The tail is docked to between five and seven inches. It is set low and not carried above the back. The coat is covered with abundant hair that lies flat or slightly wavy. It should not curl. Coat color is a rich golden liver.
Average height is between fifteen and sixteen inches.
Clowns with character. But they have great personalities. I used to laugh out loud every time I came home from work to be greeted by my Champion dog with his lips pulled back over his teeth in a cheesy, wrinkle-nosed grin of welcome, thick, stumpy tail madly thrashing from side to side. Sussex love water. You can't let them off the lead anywhere near it and seriously expect to get a dry dog back.