped, medium to dark brown, intelligent and alert.
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Ears
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Long, oval-shaped; set low, hanging close to cheeks
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Mouth
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Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square
to the jaws.
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Neck
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Strongly set into shoulders, powerful, arching and long enough to carry the head well above level of back.
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Forequarters
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Shoulders powerful and sloping; chest deep, reasonable width and curvature between forelegs. Forelegs well boned and straight.
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Body
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Ribs carried well back, so well sprung behind shoulder as to give a barrel-shape.
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Back
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Short, broad, and level, strongly coupled to hindquarters. Loins deep and wide .
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Hindquarters
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Powerful; well angulated stifle and low set hock
Feet Large round and spreading, well covered with hair over and between toes.
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Tail
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Short, not reaching to hock joint, straight, thick at root and tapering to a fine point. Low set, straight and below level
of back. 7.5-10 cms (3-4 ins) of tail root covered by close curls which stop abruptly. The remainder bare or covered by short
straight, fine hairs.
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Gait/Movement
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Moves freely and soundly, with reach and drive; characteristic rolling motion accentuated by barrel-shaped rib cage .
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Coat
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On body, dense, tight, crisp ringlets, free from woolliness. Hair having natural oiliness. Forelegs covered down to feet with
curls or ringlets. Abundant all round, though shorter in front. Below hocks, hindlegs should be smooth in front and with curls
or ringlets behind down to feet. On skull covering of long curls forming a pronounced
"top-knot", growing in a well defined peak to a point between the eyes. Ears covered with long twisted curls.
Neck covered with curls similar to those on body. Throat smooth, the smooth hair forming a V-shaped patch from back of lower
jaw to breast bone.
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Colour
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Rich, dark liver with purplish tint or bloom peculiar to the breed and sometimes referred to as puce-liver.
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Size
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Height: dogs: 53-58 CMS (21-23 ins); bitches: 51-56 CMS (20-22 ins).
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Faults
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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.
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