Biker                                                              Ofke's Odeke v/d Kraay Heide

General Appearance
Balanced, sturdily built, long haired pointingdog. Rectangular in shape, neither too coarse nor too refind in build. Skin without folds nor dewlap. Lips not pendulous. 

Behaviour/Temperament
Devoted, soft and gentle as a pet, intelligent, obedient, easy to train, relaxed, good guarddog, not vicious or snappy.

Head

Dry, size in balance to the body, showing more length than width. Skull and muzzle equally long.                                                                                  Cranial region: Skull: The skull should be slightly rounded, not narrow, but without giving the impression if being broad. It merges with a slight rounding into the cheeks. Stop:  Only slightly indicated. Facial region: Nose: Well developed, not split. Black for dogs with black ground colour and brown for dogs with brown ground colour. Nostrils well developed and open. Muzzle: Powerful, tapering gradually to the nose, without getting pointed. Nasal bridge is straight, wide,  viewed from the side neither concave nor convex. Lips: Tight and not pendulous. Jaws/Teeth: Teeth strong, with scissor bite. Cheeks: Barely developed.

Leathers

Set fairly low. The auricle is so little developed that ears hang closely, without a fold at the base, along the head. Not admitted are ears with a strongly developed auricle which do not fold directly at the base of the ear, but further down, so that they do not hang flat against the head.  The ears are moderatly long and have the form of a mason's trowel. The feathering of the ear is a typical characteristic of the breed. It's curly, ratherlong at the set-on of the ear, decreasing in length to the lower 1/3 part where the ear is covered with short hair. The long coat must be straight. Slightly waved is permitted, but curled is objecionable.

Eyes

Set horizontally, medium in size, round with tight lids, without showing haw. neither protruding nor deep set. Colour dark-brown for dogs with a black ground colour and brown for dogs with a brown ground colour. Bird of prey eyes are objectionable.

Neck                                                                            Chest

Short and round, the head is mostly caried low so that  a blunt angle is formed between neck and topline.. The neck is slightly arched. No throatiness or dewlap.

Viewed from the front rather broad, showing more width than depth, so that the forelegs are set rather wide apart. Forechest not like a keel, not reaching lower than the elbows. Ribs well rounded. Back ribs well developed.

Body

The body is very powerful. Back: straight and rather long. Loin: poewerfull. Croup: Only slightly sloping. Underline and belly: Only moderately tucked up.

Tail

The tail is long, reaching to the hock, not set high. At ease carried downwards, its last third pard may bend upwards in a gentle curve. In action, the tail is lifted, but never so as to curl.

Forequarters                                                      Hindquarters

Shoulders: Shoulderblade, well -lade against the chest, obliquely placed and well angulated. Forearm: Powerful and straight. Paterns: Straightly, not obliquely set. Forefeet: Round, toes well developed and arched, pads thick.

Powerful, moderately angulated.              Lower thigh: Not too long.  Hock joint: Placed low. Rear paterns: Short Hindfeet: Round with well developed pads.

Coat

With the exception of the head and legs, the body is covered with tide curls consisting of firm, strong tufts of hair. Sparse curls or curlsof thin hair tufts give the dog a woolly appearance, which must be considered a serious fault. The coat itself is rather coarse in texture and has a greasy touch.

Colour and size

Solid black or brown, or black with white markings, or brown with white markings. Thicking or roan in the white are permitted, the same as white marks on the head, nose and chest.

      dibbrich fan 'e alde leane                                                                                                              abe floris fan de mudde hounen
Ideal size for male dogs is 59 cm, for bitches that is 55 cm.

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.

Any dog clearly showing fysical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

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