Ears small, v-shaped and pricked. They are set high and carried erect without any tendency to flare obliquely off the skull. The neck fits gracefully into sloping shoulders. It is medium long, fine and to some degree crested along the topline. Forequarters Well laid back shoulders, together with good angulation at the upper arm, set the forelegs nicely under the body.
Forelegs are strong, straight and rather fine boned.
Body Low-set, about one fifth longer than the dog's height at the withers. The backline is straight, with a just perceptible rounding over the loins. Brisket medium wide, and deep enough to extend down to the elbows. Hindquarters Thighs well muscled and strong, but not so developed as to appear heavy. Legs moderately angulated at the stifles and hocks, with the hocks low and equidistant from the hock joints to the ground.