Libro Razas Españolas

Elbows: Very bony, close fitting to ribcage. Angle of upper arm to forearm approximately 125°. Forearm: Bone sturdy, straight and strong. Pastern: Seen from side, slightly sloping, practically in continuation of forearm. Front feet: Cat feet. Toes tight with strong, well arched toe bones. Nails and pads strong and robust. Skin between toes moderately developed, hairy. HINDQUARTERS: General impression: Powerful, muscular. Adequate angulations, seen from the side. Seen from rear and side, limbs are vertical. Hocks straight and vertical. Hindquarters must have the ability to provide with ease forceful drive with elegance. Upper thigh: Strong and muscular. Hip joint angle approximately 100 degrees. Stifle: Angulation from upper upper to lower thigh approximately 120°. Lower thigh: Long, well muscled and good strength of bone. Hock: Angle open, approximately 130 degrees. Hind pastern: Well defined with clearly visible Achilles tendon. Dewclaws, either single or double, are either present or missing. Their removal is permitted. In dogs of equal quality, double dewclaws are preferred. Hind feet: Cat feet of light oval shape, slightly longer than front feet. IX. Gait / Movement Preferred movement is the trot which should be harmonious, strong and elegant. No tendency for legs to swing outward. No pacing. X. Skin Elastic, thick, pink in colour, with dark pigmented patches. All mucous membranes should be black. XI. Coat Hair: Dense, thick and of moderate length. The ideal medium length, measured on middle section of topline, should be 6 to 9 cm. The coat is longer on the shoulders, neck, under belly, at the back of legs as well as on the tail. On the plume, the texture is not as bristly as elsewhere on the body. The coat should bristly, not woolly in texture. Colour: Basic colour white, always with a well defined mask. Sometimes there are irregularly distributed distinctly outlined patches of the same colour as the mask. Tricolour or pure white dogs are undesirable. Ears always spotted. Tip of tail and lower parts of legs are always white. Mask should be clearly defined. It is an advantage if the outline of the patches is clear cut. At the roots, the coat should be as light as possible, ideally really white. The most desired colours are, in order of preference, pure white (snow-white), patches medium grey, intensive golden yellow, brown, black, grey-silver, light beige, sandy or marbled. Undesirable are red patches and yellowish-white basic colour. XII. Size There is no upper height limit. When quality is equal, the bigger dog is always preferred. Height at withers: Lower limits: Dogs 77 cm. Bitches 72 cm. It is, however, desirable that all dogs should exceed the lower limit considerably. Dogs should be above 81 cm, bitches 75 cm. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 118