I-19.1
GROUP I SPORTING DOGS
Base colour white with solid red patches (clear islands of red colour); both
colours should show the maximum of life and bloom; flecking but not
roaning permitted around the face and feet and up the foreleg as far as
the elbow and up the hind leg as far as the hock; roaning, flecking, and
mottling that is not excessive on any other part of the body, is permissible,
but not desirable.
Head
Broad; in proportion to the body.
Skull: domed without showing occipital
protruberance, as in the Irish Red Setter.
Stop: good stop. Muzzle: clean
and square.
Jaws: of equal or nearly equal length. Teeth: regular; scissors
bite ideal; level bite acceptable.
Eyes: dark hazel or dark brown; round,
with slight prominence and without haw.
Ears: Set level with the eyes, and
well back, lying close to the head.
Neck
Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free
from all tendency to throatiness.
Forequarters
Forelegs straight and sinewy, well boned. Shoulders well laid back.
Elbows free, turning neither in nor out. Pastern strong.
Body
Strong and muscular. Back very muscular and powerful. Chest, deep
with well sprung ribs.
Hindquarters
Wide and powerful; hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular, from
hock to heel of moderate length and strong. Stifle well bent. Hock well
let down, turning neither in nor out. Feet close knit.
Tail
Moderate length, not reaching below hock, strong at root, tapering to
a fine point; no appearance of ropiness and carried level with or below
the back.
Gait
When moving at a trot, the dog will have a tendency to converge towards
a line representing the centre of gravity, called single-tracking. Very lively,
graceful and efficient. Head held high, hindquarters drive smoothly and
with great power. Forelegs reach well ahead and remain low. No crossing
or weaving of legs, front or back.
Canadian Kennel Club Official Breed Standards
GROUP I SPORTING DOGS
I-19.2
Faults
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.
N.B.: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
