GENERAL APPEARANCE: 
Small, active and alert.  Well balanced in general outline, slightly longer in body than height at withers.

CHARACTERISTICS: 
Gay and assertive, highly intelligent, aloof with strangers.

TEMPERAMENT: 
Alert, loyal but independent.

HEAD & SKULL: 
Small in proportion to body, carried proudly.  Masculine in dogs but free from coarseness.  Skull slightly domed, moderate width and length.  Stop slight but defined.  Medium length of muzzle, blunt with cushioning, free from wrinkle.  Chin showing some depth and width.  Nose:  black preferred.

EYES: 
Dark brown, oval, bright and expressive, medium size. Set fairly well apart but forward looking.  Rims black.

EARS: 
Medium size, pendant, well feathered in adults, set fairly high.  Slight lift from skull desirable but must not fly.  Large, heavy low set ears un-typical.

MOUTH: 
Slightly undershot.  Teeth evenly placed and the lower jaw wide between the canine teeth.  Full dentition desirable.  Teeth and tongue not showing when mouth closed.

NECK: 
Moderately short, strong and well set on.  Covered with a mane or "shawl" of longer hair, more pronounced in dogs than bitches.

FOREQUARTERS: 
Moderate bone.  Forelegs slightly bowed but firm at shoulder.  Shoulder well laid.

BODY: 
Slightly longer from withers to root of tail than the height at withers, good spring of rib, level back.

HINDQUARTERS: 
Well made and strong, hocks well let down, straight when viewed from behind.  Moderate turn of stifle.

FEET: 
Harefoot.  Small and neat with feathering between toes often extending beyond the feet.  Round cat-feet undesirable.

TAIL: 
Set high, richly plumed and carried in a gay curl over back when moving.  (Not to be penalised for dropping tail when standing).

GAIT/MOVEMENT: 
Quick moving, straight, free, positive.

COAT: 
Top coat, silky in texture, smooth on face and front of legs, of moderate length on body, but lying rather flat.  Undercoat fine and dense.  Ears and back of forelegs nicely feathered, tail and buttocks well furnished with longer hair.  Not over coated, bitches tend to carry less coat and mane than dogs.

COLOUR: 
All colours and mixture of colours permissible.

WEIGHT & SIZE: 
Ideal 4.1 to 6.8 kgs (9 - 15 lbs.).  Height about 25.4 cm (10 ins).

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

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