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| General Appearance | Symmetrical, Balanced, Active, Powerful, Level mover, Sound with kindly expression. |
| Characteristics | Biddable, Intelligent and Possessing natural working ability. |
| Temperament | Kindly, Friendly and Confident. |
| Head & Skull | Balanced an Well chiseled, Skull broad without coarseness ; Well set on neck, Muzzle poweful, wide & deep. Length of forface approximately equals length from well defined stop to occiput. Nose preferably black. |
| Eyes | Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims. |
| Mouth | Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular & complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth & set square to the jaws. |
| Neck | Good length, clean & muscular. |
| Forequarters | Forelegs straight with good bone, shoulders well laid back, long in blade with upper arm of equal length placing legs well under body. Elbows close fitting. |
| Body | Balanced, short coupled, deep through heart, ribs deep, well sprung. Level topline |
| Hindquarters | Loin and legs strong and muscular, good second thighs, well bent stifles. Hocks well let down, straight when viewed from rear, neither turning in nor out. Cow hocks highly undesirable. |
| Feet | Round and cat-like. |
| Tail | Set on and carried level with back, reaching to hocks, without curl at tip. |
| Gait/Movement | Poweful with good drive. Straight and true in front and rear. Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front. |
| Coat | Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense water-resisting undercoat. |
| Colour | Any shade of gold or cream, neither fed nor mahogany. A few white hairs on chest only permissible. |
| Size | Height at withers ; dogs ; 56-61cm (22-24 ins) ; bitches ; 51-56cm (20-22 ins). |
| Faults | Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the faults should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. |
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Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |