DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID OFFICIAL STANDARD: 28/07/2009.

HEAD: Form Lupoid, Cuneiform, but not too long, and wide enough be in harmony with the rest of the body. The supraorbital and zygomatic arches are moderately arched. The transition of the cranial region to the facial region is visible, but it is not very pronounced.

CRANIAL REGION: Fairly broad forehead, drops into the eyes, profile view is slightly rounded. The top lines of the skull and nose spout are parallel.

Depression front naso (Stop): Marked, but without exaggeration.

FACIAL REGION

• Nose: Small, Truffle always black.
• Snout: It is made more pointed towards the region of the truffle ; well chiseled, not very long, the tip is not truncated; the length is approximately 40% the total length of the head ; straight nose cane.
• Lips: Black, well together.
• JAWS/teeth: Healthy and well implanted teeth. «Bite in the form of scissors». Accepted the bite in the form of «clip». Complete denture, the dental formula for. The absence of one or two premolars is acceptable 1 (1 PM1 or 2 PM1) or a premolar 2 (1 PM2) and are not taken into consideration the molars 3 (M3).
• Cheeks: Dry, they blend smoothly with the sides of the snout.
• Eyes: Dark brown color, small, almendrada form, or sunk, or prominent ; the look is mischievous, intense and penetrating; the eyelids are lined in black.
• Ears: Straight, very small, pointy, triangular (the more possible equilateralmente), set high, but not very close together, firm, excessively mobile.

NECK: Strong, powerfully muscular; It seems more bulky because of the abundant hairs on the collar. Is medium length, well loose, good sized, is more erect when the dog is attentive, with the slightly arched top margin.

BODY: Short and broad, therefore compact, but not too bulky or heavy, Ideally square (inscriptible in a box). Thus, its length, from the tip of the shoulder to the tip of the buttock, It is approximately equal to the height at the withers.

• Top line: The top margin of the back and the spine is straight and taut, often it rises slightly from rump to cross.
• Cross: Very sharp. It seems even more raised because of the horsehair.
• Back: Short, straight and strong.
• Pork loin: Short, broad and compact.
• Rump: Short, wide and horizontal; the rear of the rump, and therefore the union between the rump and the tip of the buttock, It is harmoniously rounded, What is known as "Guinea pig back".
• Breast : Well descended to the level of the elbows; wide in front and behind the shoulders, Thus, the ribs are well arched; profile, the front part of the chest (backsplash) is well prominent.
• Bottom line: The lower part of the chest is well descended, reaching to the elbows, upload lightly and harmoniously towards the belly, It is slightly raised, or pendant, or agalgado (retracted).

TAIL: High implementation. Some dogs are born Anurans (completely tailless) or with rudimentary or incomplete queue (stump tail or short tail) and they may not be penalized by this. At rest, a natural tail (at least reaches the Hock) It must be preferably fall and it can be raised in action, in the prolongation of the upper line, but it is preferable that it does not exceed. Accepted the tail curled or carried on the back.

LIMBS: Thin bones that are well below the body.

PREVIOUS MEMBERS

• As a whole: They are well aplomados seen from all angles, and they are perfectly parallel, seen from the front; its length, from the ground up to the elbows, It is almost equal to the half of the height at the withers.
• Shoulder: Long and well oblique, the angulation of the shoulder is normal.
• Arms: Long and enough oblique.
• Elbows: Firm, or peeled, or together.
• Forearms : Straight, seen from the front are quite separate.
• Carpi (dolls): Smooth and firm.
• Metacarpus: Rather short. Seen from the front, in straight prolongation of the forearms, profile, at least very slightly inclined.
• Previous feet: Small, round and together («Jack's foot»); the arched toes; short nails, strong and always black.

LATER MEMBERS

• As a whole: They must be under body, and be perfectly parallel, seen from the back.
• Thighs: Long, very muscular. They seem to be wider due to the dense pants.
• Knee: Approximately in composure with the rump; the angle of the knee is normal.
• Legs: Approximately of the same length as the thighs.
• Hocks: Good angulation, without exaggeration.
• Metatarsals: Rather short; the presence of spurs is not desirable.
• Back feet: As the front or a little bit longer than.

