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MY DOG AND I. 



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Head. — Fair length; muzzle cut off square, tapering graduall)r 

 from the eye, not snipy ; skull rising in a graceful curve from stop, 

 and with same outhne at occiput, the curve hne being flatter, but 

 still curving at middle of skull. Head should be narrowest at the 

 eyes, and broadest at set-on of ears, and, viewed from the front, 

 outline between ears should be a nearly perfect segment of a circle. 

 Stop is marked, and a groove runs up the skull, gradually becom- 

 ing less apparent, till lost about half-way to occiput. This prevents 

 the domed King Charles skull, and produces a light, graceful, 

 well-balanced head. Jaws level. Teeth strong, regular. Eyes 

 round and moderately full, corresponding in color with coat. 

 Ears lobular, set on low ; leather fine, and not extending beyond 

 nose ; well clothed with long, silky hair, which vmst be straight 

 or wavy — no positive curls or ringlets. 



Neck and Shoulders. — Neck sufficiently long to allow the 

 nose to reach the ground easily ; muscular, and running into well- 

 shaped, sloping shoulders. 



Body. — Ribs well sprung ; chest of fair width and depth ; body 

 well ribbed back, short in the coupling ; flank free from any tucked- 

 up appearance ; loins strong ; length from tip of nose to root of 

 tail about twice the height at shoulder. 



Legs and Feet. — Fore legs short, strong in bone and muscle, 

 straight, neither bent in nor out at elbows ; pasterns straight, short, 

 and strong; elbows well let down. Hind legs strong; well-bent 

 ,y^f Stifles ; hocks straight, and near the ground. Feet of good size, 

 round, turning neither in nor out; toes not too spreading; soles 

 furnished with hard, horny pads, with plenty of hair between the 

 toes. 



Coat. — Abundant, soft, and silky, straight or wavy, without 

 curl ; chest, legs, and tail well feathered ; no topknot nor curly 

 hair on top of head. 



Tail. — Usually docked; carried nearly level with back. At 

 work it is carried lower, with a quick, nervous action which is- 

 characteristic of the breed. 



