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Approved: June 11, 2001
Effective: September 1, 2001

1 - Sound-rough, desirable type, correct structure of shoulder
2 - Rough type, excessively sharp shoulder
3 - Sound-dry type, straight shoulder

1 - Correct head
2 - Short, coarse, excessively short head

1 - Narrow, weak head
2 - Excessively pronounced, forehead short muzzle
3 - Short weak muzzle

1 - Ear of correct size and setting 2 - Too small, light high set ear
3 - Low set, wrinkled ear too large

1 - Correct bite 2 - Level bite 3 - Overshot 4 - Undershot

1. Correct front, straight, parallel forelegs, deep chest, well prominent ribs
2 - Excessively wide front, barrel-shaped chest

1 - Narrow front, yet deep chest 2 -Narrow chest, turned out legs
3 - Turned out elbows

1 - Correct pastern, strong, straight compact foot

2 - Weak, splay pastern, flattened foot

1- Ideal hindquarters, with correctly set tail
2 - Hooked, excessively high set tail, straight croup

1 - Short upper thigh, long second thigh
2 - Short upper thigh, short second thigh, straight - stifled
3 - Hocks turn in feet set - under hock

1 - Correct movements
2 - Movements elbows turned out
3 - Movements legs turned in