In state of excitement, the tail may be elevated to the level of the loin, the tip slightly curved up. Ideally there should not be much difference in the carriage of the tail in state of excitement or in repose. Forequarters Shoulders muscular and long. The scapula and humerus form a right angle, are long and of equal length. Elbows neither in nor out.
Legs are medium boned, straight and well muscled.
The joints are dry, hard. Dewclaws on the forelegs should not be removed. Feet well padded. Pads resilient, black. Some hair between the toes, the less the better.