Measurements of dogs

1 - length of head, 2 - length of the muzzle, 3 - chest, 4 - metacarpus; dimensional line 5 - the width of the chest 6 - height at the withers, and 7 - height of the rump, 8 - depth of the chest, 9 - Length of body

In the dog most often use the following codes to show the basic data about the animal physique.
Index of prolixity (format) - the ratio between the length and height of the dog: Length of body X 100/height at the withers. The index size of 100, indicating that the height and length equal to the dog - the dog is square. Increase of more than 100 points to stretch, more long format.
The index of a bone - the relative development of the skeleton based on the ratio of the pastern with the height at the withers: metacarpus X 100/ height at the withers.
High on the index - the relative long-legged dogs, the ratio of leg length to total height at the withers: length of the front leg to the elbow X 100/height at the withers.
The index of the chest - the relative development of breasts, the ratio of width and depth of chest width chest X 100/depth chest.
Index of massiveness - the relative development of the trunk, the ratio of chest circumference to height at withers, chest X 100/height at the withers.
Dolichocephalic index - relative - the length of the head, the ratio of head length to height at withers: length of head X 100/height at the withers.
Index bullheaded - the relative width of the dog's head, forehead width X 100/length  head.