TRANSLATIONMrs Peggy Davis.ORIGINFrance.UTILIZATIONPointing Dog.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD24.06.1987.CLASSIFICATION FCIGroup 7 Pointing DogsSection 1.2 Continental pointing dogs; "Spaniel" type. With working trial.GENERAL APPEARANCE AND APTITUDESQuite low to the ground dog, well built for the job. General appearance on the whole, a true Picardy Spaniel.HEADNose Broad and well open nostrils.MuzzleLong and quite broad.LipsWide and drooping (well let down) forming a distinctly square muzzle.StopModerately accentuated but marked.SkullOval, relatively wide without prominent parietal bones, occipital crest slightly visible.EyesCalm expression; eyes dark, large, well open.LeathersMust be set slightly above the eye level, quite thick, framing the head, beautiful wavy silky hair; the leather stretched in its length must reach the tip of the muzzle.NeckWell set. A slight dewlap is permitted.BODYChestOf good average depth.RibsHarmoniously shaped and descending to elbow level.Back and loinNot too long, well sustained.RumpRather a little falling away.LIMBSFOREQUARTERSShoulder and upper armSlightly sloping (oblique).ForearmStrong and well muscled.FootRound, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes.HINDQUARTERSThighsWell muscled.LegsLong and furnished with profuse fringes.HocksBent without exaggeration and furnished with fringes from the hock to the foot.FootRound, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes.TailNot extending too much beyond the hock and defenitely without a hook.COATHairFlat or slightly wavy; legs and tail well furnished with fringes.ColourGrey black speckled forming a bluish shade, with black markings.SIZEAt the withers 57 to 60 cm for the males, a little less for the females.FAULTSAny 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.SkullToo narrow - lacking chiselling.MuzzlePointed.EyeLight and too small.LeatherShort, set too high and too thin.FootFlat, splayed or too broad.ChestRibs too flat or too round.N.B.Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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