GENERAL APPEARANCE - Smart, workmanlike, well-balanced and compact.
CHARACTERISTICS - Affectionate, obedient and easily controlled.
TEMPERAMENT - Happy and volatile rarely of shy nature. Game and fearless but definitely not aggressive although at all times able to hold his own when necessary.
HEAD AND SKULL - Flat of moderate width between ears. Jaws powerful, clean cut, rather deep and punishing. Stop not too defined, medium length from stop to end of nose. Nose black.
EYES - Small, well set in, dark, expression indicative of temperament. A round, full eye undesirable.
EARS - V-shaped, small, leathers not too thin, set on fairly high, carried forward and close to cheek.
MOUTH - Jaws strong with perfect, regular scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
NECK - Moderate length and thickness, slightly arched and sloping gracefully into shoulders.
FOREQUARTERS - Shoulders long, sloping and well set back. Legs straight and muscular, possessing ample bone, with upright and powerful pasterns.
BODY - Back short and well ribbed up, loin strong, good depth and moderate width of chest.
HINDQUARTERS - Strong, thighs muscular, of good length, with hocks well bent, well let down and with ample bone.
FEET - Small, round and cat-like.
TAIL - Well set on but not carried too gaily. Preferably docked.
GAIT/MOVEMENT - Fore and hind legs carried straight forward and parallel. Elbows move perpendicular to body, working free of sides, stifles turning neither in nor out.
COAT - Wiry, hard, very close and abundant. Single coat undesirable.
COLOUR - Black and tan for preference, or black grizzle and tan, free from black pencilling on toes. Black below hocks most undesirable.
SIZE - Height: not exceeding 39 cms (15? ins) at shoulders
Weight: 9-9.5 kg (20-21 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.