BREED STANDARD

BREED STANDARD  - FCI STANDARD N.109/22.11.2004

           Origin:  GREAT BRITAIN

              UTILIZATION: Flushing dog

           Classification F.C.I. Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing dogs, Water dogs, 

           Section 2 Flushing dogs with working trial

          GENERAL APPERANCE:  Well balanced, heavily boned, active with a thoughtful expression, 

          overall appearance denoting strenght

          BEHAVIOUR /TEMPERAMENT  - Stoical, great-hearted, highly intelligent with a determined

         attitude enhancing his natural ability.A silent worker with an excellent nose. Steady, reliable, 

          kind and dignified; more aloof than other Spaniels, showing no tendency towards aggression.

         HEAD - Square, massive, medium length. No exaggeration in head and skull.

         CRANIAL  REGION -  skull - broad on top with decided occiput; heavy brows - stop :deep

         FACIAL REGION:

        MUZZLE: Heavy, square

        FLEWS: Well developed

        JAWS/TEETH: Jaws strong, with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely

       over-lapping teeth and set square to the jaws.

        EYES: Clean, dark amber, slightly sunk, some haw  showing but witout excess.Full light eyes highly

        undesirable. Free from entropion.

        EARS: Large, vine leaf-shaped, well covered with straight hair. Hanging slightly forward, feather not

        to extend below leather.

       NECK: Fairly long, thick, powefull

       BODY:  Long, heavy, nera the ground

      Back - Straight, broad, long

      Loin - Muscular

      Chest - Deep, well sprung ribs

      Underline: Well let down in flank

       TAIL: Customarily docked

       Docked: Set low. Well feathered, carried level with back. Strong at root, tapering gradually to the trip.

       Of moderate length.

       LIMBS:

      Forequaters: Legs short, straight, well boned, strong.

      Shoulders: Strong, sloping, muscular.

      HINDQUARTRS: Very powerful and well developed.

      Stifles: Well bent and set straight

      Hockes: Low.

       FEET: Large, round, well covered with hair.

       GAIT/MOVEMENT: Rolling gait attributable to long body and short legs.Moving straight fore and aft

       with effortless drive.

       COAT: 

       HAIR: Abundant, close, silky and straight. Legs and chest well  feathered.

      COLOUR: Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings; orange permissible. Slight head markings

       and freckled muzzle.

      WEIGHT: Ideal weight: dogs 36kg, biches 29,5kg

      FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points shoulld be considered a fault and the seriousness

       with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon 

       the health and welfare of the dog.

      Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

      An average clumber lives around 10-12 yeras.

Source: FCI Standard Breed