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70 MY DOG AND I. 



■f Lips not full nor pendulous. Eyes medium size, animated, best 

 colors being brown. 



Neck. — Not throaty; skin rather loose; slightly arched. 



Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders sloping; elbows well let 

 down ; chest deep ; ribs well sprung, with great depth of back ribs. 



Back. — Arched over loins, but not wheel-back ; stifles well bent, 

 set wide apart. 



Legs, Elbows, and Toes. — Legs straight; arms muscular; 

 knees broad and strong ; pasterns short ; hind legs muscular, plenty 

 of bone ; hocks clean and strong. 



Feet. — Either cat- or harefoot ; but either must be well clothed 

 with hair and between toes. 



Flag. — Sweeps gently downward; feather plenty, straight and 

 silky. 



Coat. — Soft, silky, without curl. 



Color. — Black and white, ticked with large splashes and more 

 or less marked with black ; orange and white, liver and white, 

 ticked as above ; black and white, ticked with tan markings ; 

 orange or lemon and white ; black and white ; liver and white. 



