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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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GENERAL
APPEARANCE--A
long,
low,
level
dog,
with
heavily
fringed
erect
ears,
and
a
long
coat
like
the
finest
silk
or
spun
glass,
which
hangs
quite
straight
and
evenly
down
each
side,
from
a
parting
extending
from
the
nose
to
the
root
of
the
tail.
HEAD--Fairly
long,
skull
flat
and
very
narrow
between
the
ears,
gradually
widening
towards
the
eyes
and
tapering
very
slightly
to
the
nose,
which
must
be
black.
The
jaws
strong
and
the
teeth
level.
EYES--Medium
in
size,
dark
in
colour,
not
prominent,
but
having
a
sharp,
terrier-like
expression,
eyelids
black.
EARS--Small,
set
very
high
on
the
top
of
the
head,
carried
perfectly
erect,
and
covered
with
long
silky
hair,
hanging
in
a
heavy
fringe
down
the
sides
of
the
head.
BODY--Long,
deep
in
chest,
well
ribbed
up,
the
back
being
perfectly
level.
TAIL--Perfectly
straight,
carried
almost
level
with
the
back,
and
heavily
feathered.
LEGS--As
short
and
straight
as
possible,
well
set
under
the
body,
and
entirely
covered
with
silky
hair.
Feet
round
and
cat-like.
COAT--As
long
and
straight
as
possible,
free
from
all
trace
of
curl
or
waviness,
very
glossy
and
silky
in
texture,
with
an
entire
absence
of
undercoat.
COLOUR--A
level,
bright
steel
blue,
extending
from
the
back
of
the
head
to
the
root
of
the
tail,
and
on
no
account
intermingled
with
any
fawn,
light
or
dark
hairs.
The
head,
legs,
and
feet
should
be
a
clear,
bright,
golden
tan,
free
from
grey,
sooty,
or
dark
hairs.
The
tail
should
be
very
dark
blue
or
black.
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