Breed Standard

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Medium Size working Sled Dog, quick and light on feet, free and graceful in action with well furred body, erect ears and brush tail. Proportions reflect a basic balance of power, speed and endurance, never appearing so heavy as to suggest a freighting animal, nor so light and fragile as to suggest a sprint racing animal. Males are masculine but never coarse, Bitches feminine but without weakness of structure. Muscle firm and well developed, no excess weight.

CHARACTERISTICS: Medium Size, moderate bone, well balanced proportions, ease and freedom of movement and good disposition

TEMPERAMENT: Friendly and gentle, alert and out going, does not display traits of the guard dog. Not suspicious with strangers or aggressive with dogs but some measure of reserve expected in mature dogs. Intelligent, tractible and eager disposition. An agreeable companion and willing worker.

HEAD AND SKULL: Medium size in proportion to the body, presents a finely chiselled fox like appearance, slightly rounded on top, tapering gradually from widest point to eyes. Muzzle medium length and width, neither snippy nor coarse, tapering gradually to rounded nose. Tip of nose to stop equidistant from stop to occiput. Stop clearly defined, but not excessive. Line of the nose straight from the stop to tip. Nose Black in Gray, Tan or Black dogs, liver in copper dogs and may be flesh coloured in pure white. In Winter pink streaked or 'snow nose' is acceptable

EYES: Almond shaped, moderately spaced and set obliquely, any shade of Blue or Brown, one of each colour or parti-colours equally acceptable. Expression keen but friendly, interested, even mischievous