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Coat. — Short and close-lying, not too fine over shoulders, neck, 

 and back. 



Color.— Apricot or silver fawn, or dark fawn-brindle ; muzzle, 

 ears, and nose should be black, with black round the orbits and 

 extending upward between them. Fawns and brindles without 

 dark points, reds without black muzzle, and pies, award no points 

 for color. 



Weight. — Dogs 27 inches should weigh 120 pounds. 



