Tuck-up is moderate. The ribs are fairly well sprung, oval rather than round, not extending past the level of the elbow. Docked so the tip is approximately level to the skull, providing a good handhold. Tail set low or carried over the back, i.e., squirrel tail. Point of shoulder sits in a plane behind the point of the prosternum.
Legs are strong and straight with good bone.
Joints turn neither in nor out. Round, cat-like, very compact, the pads thick and tough, the toes moderately arched pointing forward, turned neither in nor out. Hocks near the ground, parallel, and driving in action. Feet as in front. Coarse and weatherproof.