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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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GENERAL
APPEARANCE--That
of
a
smart,
active,
clean-cut
and
alert
dog,
full
of
go
and
fire--a
sportsman
from
stem
to
stern.
HEAD--Long
and
not
weedy
in
the
muzzle,
nor
thick
and
coarse
in
the
skull,
but
tapering
down
and
finishing
with
a
stout
broad
muzzle.
SKULL--Should
be
flat
and
moderately
broad
between
the
ears,
which
are
rather
small,
and
well
covered
with
hair.
EARS--Should
lie
close
to
the
side
of
the
head,
but
not
dead
in
their
carriage.
FACE--The
face
should
be
smooth,
and
any
indication
of
a
forelock
should
be
penalised.
EYE--The
eye
should
in
all
cases
be
dark
and
not
too
deeply
set.
NECK--Well
placed
in
the
shoulders
and
nicely
arched,
of
moderate
length
and
yet
powerful
and
free
from
throatiness.
SHOULDERS--Well
laid
back
and
as
free
from
massiveness
as
possible,
though
there
is
a
decided
tendency
in
this
variety
to
such
a
fault.
LEGS--Straight
and
well
covered
with
coat.
The
bone
should
show
quality
and
yet
be
fairly
abundant.
FEET--Compact
and
hound-like.
BODY--Should
show
great
power,
with
deep,
well-rounded
ribs.
As
little
cut-up
in
the
flank
as
possible.
TAIL--Strong
at
the
base,
set
on
in
a
line
with
the
back
and
tapering
to
a
point,
the
size
of
the
curls
upon
it
diminishing
gradually
to
the
end.
HIND-QUARTERS--Should
show
great
development
of
muscle,
with
bent
hocks,
the
lower
leg
being
strong
and
the
hind
feet
compact.
Any
suspicion
of
cow
hocks
should
be
heavily
penalised.
COLOUR--Mostly
a
dull
black.
Some
liver-coloured
dogs
are
seen
with
very
good
coats
and
bodies,
but
their
heads
are
generally
thick
and
coarse,
and
the
colour
of
their
eyes
does
not
always
match,
as
it
should
do,
with
the
colour
of
the
coat.
A
few
dogs
of
this
colour
have
achieved
distinction
on
the
show
bench.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
