The croup is very slightly sloped, broad, but not excessively so. Tail is strong at the base with the last vertebra reaching the hock. At rest the dog holds it low, the tip bent back level with the hock. When in action he raises it and gives it a slight curve, which is strongest towards the tip, without forming a hook. Cropped or stump tail are disqualifications.
Legs are straight, strong and parallel to each other with bone oval rather than round.
Pasterns are short, strong and very slightly sloped . Nails strong and black, except that they may be white to match white toe tips. Dewclaws are permissible. Legs are parallel to each other. Thighs are broad and heavily muscled.