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GAIT / MOVEMENT : Long stride, extended trot. The preferred gait is the trot.

SKIN : Fairly thick, rather close fitting.

HAIR : Short, shiny, very dense with a light undercoat.

COLOUR : Black, lead-grey, slate-grey, light grey, light fawn; stag red and dark fawn; brindle (stripes on different shades of fawn or grey); in fawn coloured and brindle dogs the black or grey mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes. A small white patch on the chest, on the tips of the feet and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable.

SIZE AND WEIGHT :

Height at withers :	Males from 64 to 68 cm,
	Females from 60 to 64 cm.
	Tolerance of 2 cm more or less.
Weight :	Males from 45 to 50 kg,
	Females from 40 to 45 kg.

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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

SEVERE FAULTS :

Axes of muzzle and skull parallel or too converging; lateral surfaces of the muzzle converging.
Partial depigmentation of the nose.
Scissor bite; pronounced undershot mouth.
Ring-tail, tail in vertical position.
Permanent amble when trotting.
Over-or undersize.

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