BARBET STANDARD (continued)

Neck
Short and strong

Forequarters
Shoulders: sloping. The scapulo-humeral angle varies from 110 to 115. Upper arm: strong and muscular. Lower arm: straight, strong, perpendicular, completely covered by long hair. Strong bone structure.

Body
Back: very slightly convex. Loin: arched, short and strong. Croup: rounded in profile. Chest: broad, developed, quite deep, rounded ribcage.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh: slight slope, well muscled. Hocks: set low. Well angulated. Metatarsus: well upright. Feet: round, broad, covered with hair.

Tail
Slightly raised, carried above the horizontal when the dog is in action, low set, forming a slight hook at the tip.

Gait
Easy movement, the limbs moving in line with the body. Medium length foreleg stride with good thrust from the hindquarters.

Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be exact proportion to its degree.

Head fine and narrow; bridge of nose thin and long; lips thin
Light eyes
Ears high set (higher than eye level), thin, short and narrow
Neck long and thin
Top line hollow
Loin long and weak
Croup straight
Chest narrow
Tail high set on, curled over back
Lack of tail, stumpy tail
Shoulders upright
Upper arm thin
Lower arm fine boned
Upper thigh flat; hocks straight; hindlegs fringed; Dewclaws
Feet thin and narrow, lacking hair
Skin thin
Coat short, harsh, not woolly, not curly
Colours: Any colour other than those mentioned in the standard
Overly shy dogs

Disqualifications

Overshot or undershot jaw
Aggressive dog

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

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