• An athletic looking northern dog. Closer coupled than other arctic breeds
• High stationed, hardy hunting type. Leggier than other arctic breeds
• Bold and energetic, efficient in movement and shown hard and lean
• A square profile with approximately 50% in leg length
• A smooth lying, harsh grey coat
• A high set tail, centrally curled over the back
• A wedge-shaped head with plenty of fill under the eye. Skull and muzzle planes should be parallel
• A natural look
• A dog that looks as though it could stand a 400 kilo moose

1. THE CORRECT SQUARE PROFILE

• The correct square is upstanding and high stationed
• Exhibits correct leg length in proportion to the body
• Is close coupled with long ribcage
• Distance from withers to ground is half the height at withers
• Distance from forechest to rump equals the height at the withers

2. THE INCORRECT HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE

• The horizontal rectangle is too low on leg and too low slung
• The horizontal rectangle is too long in loin (for the length of leg)
• The horizontal rectangle is usually sound and fools a lot of people with this
• It is much harder to get front and rear angulation, reach, drive and soundness on a leggier dog than on a lower dog. It is much harder to find these attributes on a short loined dog than on a long loined dog.

 

3. THE INCORRECT VERTICAL RECTANGLE

• The vertical rectangle is taller than it is long
• The vertical rectangle has too much leg for his length of loin
• The vertical rectangle usually has straight shoulders and straight hindquarters along with a short loin
• The vertical rectangle is usually stilted in gait with his withers bouncing, i.e. he does NOT move smoothly with an even and effortless stride required by the standard
• Some dogs that are too tall or oversized are not really vertical rectangles as they have longer loin length (proportionately) to cover their length of leg

 

Heads

 

Fronts and Rears

 

Toplines