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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
breed
has
become
as
fashionable
in
the
United
States
as
in
Great
Britain,
and
some
excellent
specimens
are
to
be
seen
at
the
annual
shows
at
Madison
Square
Gardens.
To
take
the
points
of
the
breed
in
detail,
the
description
of
the
perfect
Borzoi
is
as
follows:--
HEAD--This
should
be
long,
lean,
and
well
balanced,
and
the
length,
from
the
tip
of
the
nose
to
the
eyes,
must
be
the
same
as
from
the
eyes
to
the
occiput.
A
dog
may
have
a
long
head,
but
the
length
may
be
all
in
front
of
the
eyes.
The
heads
of
this
breed
have
greatly
improved
the
last
few
years;
fewer
"apple-headed"
specimens,
and
more
of
the
desired
triangular
heads
being
seen.
The
skull
should
be
flat
and
narrow,
the
stop
not
perceptible,
the
muzzle
long
and
tapering.
Too
much
stress
cannot
be
laid
on
the
importance
of
the
head
being
well
filled
up
before
the
eyes.
The
head,
from
forehead
to
nose,
should
be
so
fine
that
the
direction
of
the
bones
and
principal
veins
can
be
seen
clearly,
and
in
profile
should
appear
rather
Roman
nosed.
Bitches
should
be
even
narrower
in
head
than
dogs.
THE
EYES
should
be
dark,
expressive,
almond
shaped,
and
not
too
far
apart.
THE
EARS
like
those
of
a
Greyhound,
small,
thin,
and
placed
well
back
on
the
head,
with
the
tips,
when
thrown
back,
almost
touching
behind
the
occiput.
It
is
not
a
fault
if
the
dog
can
raise
his
ears
erect
when
excited
or
looking
after
game,
although
some
English
judges
dislike
this
frequent
characteristic.
The
head
should
be
carried
somewhat
low,
with
the
neck
continuing
the
line
of
the
back.
SHOULDERS--Clean
and
sloping
well
back,
i.e.,
the
shoulder
blades
should
almost
touch
one
another.
CHEST--Deep
and
somewhat
narrow.
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