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MY DOG AND I. 



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pearance ; very muscular ; strongly, though gracefully, built ; move- 

 ments easy and active ; head and neck carried high ; tail carried 

 with upward sweep, with a slight curve toward the extremity. 



Head, — Long; frontal bones of forehead very slightly raised, 

 and very httle indentation between eyes ; skull not too broad ; 

 muzzle long and moderately pointed. Ears small and greyhound- 

 like in carriage. 



Neck. — Rather long, very strong and muscular, well arched, 

 without dewlap or loose skin about throat. 



Chest. — Very deep; breast wide. 



Back. — Rather long than short; loins arched. 



Tail. — Long, slightly curved, moderate thickness, well covered 

 with hair. 



Belly. — Well drawn up. 



Fore Quarters. — Shoulders muscular, giving breadth of chest, 

 set sloping ; elbows well under, neither turned inward nor out- 

 ward ; forearm muscular ; the whole leg strong and quite straight. 



Hind Quarters. — Muscular thighs, and second thigh long and 

 strong, as in greyhound ; hocks well let down, turned neither in nor 

 out. 



Feet. — Moderately large and round, neither turned inward nor 

 outward ; toes well arched and closed ; nails very strong, and curved. 



Hair. — Rough and hard on body, legs, and head; especially 

 wiry and long over eyes and under jaw. 



Color and Markings. — The colors are gray, brindle, red, black, 

 pure white, fawn, or any color that appears in the deerhound. 



Height and Weight. — Minimum height and weight of dogs is 

 31 inches and 120 pounds; of bitches, 28 inches and 90 pounds. 

 Anything below this should be debarred from competition. Great 

 size is the desideratum to be aimed at. 



Defects. 



Too hght or heavy a head ; too highly arched frontal bone ; 

 large ears, and hanging flat to face ; short neck ; full dewlap ; too 

 narrow or too broad a chest ; sunken, or hollow, or quite straight 

 back ; bent fore legs, overbent fetlocks, twisted feet, spreading toes ; 

 too curly a tail ; weak hind quarters and a general want of muscle ; 

 too short in body. 





