Not docked , thick at base and tapering, medium setting. It should not reach down below the hock . When the dog is attentive, the tail should be held in a ring, the front of which should not reach beyond the forward line of the hips. The tail is of great help when swimming and diving. The forelegs are strong and straight.
Shoulder is well inclined and very strongly muscled.
The upper arm is strong. The forearm is long and strongly muscled. The carpus is heavy-boned, wider in front than at the side. Pasterns long and strong. The thigh is very strongly muscled.