Standard of the Epagneul Breton in 1923

General aspect: minimum 45 cms, maximum 50 with a tolerance of 2 cms above for males. short in loin, rounded skull , tight lips, muzzle a bit pointed. Ear attached fairly high, flat hair on body, type Cob, tail no more than 10 cms.

Nose; dark brown or pink, according to the coat colour.

Defects: black and shiny, narrow.

Lips: fine, the upper lip fitting closely to the bottom one.

defects: thick and loose.

muzzle: medium length, narrowing slightly towards the nose.

defects: too short or too long.

Skull: medium length, rounded, lateral head planes marked and rounded, stop marked but sloping gently.

Defects: square, narrow, round, too much stop

Eyes: Dark brown, alert and expressive.

defects: too light, mean looking.

Ear: Attached high, rather short than long. Slightly rounded, a bit of hair on top.

defects: set low, big, wide or frizzy

Neck: medium length, well set on shoulders.

defects: too long, too thin, stuffy or too close to shoulders.

Shoulders: Slightly oblique and muscular.

defects: straight or too oblique/

Chest: Deep, descending fully to the elbow, ribs well rounded, wide.

defects: narrow, not descended, slab flanks.

Back: Short, never dipped.

defects: long ot dipped.

Loin: Short, wide and strong.

defects: long, narrow, and weak.

Croup: slightly sloping.

Defects: Too straight, too narrow, or falling away too much.

Flanks: medium tuck up.

defects: fat or hanging.

Tail: straight or hanging down, always short , maximum 10 cms. Often a little bent with a bit of hair at the end.

Front legs: very straight, pasterns slightly oblique, fringes on legs.

defects: pasterns too straight or oblique. lack of fringes.

Back Legs: Wide thigh, well descended, very muscular, hock and and point of buttock in the same vertical line. Fringes, slightly wavy up to mid thigh. Medium bend of stifle.

defects: thigh too straight, no fringes, too straight or too oblique.

Feet: tight, a bit of hair.

Defects: wide, long, fat, too round, and splayed.

Skin: Fine, not too tight

defects: thick or too loose.

Coat: liver and white, or orange and white .with preferably some roaning,

Overall: Short coupled and cobby, elegant little dog, very strong, energetic, intelligent, giving the impression of a well bred Cob.

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