Forequarters  

Shoulders

Strong, well muscled, the tips of the shoulder blades moderately close together; the spine of the shoulder forms an angle approximately 55 degrees with the horizontal and forms an angle with the upper arm approximately 110 degrees. 

Length of upper arm never less than length of shoulder blade. 

Elbow joints set well back alongside the chest wall, elbows turning neither in nor out. 

Forelegs

Perfectly straight from elbow to foot with heavy bone which must be in proportion to the rest of the dog. 

Viewed from the front, the forelegs are parallel and widely spaced commensurate with the broad chest. 

Pasterns

Short and upright.  Wrists shall not knuckle over.  The dewclaws may be removed. 

Feet

Round, compact, catlike, standing well upon the thick toe pads.