Characteristics: An alert keen hunter, Hunting by scent, sight using it's ears to a marked degree when working close.
Temperament: Alert, Intelligent, friendly, affectionate and playful.
Head and skull:Skull long, lean and well chiseled fore face slightly longer than the skull, only slight stop. Top of skull parallel with foreface, whole head representing a blunt wedge when viewed in profile and from above.
Eyes: Ambered coloured, blending with the coat; oval, moderately deep set, with keen intelligent expression.
Ears: Medium high set; carried erect when alert, but very mobile;broad at base, fine and large.
Mouth: Powerful jaws with strong teeth. Scissor bite, i.e.upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Nose: Flesh-coloured only, blending with coat.
Neck: Long, lean, muscular and slightly arched. Clean throat line.
Forequarters: Shoulders strong, long and well laid back. Forelegs straight and powerful. Elbows well tucked in. Pasterns strong.
Hindquarters: Strong and muscular. Moderate bend of stifle. Well developed second thigh. Limbs parallel when viewed from behind.
Feet:Strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out. Paws well padded.
Tail: Medium set- fairly thick at base and tapering (whip like). reaching just below the point of hock in repose. Carried high and curved when dog is in action. Tail should not be tucked between the legs. A screw tail is undesirable.
Gait/movement: Free and flowing; head held fairly high and dog should cover the ground with no apparent effort. Legs and feet should move in line with the body; any tendency to throw feet sideways, or high stepping "Hackney" action highly undesirable.
Coat: Short and glossy, ranging from fine and close to slightly harsh; no feathering.
Colour:Tan or rich tan with white markings allowed as follows: white tip on tail strongly desired. White on chest(called the star). White on toes. Slim white blaze on centre line of face permissible. Flecking or white other than above undesirable.
Size: Height; dogs ideally 56cms (22-25 ins) bitches ideally 53 cms (21-24 ins).
Faults: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded be in exact proportion to pt's degree.
Note:Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
