Profuse feathering on legs. Body coat trimmed to follow the outline of the dog. Tail trimmed close and neatly tapered. Soft, wavy or loosely curled with the sheen of silk. Dogs shown in this condition should be heavily penalised as they give a wrong impression of type and breed.
Special attention is drawn to puppy coat development.
Pups are seldom born with the correct coat of maturity, care must be taken when assessing this point. They go through several changes of colour and texture before developing the mature adult coat. This usually occurs between 18 months and 2 years. They come reddish, greyish and sometimes clear wheaten. The masks are generally black.