General Appearance
Sturdy, abundantly coated dog with distinctly arrogant carriage and chrysanthemum-like face.

Characteristics
Intelligent, active and alert.

Temperament
Friendly and independent

Head and Skull
Head broad and round, wide between eyes. Shock-headed with hair falling well over the eyes. Good beard and whiskers; the hair growing upward on the nose, giving a distinctly chrysanthemum-like effect. Muzzle of ample width, square and short but not wrinkled; flat and hairy. Nose black but dark liver in liver or liver-marked dogs, about 1inch (2.5cm) from tip to definite stop. Nose level or slightly tiptilted. Top of nose leather should be on a line with or slightly below lower eye rim. Wide-open nostrils. Down-pointed nose highly undesirable, as are pinched nostrils. Pigmentation on muzzle as unbroken as possible.

Eyes
Large, dark, round, placed well apart but not prominent. Warm expression. In liver or liver-marked dogs, lighter eye colour is permissible. No white of eye showing.

Ears
Large, with long leathers, and carried drooping. Set slightly below the crown of the skull; so heavily coated that they appear to blend into the hair of the neck.

Mouth
Wide, slightly undershot or level. Lips level.

Neck
Well-proportioned, nicely arched. Sufficient length to carry head proudly.

Forequarters
Shoulders well laid back. Legs short and muscular with ample bone; as straight as possible, consistent with broad chest being well let down.

Body
Longer between withers and root of tail than height of withers; well coupled and sturdy; chest broad and deep, with shoulders firm and back level.

Hindquarters
Legs short and muscular with ample bone. Straight when viewed from the rear. Thighs well-rounded and muscular. Legs looking massive on account of wealth of hair.

Feet
Rounded, firm and well-padded, appearing big on account of wealth of hair.

Tail
Heavily plumed, carried gaily well over back. Set on high. Height approximately level with that of skull to give a balanced outline.

Gait/Movement
Arrogant, smooth-flowing, front legs reaching well forward; strong rear action and showing full pad.

Coat
Long, dense, not curly, with good undercoat. Slight wave permitted. Strongly recommended that hair on head is tied up.

Colour
All colours permissible; white blaze on forehead and white tip to tail highly desirable in parti-colours.

Weight and Size
10-181b (4.5-8.lkg). Ideal weight 10-161b (4.5-7.3kg). Height at withers no more than 10.5 inches (26.7cm). Type and breed characteristics of the utmost importance and on no account to be sacrificed to size alone.

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.
Note: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicle