Head

Of moderate length, slightly shorter from the tip of the nose to between the eyes than from the same position to the occiput. The head must be strong and of Terrier character, being moderately broad between the ears.

Nose: Black.
Lips: Tight and clean.
Jaws/Teeth: Strong jaws, teeth even and not cramped, the upper incisors fitting closely over the lower (scissor bite).
Eyes: Shall be small, round, not prominent, dark as possible in colour with a keen intelligent expression.
Ears: Should be small, V-shaped with fine leather, set high on the skull, pricked, and entirely free from long hair.

Tail

Preferably docked, set on high and carried erect but not over-gay. Should be free of feathering.

Movement

The movement should be free and true without slackness at shoulders or elbows; there should be no turning in or out of the feet or pasterns. The hindquarters should have strong propelling power with ample flexibility at stifles and hocks. Viewed from behind the movement should be neither too close nor too wide.

Color

Blue and tan or grey-blue and tan, the richer the color the better. Blue on the tail has to be very dark. Silver blue or fawn top-knot is desirable. Distribution of blue and tan as follows: tan around the base of the ears, muzzle and on the sides of the cheeks; blue from the base of the skull to tip of tail, running down the forelegs to near the pasterns and down the thighs to the hocks; tan line showing down the stifles and from the pasterns and hocks to the toes and around the vent. The body color must be free from smut or dark shading. Black coloring is permissible in puppies, blue color must be established by 18 months of age.

Size

Height: approximately 23 centimeters at the withers, bitches slightly less.
Weight: desirable weight from 3.5 to 4.5 kilograms.

 

Breed standard according to Eesti kennelliit (Translate — Alisa Nikulina).

Neck

Medium length, refined and slightly crested, fitting gracefully into the shoulders. Well covered with long silky hair.

Body

Should be moderately long in proportion to the height of the dog. Chest should be of moderate depth and breath.

Limbs

The forelegs have refined, round bone and are straight and set well under the body with no weakness in the pasterns.

Shoulders are fine and well laid back, fitting with well angulated upper arms snugly to the ribs. Elbows should be turned neither in nor out.

Hindquarters

Thighs must be well developed. Stifles should be well turned. Hocks are well bent. When viewed from the behind the hocks should be well let down and parallel with each other.

Feet

Small, well padded, cat-like with closely knit toes, the toenails must be black or very dark.

Coat

Must be flat, fine and glossy and of a silky texture with a length of coat from 13 to 15 centimeters from behind the ears to the set on of the tail, but must not impede the dog? s action. The legs from pasterns and hocks to feet free from long hair.

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.

N.B! Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.