Stop
 Medium, tapered, not sharp.

Skull
Slightly rounded with moderate width between the ears.
 Fault: apple or dome head.

CHEST
     Fairly deep and well ribbed. When viewed from the front, moderately wide between the shoulders allowing straight placement of the legs. When viewed from the side the chest  lies even or  extends just beyond the shoulders. The brisket descends to or just above the elbow. Fault:  to narrow, excessive barrel chest or one that lacks depth in brisket  givingtoo leggy of an appearance.

FRONT LEGS
     Straight with ample bone and proportion placed well under the body. Feet pointed forward and at the same distance apart from between the elbows and at the feet. Forearm and upper arm are of approx. equal distance, forearm being slightly longer
Fault: turned in or out, bow legged.

ELBOW
     Free from the body, held close and perpendicular. When viewed from the front, elbows should not be visible.Fault: turning neither in or out, bow legged. 

FRONT FEET
     Oval, compact, well arched, middle two toes longer than the others. Well up on pastern showing   a very slight angle towards the ground. Front and rear dewclaws are normally removed. This cuts down injuries to the working dogs feet. If front dewclaws are present they are not to be faulted.
Fault: feet turned either in or out, splayed. Down on
pastern or knuckled over. Rear dewclaws.

The body length of both classes is the same, it is the length of leg that differs.

. CLASS A
- Height is approximately the same to length, measured from ground to withers and from point of shoulder to rump, length not to exceed 1 1/2" from height. For example if your dog is 12 " long, it should measure no less than 10 1/2" in height.
Fault: excessive barrel chest or round body.
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CLASS B   
- the shorter leg type, body length not to exceed  3 " or less than 1 3/4" from height. For example if your dog measures 12" in length, its height should fall between 9"- 10 1/4". Fault: excessive barrel chest or round body.

. BACK   (Topline)
     Level, straight and strong. Tail set high coming right off the back. 
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BRISKET   (chest rib cage)
     Set fairly deep giving ample lung space, lying even or just above the elbow. Ribs are well sprung but do not interfere with leg placement. 
Fault: to shallow or too wide causing bowing or turning in or out of legs. 

TUCK UP
     The bottom line has moderate tuck up into the loins (waist).  Fault: Extreme tuck up as seen in the Greyhound breed causing the backto roach or lack of tuck up giving a straight underline appearance.

BACK LEGS   
 The hindquarters are moderately angulated, set in alignment with front legs. Strong and muscular in thigh. Slightangulation in hock and well let down. Stifles turned neither in or out. Fault: cow hocked, straight stifles or bowed. 

THIGHS
Upper and lower thighs are approximately equal.

HOCK   (Pastern)
     Turned neither in or out when viewed from the rear and
has a slight inward angulation when viewed from the side.

GAIT
  Smooth flowing legs moving straight, agile with rear legs in unison with front legs. Good conformation and proper structure determine correct movement. If any body part is in misalignment it will affect the soundness of the dogs gait. Faults are given to the part of the body structure that causes incorrect movement.
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COAT
Short, smooth, thick and dense with lots of luster and shine.
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COLOR

ACCEPTABLE COLORS      Black, blue, red, apricot, lemon, charcoal, chocolate, liver, weimarnier, white

 MARKINGS

With white, w/ tan, w/ white and tan, with brindle, with merle, with combinations thereof

PATTERNS

Tri, Piebald (spots of color),Saddleback, Bi -color, Solid, Ticking, Brindle, Merle,  or combinations thereof

WEIGHT AND HEIGHT

Tiny Tot  under 5 lbs
Toys 10lbs. or less (Tots under 5lbs.) Height - not to exceed 12 inches
Mini over 10lbs up to 18lbs. Height - not to exceed 15 inches
Standard over 18lbs up to 28lbs. Height - not to exceed 18 inches
(measured from the withers to the ground)

Redbone Coonhound

Temperament
Even-tempered at home but an aggressive hunter. Amenable to formal training. A good family dog that likes to please.

Rhodesian Ridgeback

The Ridgeback represents a strong, muscular and active hound, symmetrical and balanced in outline.
A mature Ridgeback is a handsome, upstanding and athletic dog, capable of great endurance with a fair (good) amount of speed.

