GENERAL APPEARANCE

Low to ground, short legged, long bodied, but with compact figure and robust muscular development, with bold and confident carriage of head and intelligent facial expression; conformation preeminently fixed for following game into burrows. In spite of his shortness of leg, in comparison with his length of trunk, he should appear neither crippled, awkward, cramped in his capacity for movement, nor slim and weasel like. Added to this, his hunting spirit, good nose, loud tongue and small size render him especially suited for beating the bush. His figure and his fine nose give him an advantage over most other breeds of sporting dogs for trailing.

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TEMPERAMENT

He should be clever, lively and courageous to the point of rashness, persevering in his work both above and below ground; with all the senses being well developed.

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LINK TO RECOMMENDED TESTING THROUGH OFA

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