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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
South
Durham
and
Yorkshire
Show
at
Darlington
has
the
credit
for
first
introducing
classes
for
Whippets
into
the
prize
ring.
Previous
to
this
it
had
not
long
been
generally
recognised
as
a
distinct
breed,
and
it
is
within
the
last
twenty
years
that
the
Kennel
Club
has
placed
the
breed
on
its
recognised
list.
The
following
is
the
standard
of
points
adopted
by
the
Whippet
Club:--
HEAD--Long
and
lean,
rather
wide
between
the
eyes
and
flat
on
the
top;
the
jaw
powerful
yet
cleanly
cut;
the
teeth
level
and
white.
EYES--Bright
and
fiery.
EARS--Small,
fine
in
texture
and
rose
shape.
NECK--Long
and
muscular,
elegantly
arched
and
free
from
throatiness.
SHOULDERS--Oblique
and
muscular.
CHEST--Deep
and
capacious.
BACK--Broad
and
square,
rather
long
and
slightly
arched
over
the
loin,
which
should
be
strong
and
powerful.
FORE-LEGS--Rather
long,
well
set
under
the
dog,
possessing
a
fair
amount
of
bone.
HIND-QUARTERS--Strong
and
broad
across
stifles,
well
bent
thighs,
broad
and
muscular;
hocks
well
let
down.
FEET--Round,
well
split
up,
with
strong
soles.
COAT--Fine
and
close.
COLOUR--Black,
red,
white,
brindle,
fawn,
blue,
and
the
various
mixtures
of
each.
WEIGHT--Twenty
pounds.
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