
Medium-sized, of distinguished appearance, robust and medium
boned.
Lively,
intelligent, obedient, sensitive, very affectionate and easily trained. Bred for
hunting fur and feather, pointing and retrieving from land and
water.
Lively,
gentle-mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well
developed protective instinct.
Head lean
and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears with median line down forehead and
a moderate stop. Skull a little longer than muzzle. Muzzle, although tapering,
well squared at the end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong
and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose nor pendulous.
Nose brown.
Neither deep
nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker in colour than coat. Slightly oval
in shape, eyelids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye
undesirable.
Moderately low
set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks.
Rounded ‘V’ shape; not fleshy.
Sound and
strong white teeth. Jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite,
i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Full dentition desirable.
Strong,
smooth and muscular; moderately long, arched and devoid of
dewlap.
Shoulders
well laid and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long,
pasterns upright.
Back
level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with
prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to
distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up
beneath loin. Croup well muscled.
Straight when
viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulation, hocks well let
down.
Rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like foot
is required, hare foot undesirable. Nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour
than coat, dewclaws should be removed.
Rather low set. Moderately thick, slightly curved.
Tapering towards the end, reaching to hocks. When moving carried horizontally.
Graceful,
elegant with a lively trot and ground-covering gallop.
Short,
straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to the
touch.
Russet
gold, small white marks on chest and feet, though acceptable,
undesirable.
Height at
withers: dogs: 57-64 cms (221/2-25 ins); bitches: 53-60 cms (21-2311/2 ins).
Weight: 20-30 kgs (44-66 lbs).