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The action is true, free, supple and tireless and
the movement of the shoulders and forelegs is in
unison with the powerful trust of the hindquarters.
The capability of quick and sudden movement is essential.
Soundness is of paramount importance and stiltedness,
loaded or slack shoulders, straight shoulder placement,
weakness at elbows, pasterns or feet, straight stifles,
cow or bow hocks, must be regarded as serious faults.
When trotting the feet tend to come closer together
at ground level as speed increases, but when the
dog comes to rest he should stand four square.
Correct ground covering movement is vitally important
in a working dog. Only a well constructed dog is
going to move correctly. Gait in itself is not soundness,
but a measure of soundness and correct gait is not
possible without correct construction. The dog will
converge to the centre line at faster paces, but
they do not single track.
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