Libro Razas Españolas

Muzzle: Wide, rather strong; not sharp, but the height and width must be noticeable when near the eye socket. In the variety “Ca Cabrer” (long hair), it is sharp. The dorsal profile of the nose is subconvex. The profile of the lower jaw is straight. Black palate. Lips: Black; the upper lip covers the lower one when the mouth is closed; not very marked corner of the lip and they are unnoticed for being well proportioned to the head. Jaws/Teeth: Very white teeth, well developed and placed, scissor bite, the extreme upper incisors really seizing with the lower canines. Developed molars. Eyes: Rather small, slightly almond shaped; neither prominent nor deep-set; not very distant, well-balanced, slightly oblique, bright. The colour is a mixture of rosemary honey (light) and carob honey (dark). Enigmatic expression, intelligent and sad look at the same time, showing even distrust. Thin, black and oblique eyelids, very closed to the eye. Ears: Bent, of small size in relation to the head, triangular, the end reaching the corner of the eye in that side, i.e. approximately of the same length as the skull. Non-cropped, somewhat thick, high set, the tip slightly distant from the skull, with a longitudinal fold and another transverse around the first third. Position of the ears: usually folded and fallen, slightly separated from the muzzled. At rest, they tip backwards; in a state of attention they rise up by the transversal fold, more separated from the muzzle than usual. V. Neck Solid aspect, muscled, strong and proportioned to the head and the body. Thick, with a small dewlap, cylindrical, the diameter being more marked in the base. The skin is hard and elastic, neither thin nor thick, very closed to the neck in the upper and lateral parts, slightly more separated in the inferior part. VI. Body General appearance: Robust, very well balanced, making the impression at the same time of strength and agility. Withers: Marked and at least at the same height as the upper part of the croup; the area between the shoulder blades broad and strong. Dorso-lumbar region: Straight, horizontal, never saddle-backed. Loin: Broad and powerful. Croup: Medium, slightly rounded, wide, powerful and muscled; never prominent nor fallen. The upper part must be at the same height as the withers. His interiliac width must be the same as the iliac-isquiatic length. Chest: Broad and high, reaching at most the height of the elbow; the width is approximately the same as the length of the neck; quite deep, not prominent, with a slightly pronounce sternum. Arched ribs (neither flat nor in barrel). Belly and flanks: Medium bulky flanks. Slightly tucked up belly, never greyhound- like, nor descending so that it can be confused with the continuation of the chest. Somewhat stylized, must give the impression of liveliness. VII. Tail Horizontal insertion and circular section, a bit thick at the root. Around 8 cm from the root, it is slightly flat in the bottom part, in about 10 cm long, to continue the descending circular section until the tip. Without docking. The length must reach the hock joint, never touching the floor. Without plume, although it is authorised if it is slight in old-age dogs. In the long- Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 23