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Standard and scale of points adopted by the American 

 Beagle Club, and indorsed by all the leading shows: 



Head. The skull should be moderately domed at the 

 occiput, with the cranium broad and full. The ears set on 

 low, long, and fine in texture, the forward or front edge 

 closely framing and inturned to the cheek, rather broad and 

 rounded at the tips, with an almost entire absence of erect- 

 ile power at their origin. 



The eyes full and prominent, rather wide apart, soft and 

 lustrous, brown or hazel in color. The orbital processes well 

 developed. The expression gentle, subdued, and pleading. 



The muzzle of medium length, squarely cut, the stop 

 well defined. The jaws should be level. Lips either free 

 from or with moderate flews. Nostrils large, moist, and 

 open. 



Defects: A flat skull, narrow across the top of head, 

 absence of dome. Ears short, set on too high, or when the 

 dog is excited rising above the line of the skull at their 

 points of origin, due to an excess of erectile power. Ears 

 pointed at tips, thick or boardy in substance, or carried out 

 from cheek, showing a space between. Eyes of a light or 

 yellow color. Muzzle long and snipy. Pig- jaws or the 

 reverse, known as under-shot. Lips showing deep, pendu- 

 lous flews. 



Disqualifications: Eyes close together, small, beady, 

 and Terrier-like. 



Neck and throat. Neck rising free and light from the 

 shoulders, strong in substance, yet not loaded, of medium 

 length. The throat clean and free from folds of skin; a 

 slight wrinkle below the angle of the jaw, however, may be 

 allowable. 



Defects: A thick, short, cloddy neck, carried on a line 

 with the top of the shoulder. Throat showing dewlap and 

 folds of skin to a degree termed "throatiness." 



Shoulders and chest. Shoulders somewhat declining, 

 muscular, but not loaded, conveying the idea of freedom of 

 action, with lightness, activity, and strength. Chest mod- 

 erately broad and full. 



