Not very long, compact, with slightly arched toes. Feet too long and flat. Hair short or curly. Absence of undercoat. The badger colouring patches are the most appreciated.
Some dogs have a few patches on the body.
Colours other than those indicated above and which would denote cross breeding. Patches of black hair down to the root. 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. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.