GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Dogs 56- 63.5 cm (22-25”). Bitches 53.5-61cms (21-24")
Colour: Tan or rich tan with a white tail tip desired. White may be on toes,
chest and a narrow streak on the face.
Coat: Short, dense and glossy. Gait: Free flowing, active and sound.
These medium sized hounds are graceful, clean cut and noble. The head is long and lean with a foreface that is slightly longer than the skull giving an appearance of a blunt wedge. The moderately deep set oval eyes are amber coloured with a flesh coloured nose. The fine ears are large and erect. The slightly arched neck is long and lean and runs into a body that is slightly longer than the shoulder height. Unlike their cousin the Ibizan Hound, the chest should reach to the elbow. The moderately bent stifles are strong and muscular and the feet are well arched. When moving, the tail should be carried gaily and curved.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Pharaoh Hounds are alert, keen hunters who, unlike many in the sight-hound family, hunt by scent as well as by sight. Excelling in hearing, they also make excellent watchdogs. In the home, they are both affectionate, alert and playful, and like most sighthounds are aloof with strangers when first meeting. They are clean dogs, odour free and require little coat care.
HISTORY
Sharing an ancestry with the Ibizan Hounds, this breed’s history dates back to 4,000 BC in Egypt. A striking statue of a hound resembling a Pharaoh Hound was found in Tutankhamen’s tomb and it is clear that these hounds were closely associatiated with the early Egyptian rulers. Carved reliefs found in some tombs, has meant that archaeologists have been able to ascertain with fair accuracy, details of their ancestry. It is believed that Pharaoh Hounds made their way to Malta with the Phoenician traders and ultimately became the national dog of that country. In breed type, they have remained unchanged for centuries

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 61-69cm (24”-27”).
Colour: Lemon, orange, liver or black with white. Self colours or tri-colours also acceptable.
Coat: Short, straight, hard and fine with a sheen.
Gait: Lifting legs cleanly but never in a hackney fashion. Free flowing with the tail lashing from side to side The modern Pointer is every inch a Gundog with clean powerful limbs and always eager to hunt. The long skull has a prominent occiput, a defined stop and well developed lips cover the jaws. In profile, the muzzle displays a somewhat ‘dishfaced’ concave appearance. The ears are set back and hang to the side. The clean slightly arched neck runs into a muscled back. The loin is strong with well spaced and prominent haunch bones. The oval forelegs have strong resilient pasterns and well arched oval feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Taking their name ‘Pointer’ from their ability to freeze, remaining totally motionless with their head extended and pointing towards the sighted game, these dogs have been known to hold this position for over an hour. Sometimes they have one foreleg raised and remain in a slightly crouched position. When competing in Field Trials, due to their excellent scenting powers, this breed regularly takes out top honours. Added advantages for those interested in trialling are that they mature earlier than some of the setter breeds and love hunting so much they will work for people other than their owners. In temperament they are normally very stable, affectionate and energetic. These dogs enjoy plenty of running. Only minimal coat care is required with occasional brushing.
HISTORY
Origins of the Pointer’s ancestry are obscure. The Spanish Setter which arrived in Britain during the 14th century may be one progenitor but a more popular theory is that the breed type started around 1650 through blends of the Foxhound, the Greyhound and the Bloodhound. Certainly Britain can take the credit for perfecting the breed type we know today.

GENERAL APPEARANCE 
Shoulder height: 40-52cm (16”-20”).
Colour: Whole or parti colours.
Coat: Shaggy harsh long outercoat with soft undercoat. Long hair covers the eyes.
Gait: Smooth true gait. Inclined to amble. The head is carried fairly low.
This cobby muscular dog is a true worker. Due to the profuse hair on the skull and muzzle, the head tends to look large for the size of the dog. The furrowed skull is slightly domed and the same length as the muzzle, or possibly slightly longer. The eyes, usually hidden by hair, are hazel or brown and the pendant ears are medium in size. The fore and hindquarter assemblies are strong and well angulated. The ratio of the body length to shoulder height 10:9. The ribcage must never be barrelled. The pasterns slope slightly to strong oval feet. Like the Old English Sheepdog, if not born tail-less the tail is usually docked.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
In Poland, this breed is known as Polski Owczarek Nizinny, or ‘Pons’. They are watchful, perceptive and quite self-controlled. They have excellent memories. Like many members of the working dog family, this breed’s herding instincts are inherent. They make excellent watchdogs and are easy to train. Their double coat needs regular grooming with a pin brush that will reach right through to the undercoat if knots and matts are to be avoided.
