IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
Width of the skull/length of the skull: 1/1.
Length of the muzzle/length of the skull: 4/5.
Height at the wither/length of body: 3/4
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: Lively, happy and active.
Affectionate and faithful, reserved with strangers. Brave, not only in hunting but also in the defence of his owners’ properties. Learns fast.
HEAD
Well-proportioned with respect to the body.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Cranio-facial axes parallel.
Stop: Marked.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Small and dark, according to coat color.
Muzzle: Narrow
Lips: Thin, with no marked corner of the mouth.
Jaws/Teeth: White, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite
EYES: Medium, oval and not very prominent. Iris color brown.
Eyelids: Thin and well attached to the eye.
EARS: Upright, medium size, triangular, high set.
NECK: Cylindrical, strong, with developed muscles.
Without dewlap.
BODY
Square appearance. Firm and well-marked muscles.
Topline: Straight.
Withers: Little pronounced, at the same height as the croup.
Croup: Short and slightly sloping.
Chest: Wide, strong and muscled. Arched ribcage.
Underline and belly: Slightly tucked up.
TAIL: Previously customarily docked, not now.
• There are tailless dogs.
• Medium insertion. Thicker at base and finer at point of tail. It is of medium length with short tight fitted coat like rest of body. It is not curled or twisted and is carried elevated during movement.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
General appearance: Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Straight and parallel.
Shoulder: Inclined, solid, and adequately muscular.
Upper arm: Strong and sturdy.
Elbow: Neither separated from nor too tight to the chest.
Forearm: Long and thin, but with solid bones.
Forefeet: Hare feet. Resistant nails and pads.
HINDQUARTERS:
General appearance: Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Powerful, with good angulations and musculature, which contribute to his great capacity for long jumps.
Hock joint: Pronounced, with well-defined tendons.
Hind feet: The same as the forefeet.
GAIT / MOVEMENT: Fast and graceful. Quick, agile, elastic like float action with great jumping ability. Sufficient ground cover with adequate driving rear action. Efficient and without pacing. Front and rear should move parallel. Movement should give the impression of easy and effortless motion. Light on feet, floating appearance as if feet
do not touch the ground.
SKIN: Very thin and close to the body.
COAT
Hair: Thin and short, no longer than 2 cm.
Colour: Spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones. Among the spotted coats the most abundant is the tricolour (black-tan with white spots), followed by black-tan. It can also be seen the black-white, cinnamon-white, chocolate-tan, and chocolate-white coats. Within the solid coats colour, it can be seen in cinnamon and black. The colour
of nose, lips, and eyes rimes, black or blending with coat colour.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers: Males: 30 to 40 cm, the ideal is 36 cm
Females: 29 to 38 cm, the ideal is 33 cm
In both sexes it is tolerated one cm if the subject is balanced.
Weight: 4 to 8 kg, males and females.
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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Flesh colour (depigmented) nose or with depigmented spots.
lack of pigmentation on lips and eye rims.
• Different proportions than described.
• Level bite.
SEVERE FAULTS:
• ∙ Overshot or undershort bite.
• ∙ Missing more than 2 PM.
• ∙ Not completely upright ears.
• Long and/or curly hair.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
• Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
• Any coat colour different from the standard.
• Albinism
N.B.:
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
Width of the skull/length of the skull: 1/1.
Length of the muzzle/length of the skull: 4/5.
Height at the wither/length of body: 3/4
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: Lively, happy and active.
Affectionate and faithful, reserved with strangers. Brave, not only in hunting but also in the defence of his owners’ properties. Learns fast.
HEAD
Well-proportioned with respect to the body.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Cranio-facial axes parallel.
Stop: Marked.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Small and dark, according to coat color.
Muzzle: Narrow
Lips: Thin, with no marked corner of the mouth.
Jaws/Teeth: White, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite
EYES: Medium, oval and not very prominent. Iris color brown.
Eyelids: Thin and well attached to the eye.
EARS: Upright, medium size, triangular, high set.
NECK: Cylindrical, strong, with developed muscles.
Without dewlap.
BODY
Square appearance. Firm and well-marked muscles.
Topline: Straight.
Withers: Little pronounced, at the same height as the croup.
Croup: Short and slightly sloping.
Chest: Wide, strong and muscled. Arched ribcage.
Underline and belly: Slightly tucked up.
TAIL: Previously customarily docked, not now.
• There are tailless dogs.
• Medium insertion. Thicker at base and finer at point of tail. It is of medium length with short tight fitted coat like rest of body. It is not curled or twisted and is carried elevated during movement.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
General appearance: Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Straight and parallel.
Shoulder: Inclined, solid, and adequately muscular.
Upper arm: Strong and sturdy.
Elbow: Neither separated from nor too tight to the chest.
Forearm: Long and thin, but with solid bones.
Forefeet: Hare feet. Resistant nails and pads.
HINDQUARTERS:
General appearance: Very muscled and perfectly vertical. Powerful, with good angulations and musculature, which contribute to his great capacity for long jumps.
Hock joint: Pronounced, with well-defined tendons.
Hind feet: The same as the forefeet.
GAIT / MOVEMENT: Fast and graceful. Quick, agile, elastic like float action with great jumping ability. Sufficient ground cover with adequate driving rear action. Efficient and without pacing. Front and rear should move parallel. Movement should give the impression of easy and effortless motion. Light on feet, floating appearance as if feet
do not touch the ground.
SKIN: Very thin and close to the body.
COAT
Hair: Thin and short, no longer than 2 cm.
Colour: Spotted coats dominate over the uniform ones. Among the spotted coats the most abundant is the tricolour (black-tan with white spots), followed by black-tan. It can also be seen the black-white, cinnamon-white, chocolate-tan, and chocolate-white coats. Within the solid coats colour, it can be seen in cinnamon and black. The colour
of nose, lips, and eyes rimes, black or blending with coat colour.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at the withers: Males: 30 to 40 cm, the ideal is 36 cm
Females: 29 to 38 cm, the ideal is 33 cm
In both sexes it is tolerated one cm if the subject is balanced.
Weight: 4 to 8 kg, males and females.
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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Flesh colour (depigmented) nose or with depigmented spots.
lack of pigmentation on lips and eye rims.
• Different proportions than described.
• Level bite.
SEVERE FAULTS:
• ∙ Overshot or undershort bite.
• ∙ Missing more than 2 PM.
• ∙ Not completely upright ears.
• Long and/or curly hair.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
• Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities.
• Any coat colour different from the standard.
• Albinism
N.B.:
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation, should be used for breeding.
