Libro Razas Españolas

Shoulders: Shoulder-blade oblique, rounded, muscled and of equal length to that of the upper arm. Scapular-humeral angle: close to 100°. Upper arm: Strong. Elbows: Close to the thorax. Humeral-radial angle: close to 120°. Forearm: Straight, short, vertical. Strong bones. Pastern: Strong and powerful bone structure. Seen in profile, only slightly oblique. Forefeet: Catfeet, toes tight, phalanges strong and high. Nails strong and solid, pads large and tough. Interdigital membranes moderate and covered with fine hair. HINDQUARTERS: Powerful, muscled and with excellent angulation. Legs correct, hocks without deviations, metatarsal long and feet solid. They give the dog the necessary strength, agility and impulsion to follow the trail on very bumpy terrains and with significant unevenness. Upper thigh: Strong and muscular. Coxal-femoral angle: near 100°. Lower thigh: Of moderate length, muscular. Femoral-tibial angle: nearly 115°. Hock: Well marked with the tendon clearly visible. Angle of the hock open; getting close to 120°. Hind feet: Catfeet, slightly oval. More elongated than the front feet. Present, or not, dewclaws are usually single, rarely double; their removal is allowed. X. Gait / Movement The preferred gait is the trot, which is long, sustained and economical without tendency to lateralisation or ambling. Particular attention should be paid to the elbows and the hocks whilst moving. There is, in the walk, a natural tendency of the breed to walk with the head low while sniffing. XI. Skin Very elastic, thick and pink in colour, loose all over the body; on some occasions it forms wrinkles on the forehead when the head is lowered. XII. Coat Hair: Dense, short, fine and smooth (flat). Covering the whole of the body down to the interdigital spaces. Colour: White and orange, with dominance of one or the other colour and distributed in irregular markings, well defined and without ticking. The orange colour may vary from a lighter shade (lemon) to an intense russet-brown. XIII. Size This breed presents a pronounced sexual dimorphism which reveals itself in the difference in size between the males and the females; these last are noticeably smaller and finer. Height at the withers: Males from 52 to 57 cm, Females from 48 to 53 cm. In subjects of excellent proportions, 1 cm above the size limits is tolerated. XIV. 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. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 261