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The Standard For The West Highland White

Chest
Very deep and extending at least to the elbows with breadth in proportion to size of dog.
Body
Compact and of good substance. Ribs deep and well arched in the upper half of rib. Presenting a flattish side appearance, loins broad and strong.
Legs and feet
Forelegs are muscular relatively short,  but with sufficient length to set the dog up so as not to be close to the ground. The legs are reasonably straight, and thickly covered with short hard hair. They are set in under the shoulder blades with definite body overhang before them.
Tail
Relatively short, with good substance. It is covered with hard hair without feather, as straight as possible, carried gaily but not curled over the back. The tail is set on high enough to that the spine does not slope down to it. The tail is never docked.