hindquarters Flashcards
Hindquarters:
Hindlegs strong and well muscled but moderately lighter than forequarters. Excessively narrow hindquarters to be heavily penalised. Moderate angulation. Well defined stifles. Firm, low hocks. Strong rear pasterns, parallel when viewed from the rear. Absolute soundness essential.
LIGHTER MUSCLED THAN FOREQUARTERS
Pekingese
Hindquarters:
Rump well - rounded and muscular, loins taut, stifles firm and long, sweeping smoothly into the well let-down hock. Angulation of the rear limb must be such as to produce a level back. Hind-legs set wide apart.
RUMP WELL ROUNDED TAUT..LEVEL BACK
Chinese Crested
Hindquarters:
Muscular: hocks well let down, with good turn of stifle, well apart, turning neither in nor out.
HOCKS WELL LET DOWN
Chihuahua
Hindquarters:
Thighs broad and well-muscled, oblique. Stifles well bent and hocks well let down.
OBLIQUE
Bichone Frise
Hindquarters:
Legs with moderate bone; well turned stifle - no tendency to cow or sickle hocks.
MODERATE BONE
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Hindquarters:
Well-rounded loin leading to a good turn of stifle; hocks well let down; turning neither in nor out; a ‘tucked under’ appearance undesirable.
TUCKED UNDER UNDESIRABLE
English Toy Terrier
Hindquarters:
Legs should be short and nicely angulated.
Maltese
Hindquarters:
Long, well muscled thigh: hind legs parallel when viewed from behind; well bent stifle, hocks well let down.
ON LIST
Italian Greyhound
Hindquarters:
Well developed, good turn of stifle. Legs when viewed from behind, should be parallel. Dew claws on the hind legs must be removed
ON LIST
Papillon
Hindquarters:
Fine boned, legs neither cow-hocked nor wide behind; medium angulation.
ON LIST
Pomeranian
Hindquarters:
Legs very strong, of moderate length, with good turn of stifle, well under body, straight and parallel when viewed from rear.
ON LIST
Pug
