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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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NECK
AND
SHOULDERS--The
neck
should
be
fairly
long,
arched
gracefully,
and
well
coated
with
hair;
the
shoulders
sloping
and
narrow
at
the
points,
the
dog
standing
lower
at
the
shoulder
than
at
the
loin.
BODY--Rather
short
and
very
compact,
ribs
well
sprung,
and
brisket
deep
and
capacious.
The
loin
should
be
very
stout
and
gently
arched,
while
the
hind-quarters
should
be
round
and
muscular,
and
with
well
let
down
hocks,
and
the
hams
densely
coated
with
a
thick
long
jacket
in
excess
of
any
other
part.
COAT--Profuse,
and
of
good
hard
texture,
not
straight
but
shaggy
and
free
from
curl.
The
undercoat
should
be
a
waterproof
pile,
when
not
removed
by
grooming
or
season.
COLOUR--Any
shade
of
grey,
grizzle,
blue
or
blue-merled,
with
or
without
white
markings,
or
in
reverse;
any
shade
of
brown
or
sable
to
be
considered
distinctly
objectionable
and
not
to
be
encouraged.
HEIGHT--Twenty-two
inches
and
upwards
for
dogs,
slightly
less
for
bitches.
Type,
character,
and
symmetry
are
of
the
greatest
importance,
and
on
no
account
to
be
sacrificed
to
size
alone.
Turning
to
the
questions
of
care
and
kennel
management,
we
may
start
with
the
puppy.
It
is
obvious
that
where
bone
and
substance
are
matters
of
special
desirability,
it
is
essential
to
build
up
in
the
infant
what
is
to
be
expected
of
the
adult.
For
this
reason
it
is
a
great
mistake
to
allow
the
dam
to
bring
up
too
many
by
herself.
To
about
six
or
seven
she
can
do
justice,
but
a
healthy
bitch
not
infrequently
gives
birth
to
a
dozen
or
more.
Under
such
circumstances
the
services
of
a
foster-mother
are
a
cheap
investment.
By
dividing
the
litter
the
weaklings
may
be
given
a
fair
chance
in
the
struggle
for
existence,
otherwise
they
receive
scant
consideration
from
their
stronger
brethren.
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