Hindquarters Flashcards
Hindquarters:
The hindquarters are broad, strong and muscular. The croup is rather long and sloping, thighs long, broad and well developed, the stifles well turned and the hocks strong and well let down. When viewed from behind, the hind legs, from the hocks to the feet, are straight and placed parallel, neither close nor too wide apart.
Australian Cattle Dog
Hindquarters:
The hindquarters should show breadth and strength, with the croup rather long and sloping, the stifles well turned and the hocks fairly well let down. When viewed from behind, the hind legs, from the hocks to the feet, are straight and placed parallel, neither close nor too wide apart.
Australian Kelpie
Hindquarters:
The width of the hindquarters is equal to the width of the forequarters at the shoulders. The angulation of the pelvis and upper thigh corresponds to the angulation of the shoulder blade and upper arm, forming an approximate right angle. Stifles are clearly defined, hock joints moderately bent. The hocks (rear pasterns) are short, perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other when viewed from the rear. Rear dew claws must be removed.
Australian Shepherd
Hindquarters:
The hindquarters are broad, powerful and muscular, with well developed thighs, stifles moderately turned. Rear pasterns are strong, moderately let down with moderate angle of hock. When viewed from behind the hind legs from hock to feet are straight, and placed neither close not too wide apart.
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Hindquarters:
Well muscled with good second thighs, well bent stifles and low hocks. The lower leg should fall at a right angle to the ground and, in normal stance, should be just behind a line vertically below the point of the buttock.
Bearded Collie
Hindquarters:
Upright when seen from profile and from behind.
Thigh : Wide and muscled.
Hock joint : Substantial, not too close to the ground, the point situated roughly at ¼ the height at the withers, forming a well open angle with the second thigh.
Metatarsals (Rear Pasterns) : Vertical, slightly further back than the point of the buttock.
Dewclaws : By tradition, shepherds are much attached to the conservation of double dewclaws. The dewclaws form well
separated “thumbs” with nails, placed rather close to the foot.
Beauceron (Berger de Beauce)
Hindquarters:
Powerful but not heavy. In profile the hind legs are upright and when seen from behind perfectly parallel.
Upper Thigh: Medium length, broad and strongly muscled.
Stifle: Approximately on the plumb line from the hip. Normal stifle angulation.
Lower Thigh: Medium length, broad and muscled.
Hock: Close to the ground, broad and muscled with moderate angulation.
Rear Pastern: Solid and short, dewclaws not desirable.
Belgian Shepherd Dog
Hindquarters:
General Appearance: Hind quarters in proportion to the size of the dog. Straight limbs seen from behind.
Thigh: Long, broad, well muscled with a slightly convex rear profile. The coxo-femoral angle (between pelvis and upper thigh) ranges between 100° and 105°.
Stifle (Knee): Perfectly in line with the limb, neither turned in nor out.
Lower thigh: Strong bone, lean muscles with marked leg groove. Inclination below the horizontal is about 55°.
Hock joint: The external surface is very broad. Joint well angulated.
Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Broad, perpendicular to the ground.
Bergamasco Shepherd Dog
Hindquarters:
The hindquarters are broad and muscular, in profile sloping gracefully to the set on of tail. The thighs are long, broad, deep and muscular with well turned stifles and strong hocks, well let down, and when viewed from the rear are straight and parallel.
Border Collie
Hindquarters:
Strong, with pronounced muscle, upright and perfectly parallel when seen from the rear. Must move in the same planes as the front legs.
Upper thighs: Broad, well muscled and parallel in direction to the median plane of the body. Femur must be neither too straight nor too sloping. Buttocks well let down, trousered and firm. Stifle: Set approximately on an imaginary straight line from the highest point of the hip (iliac crest) perpendicular to the ground.
Lower thighs: Moderately long, well muscled, neither too straight nor too sloping.
Hocks: Rather close to the ground, broad and tight. Seen from behind they should be straight and perfectly parallel when standing. On the move they should turn neither in nor out.
Rear pasterns (metatarsus): Strong and lean, rather cylindrical and perpendicular to the ground when the dog is in a natural standing position. No dewclaws.
Bouvier des Flandres
Hindquarters:
Well angulated, with hocks set not too low and turning neither in nor out, but leg below hock not quite vertical. Hindlegs, particularly thighs, well muscled. Double dewclaws, set low on hindlegs, of utmost importance.
Briard
Hindquarters:
The hind legs should be muscular at the thighs, clean and sinewy below, with well bent stifles. Hocks well let-down and powerful.
Collie Rough
Hindquarters:
The hind legs should be muscular at the thighs, clean and sinewy below, with well bent stifles. Hocks well let-down and powerful.
Collie Smooth
Hindquarters:
The hind legs are powerful and well muscled. The bone is solid but never heavy. Not excessively angulated.
Thigh and lower thigh: Of approximately equal length.
Hock: Perpendicular below the point of buttock.
Dewclaws: None present
Dutch Shepherd Dog
Hindquarters:
General appearance: Strong boned, powerful, viewed from behind straight and parallel. The angulation is clearly marked with no exaggeration.
Upper thigh: Of medium length, rather broad with well-developed muscles.
Stifle: Parallel, rather well angulated.
Second thigh: Relatively long and sinewy.
Hocks: Moderately low, rather well angulated but not excessively.
Metatarsus: Rather short, strong and vertical.
Finnish Lapphund
