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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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GENERAL
APPEARANCE--The
Irish
Wolfhound
should
not
be
quite
so
heavy
or
massive
as
the
Great
Dane,
but
more
so
than
the
Deerhound,
which
in
general
type
he
should
otherwise
resemble.
Of
great
size
and
commanding
appearance,
very
muscular,
strongly
though
gracefully
built;
movements
easy
and
active;
head
and
neck
carried
high;
the
tail
carried
with
an
upward
sweep,
with
a
slight
curve
towards
the
extremity.
The
minimum
height
and
weight
of
dogs
should
be
31
inches
and
120
pounds,
of
bitches
28
inches
and
90
pounds.
Anything
below
this
should
be
debarred
from
competition.
Great
size,
including
height
at
shoulder
and
proportionate
length
of
body,
is
the
desideratum
to
be
aimed
at,
and
it
is
desired
firmly
to
establish
a
race
that
shall
average
from
32
inches
to
34
inches
in
dogs,
showing
the
requisite
power,
activity,
courage,
and
symmetry.
HEAD--Long,
the
frontal
bones
of
the
forehead
very
slightly
raised
and
very
little
indentation
between
the
eyes.
Skull
not
too
broad;
muzzle
long
and
moderately
pointed;
ears
small
and
Greyhound-like
in
carriage.
NECK--Rather
long,
very
strong
and
muscular,
well
arched,
without
dewlap
and
loose
skin
about
the
throat.
CHEST--Very
deep,
breast
wide.
BACK--Rather
long
than
short.
Loins
arched.
TAIL--Long
and
slightly
curved,
of
moderate
thickness,
and
well
covered
with
hair.
BELLY--Well
drawn
up.
FORE-QUARTERS--Shoulders
muscular,
giving
breadth
of
chest,
set
sloping,
elbows
well
under,
neither
turned
inwards
nor
outwards.
Leg--Forearm
muscular
and
the
whole
leg
strong
and
quite
straight.
HIND-QUARTERS--Muscular
thighs,
and
second
thigh
long
and
strong
as
in
the
Greyhound,
and
hocks
well
let
down
and
turning
neither
in
nor
out.
FEET--Moderately
large
and
round,
neither
turned
inwards
nor
outwards;
toes
well
arched
and
closed,
nails
very
strong
and
curved.
HAIR--Rough
and
hard
on
body,
legs,
and
head;
especially
wiry
and
long
over
eyes
and
under
jaw.
COLOUR
AND
MARKINGS--The
recognised
colours
are
grey,
brindle,
red,
black,
pure
white,
fawn,
or
any
colour
that
appears
in
the
Deerhound.
FAULTS--Too
light
or
heavy
in
head,
too
highly
arched
frontal
bone,
large
ears
and
hanging
flat
to
the
face;
short
neck;
full
dewlap;
too
narrow
or
too
broad
a
chest;
sunken
and
hollow
or
quite
level
back;
bent
fore-legs;
over-bent
fetlocks;
twisted
feet;
spreading
toes;
too
curly
a
tail;
weak
hind-quarters,
cow
hocks,
and
a
general
want
of
muscle;
too
short
in
body.
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