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MY DOG AND I. 



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General Appearance. — Strong, compact, cobby dog, profusely 

 coated all over ; moves bear-like. 



Head. — Skull capacious, rather square; parts over eyes well 

 arched ; the whole well covered with hair. Jaw fairly long and 

 square. Stop slightly defined. Eyes in dark blue should be dark 

 brown ; in lighter colors they will follow them, and where white 

 predominates a wall eye is typical. Nose black and fairly large. 

 Teeth strong, firm, and even. Ears medium, heavy, and carried 

 close. 



Neck and Shoulders. — Neck long, arched, graceful, well 

 coated ; shoulders sloping, so that the dog is lower here than at 

 hind quarters. 



Fore Legs. — Straight, plenty of bone, not " leggy," well coated. 



Feet. — Round, large, toes arched, pads hard. 



Tail. — All other points being equal, the tailless specimen wins 

 over the one with a tail ; the less he has of it, the better. 



Body.— Rather short, very compact; ribs well sprung; brisket 

 deep ; loins very stout, arched ; hind quarters bulky. 



Coat. — Profuse, fairly hard and strong ; double-coated, as in the 

 rough collie. 



Color. — Dark, light, or pigeon blue, and steel gray, generally 

 mixed with white ; white collars, legs, chest, and face greatly 

 desired. 



Height. — Twenty inches and upward. 



Stonehenge says : " Usually these ' bobs ' are strongly made and 

 symmetrical dogs, but without any definite type ; they have fre- 

 quently a tendency to the brindle in color." In awarding prizes, 

 the premier honors seem generally to go to the homeliest speci- 

 mens. 



