Body: flat, muscular back of moderate length; a slight knot of muscles at the loin. Deep chest. Loin rather short and strong. Prominent hip bones, wide apart.

Tail: not too short, ending in a ring, sparsely feathered, carried high.

Forequarters: long and sloping, well laid back, elbows tight. Legs straight and well boned.

Hindquarters: powerful, long and well angled to the hock. Great length between the hip and hock. Pasterns long and springy.

Feet: covered with thick, long hair. Forefeet strong with large, arched toes. Hind feet long and broad and covered with thick hair.

Coat: long and silky, falling flat along the body except on the back saddle where it is short and close in mature dogs From the brow backwards, the long, silky hair hangs in bangs; the hair is short and close on the rest of the head.

Colour: all colours.