Characteristics (unchanged)

Conveys impression of determination, strength and activity.

Skull relatively large in circumference. Viewed from front appears high from corner of lower jaw to apex of skull; also [very] broad and square. Cheeks well rounded and extended sideways beyond eyes. Viewed from side, head appears very high and moderately short from back to point of nose. Forehead flat with skin on and about head slightly loose and (may be) finely wrinkled without excess, neither prominent nor overhanging face. [Projections of frontal bones prominent, broad, square and high; deep, wide indentation between eyes.] From defined stop, a furrow [both broad and deep] extending to middle of skull being traceable to apex.

Face from front of cheek bone to nose, relatively short, skin may be slightly wrinkled. Muzzle short, broad, turned upwards and (very) deep from corner of eye to corner of mouth. Nose and nostrils large, broad and black, under no circumstances liver colour, red or brown. Distance from inner corner of eye (or from centre of stop between eyes) to extreme tip of nose should not be less than distance from tip of the nose to edge of the underlip. Nostrils large wide and open, with well defined vertical straight line between. Flews (chops) thick, broad [pendant] and [very] deep, [hanging completely over,] covering lower jaws at sides, but joining underlip in front [and quite covering the teeth].

Teeth not visible. Jaws broad, [massive,] strong and square, lower jaw slightly projecting in front of upper with moderate [and] turn[ing] up. Over nose [roll] wrinkle, if present, whole or broken, must [not interfere with the line of the layback] never adversely affect or obscure eyes or nose. Pinched nostrils and heavy over nose roll are unacceptable and should be heavily penalised. Viewed from front, the various properties of the face must be equally balanced on either side of an imaginary line down centre.

Seen from front, situated low down in skull, well away from ears. Eyes and stop in same straight line, at right angles to furrow. Wide apart, but outer corners within the outline of cheeks. Round, of moderate size, neither sunken nor prominent, in colour very dark – almost black – showing no white when looking directly forward. Free from obvious eye problems.

Chest wide, [laterally round] prominent and deep. Back short, strong, broad at shoulders. Slight fall to back close behind shoulders (lowest part) whence spine should rise to loins (top higher than top of shoulder), curving again more suddenly to tail, forming slight arch [(termed roach back)] – a distinctive characteristic of breed. Body well ribbed up behind with belly tucked up and not pendulous."

Set on low, jutting out rather straight and then turning downwards. Round, smooth and devoid of fringe or coarse hair. Moderate in length – rather short than long – thick at root, tapering quickly to a fine point. Downward carriage (not having a decided upward curve at end) and never carried above back.