Scoring Chart

1. 1. Emaciated
   Little muscle left
2. 2. Very Thin
   No fat,
   bones visible
3. 3. Thin
   Foreribs visible
4. 4. Borderline
   Foreribs not visible. 12th
   & 13th ribs visible
5. 5. Moderate
   Nether fat nor thin
6. 6. Good
   smooth appearance
7. 7. Very Good
   Smooth with fat over back and
   tail head
8. 8. Fat
   Blocky. Bone over back not visible
9. 9. Very Fat
   Tail buried and
   in fat

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