54 THE AMEKICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



to ear), having plenty of brain-room, and with well-defined 

 occipital protuberance. Brows raised, showing stop. The 

 muzzle moderately deep and fairly square at end. From 

 the stop to the point of the nose should be long, the nostrils 

 wide, and the jaws of nearly equal length; flews not to 

 be pendulous. The color of the nose dark mahogany or 

 dark chocolate, and that of the eyes (which ought not to be 

 too large) rich hazel or brown. The ears to be of moderate 

 size, fine in texture, set on low, well back, and hanging in a 

 neat fold close to the head. 



Neck should be moderately long, very muscular, but not 

 too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throat- 

 iness. 



Body should be proportionately long, shoulders fine at 

 the points, deep, and sloping well back. The chest deep, 

 rather narrow in front. The ribs well sprung, leaving 

 plenty of lung-room. The loins muscular and slightly 

 arched. The hind quarters wide and powerful. 



Legs and feet. The hind legs from hip to hock should 

 be long and muscular, from hock to heel short and strong. 

 The stifle and hock joints well bent, and not inclined either 

 in or out. The fore legs should be strong and sinewy, hav- 

 ing plenty of bone, with elbows free, well let down, and like 

 the hock, not inclined either out or in. ' The feet rather 

 small, very firm; toes strong, close together, and arched. 



Tail should be of moderate length, set on rather low, 

 strong at root, and tapering to a fine point; to be carried in 

 a slight scimiter-like curve or straight, nearly level with 

 the back. 



Coat, on the head, front of legs, and tips of ears, should 

 be short and fine, but on all other parts of the body it 

 should be of moderate length, flat, and as free as possible 

 from curl or wave. 



Feathering. The feather on the upper portion of the 

 ears should be long and silky, on the back of fore and hind 

 legs long and fine, a fair amount of hair on belly, forming 

 a nice fringe, which may extend on chest and throat. Feet 

 to be well feathered between the toes. Tail to have a nice 



