IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS :
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT :
HEAD:
Facial Region :
BODY :
COAT:
SIZE AND WEIGHT :
COUNTRY OF DEVELOPMENT :
DATE OF PUBLICATION
OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 25.10.2000.
· The overall dog is longer than high.
· The depth of
the body from the withers to the brisket should equal the length of foreleg from elbows to the ground.
· The girth behind the elbows should be about 40 to
Cranial Region :
Skull : The skull should be flat and of moderate width gradually decreasing in width to the eyes and tapering to a
wide muzzle.
Stop : Well defined but not over pronounced.
Nose : Black.
Muzzle : The length from the stop to the nose should be slightly shorter than from the stop to the occiput.
Lips : Tight-fitting
and pigmented black.
Jaws/Teeth : Very strong, deep, wide and powerful. Strong teeth closing to a scissor bite.
Eyes : Small dark and
with keen expression. MUST not be prominent and eyelids should fit closely. The eyelid rims should be pigmented black. Almond shape.
Ears : Button or dropped of good texture and great mobility.
Cheeks : The cheek muscles should be well developed.
General : Rectangular.
Back : Level. The length from the withers to the root of tail slightly greater than the height from the withers
to the ground.
Loin : The loins should be short, strong and deeply muscled.
Chest : Chest deep rather than wide, with good clearance
from the ground, enabling the brisket to be located at the height mid-way between the ground and the withers. Ribs should be well
sprung from the spine, flattening on the sides so that the girth behind the elbows can be spanned by two hands - about
Sternum : Point of sternum clearly in front of the point of shoulder.
FOREQUARTERS :
Shoulders : Well sloped back and not heavily loaded with muscle.
Upper arm : Of sufficient length and angulation to
ensure elbows are set under the body.
Forelegs : Straight in bone from the elbows to the toes whether viewed
from the front or the
side.
HINDQUARTERS : Strong and muscular, balanced in proportion to the shoulder.
Stifles : Well angulated.
Hock joints : Low set.
Rear pastern(Metatarsus)
: Parallel when viewed from behind while in free standing position.
FEET : Round, hard, padded, not large, toes moderately arched,
turned neither in nor out.
HAIR : May be smooth, broken or rough. Must be weatherproof. Coats should not be altered (stripped out) to appear smooth
or broken.
COLOUR : White MUST predominate with black and/or tan markings. The tan markings can be from the lightest tan to the
richest tan (chestnut).
Ideal Height :
Weight : Being the equivalent of
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. However, the following weaknesses
should be particularly penalised:
Lack of true Terrier characteristics.
Lack of balance, i.e. over exaggeration of any points.
Sluggish
or unsound movement.
Faulty mouth.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B.
: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.