Hindquarters Flashcards
Upper thigh: Long, parallel, muscular, with a rear edge almost straight.
Lower Thigh: Strong.
Hocks: Wide
Metatarsus: Relatively short and lean.
Bracco Italiano
Limbs well poised and parallel when seen from behind.
Thigh: Important with thick and bulging muscles. It should be slanted between 70 and 75 degrees from the horizontal.
Lower thigh: Very slightly longer than the thigh with clean, bulging muscles. Broad in the upper part, diminishing gradually in size towards its junction with the hock. The angle between the upper thigh and lower thigh is close to 130 degrees.
Hips: Lower than the withers, slightly prominent. The points of the hips are level with the back. Upper thigh: Broad and well let down.
Hock: Clean, with visible tendons.
Rear pastern: Solid, nearly vertical when seen from the side.
Brittany
General appearance: Viewed from behind straight and parallel. Good angulation in stifles and hocks, strong bone.
Upper thigh: Long, broad and muscular, with good angulation between pelvis and femur.
Stifle: Strong, with good angulation of upper and lower thigh.
Lower thigh: Long, muscular with clearly visible tendons. Good angulation between lower thigh and hocks.
Hock joint: Strong.
Hocks: Strong, vertical.
GSP
Viewed from behind, straight and parallel. Well angulated at the stifles and the hocks. Strong bones.
Upper Thigh: Long, broad, muscular with good angulation between pelvis and upper thigh.
Stifle: Strong, with good angulation between upper and lower thigh.
Lower Thigh: Long, muscular and sinewy.
Hocks: Short, perpendicular to the ground.
GWP
Viewed from behind they should be straight and parallel. Well angulated and with strong bone. The upper thigh is long and muscular with good angulation between the pelvis and upper thigh. The stifle is well angulated. The lower thigh is long, well muscled and sinewy. Its length is almost equal to that of the upper thigh. Good angulation between the lower thigh and the metatarsus. The hock joint is strong, dry and sinewy and rather well let down. The metatarsus is vertical, short and dry.
Hungarian Vizsla
Viewed from behind, straight and parallel. Good angulations. Strong bone.
Upper thigh: Long and muscular. Good angulation between the pelvis and upper thigh.
Stifle: Well angulated.
Lower thigh: Long, muscular and sinewy. Its length is almost equal to that of the upper thigh. Good angulation between the lower thigh and the metatarsus.
Hock joint: Strong, dry and sinewy, rather well let down.
Metatarsus: Vertical, short and strong.
HWV
Thighs long, broad, muscular and strong. Hocks well let down.
Metatarsals vertical on extension of buttock line. Tendons clearly visible.
Italian Spinone
Hips broad. Well muscled thighs, well turned stifles, hocks well let down.
Dewclaws should be removed.
Large Musterlander
General appearance: High on leg, sinewy and well muscled. Standing parallel, turning neither in nor out.
Upper Thigh: Sufficiently long, strong and well muscled.
Stifle: Strong and taut.
Lower Thigh: Long with clearly visible tendons.
Hock Joint: Strong and taut.
Hock [Rear pastern]: Sinewy, almost vertical in position.
Weimaraner and Weimaraner Longhaired
General appearance : Well angulated ensemble seen from profile, and vertical seen from behind.
Thighs : Sufficiently long, broad and well muscled.
Angle of hip, (coxal-femoral) : 80° to 85°.
Leg : Broad, sufficiently long and well muscled.
Femoral-tibial (stifle) angle : Between 125° and 130°.
Angle of the hock : Between 125° and 135°.
Hock : Almost vertical.
Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
The deep, muscular loins and strong hindquarters should balance the overall structure of the dog. The thighs are powerful with muscling down to the moderately long and well-developed second thighs. Well-turned stifles and strong hocks are also essential for the dog’s extension and drive when moving either on land or in water. Dogs should never be cow-hocked, sickle-hocked or bow-hocked.
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