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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
following
is
the
standard
by
which
Greyhounds
should
be
judged.
HEAD--Long
and
narrow,
slightly
wider
in
skull,
allowing
for
plenty
of
brain
room;
lips
tight,
without
any
flew,
and
eyes
bright
and
intelligent
and
dark
in
colour.
EARS--Small
and
fine
in
texture,
and
semi-pricked.
TEETH--Very
strong
and
level,
and
not
decayed
or
cankered.
NECK--Lengthy,
without
any
throatiness,
but
muscular.
SHOULDERS--Placed
well
back
in
the
body,
and
fairly
muscular,
without
being
loaded.
FORE-LEGS--Perfectly
straight,
set
well
into
the
shoulders,
with
strong
pasterns
and
toes
set
well
up
and
close
together.
BODY--Chest
very
deep,
with
fairly
well-sprung
ribs;
muscular
back
and
loins,
and
well
cut
up
in
the
flanks.
HIND-QUARTERS--Wide
and
well
let
down,
with
hocks
well
bent
and
close
to
the
ground,
with
very
muscular
haunches,
showing
great
propelling
power,
and
tail
long
and
fine
and
tapering
with
a
slight
upward
curve.
COAT--Fairly
fine
in
texture.
WEIGHT--The
ideal
weight
of
a
dog
is
from
60
pounds
to
65
pounds,
of
a
bitch
from
55
pounds
to
60
pounds.
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