Lips - Close fitting, clean, and sufficiently deep to cover the lower jaw without being pendulous. Bite - Scissors or level, with complete dentition. Neck, Topline, Body Neck - Long, strong, muscular, slightly arched, clean, and well set into shoulders. The prosternum is prominent and well fleshed. The depth of chest is roughly equal to the length of the front leg from elbow to ground.
Ribs are oval, well sprung, and curve gently into a firm loin.
Should be docked to balance the overall dog. Forequarters Shoulder blades are oblique and sloping. Bone is flat. Forelegs are straight and well boned to the feet. Pasterns are moderately sloping but strong.