Australian Terrier
Australian Terrier again Called European Terrier, the ideal Australian Terrier should have a shoulder blade height of 24.5 to 27.9 cm. Not within this range is considered a fault. Ratio - body length is proportional to height, from shoulder blade to tail tip is longer than from shoulder blade to ground. 2.5 to 3.8 cm, good working ability, light bones, well-proportioned body, good symmetry, and appropriate body weight.
Morphological characteristics
Head
The head is long, brittle and hard. The length of the snout is the length of the skull. Smart and alert. Eyes - small, dark brown to black (darker is better), full of aura, moderately spaced. Eye rims are black and oval. Disadvantages - The color is light and may be too eye-catching. Ears - small, erect and pointed, higher than the skull, well spaced, erect and not tilted. Skull - long and flat when viewed from the front or side, slightly wider than it is wide, with a slight but noticeable indentation between the eyes. Muzzle - The muzzle is strong and healthy and slightly lower than the eyes. Jaws strong. Nose - black, the ideal breed is characterized by a V-shaped hairless area on the bridge of the nose, the length of the adult dog varies. Lips - retracted with dark brown or black edges. Scissor bite.
Neck, Topline and Body
Neck—Long, slightly arched, healthy, flowing naturally behind the shoulders. Topline level. Body--The body is solidly built, with ribs well out but not rounded, chest slightly shorter than ribs, loins strong, short, and slightly arched. Disadvantages - the waist is too long. Tail - set high and straight. All dogs have their tails docked, keeping slightly less than half of their tails, so that they can be held in one hand when they reach adulthood.
Forequarters
Shoulders and legs - long and flat, with a small distance between the shoulders. The length of the forearm is commensurate with the length of the flat part of the shoulder. Shoulders and forearms form a 90° angle. Disadvantages - Straight shoulders, crowded and wide shoulders. Elbows - close to chest. Forelegs—Straight, parallel to each other when viewed from the front; round bones and of good length. Just below the torso; viewed from the side, the torso is clearly in front of the elbow. Wrist—Strong, slightly sloping. Disadvantages - large slope of the palm. Removal of dangling toes. Feet - Small, clean, cat-like; toes arched and close together, pads prominent, neither adducting nor spreading. Toenails are short, black, brittle and hard.
Hindquarters
Powerful, with well-developed stifle and hock joints, short and straight from hock to ground. The legs are full of muscles. Viewed from the back, the hind legs are straight and in the same plane as the front legs from hip joint to the ground. Disadvantages - Not full of muscles or too full.
Coat
Outer coat - pointed and straight, covering the rest of the body except the tail, wrists, palms, the area from the hock joint downwards, and the feet which are not hairy. The hair is about 6.4 cm long. The hair on the ears is the shortest. Undercoat - short and soft. Feather - softer than the fur on the body. There is outstanding feathering on the neck, which together with other protective ring-shaped hairs form an "apron". There are also some fine hairs on the front legs to the palms of the hands. Headgear - Covers the top of all skulls; finer and softer than the rest of the hair.
Coat color and characteristics
Coat color - blue and tan, dark sand and dark red. Blue and tan - blue: dark blue, iron blue, dark gray blue or silver blue. In the silver-blue type, the fur is silver-blue and the tips are dark. The tan color (not sandy or red) should be as abundant as possible on the face, eyes, lower torso, calves, and around the feet and abdomen. The richer the color, the purer the variety. Headgear - Silver is probably lighter than the color of the head. Sand color or red All deep sand colors or deep red can indicate that the variety is pure. Headgear - silver is probably lighter than the coat color of the trunk. Disadvantages - Adult dogs have completely black hair. Blue fur with tan spots, or sandy/red fur with dark spots. White hair on the chest or feet should be eliminated in dogs of all colors.
Gait
Regardless of whether viewed from the front or from the back, the legs should be straight from shoulder to foot and from hip joint to foot, and move parallel to the forward midline. The hind legs move on the same level as the front legs. When the dog moves quickly, the legs of the front and rear limbs tend to converge toward the forward centerline, but whether they are bent or extended, the legs remain straight. Viewed from the side, the legs are flowing in a straight line. The hind foot should be lowered where the front foot has been lowered, with no gap between them. The topline remains crisp, firm and level, without twisting.
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