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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  I don't know what it means to have a good topline.
Anyone care to link or explain for me? |
This is taken from the standard
Body
Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump. .
In other words: rump shouldn't be higher, shoulders shouldn't be lower or no dip in the middle. The tail should appear to be coming from the spine. It's said around the exhibitor circuit when describing a great topline "You drink tea off off the dogs back".
By well proportioned and very compact...the hight from the shoulders to the floor should measure the same distance between the base of the tail to the base of the neck. A very well balanced square dog.
This and other things add to a great moving dog.