General Appearance
A sturdy, compactly built hound, conveying the impression of quality without coarseness.

Behavior / Temperament
A merry hound whose essential function is to hunt, primarily hare, by following a scent. Bold, with great activity, stamina and determination. Alert, intelligent and of even temperament.
Amiable and alert, showing no aggression or timidity.

Head
Fair length, powerful without being coarse, finer in the bitch, free from frown and wrinkle.

Cranial region
Skull: Slightly domed, moderately wide, with slight peak.
Stop: Well defined and dividing length, between occiput and tip of nose, as equally as possible.

Facial Region
Nose: Broad, preferably black, but less pigmentation permissible in lighter coloured hounds. Nostrils wide.
Muzzle: Not snipy.
Lips: Reasonably well flewed.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws should be strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Eyes:Dark brown or hazel, fairly large, not deep set or prominent, set well apart with mild, appealing expression.
Ears: Long, with rounded tip, reaching nearly to end of nose when drawn out. Set on low, fine in texture and hanging gracefully close to cheeks.

Neck
Sufficiently long to enable hound to come down easily to scent, slightly arched and showing little dewlap.

Body
Topline: Straight and level.
Loin: Short in the couplings but well balanced. Loins powerful and supple. 
Chest: Let down to below elbow. Ribs well sprung and extending well back. 
Belly:  Without excessive tuck-up.

Tail
Sturdy, moderately long. Set on high, carried gaily but not curled over back or inclined forward from root. Well covered with hair, especially on underside.

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