hocks too prominent;
long or weak pasterns;
splay feet.

5 TAIL: Set-on low; short, 10 TAIL: Set-on low, short,
fine and tapering; fine and tapering,
straight or screw; devoid of fringe or
devoid of fringe or coarse hair, and not
coarse hair, and not carried above the
carried above horizontal.
horizontal.

TAIL FAULTS: A long or
gaily carried tail;
extremely gnarled or
curled against body.

(Note: The preferred
tail should not exceed
in length approximately
half the distance from
set-on to hock.)

4 COLOR: Brindle with 8 COLOR: Any color,
white markings. brindle, evenly marked
with white, strongly
preferred.

10 IDEAL MARKINGS: White 4 MARKINGS: White
muzzle, even white blaze muzzle, blaze on face,