Poodle Studies - M. Scott, K. Murray and S. Bouchard

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By Michelle Scott, Kate Murray and Sylvy Bouchard

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Origin & purpose

General Appearance, Carriage and Expression

Temperament

Size

Coat Quality

Clip

Coat Colour and Skin

Head and Expression

Bite

Neck

Forequarters

Body

Hindquarters

Feet

Tail

Gait

Disqualifications

How to examine

How to measure

Handling Faults

Hindquarters

Canadian breed standard

"Straight and parallel when viewed from the rear. When viewed from the side, muscular with width in the region of the stifles, which are well bent. Pelvis (set at 30 degrees from the horizontal) and femur are about equal in length; hock to heel short and perpendicular to the ground. When standing, the rear toes are only slightly behind the point of the rump. Pin bone protruding behind and below the set on of tail to give a well-defined buttock. The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters."

These are both excellent rears, the one on the left has a more defined pinbone.
over-angulated	Straight rear, not enough width of stifle.
Rounded pinbone, not enough bend of stifle, not enough width in stifle.	Sickle hocks.
Hocky.	Straight rear.

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