Beagle standard.

(Country of origin: Great Britain)

Head:

the skull should be fairly long, slightly domed at occiput, with cranium broad and full.

Ears:

Ears set on moderately low, long, reaching when drawn out nearly, if not quite, to the end of the nose, fine in texture, gaily broad-with almost entire absence of erectile power-setting close to the head, whit the forward edged lightly in tuning to the cheek rounded at tip.

Eyes:

Eyes large, set well apart-soft and hound like expression gentle and pleading, of a brown or hazel colour.

Muzzle:

Muzzle of medium length- straight and square-cut-the stop moderately defined. Jaws, level. Lips free from flews, nostrils large and open.

Teeth:

Compiled scissors grip.

Defects:

A very flat skull, narrow across the top, excess of dome, eyes small, sharp and Terrie like, or prominent and protruding, muzzle long, snippy or cut away decadently below the eyes, or very short. Roman-nosed, or upturned, giving a dish-face expression. Ears short, set on high or with a tendency to rise above the point of origin. Overshot or undershot.

Body:

Neck and throat:

Neck rising free and light from the shoulders strong in substance yet not loaded, of medium length. The throat clean and free from folds of skin, a slight wrinkle below the angel of jaw, however, may be allowable.

Defects:

A thick, short, cloddy neck carried on a line with the top of the shoulders. Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin to a degree termed "throatiness".

Shoulder and chest:

Shoulders sloping-clean, muscular, not to heavy or loaded-conveying the idea of freedom of action with active and strength. Chest deep and broad, but not broad enough to interfere with the free play of shoulders.

Defects:

Straight, upright shoulders. Chest disproportionally write or with lack of depth.

Bach, loin and ribs:

Back short, muscular and strong. Loin broad and slightly arched, and the ribs well sprung, giving abundance of lung room.

Defects:

Very long or swayed or reached back. Flat, narrow loin. Flat ribs.

Forelegs and feet:

Forelegs, straight, with plenty of bone in proportion to size of the hound. Pastern short and straight. Feet- close, round and firm. Pad full and hard.

Defects:

Out at elbows. Knees knocked over forward, or bent backward. Forelegs cooked or das hound like. Feet long, open or speeding.

Hips, thighs, hind legs and Feet:

Hips and thighs strong and well muscled, giving abundance of propelling power. Stifles strong and well let down. Hocks firm, symmetrical and moderately bent. feet close and firm.

Defects:

Cow hocks, or straight hocks. Lack of muscle and propelling power. Open feet.

Tail:

Set moderately high, carried gaily but not turned forward over the back, with slight curve, short as compared with size of the hound, with brush.

Defects:

A long tail. Teapot curve or inclined forward from the root. rat tail with absence of brush.

Coat:

A close, hard, hound coat of medium length.

Defects:

A short, thin coat, or a soft quality.

Colour:

Any true hounds colour.

General Appearance:

A miniature foxhound, solid and big for his inches, with the wear-and-tear look of the hound that can last in the chase and follow his quarry to the death.

DISQUALIFICATION:

Any hound measuring more than 15 inches shall be disqualified.