Black mask permitted on all colours. Weight and size Height 50 - 60 cm. Weight 18 - 25 kg. Gait Quick, light and energetic trot. Should demonstrate marked agility and stamina.
Correct movement is essential.
Character Alert, quick to react, distrustful of strangers, strongly defensive but not naturally aggressive. Vigilant not only against man but other animals as well. Extraordinarily devoted and amenable to training. Faults All deviations from the standard of the breed. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicules fully descended into the scrotum.