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Pastern: Long, forms an angle of at least 75 degrees to the ground. Lightly springy in movement. Forefeet: Large, turned slightly outwards. Longish arched toes and strong, dark nails. Well defined, elastic, dark pads. HINDQUARTERS: General appearance: Powerful. The hind legs stand parallel. An imaginary vertical line drawn from the point of the ischium, would run midway through the hock joint. The dewclaws are undesirable and must be eliminated. Upper thigh: Long, well muscled. Forms an angle of 80 degrees to the pelvis. The hip joint is sturdy and flexible. Stifle (Knee): Strong and flexible. Lower thigh: Long, clean, well-muscled. Forms an angle of about 130 degrees with the hock. Hock joint: Clean, solid, flexible. Hock: Long, clean. Position almost vertical to the ground. Hind feet: Longish, arched toes with strong dark nails. GAIT / MOVEMENT : Harmonious, light-footed, ground covering trot in which the limbs skim over the ground as closely as possible. Head and neck incline to the horizontal. Pacing when walking.
SKIN : Elastic, tight, without wrinkles, unpigmented.
COAT Hair: Straight and close. Winter and summer coat differ greatly. In winter an immense undercoat is predominant and, together with the topcoat, forms a thick coat all over the body. It is necessary for the hair to cover the belly, the inside of the upper thigh, the scrotum, the inner part of the ear and the area between the toes. Well coated neck. Colour: Yellowish-gray to silver-gray with a charateristic light mask. Light hair also on the underside of the neck and the forechest. Dark gray colour with light mask is permissible.
St-FCI n°332/03.09.1999
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