Forequarters Flashcards
Limbs well posed. Joints flexible and sturdy.
Shoulder: Mobile, long (30% of the height at the withers), close to the body with thick muscle. Its slope is that of a galloper, between 55 and 60 degrees from the horizontal. The tips of the shoulder blades are separated by 5cm (2").
Upper arm: Heavy, thick and very muscular. It is slightly longer than the shoulder blade. The scapulo-humeral angle (between the shoulder blade and the upper arm) is between 115 and 120 degrees.
Forearm: Muscular and clean. Slightly longer than the upper arm. It should be practically perpendicular to the ground.
Elbow: Close to the body - neither in nor out.
Pastern: Solid while maintaining a certain flexibility, slightly oblique (between 15 and 20 degrees from the vertical).
Brittany
There should be no tendency to weakness in the forequarters.
Shoulders should be sloping with full liberty of action, plenty of power and without any restrictions of movement.
Legs should be medium in length and straight, showing good bone and muscle. Pasterns slightly bent and of medium length.
The front legs should appear straight when viewed from front or rear. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Shoulders strong, sloping, muscular, legs short, straight, well boned, strong
Clumber Spaniel
The shoulders are well laid back forming an angle with the upper arm of approximately 90 degrees which permits the dog to move his forelegs in an easy manner with forward reach. Shoulders are clean-cut and sloping without protrusion and so set that the upper points of the withers are at an angle which permits wide spring of rib. When viewed from the side with the forelegs vertical, the elbow is directly below the highest point of the shoulder blade. Forelegs are parallel, straight, strongly boned and muscular and set close to the body well under the scapulae. The pasterns are short and strong. Dewclaws on forelegs may be removed.
Cocker Spaniel (American)
Shoulders well laid back and muscular. Upper arm and shoulder blade approximately equal length. Forelegs straight with strong pasterns and set well under body.
Curly Coated Retriever
Should be muscular, with the blade well laid back and well laid on, giving good withers sloping into the short back. The blade and upper arm are roughly equal in length with the upper arm well angled back under the body. Elbows should be close to the body, turning neither in nor out, working cleanly and evenly. The forelegs should appear as parallel columns, straight and strong in bone. The pasterns are strong and slightly sloping.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Chest, wide and with good depth of brisket. Shoulders laid well back, forelegs straight, pastern strong.
BODY - Firm strong back, short coupled. Slightly higher at the shoulders, sloping smoothly towards the croup and tail. Wide well muscled loin. Wide croup. Ribs well sprung, deep and reaching well up to the loins. Taut abdomen, slightly tucked up.
Large Munsterlander
Shoulders long and sloping and well laid back. Legs of moderate length. Straight, flat bone.
Field Spaniel
Chest, deep and fairly broad, with well defined brisket, on which elbows should move cleanly and evenly. Forelegs straight, with bone of good quality throughout.
Flat Coated Retriever
Viewed from the front they should be straight and parallel. Viewed from the side the legs are vertical and placed well under the body. Good bones and strongly muscled. The shoulders are long, sloping and flat with well attached shoulder blades. Flexible with strong dry muscles. Well angulated between the shoulder blade and upper arm. The upper arm is as long as possible and well muscled. The elbows fit close to the body, not tied in and turning neither in nor out and are well angulated between the upper arm and forearm. The forearm is long, straight and sufficiently muscled with strong but not coarse bone. The pastern joint is short and tight. The pastern is short and only very slightly sloping.
Hungarian Vizsla
Viewed from the front, straight and parallel. Viewed from the side, legs vertical and placed well under the body. Good bone, well muscled. Shoulders: Long, sloping and flat, well attached shoulder blade. Elastic when moving. Strong, dry muscles. Well angulated between the shoulder blade and upper arm. Upper Arm: As long as possible, well muscled.
Elbows: Close to the body, however not tied in, turning neither in nor out. Well angulated between upper arm and forearm. Forearm: Long, straight, sufficiently muscled. Bones strong, but not coarse. Pastern Joint: Dry and sinewy.
Pastern: Short, only very slightly sloping.
Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla
Shoulders powerful and sloping; chest deep, reasonable width and curvature between forelegs. Forelegs well boned and straight.
Irish Water Spaniel
Shoulders strong, muscular and well laid back. Top of shoulder blades set well apart. Upper arm well angulated, muscular and of equal length to shoulder blade. Forelegs, when viewed from front and side should be straight, with strong, oval bone and well defined tendons. Elbows turning neither in nor out. Pasterns strong and slightly sloping. Dewclaws should be present.
Italian Spinone
Shoulders long and well laid back, with upper arm of near equal length, placing legs well under body. Forelegs well boned and straight from elbow to ground when viewed from either front or side.
Labrador retriever
General appearance : Strong and vertical.
Shoulders : Well muscled and oblique.
Upper arms : Sturdy.
Elbows : Close to the chest and parallel.
Forearms : Straight and sturdy.
Carpus(Pastern joint) and pastern : Straight, rather short.
Labrador retriever
