It should be of good strength and substance and fairly long. Customarily the tail is docked so that two-thirds of its original length remains. The tail should be well covered with rough hair and free from fringe or feather. Moderately long perfectly straight with plenty of bone and muscle. Short and straight, hardly noticeable.
Pads sound and free from cracks or corny excrescence.
Fore and hindlegs carried straight forward and parallel, elbows move parallel to the axis of the body, working free of sides, stifles neither turning in nor out. Legs free of feather and covered, like the head, with as hard a texture of coat as body but not so long. White sometimes on the chest. A small amount of white is frequently to be seen in all self coloured breeds. Not withstanding the desirable weights mentioned above, it is mainly a question of the general appearance and if a dog is oversized or under sized, it is easily discernible in the ring, whatever its weight may be.