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.
Hindquarters Strong and muscular, smoothly molded, with good angulation and bend of stifle. Hocks near the ground, parallel, and driving in action. Feet as in front. Coarse and weatherproof. Flat but hard, dense and abundant, belly and undersides of thighs are not bare.