|
 |
       |
 |
 |
 |
|
| |
Body
Body - Short and deep, with the brisket extending at least to the elbows. Ribs are well sprung and deep, extending well back to a short loin. Faults - Chest too broad or shallow in brisket. |
|
The dog on the left has good spring of rib, a slight indentation at the loin, and wide hips.
The dog to the right is too narrow in chest, loin, and hip. This may be a young dog, but it does not have the proper substance, and there’s no way to tell at that time if they’ll ever develop it. |
Correct |
Too Narrow |
|
| |
|
|
Correct |
Too Narrow |
Pear-Shaped |
Some dogs have a good spring of rib, but are too narrow in loin and in hip, forming a pear-shaped appearance.
It is important to have a short loin and long rib cage. A dog can be "nearly square in proportion of body length to height", yet still be too long in loin.
Judges should feel for depth of brisket, since it can easily be diguised by
grooming. A dog could be groomed with a lot of extra chest hair to look like more depth of chest. On the other hand, a dog that is not stripped far enough onto the sides of the chest can look shallow even though it's not.
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
Substance
