Body Flashcards
Top line: Strong, muscular, medium-long.
Withers: Pronounced.
Back: Level, firm.
Loin: Strongly muscled.
Croup: Long and of medium width; gently sloping from the set-on to root of tail.
Chest: Not too broad; deep (about 50 % of the height at the withers); reaching to the elbows; ribcage oval; extending well to the rear. Prominent fore chest.
Underline and belly: Flanks slender, firm; underline moderately tucked up.
White Swiss Shepherd Dog
Medium length, well sprung ribs, not short coupled, slightly tapering, when viewed from above. Level topline. Chest broad and deep, well let down between forelegs.
Welsh Corgi Pembroke
Chest moderately broad with prominent breast bone. Body fairly long and strong, with deep brisket, well sprung ribs, clearly defined waist. Topline level.
Welsh Corgi Cardigan
Strong, short, but light, chest deep with good ribs; straight line of back, firm loins, short couplings, slightly drawn up.
Norwegian Buhund
Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious. The loin should be very stout and gently arched.
Old English Sheepdog
Withers slightly higher than level of back which is medium length. Loin is short and broad, belly slightly tucked up. Ribs deep; rib cage broadening from behind elbows and well sprung. Rump short and slightly sloping but this is not obvious because of tightly curled tail.
Puli
Slightly longer from point of shoulder to bottom of croup than height at withers. Chest deep, reaching to point of elbow. Ribs well sprung, tapering at lower half to allow free play of forelegs and shoulders. Back level, with graceful sweep over loins, croup slopes gradually to rear.
Shetland Sheepdog
Back level, well muscled, with short, strong loin. Chest long with good depth. Well sprung ribs. Viewed from front, chest oval, from side elliptical. Reaching two-fifths of length of forearm. When viewed from side the lowest point of chest is immediately behind back part of foreleg. Sternum visible but not excessively pointed. Croup broad and slightly sloping. Belly slightly tucked up. Harness markings should be clearly defined.
Swedish Vallhund
Solidly constructed, its length (measured from point of shoulder to buttock)is one eighteenth greater than the height at the withers.
Topline: Straight from behind the withers to the rump where it becomes somewhat sloping.
Withers: Slightly above the topline; wide because of the distance separating the shoulder blades.
Back: Straight in profile, length is about 32% of the height at the withers. The loin which merges perfectly with the topline has a slightly curved profile with well developed muscles. The length of the loin is one fifth of the height at the withers, and its width is nearly equal to its length.
Rump/Croup: Wide, strong and well muscled. Its slope from the hip to the tail set is 20 degrees, increasing to 30 degrees and more if we refer to the ileum-ischium line; that is why the rump of the Maremma and Abruzzes shepherd dog must be qualified as sloping.
Chest: Ample, descending to the level of the elbows, deep and well rounded at mid-height. Its circumference must be one quarter greater than the height at the withers; its maximum width at mid-height must be at least 32% of the height at the withers, then decreases progressively downwards, whilst retaining a good width in the sternal region.
Underline: Its lower line, from the sternum forward, rises very slightly toward the flanks, in such a way that the belly is slightly drawn up.
Maremma Sheepdog