HISTORY
Many of the central European herding dogs are much larger than the ‘Pons’, and in order to produce a smaller herder it is believed that the Hungarian Puli was crossed with the local harsh coated sheep herders of the day. Thus the Poles produced a dog capable of being a functional working dog and with a coat that protected them from the vagaries of weather. It is presumed that this is the same breed the Polish seamen took to Scotland in the16th century - either as working dogs for the stock on board or to barter for other animals in Scotland. It is not hard to believe that this breed is an antecedent of today’s Bearded Collie or Old English Sheepdog.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Approx. 20cm (8”).
Colour: All whole colours are permissible but must be free from black or white shadings. Parti colours are acceptable but not preferred.
Coat: Outercoat is long straight and harsh and stands away from the body with a good neck frill. The unclercoat should be soft and fluffy.
Gait: Brisk and buoyant with legs moving straight. This toy member of the Spitz family has the typical fox like head with small bright eyes. The small erect ears and the muzzle must be free of long hair.
The body is compact, and the distinctive tail”with its profuse harsh spreading hair, must turn over and lie along the back. The legs are fine boned and straight and finish with small compact feet.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Diminutive in size (under 2.5kg or 5lb), docile in temper but with vivacity are characteristics of this breed. These dogs are a popular pet, particularly for those living in apartments. Their daintiness is a joy to behold and being acutely intelligent means they are easily trained. When strangers approach, they will bark continuously until peace is restored. Regular grooming with a wire brush is essential. To do this properly, the outercoat must be lifted up so that the bristles start at the root of the hairs and are then brushed down and outwards. 
HISTORY
This is the smallest member of the Spitz family. Taking its name from Pomerania, a province on the south shore of the Baltic Sea, Pomeranians of the 19th century were considerably larger than the versions we see today in fact some of these early dogs weighed as much as 13-.5kg (30lb). In Britain, Queen Victoria owned and bred these little toy dogs, and this, plus the recognition of the smaller versions by the British Kennel Club, helped further the breed’s world-wide popularity.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 
Miniature - 28-38cm (11” and under 15”)
Colour: Black, silver, blue, white or cream with black pigmentation.
Brown or liver and matching pigment.
Coat: Very profuse, dense and harsh in texture. Coat may be clipped to suit different tastes.
Gait: Free and light movement with strong hind drive. 
These proud aristocratic dogs are eye catchers on the street or in the showring. A moderate stop divides a finely chiselled long skull and muzzle, and the well feathered low set ears are pendant. The head carriage is proud and the neck runs into a short, strong back with a rather high set docked tail which is carried away from the body at a slight angle. Fore and hindquarters are strong and well angulated and the feet have tightly arched toes.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Poodles are renowned for their intelligence and being acutely sensitive to their owners’ moods, they often excel in obedience classes. However, the Poodle demands something in return, and that is love - in fact loads of love. Shutting them in the yard alone will totally destroy their spirits. ‘Poodle owners choose different clips for their dogs - be it a puppy clip, lion clip, continental clip, etc. If not showing, a simple puppy clip is popular.
HISTORY
Believed to have originated from the old Spanish water dogs. The name Poodle derives from the German word ‘pudeln’ which means to splash in the water. An excellent retriever of injured water birds and ducks, a smaller variety was established later and became the forerunner of the modern Miniature. In order to facilitate the dog’s progress in water, hunters shaved much of the hair off the hindquarters, leaving the coat on the chest and fore parts for warmth, and bracelets of hair on the leg joints for  protection against injury. The custom of tying a bright ribbon on the topknot, was for identification of their dogs when at work retrieving. Over the years, the above customs have been maintained by people showing Poodles.