MOVEMENT : At a trot, the movements are elastic, firm, with median amplitude, a good boost of the hind, the back stays horizontal and members move in parallel ; the movement of the previous members must be in harmony with the later and elbows must not be separated. At a higher rate, Members converge.

SKIN: Tight all over the body.

FUR

Hair: The outer layer of hair is abundant, dense, straight, enough hard, of fairly firm texture, therefore, is dry and sturdy to the touch, and shape with the inner layer of hair, It is soft and dense, excellent protection. Hair is short on the ears and short on the head, the front of the previous members, hocks and rear cannons. On the body, the hair is medium length and glued.

Around the neck the hair is much longer and more separate, starting at the outside edge of the ears, forming, especially in the male, but also in the female, a wide and well typical «necklace» (long hairs around the neck, on each side stem), a «mane» (long hairs on the upper region of the neck, It extends up to about the cross and even shoulders) and a «bodice» (long hairs on the lower region of the neck and the front of the chest (backsplash), that spread between the forelimbs and are progressively completed under the breast). On the back of the thighs, long and abundant hairs, cover the anal region and whose ends are directed inward in a very typical way, they form the 'trousers». The tail is adorned with a hair of the same length as the body hair.

Color: Black zaino. The inner layer of hair should not be absolutely black, but it can be also dark gray if it is covered entirely by the outer layer of hair. Are accepted a little gray due to age, for example on the snout.

SIZE AND WEIGHT:

Weight: Of 3 to 9 kg. Looking for an average weight of 4 to 7 kg.

FAULTS: Any deviation from the above mentioned criteria is considered an absence and severity of this refers to the degree of deviation to the standard and its impact on the health and welfare of the dog.

General appearance: Heavy, lack of substance; paticorto patilargo ; elongated body, rectangular (inscriptible in a rectangle).
Head: Too long or too short. Skull and nasal cane lines that are not parallel; appearance of Fox; very outgoing supraorbital or zygomatic arches.

• Cranial region: Too narrow, very rounded or arched front ("Apple-shaped").
• Snout: Very long, gripper; thick, truncated; convex nose cane (Roman).
• Teeth: Misaligned or poorly implemented incisors.
• Eyes: Large, round or prominent, color clear ("Hazel" is still accepted).

Body:

• Breast : Strait, plane, cylindrical; not enough descended.
• Rump: Long, inclined, about-high; interrupted curvature of the back edge (transition grupa-parte back of thighs).
• Members: Too little or too much angled members.
• Movement: Closed, very short strides, with very little momentum, bad transmission in the back (When the dorsal line is not maintained correctly in action), movement raised the forelimbs or hopping in the subsequent.

Fur:

• Hair: Too short (Satin), too long, little, soft or silky, wavy, very close to the body or too pendant; little or no collar, horsehair, breast or trouser (more serious is lacking in the male, especially the absence of necklace). Lack of hair on the bottom layer.
• Color: Grey reflections, Brown or reddish in the upper layer of hair. Some occasional white hairs on the toes.

Character: Apathetic or timid dog.

SERIOUS FAULTS

• Teeth: Absence of an incisor (1 I), three premolars 1 (3 PM1), or two premolars 2 (2 PM2).

FALTAS DESCALIFICANTES

• Aggressive or fearful dog.
• Any dog showing clear physical abnormalities or behavioral signs shall be disqualified.
• Lack of racial.
• Upper prognathism; lower prognathism, even without loss of contact (inverted articulation) ; Cross occlusion ; crooked mouth ; absence of a canine (1 C), a tooth top butcher (1 PM4) or lower (1 M1) or a molar (1 M1, or 1 M2, except for the M3), of a premolar 4 (Lower PM4), of a premolar 3 (1 PM3) and another tooth, or four teeth in total or more (except the four premolars 1).
• Depigmentation of the nose, the lips and eyelids.
• Hanging ears or semi erect.
• Long and soft or silky hair, so it obviously type fur «hair long»; long ear hair fringes, on the back of the members, etc.; total absence of an inner layer of hair.
• Color: Top coat of any color that is not black (except for the gray reflections, brownish or reddish) or with very small white spots, even in the fingers.
• Weight clearly outside the prescribed limits.

NOTE: Males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended in the scrotum.

TRANSLATION: IRIS Carrillo (Puerto Rico Kennel Federation). Reviewed by Dr. Robert Pollet.