The shoulders are moderately laid back. The scapula and the upper arm form an angle of about 110 degrees. The shoulder blade and the upper arm are roughly equal in length. Viewed from the front, the forelegs are straight, parallel, and spaced moderately apart, with moderate to fine bone in proportion to the size of the dog. Pasterns are flexible and strong, moderately short, and slightly sloping.
Elbows are neither close to the body nor out but are set on a plane parallel to the body.
Front dewclaws may be removed. Short upper arm. In profile, the length of the body from the point of shoulder to the point of buttocks is slightly longer than the height of the body from the withers to the ground. The withers are just slightly higher than the croup. The topline of the back is level from just behind the withers to the loin which is slightly arched.