Body and Neck 7
Up Size, Proportion, Substance Head Body and Neck Fore and Hindquarters Coat & Color Gait

 

It has been truly said that there is almost as much of a good Scot in front of the forelegs as there is behind them when viewing him in profile.

Dorothy Caspersz

 

 

From the 1993 STCA Standard: The CHEST should be broad, very deep and well let down between the forelegs. The forechest should extend well in front of the legs and drop well down into the brisket. The chest should not be flat or concave, and the brisket should nicely fill an average man's slightly-cupped hand. The lowest point of the brisket should be such that an average man's fist would fit under it with little or no overhead clearance.

 

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In profile a Scottie should show a good handful of chest (not just hair) extending in front of the legs. The dog above left is incorrect; the dog above right has the correct amount of forechest.

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From the front, the chest should appear to be slung between the two legs rather than set on top of them. The chest should be wide enough that an average man's hand would fit between the legs, and deep enough that the deepest point would just rest on a man's fist (fist with the heel and little finger of the hand on the table). The deepest point of the chest should be between the legs, not behind the legs. This depth of chest is necessary so the dog can rest on his forechest and use both front legs for digging.

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