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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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GENERAL
APPEARANCE--A
strong,
compact-looking
dog
of
great
symmetry,
absolutely
free
from
legginess,
profusely
coated
all
over,
very
elastic
in
its
gallop,
but
in
walking
or
trotting
he
has
a
characteristic
ambling
or
pacing
movement,
and
his
bark
should
be
loud,
with
a
peculiar
pot
casse
ring
in
it.
Taking
him
all
round,
he
is
a
thick-set,
muscular,
able-bodied
dog,
with
a
most
intelligent
expression,
free
from
all
Poodle
or
Deerhound
character.
SKULL--Capacious,
and
rather
squarely
formed,
giving
plenty
of
room
for
brain
power.
The
parts
over
the
eyes
should
be
well
arched
and
the
whole
well
covered
with
hair.
JAW--Fairly
long,
strong,
square
and
truncated;
the
stop
should
be
defined
to
avoid
a
Deerhound
face.
The
attention
of
judges
is
particularly
called
to
the
above
properties,
as
a
long,
narrow
head
is
a
deformity.
EYES--Vary
according
to
the
colour
of
the
dog,
but
dark
or
wall
eyes
are
to
be
preferred.
NOSE--Always
black,
large,
and
capacious.
TEETH--Strong
and
large,
evenly
placed,
and
level
in
opposition.
EARS--Small,
and
carried
flat
to
side
of
head,
coated
moderately.
LEGS--The
fore-legs
should
be
dead
straight,
with
plenty
of
bone,
removing
the
body
to
a
medium
height
from
the
ground,
without
approaching
legginess;
well
coated
all
round.
FEET--Small,
round;
toes
well
arched
and
pads
thick
and
hard.
TAIL--Puppies
requiring
docking
must
have
an
appendage
left
of
one
and
a
half
to
two
inches
and
the
operation
performed
when
not
older
than
four
days.
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