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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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BACK
AND
LOIN--Very
strong
and
muscular;
level
and
long
in
proportion
to
the
height
of
the
dog.
HIND-QUARTERS--Very
powerful
and
muscular,
wide,
and
fully
developed.
STERN--Well
set
on,
and
carried
low,
if
possible
below
the
level
of
the
back,
in
a
perfectly
straight
line,
or
with
a
slight
downward
inclination,
never
elevated
above
the
back,
and
in
action
always
kept
low,
nicely
fringed,
with
wavy
feather
of
silky
texture.
FEET
AND
LEGS--Feet
not
too
small,
and
well
protected
between
the
toes
with
soft
feather;
good
strong
pads.
Legs
straight
and
immensely
boned,
strong
and
short,
and
nicely
feathered
with
straight
or
waved
Setter-like
feather,
overmuch
feathering
below
the
hocks
objectionable.
COAT--Flat
or
slightly
waved,
and
never
curled.
Sufficiently
dense
to
resist
the
weather,
and
not
too
short.
Silky
in
texture,
glossy,
and
refined
in
nature,
with
neither
duffelness
on
the
one
hand
nor
curl
or
wiriness
on
the
other.
On
chest
under
belly,
and
behind
the
legs,
there
should
be
abundant
feather,
but
never
too
much,
and
that
of
the
right
sort,
viz.,
Setter-like.
The
tail
and
hind-quarters
should
be
similarly
adorned.
COLOUR--Jet
black
throughout,
glossy
and
true.
A
little
white
on
chest,
though
a
drawback,
not
a
disqualification.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--That
of
a
sporting
dog,
capable
of
learning
and
doing
anything
possible
for
his
inches
and
conformation.
A
grand
combination
of
beauty
and
utility.
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