General Appearance
Sturdy, compact, solid, small dog with good bone, short, smooth coat. No point exaggerated, balance is essential

Characteristics.
Full of courage, yet with clown like qualities, Bat ears and short undocked tail are essential features of the breed.

Temperament
Vivacious, deeply affectionate, loyal and intelligent

Coat Texture
Fine, smooth, lustrous, short and close.

Colours.
Brindle, Pied or Fawn.
(Tan, mouse and grey/blue are highly undesirable.)

Brindle: a mixture of black and coloured hairs.
(May contain white provided brindle predominates)

Pied: white predominates over brindle. Whites are classified with pied for show purposes, but their eyelashes and eye rims should be black. In pied the white should be clear with definite brindle patches and no 'ticking' or black spots.

Fawn: May contain brindle hairs but must have black eye lashes and eye rims.

Size
Ideal weights:
Dogs: 12.7kgs (28 pounds)
Bitches: 10.9kgs (24 pounds)
(Soundness should not be sacrificed for size).