Tibetan Lhasa Apso

Comte Henri De Bylandt
1894/1904

Legs:
Straight and short, there is a tendancy to crookedness; of good bone, owing to the heavy coat the legs look, and should look, very heavy in bone, but in reality the bone is not heavy; hocks well let down.

Lionel Jacob 1901

Legs:
The fore legs should be straight. In all short-legged breeds there is a tendency to crookedness, but the straighter the legs the better. There should be good bone. Owing to the heavy coat the legs look, and should look, heavy in bone; but in reality the bone is not heavy. It should be round and of good strength right down to the toes, the less ankle the better. The hocks should be particularly well let down.

Standard 1935

Forelegs:
Straight; both fore and hind legs heavily furnished with hair.

Standard 1960

Forelegs:
Straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters:
Heavily furnished with hair.

Dr Guy LESCURE 1961

Limbs:

A – Fore legs

Upright Standing:
General upright standing of the fore legs must form, from their front or their side, a straight angle with the ground.

Shoulder:
The shoulder is rather short; its length from its point to the scapulum upper angle is about 9 cm. It forms with the horizontal line an angle of 65° and the opening of thescapulo-humeral angle is 115°. The shoulder is rather straight; the obliquity, very slightly accentuated, gives the Lhasa his “stepping gate” so characteristic of terrier breeds..

Arms:
Slightly longer than the shoulder, it makes with the horizontal line an angle of about 50°; Its direction is parallel to the median plan of the body.

Fore-Arms:
Short and straight, its length from the elbow to the knee is about 8 cm.

Carpal Region: straight..

B – Hind legs :

Upright Srand:
Seen from the back, the hind-legs form a 90° angle with the ground, but seen from the side. They are slightly oblique backwards and downwards.

Buttock: slightly convex.

Hock:
The tibio-tarsal angle, rather open, is of about 150°.
The hind legs are higher than the fore legs. In a dog measuring 24 cm at the withers, the height at the loin is 25,5 cm.Membres.

Standard 1972

Forequarters:
Shoulders should be well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters:
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished. The hocks when viewed from behind should be parallel and not too close together.

A.K.C. Standard 1978

Forequarters:
Shoulders well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters:
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished with hair. Hocks when viewed from behind parallel and not too close together.

C.K.C. Standard 1982
(Canada)

Forequarters:
Shoulders strong, muscular, well laid back.
The upper arm should not be "Terrier straight", allowing for the desired width and depth of the chest.

Lower arm:
The legs should not be bowed. From the front when the dog is standing, the legs should be straight, parallel, elbows well under the body. The forelimbs support a good share of the body weight when the dog is standing or moving at a slow pace.
The pasterns should be straight and firm when viewed from the front. Slight deviation from the perpendicular when viewed from the side.
Feet should be short, round and compact with good pads turning neither in nor out.

Nails:
Ideally black. In particoloured or light-coloured coats, light nails and pads are permitted. Dewclaws permissible.

Hindquarters:
Strongly muscled and in balance with the forequarters.

Hocks:
When viewed from the reat at a stance, the hocks should be strong, straight and parallel, turning neither in nor out. When viewed from the side, they should be perpendicular to the ground and not stretched out beyond the rump of the dog.

Stifle bend:
The stifle is moderately bent.

Feet:
Same as in forequarters.

A.N.K.C. Standard 1987
(Australie)

Forequarters:
Shoulder should be well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters:
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished. The hocks when viewed from behind should be parallel and not too close together.

F.C.I. Standard 1987

Forequarters:
Shoulders well laid back, forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters:
Well developed, with good muscle, good angulation, heavily furnished with hair. Hocks when viewed from behind parallel and not too close.

F.C.I.. Standard 1998

Kennel Club 2003

Forequarters
Shoulders well laid back. Forelegs straight, heavily furnished with hair.

Hindquarters
Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavily furnished with hair. Hocks when viewed from behind parallel and not too close together.