HEIGHT AT THE CROUP. 21 



The Depth of the Chest at the Withers (A C) is 



the vertical distance from the top of the withers to the 

 bottom of the chest. This measurement, being taken for 

 convenience sake, is an arbitrary one ; for the chest is 

 lower between the fore legs than behind the elbow, which 

 is the spot I have selected. Besides, the actual height 

 of the withers above the roof of the chest has no fixed 

 relation to the depth of the chest. 



Depth of the Body (F G). — The best and most 

 uniform point to take this is, in all probability, the lowest 

 point of the back. 



Height at the Croup (H I) is measured from the 

 highest point of the hind-quarters. 



