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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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In
very
early
times
the
Italian
Greyhound
was
appreciated.
Vandyck,
Kneller,
and
Watteau
frequently
introduced
the
graceful
figures
of
these
dogs
as
accessories
in
their
portraits
of
the
Court
beauties
of
their
times,
and
many
such
portraits
may
be
noticed
in
the
galleries
of
Windsor
Castle
and
Hampton
Court.
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots
is
supposed
to
have
been
fond
of
the
breed,
as
more
surely
were
Charles
I.
and
Queen
Anne.
Some
of
the
best
of
their
kind
were
in
the
possession
of
Queen
Victoria
at
Windsor
and
Balmoral,
where
Sir
Edwin
Landseer
transferred
their
graceful
forms
to
canvas.
Among
the
more
prominent
owners
of
the
present
time
are
the
Baroness
Campbell
von
Laurentz,
whose
Rosemead
Laura
and
Una
are
of
superlative
merit
alike
in
outline,
colour,
style,
length
of
head,
and
grace
of
action;
Mrs.
Florence
Scarlett,
whose
Svelta,
Saltarello,
and
Sola
are
almost
equally
perfect;
Mrs.
Matthews,
the
owner
of
Ch.
Signor,
our
smallest
and
most
elegant
show
dog;
and
Mr.
Charlwood,
who
has
exhibited
many
admirable
specimens,
among
them
Sussex
Queen
and
Sussex
Princess.
The
Italian
Greyhound
Club
of
England
has
drawn
up
the
following
standard
and
scale
of
points:--
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--A
miniature
English
Greyhound,
more
slender
in
all
proportions,
and
of
ideal
elegance
and
grace
in
shape,
symmetry,
and
action.
HEAD--Skull
long,
flat
and
narrow.
Muzzle
very
fine.
Nose
dark
in
colour.
Ears
rose
shaped,
placed
well
back,
soft
and
delicate,
and
should
touch
or
nearly
touch
behind
the
head.
Eyes
large,
bright,
and
full
of
expression.
BODY--Neck
long
and
gracefully
arched.
Shoulders
long
and
sloping.
Back
curved
and
drooping
at
the
quarters.
LEGS
AND
FEET--Fore-legs
straight,
well
set
under
the
shoulder;
fine
pasterns;
small
delicate
bone.
Hind-legs,
hocks
well
let
down;
thighs
muscular.
Feet
long--hare
foot.
TAIL,
COAT
AND
COLOUR--Tail
rather
long
and
with
low
carriage.
Skin
fine
and
supple.
Hair
thin
and
glossy
like
satin.
Preferably
self-coloured.
The
colour
most
prized
is
golden
fawn,
but
all
shades
of
fawn--red,
mouse,
cream
and
white--are
recognised.
Blacks,
brindles
and
pied
are
considered
less
desirable.
ACTION--High
stepping
and
free.
WEIGHT--Two
classes,
one
of
8
lb.
and
under,
the
other
over
8
lb.
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