It is carried in an approximate 45 degree angle from the shoulders. Set at less than 40 degrees to the backline. The shoulders are well laid back, with an angle of approximately 110 degrees between the shoulder blade and upper arm. The upper arm is strong. The elbows lie close to the chest.
Pasterns are straight and short.
Little or no angulation between the shoulder blade and upper arm. Very weak pasterns. Shoulder and upper arm angulation less than 110 degrees. The withers are strongly pronounced, and form the highest point of the body, The back is level, broad, and strong. The short loins are well-developed and muscular.