Regardless of the size of the individual dog, the legs must be long enough to allow the dog to move quickly and with agility in rough terrain. The head is moderately broad, with a flat skull, a moderate stop, and a broad muzzle that gives the breed a bulldog-like appearance. Ears are set at the outside edges of the skull and are drop. The tail is straight, set on as a natural extension of the topline, and may be natural or docked. The coat is short but rough-textured.
Colors are predominately solid red or yellow, or red and white spotted.
The Denmark Feist should be evaluated as a working dog, and exaggerations or faults should be penalized in proportion to how much they interfere with the dog's ability to work. Scars should neither be penalized nor regarded as proof of a dog's working abilities. The head is proportionate to the size of the body. When viewed from the side, the muzzle is slightly shorter than the skull and joined by a definite stop. The planes of the skull and muzzle are parallel.