BACK Muscular and strong - however, occasional stiffness due to leaning over large dogs or crouching behind small dogs is permissible. A working specimen will have short chewed nails - signs of length or loss shall be penalized accordingly. LEGS AND FEET Very muscular and flexible. Endurance is not of great importance. Knees well bent and pitted by small stones from kneeling outdoors.
Green color denoting envy or red color denoting rage is a disqualification.
A cheerful, spirited and tractable disposition desired when in the company of the pack. Shyness among strangers is not considered a fault, however, rumor-mongering and viciousness in any degree is a disqualification. Over grooming, tardiness in arriving for class, bad sportsmanship and backbiting.