The front legs should be straight, falling from elbows set close to the ribs. The bones should be of good size, never appearing spindly. Again, as to size, a balance must be met to provide for agility. The legs should not appear overly heavy boned, either. The pastern is upright and strong. This does not necessarily mean a terrier front. There can and should be a slight slope to the pastern, but it is basically upright in appearance. No weakness to the pasterns. The reference to no bend in front ins made to specifically forbid a fiddle or bulldog front, where the legs are actually crooked and toe out at the end of curved pasterns. The feet point forward, not in or out.

     Feet that appear too large, or small, or too flat probably are. As a good rule of thumb, the feet should not be particularly larger or smaller than the dog’s leg bones. No splayed toes.