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THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



raised, and very little indentation between the eyes. Skull 

 not too broad. Muzzle broad and strong, and blunt at the 

 point. Cheek muscles well developed. Nose large, bridge 

 well arched. Lips in front perpendicularly blunted, not 

 hanging too much over the sides, though with well-defined 



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folds at the angle of the mouth. The lower jaw slightly 

 projecting about a sixteenth of an inch. According to 

 German standard, the lower jaw must be neither projecting 

 nor receding, so as to make the teeth meet evenly. Eyes 

 small, round, with sharp expression and deeply set. Ears 

 very small, and Greyhound-like in carriage when un- 

 cropped; they are, however, usually cropped. Points, 15. 

 Neck. Rather long, very strong and muscular, well 



