Proportion--measuring from the forechest to the rearmost projection of the rump and from the withers to the ground, the Shorthair is permissibly either square or slightly longer than he is tall.

• 比例：体长（从胸骨到骨盆突出处的距离）与肩高的比例，德国短毛指示犬允许呈正方形比例，也允许体长略大于肩高。