GENERAL APPEARANCE

symmetrically bult,compact,strong,merry,active,highest on leg and raciest in build of all british land spanie

CHARACTERISTICS

breed is of ancient and pure origins,oldest of sporting gundogs, original purpose was finding and springing game for net,falcon or greyhound, Now used to fing, flush and retrieve game for gun

 

the breed standard

 

HEAD AND SKULL

SKULL OF  MEDIUM  LENGTH,  FAIRLY  BROAD,  SLIGHT  ROUNDED,  RISING  FROM  FOREFACE  MAKING  A  BROW  OR  STOP,  DIVIDED  BY FLUTING  BETWEEN  ETES  DYING  AWAY  ALONG  FOREHEAD  TOWARD  OCCIPITAL  BONE  WHICH  SHOULD  NOT  BE  PROMINENT, CHEEKS  FLAT  FOREFACE  OF PROPORTIONATE  LENGHT  TO  SKULL,  FAIRLY  BROAD  AND  DEEP  WELL  CHISELLED  BELOW  EYES  FAIRLY  DEEP  AND  SQUARE  IN  FLEW  NOSTRILLS  WELL  DEVELOPED.

 

EYES

MEDIUM  SIZE  ALMOND-SHAPED  NOT  PROMINENT  NOR  SUNKEN , WELL  SET  IN ,[ NOT   SHOWING  HAW  ]  ALERT,  KIND  EXPRESSION  DARK  HAZEL  LIGHT  EYES  UNDESIRABLE.

 

EARS

LOBULAR  GOOD  LENGTH  AND  WIDTH  FAIRLY  CLOSE  TO  HEAD  SET  IN  LINE  WITH  EYE.  NICELY  FEATHERED.

 

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

GOOD LENGTH, STRONG AND MUSCULAR, FREE FROM THROATINESS, SLIGHTLY ARCHED TAPERING TOWARDS HEAD.

FOREQUARTERS

FORELEGS STRSIGHT AND WELL BONED, SHOULDERS SLOPING AND WELL LAID ELBOWS SET WELL TO BODY, STRONG FLEXIBLE PASTERNS,

BODY

STRONG, NEITHER TOO LONG NOR TOO SHORT, CHEST DEEP, WELL DEVELOPED WELL SPRUNG RIBS, LOIN MUSCULAR STRONG WITH SLIGHT ARCH AND WELL COUPLED

HINDQUARTERS

HINDLEGS WELL LET DOWN , STIFLES AND HOCKS MODERATELY BENT, THIGHT BROAD, MUSCULAR, WELL DEVELOPED, COARSE HOCKS UNDESIRABLE

FEET

TIGHT,COMPACT WELL ROUNDED WITH STRONG FULL PADS

TAIL

UNDOCKED: SET LOW NEVER CARRIED ABOVE LEVEL OF BACK, WELL FEATHERED WITH LIVELY ACTION IN BALANCE WITH THE REST OF THE DOG

GAIT/MOVEMENT

STRICTLY HIS OWN, FORELEGS SWING STRAIGHT FORWARD FROM SHOULDER THROWING FEET WELL FORWARD IN AN EASY FREE MANNER, HOCKS DRIVING WELL UNDER BODY FOLLOWING IN LINE WITH FORELEGS, AT SLOW MOVEMENT MAY HAVE A PACING STRIDE TYPICAL OF THE BREED

COAT

CLOSE STRAIGHT AND WEATHER RESISTING, NEVER COARSE, MODERATE FEATHERING ON EARS, FORELEGS, BODY AND HINDQUARTERS

COLOUR

LIVER AND WHITE, BLACK AND WHITE, OR EITHER OF THESE COLOURS WITH TAN MARKINGS.

SIZE

APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 51 cms [ 20ins ]