Dominant

long head

large or long ears

low set ears

wide ear leather

coarse skull

short foreface

erect ears

dark eye

normal eye

brown eyes

wire coat

short coat

curly coat

poor layback of shoulder

poorly angulated stifle

high set tail

heavy bone

deep chest

straight topline

good spring of rib

short stifle

light pigment

normal hearing

good eyesight

good eye pigment

self colour

black nose

good mouth

normal palate

normal lip

straight tail

Recessive

short head

small or short ears

high set ears

narrow ear leather

fine skull

long foreface

drop or tipped ears

light eye

large bulging eye (some breeds)

blue eyes

smooth coat

long coat

straight coat

good layback of shoulder

well angulated stifle

low set tail

light bone

shallow chest

sway back

poor spring of rib

long stifle

dark pigment

deafness

night blindness

wall eyes

parti-colour

dudley nose

over/undershot jaw

cleft palate

hare lip

kinked or bent tail

GENERAL PHYSIQUE (generalisations):

NOTES: Black is dominant to red, red dominant to liver, brown, orange, lemon. Black is dominant to white. Dark pigment on nose, lips, eyelids and toenails is recessive to light pigment and is not associated with the dark eye.