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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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HEAD--Massive,
broad
skull,
wide
and
flat
between
the
ears
(not
dome
shaped);
wide
between
the
eyes.
NOSE--Black,
broad,
very
short
and
flat.
EYES--Large,
dark,
prominent,
round,
lustrous.
STOP--Deep.
EARS--Heart-shaped;
not
set
too
high;
leather
never
long
enough
to
come
below
the
muzzle;
not
carried
erect,
but
rather
drooping,
long
feather.
MUZZLE--Very
short
and
broad;
not
underhung
nor
pointed;
wrinkled.
MANE--Profuse,
extending
beyond
shoulder
blades,
forming
ruff
or
frill
round
front
of
neck.
SHAPE
OF
BODY--Heavy
in
front;
broad
chest
falling
away
lighter
behind;
lion-like;
not
too
long
in
the
body.
COAT
AND
FEATHER
AND
CONDITION--Long,
with
thick
undercoat;
straight
and
flat,
not
curly
nor
wavy;
rather
coarse
but
soft;
feather
on
thighs,
legs,
tail
and
toes,
long
and
profuse.
COLOUR--All
colours
allowable,
red,
fawn,
black,
black
and
tan,
sable,
brindle,
white
and
parti-coloured.
Black
masks,
and
spectacles
round
the
eyes,
with
lines
to
the
ears,
are
desirable.
LEGS--Short;
fore-legs
heavy,
bowed
out
at
elbows;
hind-legs
lighter,
but
firm
and
well
shaped.
FEET--Flat,
not
round;
should
stand
well
up
on
toes,
not
on
ankles.
TAIL--Curled
and
carried
well
up
on
loins;
long,
profuse
straight
feather.
SIZE--Being
a
toy
dog
the
smaller
the
better,
provided
type
and
points
are
not
sacrificed.
Anything
over
18
lb.
should
disqualify.
When
divided
by
weight,
classes
should
be
over
10
lb.,
and
under
10
lb.
ACTION--Free,
strong
and
high;
crossing
feet
or
throwing
them
out
in
running
should
not
take
off
marks;
weakness
of
joints
should
be
penalised.
Lady
Algernon
Gordon-Lennox
has
occasionally
been
criticised
for
her
advocacy
of
whole-coloured
specimens,
but
in
support
of
this
preference
it
can
be
proved
that
the
original
pair
brought
to
Goodwood,
as
well
as
Mrs.
Murray's
Ah
Cum,
were
all
of
the
golden
chestnut
shade;
and,
as
no
brindled,
parti-coloured,
or
black
dog
has
ever
been
born
at
Goodwood
or
Broughton,
we
have
some
authority
for
looking
upon
whole-colour
as
an
important
point.
This
view
was
in
the
first
place
confirmed
by
the
late
Chinese
Ambassador
in
London,
and
further
by
Baron
Speck
von
Sternberg,
who
was
for
many
years
Minister
at
Pekin
and
had
very
special
facilities
for
noting
the
points
of
the
Palace
dogs.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
