Breeds / Tips & Care
dog General Appearance
Well balanced, sturdy, heavily coated.
Size, Proportion, Substance
Ideal height : 25.4 cm (10 ins) at shoulder for dogs; bitches slightly smaller.
Head
Heavy head furnishings with good fall over eyes; good whiskers and beard.

CRANIAL REGION : Skull: Moderately narrow, falling away behind eyes, not quite flat, but not domed or apple headed.
Stop: Medium.

FACIAL REGION : Nose: Black.
Muzzle: About 4cm (1 1/2 ins), but not square; length from tip of nose roughly one third of total length from nose to back of skull.

Foreface: Straight.
Jaws/Teeth: Upper incisors close just inside lower i.e. reverse scissor bite. Incisors in a broad and as straight a line as possible. Full dentition desirable.

Eyes: Dark. Medium size, frontally placed, oval, neither large nor full, nor small and sunk. No white showing at base or top.

Ears: Pendant, heavily feathered.
dog Neck, Topline
Strong and well arched.
Body
Length from point of shoulders to point of buttocks greater than height at withers. Balanced and compact.
Back: Level topline.
Loin: Strong.
Chest: Ribs extending well back.
Tail
High set, carried well over back but not like a pot-hook. Often a kink at end. Well feathered.
Limbs
dog FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair. Shoulders : Well laid back.

HINDQUARTERS : Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished with hair.

Hocks : When viewed from behind parallel and not too close together.

FEET : Round, cat-like with firm pads. Well feathered.
Coat
HAIR : Top coat long, heavy, straight, hard neither woolly nor silky. Moderate undercoat.

COLOUR : Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, parti-colour, black, white or brown. All equally acceptable.
dog Gait
Free and jaunty.
Temperament
Gay and assertive. Alert, steady but somewhat aloof with strangers.
Faults
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B.
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

Credit for the photo: Grand Br Ch & Grand Pan Am Ch Chic Choic Full of Stars
dog General Appearance
A small intelligent dog, gay with a lively and alert expression; overall robust with good bone- short and well proportioned body- head carried high – pronounced tuck-up. The movement is proud and determined, accentuated by the floating mane from the lion clip; the unclipped areas should be completely natural and on no account should they be shaped.
The lion clip is obligatory for showing.
Size, Proportion, Substance
Height: 26 to 32 cm at the withers, with a tolerance of +/- 1 cm.
Weight: 6 kgs approximately.
Head
Relatively short and quite broad from the top of the skull to the muzzle; carried high.

CRANIAL REGION : Skull: Relatively flat: as broad as it is long.
Stop: Moderately marked.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Black (total pigmentation is obligatory), except for brown coats and derivatives. In the latter case, the nose is dark brown (total pigmentation obligatory). The nose is well in line with the topline of the muzzle.
Muzzle: Rather broad, straight.
Lips: Tight and black, except for brown coats and derivatives, in which case, the lips are dark brown.
Jaws/Teeth: Strong teeth, complete dentition with scissor bite. Absence of the PM1 is tolerated.
Eyes: Set well forward, the eyes are large, very dark, round and well spaced; must be forward looking. The lids are totally pigmented.
Ears: Set low (level with eyes). Moderately long, capable of almost reaching, if pulled, half the length of the muzzle; pendant, well fringed. The fringes can reach, at least, to the end of the nose.
dogNeck, Topline
Of good length, slightly arched, merging smoothly into the shoulders and withers.
Body
Topline: Straight.
Loin: Short, broad and muscled.
Chest: Well developed, down to elbow.
Tuck-up: Well defined.
Tail
Set on slightly below the topline. Carried elegantly arched over the back without touching the latter. Only the plume touches the back either when standing or in action.
Limbs
FOREQUARTERS: Upright.
Shoulders: Well inclined, mobile, well muscled.
Elbows: Close to the body.
Metacarpus (Pastern): Short and straight viewed from front; slightly sloping viewed from the side.
Forefeet: Small and round, toes tight and well arched.

HINDQUARTERS:Upright. Upper & lower thigh: Well muscled, the tibia is the same length as the femur. The point of buttock is slightly prominent.
Hock: Relatively strong, the point is at approximately ¼ of the height at the withers, normal angulation.
Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Robust, perpendicular to the ground.
Hind feet: Small and round, toes tight and well arched.
Coat
HAIR: The coat is silky, long, wavy, dense; without undercoat.

COLOUR: All colours and combinations of colours are permitted.
Gait
Lively, energetic and with good reach; legs parallel in action, head carried proudly.
Temperament
Very affectionate and obedient with its masters, attentive and receptive, at ease in all circumstances; capable of being calm and discreet on command.His forthright and tender look tries to understand what is expected of him.
Faults
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Eliminating Faults
Aggressive or overly shy
Total or partial depigmentation of the nose, lips and eyelids or other colour than black, or other colour than dark brown for brown coats and derivatives.
Turned up nose.
Absence of one or more incisives or canines.
Non consecutive absence of more than two teeth (PM2, PM3, lower PM4). Consecutive absence of two teeth (PM2, PM3, lower PM4).
Absence of a carnassial tooth (upper PM4, lower M1) or of another molar except for M3.
Overshot or undershot.
Eyes: small, almond shaped, protruding, too light or wall.
Entropion, ectropion.
Ears: not long enough or without fringe.
Tail curled in a ring.
Coat: curly, too short, lack of waves.
Severe anatomical malformation.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B.
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

Credit for the photo: Multi Ch Chic Choix Markey Lifar
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