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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: • Lack of pigmentation. • Strongly domed forehead, strongly domed skull.
• Straight hindquarters. • Very weak carpal joints. • Sway back and carp back. • Absence of three or four P2. • Absence of one or more P1 and at the same time absence of two or more P2. • Tail visibly open and not lying over back. • Short tail. • Lack of sexual dimorphism. DISQUALIFYING FAULTS : • Aggressive or overly shy dogs. • Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities. • Absence of a single or several incisors or canines. • Absence of a single or several premolars 3 or 4. • Absence of a single or several molars 1 or 2. • Anomalies in the bite. • Ectropion, entropion, eyes set too deep or eyes too small. • Semi-pricked ears, pendulous ears. • Kinked tail. • Tarsal joints knuckling over. • Pied colouring. • Pure white.
FCI-St. N° 291/ 17.02.2020
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