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Dogs and All about Them
·
Robert Leighton
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But
since
the
Shirley
days,
when
competition
was
more
limited
than
it
is
at
present,
no
kennel
of
Retrievers
has
ever
attained
anything
like
the
distinction
of
that
owned
by
Mr.
H.
Reginald
Cooke,
at
Riverside,
Nantwich.
By
acquiring
the
best
specimens
of
the
breed
from
all
available
sources,
Mr.
Cooke
has
gathered
together
a
stock
which
has
never
been
equalled.
His
ideas
of
type
and
conformation
are
the
outcome
of
close
and
attentive
study
and
consistent
practice,
and
one
needs
to
go
to
Riverside
if
one
desires
to
see
the
highest
examples
of
what
a
modern
flat-coated
Retriever
can
be.
Since
Dr.
Bond
Moore
imparted
to
the
Retriever
a
fixity
of
character,
the
coats
have
become
longer
and
less
wavy,
and
in
conformation
of
skull,
colour
of
eye,
straightness
of
legs,
and
quality
of
bone,
there
has
been
a
perceptible
improvement.
As
there
is
no
club
devoted
to
the
breed,
and
consequently
no
official
standard
of
points,
the
following
description
of
the
perfect
Retriever
is
offered:--
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--That
of
a
well-proportioned
bright
and
active
sporting
dog,
showing
power
without
lumber
and
raciness
without
weediness.
HEAD--Long,
fine,
without
being
weak,
the
muzzle
square,
the
underjaw
strong
with
an
absence
of
lippiness
or
throatiness.
EYES--Dark
as
possible,
with
a
very
intelligent,
mild
expression.
NECK--Long
and
clean.
EARS--Small,
well
set
on,
and
carried
close
to
the
head.
SHOULDERS--Oblique,
running
well
into
the
back,
with
plenty
of
depth
of
chest.
BODY--Short
and
square,
and
well
ribbed
up.
STERN--Short
and
straight,
and
carried
gaily,
but
not
curled
over
the
back.
FORE-LEGS--Straight,
pasterns
strong,
feet
small
and
round.
QUARTERS--Strong;
stifles
well
bent.
COAT--Dense
black
or
liver,
of
fine
quality
and
texture.
Flat,
not
wavy.
WEIGHT--From
65
lb.
to
80
lb.
for
dogs;
bitches
rather
less.
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