Size
A mature Ridgeback should be symmetrical in outline, slightly longer than tall but well balanced.
Dogs--25 to 27 inches in height; Bitches--24 to 26 inches in height.
Desirable weight: Dogs--85 pounds; Bitches--70 pounds.

Head
Should be of fair length, the skull flat and rather broad between the ears and should be free from wrinkles when in repose.
The stop should be reasonably well defined.
Eyes--should be moderately well apart and should be round, bright and sparkling with intelligent expression, their color harmonizing with the color of the dog.
Ears--should be set rather high, of medium size, rather wide at the base and tapering to a rounded point. They should be carried close to the head.
Muzzle--should be long, deep and powerful. The lips clean, closely fitting the jaws. Clear faced or masked dogs are equally correct and neither is preferred. A clear face with black or brown/liver pigmentation only on nose, lips, and around the eyes, or a masked face with black or brown/liver pigmentation is correct as long as the color is not continuing with a solid mask over the eyes. A darker ear often accompanies the darker masked dog.
Nose--should be black, brown or liver, in keeping with the color of the dog. No other colored nose is permissible. A black nose should be accompanied by dark eyes, a brown or liver nose with amber eyes.
Bite--jaws level and strong with well-developed teeth, especially the canines or holders. Scissors bite preferred

Neck, Topline, Body
The neck should be fairly long. It should be strong, free from throatiness and in balance with the dog. The chest should not be too wide, but very deep and capacious, ribs moderately well sprung, never rounded like barrel hoops (which would indicate want of speed). The back is powerful and firm with strong loins which are muscular and slightly arched. The tail should be strong at the insertion and generally tapering towards the end, free from coarseness. It should not be inserted too high or too low and should be carried with a slight curve upwards, never curled or gay.

Forequarters
The shoulders should be sloping, clean and muscular, denoting speed.
Elbows close to the body. The forelegs should be perfectly straight, strong and heavy in bone.
The feet should be compact with well-arched toes, round, tough, elastic pads, protected by hair between the toes and pads.
Dewclaws may be removed.

Hindquarters
In the hindlegs the muscles should be clean, well defined and hocks well down. Feet as in front.

Coat
Should be short and dense, sleek and glossy in appearance but neither woolly nor silky.

Color
Light wheaten to red wheaten. A little white on the chest and toes permissible but excessive white there, on the belly or above the toes is undesirable.

Ridge
The hallmark of this breed is the ridge on the back which is formed by the hair growing in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. The ridge must be regarded as the characteristic feature of the breed. The ridge should be clearly defined, tapering and symmetrical. It should start immediately behind the shoulders and continue to a point between the prominence of the hips and should contain two identical crowns (whorls) directly opposite each other.
 The lower edge of the crowns (whorls) should not extend further down the ridge than one third of the ridge.
 Disqualification: Ridgelessness. Serious Fault: One crown (whorl) or more than two crowns (whorls).

Gait
At the trot, the back is held level and the stride is efficient, long, free and unrestricted. Reach and drive expressing a perfect balance between power and elegance. At the chase, the Ridgeback demonstrates great coursing ability and endurance.

Rottweiler

Size
Dogs--24 inches to 27 inches. Bitches--22 inches to 25 inches, with preferred size being mid-range of each sex. Correct proportion is of primary importance, as long as size is within the standard's range. The length of body, from prosternum to the rearmost projection of the rump, is slightly longer than the height of the dog at the withers, the most desirable proportion of the height to length being 9 to 10. The Rottweiler is neither coarse nor shelly. Depth of chest is approximately fifty percent (50%) of the height of the dog. His bone and muscle mass must be sufficient to balance his frame, giving a compact and very powerful appearance. Serious Faults--Lack of proportion, undersized, oversized, reversal of sex characteristics (bitchy dogs, doggy bitches).

