The elbows should not press too closely to the chest wall or stand off visibly from it. The forearm is straight, long, and firmly muscled. The pastern joint is clearly defined but not distended. The dew claws may be removed as a safety precaution. In profile the build is in square proportions in that a horizontal line from the front of the forechest to the rear projection of the upper thigh shoud equal a verticle line dropped from the top of the withers to the ground.
Faults Roach back, sway back, thin lean back, long narrow loins, wesk union with croup.
Hindquarters Strongly muscled with angulation in balance with that of forequarters. The thighs broad and curved, the breech musculature hard and strongly developed. Croup slightly sloped, flat and broad. Tail attachment high, rather than low. Tail clipped, carried upward.