CHEST

Lowered to an elbow line or lower,long,broad,rounded in section.The ribs are definitely arched.The false ribs
are well developed.The front part of the chest is slightly prominent in comparison with the glenohumeral joints.

BELLY

Reasonably tucked-up

TAIL

High-set,dropped when a dog is quiet,reaches the hock joints.Sickle curved,hooked or curled.

FOREQUARTERS

At front view straight,wide and parallel set.The blades and shoulder bones are long,make an angle of the glenohumeral joint of about 100 moirai.
The length of the forelegs up to the elbows is a bit longer or just the same as the half of dog's height in withers.The leggy-index is 50 or a bit higher.

FOREARMS

Straight,massive,rounded in section,muscular,average long.The elbows are turned backwards.

PASTERNS

Short,massive,nearly upright.

HINDQUARTERS

At rear view straight and parallel,at side view-slightly straight in stifle and in hock.The hindquarters are not
chopped off behind.

UPPER & LOWER THIGHS

Not long,strong and wide hock joints,little angulated.

REAR PASTERNS

Massive,upright rear pasterns

FEET

Big,circular,arched,cat-like

MOVEMENT

Free,usually unhurried.The characterisitc feauture is
not stretching trot that changes into slightly heavy gallop when speeding up.The legs must move straightforward, the forequarters should move on the middle line.The joints of the fore- and hindquarters unbend freely.When trot,the withers and the croup are on the same level.a top line is level.

SKIN

Thick,rather elastic

COAT HAIR

Straight,coarse,with dense undercoat.On the head and on the front sides of the legs the hair is shorter and taut.
Depending on the hair length,they distinguish 2 coat types:
a)long-haired,with long outer hair.Long hair makes a
"mane" on a neck,feathers and "bridges" on the rear sides of the legs.Long hair covering a tail makes it thick and furry,
b)Short-haired,with dense rather short-hair.There are no mane,feathers and falling hair on the tail.The
hair is stand-off,about 4 cm in the length on the loin.

COLOUR

Various:grey from dark grey,nearly black,to light fawn grey,including partly grey,red-from dark red-brown to light fawn,including partly red.white,brindle -from dark brown-brindle,nearly black,to light fawn brindle.When
one-colour,there may b a black mask,white patching ona chest,belly ,on the legs,and on a tail tip.There are piebald and spotted colours of the mentioned tints,but solid colour is more desirable.Every colour supposes  the obligatory dark-lip and eye-rims.Wide spread solid piebald colour and speckling on a muzzle and legs are not desirable.
Examples: