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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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FORE-QUARTERS--His
work
underground
demands
strength
and
compactness,
and,
therefore,
the
chest
and
shoulder
regions
should
be
deep,
long,
and
wide.
The
shoulder
blade
should
be
long,
and
set
on
very
sloping,
the
upper
arm
of
equal
length
with,
and
at
right
angles
to,
the
shoulder
blade,
strong-boned
and
well-muscled,
and
lying
close
to
ribs,
but
moving
freely.
The
lower
arm
is
slightly
bent
inwards,
and
the
feet
should
be
turned
slightly
outwards,
giving
an
appearance
of
"crooked"
legs
approximating
to
the
cabriole
of
a
Chippendale
chair.
Straight,
narrow,
short
shoulders
are
always
accompanied
by
straight,
short,
upper
arms,
forming
an
obtuse
angle,
badly
developed
brisket
and
"keel"
or
chicken
breast,
and
the
upper
arm
being
thrown
forward
by
the
weight
of
the
body
behind
causes
the
legs
to
knuckle
over
at
the
"knees."
Broad,
sloping
shoulders,
on
the
other
hand,
insure
soundness
of
the
fore-legs
and
feet.
LEGS
AND
FEET--Fore-legs
very
short
and
strong
in
bone,
slightly
bent
inwards;
seen
in
profile,
moderately
straight
and
never
bending
forward
or
knuckling
over.
Feet
large,
round,
and
strong,
with
thick
pads,
compact
and
well-arched
toes,
nails
strong
and
black.
The
dog
must
stand
equally
on
all
parts
of
the
foot.
BODY--Should
be
long
and
muscular,
the
chest
very
oval,
rather
than
very
narrow
and
deep,
to
allow
ample
room
for
heart
and
lungs,
hanging
low
between
front
legs,
the
brisket
point
should
be
high
and
very
prominent,
the
ribs
well
sprung
out
towards
the
loins
(not
flat-sided).
Loins
short
and
strong.
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