When the dog is relaxed, the tail is carried low, just reaching to the hock. When the dog is moving or excited, the tail is carried level with the back or only slightly above level, but never over the back or curled. The coat is short, fine and soft to the touch. Color on the ears is somewhat darker than the body coat. Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and feet.
Good pigmentation is preferred.
There may be slight black shading on the ears, neck, top of the body, and on the skull, except that the mask may not extend past the supraorbital ridges to the topskull. Black-masked dogs have black nose pigment. Brown shading in the same places as for a black masked dog. Brown-masked dogs have brown nose pigment. The coat is fawn and the skin appears red.