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The ears, eyes, and lips (value 4) are as follows: Ears 

 soft in coat, moderately long and thin in leather, not fold- 

 ing like the Hound's, but lying fiat and close to the cheeks, 

 and set on low, without any tendency to prick. Eyes soft 

 and of medium size; color brown, varying in shade with that 

 of the coat. Lips well developed, and frothing when in 

 work, but not pendent or flew-like. 



The neck (value 6) should be arched toward the head, 

 long and round, without any approacli to dewlap or throat- 

 iness. It should come out with a graceful sweep from 

 between the shoulder-blades. 



The shoulders and chest (value 15) are dependent on each 

 other for their formation. Thus a wide and hooped chest 

 can not have the blades lying flat against its sides; and con- 

 sequently, instead of this and their sloping backward, as 

 they ought to do in order to give free action, they are 

 upright, short, and fixed. Of course, a certain width is 

 required to give room for the lungs, but the volume 

 required should be obtained by depth rather than width. 

 Behind the blades the ribs should, however, be well arched, 

 but still deep; this last, depth of back rib, is specially 

 important. 



The bacTc, quarters, and stifles (value 15) constitute the 

 main propellers of the machine, and on their proper 

 development the speed and power of the dog depend. The 

 loin should be very slightly arched, and full of muscle, 

 which should run well over the back ribs; the hips should 

 be wide, with a tendency even to raggedness, and the 

 quarters should droop very slightly from them. These last 

 must be full of firm muscle, and the stifles should be well 

 bent and carried widely apart, so as to allow the hind legs 

 to be brought well forward in the gallop, instituting a form 

 of action which does not tire. 



Legs, elbows, and liocks (value 12). These chiefly bony 

 parts, though merely the levers by which the muscles act, 

 must be strong enough to bear the strain given them, and 

 this must act in the straight line of progression. Substance 

 of bone is therefore demanded, not only in the shanks but 



