Libro Razas Españolas

HINDQUARTERS: Vertical with long, strong, flat muscles. Hock: Well angulated, broad, set low, vertical, turning neither out nor in. Feet: Almost harefoot. Toes long and close together. Profuse hair in space between toes nails very strong and normally white, occasionally according to coat colour. Pads very hard. VIII. Gait / Movement The preferred movement is a suspended trot. Gallop is very fast and gives the impression of great agility. IX. Skin Taut, close fitting to body; reddish pigment, but may be a different colour where coat colour differs. X. Coat Hair: Smooth rough or long hair. The smooth should not be silky, but strong and shiny. The rough should be hard and very dense, somewhat shorter on head and ears and somewhat longer on rear of thighs and underside of tail. A beard is highly valued. The longhair is softer and should have at least a length of 5 cm. The head is very densely coated. Colour: Preferred are white and red, or entirely white or red. Fawn dogs are permitted, provided it is an exceptionally good specimen; in smooth coats, however, this colour is not permitted. XI. Size Height at the wither: Dogs: 66 to 72 cm. Bitches: 60 to 67 cm. Without undue strictness, dogs which are close to the required measurements can be accepted, provided they are well proportioned and aesthetic. XII. 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. SERIOUS FAULTS Head short and broad. Stop markedly pronounced. Missing of a premolar. Drop ears. Barrel ribs. Elbows turned outwards. Cow hocks. Feet turned out. Crossing of feet and hocks in movement. ELIMINATING FAULTS Aggressive or overly shy. Skull in the shape of a stair (plane of skull too high in relation to nasal bridge). Brown pigment or black spots on nose leather. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 212