Hindquarters


	General Appearance
	Size, Proportion, Substance
	Head
	Neck
	Body
	Outline
	Tail
	Forequarters
	Hindquarters
	Coat
	Color
	Gait
	Temperament
	Disqualifications

Hindquarters

HINDQUARTERS - The hindquarters have strong-muscled, slanting thighs. They are well bent at the stifles. There is sufficient angulation so that, in stance, the hocks extend beyond the tail. The hindquarters never appear overbuilt or higher than the shoulders. The rear pasterns are short and, in stance, perpendicular to the ground and, when viewed from the rear, are parallel to each other. Faults - Sickle hocks, cow hocks, open hocks or bowed hindquarters.

Be sure to feel where the hocks actually are in the hair. The hair may make the dog appear overangulated. On the other hand if the dog doesn’t have enough angulation, the hair may make it appear just right.

Evaluation of whether the hindquarters appear overbuilt or higher than the shoulders must be made during movement or when a dog is standing naturally, not when hand stacked.

The hindquarters have plenty of strength and muscle without being lumpy.

They should have a wide natural stance with good muscling of first and second thighs.

Top View

It is important that the dog’s body be substantial all the way through the body to the hindquarters.

Good Rear


Well-developed rear. Plenty of substance. Wide stance.	Click the image to see good, wide rear movement

Narrow Rear

Under-developed rear. Not enough substance.	Click the image to see movement with narrow hindquarters