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 an dignified; more aloof than other Spaniels, showing no tendency towards aggression.

HEAD & 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 but 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.

GAIT/MOVEMENT

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

TAIL

Customarily docked.

Docked: Set low. Well feathered, Carried level with back.

Undocked: Set low. Well feathered, carried level with back. Strong at root, tapering gradually to the tip. Of moderate length.

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 34 kgs (80 lbs); Bitches 29.5 kgs (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.

(Approved by the General Assembly on the 23th and 24th June 1987 in Jerusalem)