FCI-Standard No 109

CLUMBER SPANIEL

Kennel Club, London 1994     
F.C.I. Standard No.  109

GENERAL APPEARANCE - Well balanced, heavily boned, active with a thoughtful expression, overall appearance denoting strength. 

CHARACTERISTICS - Stoical, great hearted, highly intelligent with a determined attitude enhancing his natural ability.  A silent worker with an excellent nose. 

TEMPERAMENT - Steady, reliable kind and dignified; more aloof than other Spaniels, showing no tendency towards aggression. 

HEAD AND SKULL - Square, massive medium length, broad on top with decided occiput; heavy brows; deep stop.  Heavy, square muzzle with well developed flews.  No exaggeration in head and skull. 

EYES - Clean, dark amber, slightly sunk, some haw showing without excess.  Full light eyes highly undesirable. 

EARS - Large, vine leaf shaped, well covered with straight hair.  Hanging slightly forward, feather not to extend below leather. 

MOUTH - Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. Upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. 

NECK - Fairly long, thick, powerful. 

FOREQUARTERS - Shoulders strong, sloping, muscular, legs short, straight, well boned, strong. 

BODY - Long, heavy, near to ground.  Chest deep.  Well sprung ribs.  Back straight, broad, long.  Muscular loin, well let down in flank. 

HINDQUARTERS - Very powerful and well developed.  Hocks low, stifles well bent and set straight. 

FEET - Large, round, well covered with hair. 

TAIL - Set low, well feathered, carried level with back. 

GAIT/MOVEMENT - Rolling gait attributable to long body and short legs.  Moving straight fore and aft, with effortless drive. 

COAT - Abundant, close, silky and straight.  Legs and chest well feathered. 

COLOUR - Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings; orange permissible.  Slight head markings and freckled muzzle. 

SIZE - 
Ideal Weight: Dogs 36 kg (80 lbs) 
Bitches 29½ kg (65 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. 

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