Conformation Evaluation Form

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Litter and Date of Birth *

Date of Evaluation *

General Appearance (Symmetrical – Square, Cobby – do not want lean, leggy, or short legs and long body) *

Notes on General Appearance: *

Size, Proportion, Substance (mutum in parvo) compactness, well knit proportions, hardness of developed muscle. Ultimate Weight 14-18 lbs. *

Notes on Size, Proportion: *

Head: large, massive, round (not apple-headed) with no indentation of the skull *

Notes on Head: *

Eyes: dark in color, very large, bold and prominent, globular in shape, soft and solicitous in expression, very lustrous, and when excited full of fire. *

Notes on Eyes: *

Ears: Button nose preferred over rose. Ear set. Thin, small, soft, like black velvet. *

Notes on Ears: *

Wrinkles should be large and deep. *

Markings: should be clearly defined. The muzzle or mask, ears, moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead, and the back trace should be as black as possible. The mask should be black. The more intense and well defined it is, the better. The trace is a black line extending from the occiput to the tail. *

Notes on Wrinkles-Markings: *

Muzzle: short, blunt, square, but NOT up-faced. *

Bite: very slightly undershot *

Notes on muzzle and bite: *

Neck: slightly arched. Strong, thick, with enough length to carry the head proudly. *

Notes on Neck: *

Short back should be level from the withers to the high tail set. Body should be short and cobby, wide in chest and well ribbed up. *

Notes on Back: *

Tailset: tail curled as tightly as possible over the hip. Double curl is perfection. *

Notes on tailset and tail: *

Forequarters: Legs should be very strong, straight, of moderate length, and set well under. *

Notes on Forequarters: *

Elbows: should be directly under the withers when viewed from the side. *

Notes on Elbows *

Shoulders: moderately laid back. *

Notes on Shoulders: *

Pasterns: strong, neither steep nor down. *

Notes on Pasterns: *

Feet: neither so long as the foot of the hare, nor so round as that of the cat; well split-up toes, and BLACK nails. *

Notes on Feet: *

Hindquarters: Strong, powerful, with moderate bend of stifle and short hocks perpendicular to the ground. *

Notes on Hindquarters *

Bone. Legs stocky? *

Angulation? Moderate bend of stifle? *

Hocks? *

Notes on Stifle, Hocks, Rear Angulation: *

The legs are parallel when viewed from behind. The hindquarters are in balance with the forequarters. The thighs and buttocks are full and muscular. Feet as in front. *

Notes: *

The coat is fine, smooth, soft, short and glossy, neither hard nor woolly. *

Notes on Coat: *

The colors are fawn or black. The fawn color should be decided so as to make the contrast complete between the color and the trace and mask. *

Notes on Color: *

Gait: Viewed from the front, the forelegs should be carried well forward, showing no weakness in the pasterns, the paws landing squarely with the central toes straight ahead. The rear action should be strong and free through hocks and stifles, with no twisting or turning in or out at the joints. The hind legs should follow in line with the front. There is a slight natural convergence of the limbs both fore and aft. A slight roll of the hindquarters typifies the gait which should be free, self-assured, and jaunty. *

Notes on Gait: *

Temperament: should be even-tempered, exhibiting stability, playfulness, great charm, dignity, and an outgoing, loving disposition. *

Notes on Temperament (general observations, not results of formal Temp Eval): *

Stirs the Senses? *

It factor? Any unspecified observations? *

Other General Comments and Observations: *

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