Head
Of medium length, broad between the ears; forehead line seen in profile is moderately arched;  well developed with strong broad upper and lower jaws. The desired ratio of backskull to muzzle is 3 to 2. Forehead is preferred dry, however some wrinkling may occur when dog is alert. Expression is alert, and self-assured.
 Eyes of medium size, almond shaped with well fitting lids, moderately deep-set, neither protruding nor receding.
  Serious Faults--Yellow (bird of prey) eyes, eyes of different color or size, hairless eye rim.
 Disqualification--Entropion. Ectropion. Ears of medium size, pendant, triangular in shape; when carried alertly the ears are level with the top of the skull and appear to broaden it. Ears are to be set well apart, hanging forward with the inner edge lying tightly against the head and terminating at approximately mid-cheek.
Serious Faults--Improper carriage (creased, folded or held away from cheek/head).
Muzzle--Bridge is straight, broad at base with slight tapering towards tip. The end of the muzzle is broad with well developed chin.
Nose is broad rather than round and always black. Lips-Always black; corners closed; inner mouth pigment is preferred dark. Serious Faults--Total lack of mouth pigment (pink mouth).
Bite and Dentition--Teeth 42 in number (20 upper, 22 lower), strong, correctly placed, meeting in a scissors bite--lower incisors touching inside of upper incisors.
 Serious Faults--Level bite; any missing tooth.
 Disqualifications--Overshot, undershot (when incisors do not touch or mesh); wry mouth; two or more missing teeth.

Neck, Topline, Body
Neck--Powerful, well muscled, moderately long, slightly arched and without loose skin.
Topline--The back is firm and level, extending in a straight line from behind the withers to the croup. The back remains horizontal to the ground while the dog is moving or standing.
Body--The chest is roomy, broad and deep, reaching to elbow, with well pronounced forechest and well sprung, oval ribs. Back is straight and strong. Loin is short, deep and well muscled. Croup is broad, of medium length and only slightly sloping. Underline of a mature Rottweiler has a slight tuck-up. Males must have two normal testicles properly descended into the scrotum.
Disqualification--Unilateral cryptorchid or cryptorchid males. Tail--Tail docked short, close to body, leaving one or two tail vertebrae. The set of the tail is more important than length. Properly set, it gives an impression of elongation of topline; carried slightly above horizontal when the dog is excited or moving.

Forequarters
Shoulder blade is long and well laid back. Upper arm equal in length to shoulder blade, set so elbows are well under body.
Distance from withers to elbow and elbow to ground is equal. Legs are strongly developed with straight, heavy bone, not set close together. Pasterns are strong, springy and almost perpendicular to the ground. Feet are round, compact with well arched toes, turning neither in nor out.
Pads are thick and hard.
 Nails short, strong and black.
Dewclaws may be removed.

Hindquarters
Angulation of hindquarters balances that of forequarters.
Upper thigh is fairly long, very broad and well muscled.
 Lower thigh is long, broad and powerful, with extensive muscling leading into a strong hock joint.
Rear pasterns are nearly perpendicular to the ground. Viewed from the rear, hind legs are straight, strong and wide enough apart to fit with a properly built body.
 Feet are somewhat longer than the front feet, turning neither in nor out, equally compact with well arched toes.
Pads are thick and hard.
Nails short, strong, and black.
Dewclaws must be removed.

Coat
Outer coat is straight, coarse, dense, of medium length and lying flat.
 Undercoat should be present on neck and thighs, but the amount is influenced by climatic conditions.
 Undercoat should not show through outer coat. The coat is shortest on head, ears and legs, longest on breeching.
The Rottweiler is to be exhibited in the natural condition with no trimming. Fault--Wavy coat.
Serious Faults--Open, excessively short, or curly coat; total lack of undercoat; any trimming that alters the length of the natural coat.

Color
 The demarcation between black and rust is to be clearly defined. The markings should be located as follows: a spot over each eye; on cheeks; as a strip around each side of muzzle, but not on the bridge of the nose; on throat; triangular mark on both sides of prosternum;on forelegs from carpus downward to the toes; on inside of rear legs showing down the front of the stifle and broadening out to front of rear legs from hock to toes, but not completely eliminating black from rear of pasterns;; black penciling on toes. The undercoat is gray, tan, or black.
Quantity and location of rust markings is important and should not exceed ten percent of body color.
 Serious Faults--, insufficient or sooty markings;
 
 

Gait
The Rottweiler is a trotter. His movement should be balanced, harmonious, sure, powerful and unhindered, with strong forereach and a powerful rear drive. The motion is effortless, efficient, and ground-covering. Front and rear legs are thrown neither in nor out, as the imprint of hind feet should touch that of forefeet. In a trot the forequarters and hindquarters are mutually coordinated while the back remains level, firm and relatively motionless. As speed increases the legs will converge under body towards a center line.