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Overall impression: Rectangular body, strong muscles, broad chest slightly square head with big ears, wide tail. Strong skeleton, overall medium-sized males considerably larger than females.

head: medium-sized, with square outline, profile slightly concave, softly crooked forehead, cheek bones of high standing, medium long, square snout outline, noticeable crossing between snout and cheek bone, solid chin, nose-upper lip line oriented vertically.

ears: large, broad at the beginning, moderately sharp, lux paintbrush desirable, hair of the ears jutting out above the ear edge, placed high on the head, slightly inclined to the outwardly, distance is one width of an ear, lower ear beginning slightly set back.

eyes: big, far apart, slightly oval, not almond-shaped, set slightly at an angle to the external ear edge, clear colours which are adapted to the colour of the fur. neck: strong muscles, especially on males. body: Long, strong skeleton, firm muscles, broad chest, large but well-balanced size, appearance all in all rectangular, strong, medium long legs with big round paws, hair between toes

tail: as long as the body, wide in the beginning, running up sharply, long hair on top.

fur: thick all-weather fur, short around the head, becomming longer at the upper line, long at belly and hind legs, ruff, lower layer soft, top hair rougher and straight, fur length and fur density seasonally differently

colours: black, blue, red, cream, silber, knows, with and without agouti

possible defects: size, unbalanced proportions / Round head, straight or convex profile, protruding whisker cushions, round or sharp snout, receding chin, ears far apart and outwardly standing, body too thin, too light, too short / legs too long, short tail / missing fur on the belly, missing lower layer of hair, more toes than normal (Polydaktylia).