The Kennel Club Breed Standard
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General Appearance
Strongly built, short-coupled, very active; broad in skull; broad and deep through chest and ribs; broad and strong over loins and hindquarters.
Characteristics
Good-tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth; keen love of water. Adaptable, devoted companion.
Temperament
Intelligent, keen and biddable, with a strong will to please. Kindly nature, with no trace of aggression or undue shyness.
Head and Skull
Skull broad with defined stop; clean-cut without fleshy cheeks. Jaws of medium length, powerful not snipy. Nose wide, nostrils well developed.
Eyes
Medium size, expressing intelligence and good temper; brown or hazel.
Ears
Not large or heavy, hanging close to head and set rather far back.
Mouth
Jaws and teeth strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck
Clean, strong, powerful, set into well placed shoulders.
Forequarters
Shoulders long and sloping. Forelegs well boned and straight from elbow to ground when viewed from either front or side.
Body
Chest of good width and depth, with well sprung barrel ribs. Level topline. Loins wide, short-coupled and strong.
Hindquarters
Well developed, not sloping to tail; well turned stifle. Hocks well let down, cowhocks highly undesirable.
Feet
Round, compact; well arched toes and well developed pads.
Tail
Distinctive feature, very thick towards base, gradually tapering towards tip, medium length, free from feathering, but clothed thickly all round with short, thick, dense coat, thus giving ‘rounded’ appearance described as ‘Otter’ tail. May be carried gaily but should not curl over back.
Gait/Movement
Free, covering adequate ground; straight and true in front and rear.
Coat
Distinctive feature, short dense without wave or feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch; weather-resistant undercoat.
Colour
Wholly black, yellow or liver/chocolate. Yellows range from light cream to red fox. Small white spot on chest permissible.
Size
Ideal height at withers: dogs: 56-57 cms (22-221/2 ins); bitches: 55-56 cms (211/2-22 ins).
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.
Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
September 2000
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外觀：
具有強壯的體態，較短的腰部，並且非常好動，叫寬的頭骨，寬闊的胸膛，深邃的肋骨，強壯的腰與後腿。
特徵：
脾氣好，非常靈敏，嗅覺極佳，嘴部柔軟，喜好玩水，極具適應力，忠實的伴侶。
氣質：
看起來相當聰明、敏捷與順從，愛討人歡喜，天生溫和，不具侵略性，相當開朗。
頭與頭骨：
線條明顯的寬頭骨，輪廓清楚，沒有多肉的臉頰，中等長度的嘴部，有力但不細長，鼻子寬鼻孔大。
眼睛：
中等大小，呈現出有智慧與好脾氣的樣子，顏色為咖啡色或淡褐色。
耳朵：
並不會很大或很重的樣子，懸於頭部附近並且位置略於後方。
嘴：
下巴與牙齒有完美的結合，以交剪的方式完全咬合，及上面的牙齒與下面的牙齒緊密的重疊。
脖子：
簡潔且強而有力，位於肩膀適當位置。
前1/4部份（前腿）：
肩膀長且有斜度，前腳骨骼粗大而且不管從前面或側面去觀察其肘到地的腿骨皆為筆直。
身體：
胸膛寬且深，有著良好的軀幹肋骨，腰部短寬且強壯。
後1/4部分（後腿）：
發育良好並不會朝尾部傾斜，有強大的力量，如果是cow-hocks形式的後腿最為不受歡迎。
腳：
圓且緊密的結合，腳指握起與發育良好的腳掌。
尾巴：
明顯的特徵，根部粗大到尖端時漸漸變細，中等長度有緊密的短毛覆蓋，我們將此外表稱為水獺尾，其尾巴並不會捲在背上。
步伐與移動：
在地上相當靈活，前後腿都相當的筆直與準確。
皮毛：
具有明顯的特徵，不具波浪與羽毛狀的緊密短毛，觸感相當硬，具有相當的耐後性。
顏色：
全黑,、全黃或巧克力色，黃色範圍從亮奶油色到狐紅色，胸部有一些小班點是可允許的。
體型大小：
肩胛骨的理想高度為：公：56～57公分、母：54～56公分。
缺點：
只要是遠離我們上述之重點者可視為缺點，而其嚴重性應由精確的比例所描述。
備註：公狗必須要有兩個睪丸在陰囊中。
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