GENERAL APPEARANCE

Upstanding, well knit and proportioned, well developed and muscular body.

CHARACTERISTICS

Compact, powerful terrier, showing gracefulness and an attitude of alert determination, with definite terrier style and character throughout.

TEMPERAMENT

Disciplined gameness.

HEAD AND SKULL

Well balanced, long, proportionally lean, with slight stop and flat over the skull. Foreface and jaw very strong, deep and punishing; nose black; nostrils of due proportion.

EYES

Dark as possible. Small to medium with keen terrier expression.

EARS

Small to medium and V-shaped; carried forward but not too high.

MOUTH

Gums and roof of mouth dark with perfect, regular scissor bite, i.e. Upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

NECK

Strong and reachy, running intio sloping shoulders.

FOREQUARTERS

Shoulders flat as possible with elbows carried close to body while standing or moving. Legs straight, bone powerful. Front straight, neither too wide nor too narrow.

BODY

Short coupled with good depth of brisket and well sprung ribs. Deep chest. Topline level.

HINDQUARTERS

Large and well developed, stifle bent and hocks close to ground giving perfect freedom of hind action.

FEET

Round and small. Nails black.

TAIL

Set on high and carried erect. Customarily docked.

GAIT/MOVEMENT

Free and powerful. Fore and hind legs moving straight and parallel, stifles turning neither in nor out.

COAT

Soft and silky, plentiful and wavy.

COLOUR

Any shade of blue with or without black points. Tan permissible in puppies, also a dark colour up to the age of 18 months. A small white patch on chest should not be penalised.

SIZE

The most desirable weight for a fully-developed dog is from 15-16.75 kgs (33-37 lbs), and bitches should weight proportionately less, but 16 kgs (35 lbs) is the most desirable weight to aim for. Ideal height; dogs 46-48 cms (18-19 ins) at shoulder; bitches slightly less.

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.

NOTE

Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.