General Appearance and Temperament
A small house dog with long cotton-like coat and round, dark, intelligent and expressive eyes.  A little turbulent, cheerful, even a little clownish and very attached to its masters.

Height
Male: 9  7/8” (25cm) minimum at the withers and between 11” (28 cm) to 12 5/8” (32 cm) maximum at the withers.  11” is ideal size for males.
Female: 8 5/8” (22 cm) minimum at the withers and between 9 7/8” to 11” maximum at the withers.  9 7/8” is the ideal size for females.

Weight
8.8 to 13.2 pounds (4-6 kg) maximum for males and 7.7 to 11 pounds (3.5-5 kg) for females.  Weight is proportional to the height but must not exceed the maximum.

ex. a male of 11” at the withers must weigh approximately 11 pounds, while a male of 12  5/8” at the withers must weigh approximately 13.2 pounds.

Size
The ratio of the height at the withers to the length of the body is 2:3.

Type
The sought-after type is the type described herein even though there are dogs of this breed that are slightly taller.

Utility
Companion dog.

Head
The profile view is short but the top view triangular.  2/5 is the head length ratio to the body length.  9/5 is the skull length ratio to the muzzle length.
Skull: The profile of the top skull is convex with a width of approximately 3 3/8” (8.5cm).  The superciliary ridges are underdeveloped.  The central furrow is slightly shallow, nonexistent occipital protuverane, occipital crest imperceptible.
Stop: Slightly shallow stop
Muzzle: The length is approximately 2 3/8” (6 cm), 1 3/4” (4.5 cm) in height and 2” (5 cm) in width.  The muzzle and the lower jaw are straight.
Nose: Black and small.  The color dark tobacco (dark brown) is tolerated.  The nostrils are opened.
Lips: Thin, tight and black or dark tobacco.
Teeth: Small, white and perfect; lower incisors are set in front of, or behind of or level with upper incisors.
Eyes: Round, dark, bright and lively, well set apart, fine and dark pigmented eyelids.
Ears: Drooping, approximately 2 3/8” (6 cm) in width and 2 3/4” (7 cm) in length -thin and triangular, set high on the skull, thin at the tip and broken at the base.  Covered with white hair or with shades of one of the following three possibilities:

1) yellow taints more or less dark

2) blend of yellow and black hairs

3) a few black hairs giving the notion of a light grayish stain

Neck
Profile: Straight.
Topview: Slightly convex.  The ratio of the length of the neck to the length of the body is 1/5”.
Length: Approximately 3 1/8” (8 cm)
Shape: The shape of the neck is swollen and muscular
Width: Approximately 2 3/4” (7 cm)
Skin: Taught

Body
General Description: The topline is very slightly convex.
Withers: A little pronounced.
Neckline: Robust and strong.
Topline: Muscular and very slightly curved outwards.  The ratio of the thorax to the lumbar region is 10/6.
Belly and Flanks: Round, not as broad as the chest.  The belly is slightly tucked inwards.

Tail
Set low, approximately 7 1/8” (18 cm) in length, thick at the base, thin at the end.  at rest, the tail falls downwards below the hocks with the tip curving upwards like a tea-cup handle.

Forequarters
General Appearance: The frontal and profile view of the forelegs are vertical.  The proportions is 1/1.
Shoulders: Muscular and approximately 4” (10 cm) oblique.
Arm: Muscular and approximately 3 1/2” (9 cm) oblique, sloping from front to rear.
Shoulder Assembly Angulation: 120 degrees
Forearm: Approximately 4” (10 cm), vertical with powerful skeletal structure.
Elbow Angulation: 120 degrees.
Carpus and Metacarpus: Approximately 1 1/8” (3 cm).
Feet: Round and approximately 1 1/8” (3 cm).  Small, well formed and tight toes. Well-centered and pigmented paw pads.