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FCI STANDARD OF THE GREYHOUND

CHARACTERISTICS	The Greyhound possesses remarkable stamina and endurance, its straight through, long reaching movement enables it to cover ground at great speed.
GENERAL APPEARANCE	The general appearance of the typical Greyhound is that of a strongly built, upstanding dog of generous proportions, muscular power and symmetrical formation, with a long head and neck, clean well laid shoulders, deep chest, capacious body, arched loin, powerful quarters, sound legs and feet, and a suppleness of limb, which emphasize in a marked degree its distinctive type and quality.
HEAD AND SKULL	Long, moderate width, flat skull, slight stop. Jaws powerful and well chiselled.
EYES	Bright and intelligent, dark in colour.
MOUTH	Teeth white and strong. The inscissors of the upper jaw clipping those of the lower jaw.
NECK	Long and muscular, elegantly arched, well let into the shoulders.
FOREQUARTERS	Shoulders oblique, well set back, muscular without being loaded, narrow and cleanly defined at the top. Forelegs long and straight, bone of good substance and quality. Elbows free and well set under the shoulders. Pasterns of moderate length, slightly sprung. Elbows, pasterns and toes should incline neither outwards nor inwards.
BODY	Chest deep and capacious, providing adequate heart room. Ribs deep, well sprung and carried well back. Flanks well cut up. Back rather long, broad and square. Loin powerful, slightly arched.
HINDQUARTERS	Thighs and second thighs wide and muscular, showing great propelling power. Stifles well bent. Hocks well let down, inclining neither outwards nor inwards. Body and hindquarters features should be of ample proportions and well coupled, enabling adequate ground to be covered when standing.
FEET	Moderate length, with compact well knuckled toes, strong pads.
TAIL	Long, set on rather low, strong at the root, tapering to the point, carried low, slightly curved.
COAT	Fine and close
COLOURS	Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow, brindle, or any of the colours broken with white.
HEIGHT	Ideal height: Dogs 28-30 inches. Bitches 27-28 inches