ORIGIN :
Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION :
Terrier.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 3 Terriers.
Section
1 Large and medium sized Terriers.
Working
trial optional.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Active and lively, bone and strength in small compass, never cloddy nor
coarse. Neither leggy nor too short in
the leg, standing like a well made, short backed hunter, covering a lot of
ground.
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Alert, quick of movement, keen of expression, on tiptoe of
expectation. Friendly, forthcoming and
fearless.
HEAD
CRANIAL
REGION :
Skull
: Flat, moderately narrow. Gradually decreasing in width to eyes.
Stop : Little apparent.
FACIAL
REGION :
Nose
: Black.
Muzzle : Jaws, upper and lower, strong and muscular, falling away only
slightly below eyes. This portion of
foreface moderately chiselled out, so as not to go down in a straight line like
a wedge.
Jaw/Teeth : Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e.
upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Cheeks
: Never full.
Eyes : Dark, small and rather deeply set, as near as possible circular in
shape. Expression bright and intelligent.
Ears
: Small, V-shaped and dropping forward close to cheek,
not hanging by side of head. Fold of ear
above level of skull. Leather of
moderate thickness.
NECK : Clean and
muscular, without throatiness, of fair length and gradually widening to
shoulders.
BODY :
Back : Short, level and strong without slackness.
Loin : Powerful, very slightly arched.
Chest : Deep, not broad.
Ribs : Foreribs moderately sprung, back ribs deep.
TAIL : Set on rather high
and carried gaily but not over back or curled.
Of good strength. Customarily docked.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : From any angle they must be straight showing little or no appearance
of an ankle in front. They should be
strong in bone throughout.
Shoulders : Long and sloping, well laid back, fine at points, cleanly cut at
withers.
HINDQUARTERS : Strong and muscular, quite free from droop or crouch.
Thighs : Long and powerful.
Stifle : Good turn of stifle.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Small, round and compact.
Pads hard and tough, toes moderately arched and turning neither in nor
out.
GAIT / MOVEMENT :
Fore- and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel. Elbows move perpendicular to body, working
free of sides, stifles neither turning in nor out and hocks not close. Good drive coming from well flexing
hindquarters.
COAT :
HAIR : Straight, flat, smooth, hard, dense and abundant. Belly and underside of thighs not bare.
COLOUR : White should predominate, all white, white with tan, black and tan or
black markings. Brindle, red or liver
markings highly undesirable.
WEIGHT : Dogs : 7,3-8,2 kg (16-18 lbs), bitches : 6,8-7,7 kg (15-17
lbs)
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.
N.B. : Male animals
should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.