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Elbow: Close to body, neither turned inward nor outward. Good angulation between upper arm and forearm. Forearm: Dry, straight and upright with strong bones. Carpus (wrist): Strong. Metacarpus (Pastern): Slightly angulated to the ground, bones rather strong than fine. Forefeet: Often broader than the hind feet, the well closed toes lying close to each other with sufficiently thick, hard, resistant and well pigmented pads. They are parallel, in stance as well as in movement neither turned inward nor outward. HINDQUARTERS: General appearance: Viewed from behind straight and parallel. Good angulation between upper thigh and lower thigh and also at the hocks. Strong bones. Thigh: Long, broad and muscular. Stifle (Knee): Strong with good angulation between upper- and lower thigh. Lower thigh: Long, muscular and sinewy. Hock joint: Strong and placed low. Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Short and vertical. Hind feet: Oval to round, the well closed toes, with sufficiently thick, hard, resistant and well pigmented pads. They are parallel, in stance and in movement neither turned inward nor outward. GAIT / MOVEMENT : Ample ground covering, free, with good reach in the front and powerful drive from the rear. In front- and hindquarters parallel and straight; never stilted.
SKIN : Thick, tight, without folds.
COAT Hair: Plain, dense; hard rough hair or coarse smooth hair.
Colour: The colour is black, dark-brown or greyish-black, with yellow-red clearly defined markings at the eyebrows, muzzle, chest, the legs and at the base of the tail. Light and dark mask is equally permitted; small white markings on chest and toes are tolerated.
FCI-St. N° 103 / 26.05.2015
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