Parson Russell Terrier- Ruby

General Appearance
Workmanlike, active and agile; built for speed and endurance. Overall picture of balance and flexibility. Honourable scars permissible.

Characteristics
Essentially a working terrier with ability and conformation to go to ground and run with hounds.

Temperament
Bold and friendly.

Head and Skull
Flat, moderately broad, gradually narrowing to the eyes. Shallow stop. Length from nose to stop slightly shorter than from stop to occiput. Nose black.

Eyes
Almond-shaped, fairly deep-set, dark, keen expression.

Ears
Small, V-shaped, dropping forward, carried close to head, tip of ear to reach corner of eye, fold not to appear above top of skull. Leather of moderate thickness.

Mouth
Jaws strong, muscular. Teeth with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

Neck
Clean, muscular, of good length, gradually widening to shoulders.

Forequarters
Shoulders long and sloping, well laid back, cleanly cut at withers. Legs strong, must be straight with joints turning neither in nor out. Elbows close to body, working free of the sides.

Body
Ribs not over-sprung. Chest of moderate depth, not to come below point of elbow, capable of being spanned behind the shoulders by average size hands. Back strong and straight. Loin slightly arched. Well balanced. Overall length slightly longer than height from withers to ground.

Hindquarters
Strong, muscular with good angulation and bend of stifle. Hocks set low and rear pasterns parallel giving plenty of drive.

Feet
Compact with firm pads, turning neither in nor out.

Tail
Previously customarily docked.
Docked: Length complimenting the body while providing a good handhold. Strong, straight, moderately high set, carried well up on the move.
Undocked: Of moderate length and as straight as possible, giving a general balance to the dog, thick at the root and tapering towards the end. Moderately high set, carried well up on the move.

Gait/Movement
Free-striding, well co-ordinated; straight action front and behind.

Coat
Naturally harsh, close and dense, whether rough or smooth. Belly and undersides coated. Skin must be thick and loose.

Colour
Entirely white or predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings, or any combination of these colours, preferably confined to the head and/or root of tail.

Size
Most importantly a working terrier should be capable of being spanned behind the shoulders by average sized hands. Ideal height at withers: dogs 36 cms (14 ins.), bitches 33 cms (13 ins.) It is recognised that smaller terriers are required for work in certain areas and lower heights are therefore quite acceptable provided that soundness and balance are maintained.

Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

General Appearance
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Photo's taken within the last 12 months Dogs age 7 years.

Well certainly athletic, for me too heavily marked and a little too long in the back. Tail is a little too low set and feet are a bit long, should be tighter and rounder.
If her right ear always sticks out then that is a fault as both should drop. Skull is a little round but muzzle to skull ratio is good, beautiful dark eyes although a little round and nice expression and good pigmentation which can be lacking in the breed.
Becky

thanks Becky My opinion is she is too narrow and yes too heavily marked, that ear i was forever folding it over when she was a puppy! it does stay for a min then pops back up again!
She moves really nicely though!
Thanks again

What do you mean by too narrow?
Becky

all the PRT's I have seen recently all appear more 'Butch' with bigger heads if that makes sense, Unless it is because they were males Ruby is quite slim in comparison

Males do have much broader heads so I wouldn't worry about that. They have to be narrow enough to go down a fox hole so their heads shouldn't be too wide.
Becky

ahh right I did wonder! nevermind she did win a 3rd in open show once ( out of 3 lol) but she was sold as a pet due to her markings.

What lines is she?
Becky

she has Howlbeck, Ardencote, Fellsheid, Cassacre and Clyslands.

I can definately see the Clystlands in her head type!
Becky