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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
83
Dark
red
is
the
accepted
colour
of
the
Chow.
Modern
judges
will
not
look
twice
at
a
light
or
parti-coloured
dog,
and
it
is
to
be
feared
that
if
even
Ch.
Chow
VIII.
could
revisit
the
scenes
of
his
bygone
triumphs,
his
beautiful
light
markings
would
prove
a
fatal
bar
to
his
success.
The
judges
would
be
quite
wrong,
but
if
you
want
a
dog
for
show
you
must
be
sure
to
get
a
good
whole-coloured
dark
red.
If,
on
the
other
hand,
you
have
a
Chow
as
a
companion
and
friend,
do
not
be
at
all
troubled
if
his
ruff,
yoke,
culottes
and
tail
are
white
or
cream-coloured.
These
are
natural,
correct
and
typical
marks,
though
present-day
fanciers
are
trying
to
"improve"
them
away.
A
list
of
points
as
drawn
up
by
the
Chow
Chow
Club
some
years
ago
is
added.
The
points
are
fairly
right,
but
the
tongue
of
a
live
Chow
is
never
black.
It
should
be
blue,
such
a
colour
as
might
result
from
a
diet
of
bilberries.
POINTS
OF
THE
CHOW
CHOW:
HEAD--Skull
flat
and
broad,
with
little
stop,
well
filled
out
under
the
eyes.
MUZZLE--Moderate
in
length,
and
broad
from
the
eyes
to
the
point
(not
pointed
at
the
end
like
a
fox).
NOSE--Black,
large
and
wide.
(In
cream
or
light-coloured
specimens,
a
pink
nose
is
allowable.)
TONGUE--Black.
EYES--Dark
and
small.
(In
a
blue
dog
light
colour
is
permissible.)
EARS--Small,
pointed,
and
carried
stiffly
erect.
They
should
be
placed
well
forward
over
the
eyes,
which
gives
the
dog
the
peculiar
characteristic
expression
of
the
breed--viz.,
a
sort
of
scowl.
TEETH--Strong
and
level.
NECK--Strong,
full,
set
well
on
the
shoulders,
and
slightly
arched.
SHOULDERS--Muscular
and
sloping.
CHEST--Broad
and
deep.
BACK--Short,
straight,
and
strong.
LOINS--Powerful.
TAIL--Curled
tightly
over
the
back.
FORE-LEGS--Perfectly
straight,
of
moderate
length,
and
with
great
bone.
HIND-LEGS--Same
as
fore-legs,
muscular
and
with
hocks
well
let
down.
FEET--Small,
round
and
catlike,
standing
well
on
the
toes.
COAT--Abundant,
dense,
straight,
and
rather
coarse
in
texture,
with
a
soft
woolly
undercoat.
COLOUR--Whole-coloured
black,
red,
yellow,
blue,
white,
etc.,
not
in
patches
(the
under
part
of
tail
and
back
of
thighs
frequently
of
a
lighter
colour).
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--A
lively,
compact,
short
coupled
dog,
well-knit
in
frame,
with
tail
curled
well
over
the
back.
DISQUALIFYING
POINTS--Drop
ears,
red
tongue,
tail
not
curled
over
back,
white
spots
on
coat,
and
red
nose,
except
in
yellow
or
white
specimens.
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