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Figure 23: shows the ideal
outline. The line of the back from withers to rump should
be level. The body should be long and muscular. Too short
a body gives a "cloddy" appearance. The
underline should not be "tucked up" to the
abdomen (like a Greyhound). One head length equals neck
length; tail length, and body depth. And, three head
lengths equal length of the body from breastbone to hock. Figure 24: shows a hollow back (sometimes known as "soft in back"). Figure 25: shows hindquarters higher than the shoulders. Figure 26: shows a roach back, where the back is arched between the withers and the rump. |
