THE GREAT DANE. 541 



arched, without dewlap or loose skin about the throat. 

 The junction of head and neck strongly pronounced. 

 Points, 5. 



Chest. Not too broad, and very deep in the brisket. 

 Points, 8. 



Back. Not too long or short, loins arched and falling 

 in a beautiful line to the insertion of th* tail. Points, 8. 



Tail. Reaching to the hock, strong at the root, and 

 ending fine with a slight curve. When excited, it becomes 

 more curved, but in no case should curve over the back. 

 Points, 4. 



Belly. Well drawn up. Points, 4. 



Fore quarters. Shoulders set sloping; elbows well 

 under, neither turned inward nor outward. Leg fore-arm 

 muscular and with great development of bone, the whole 

 leg strong and quite straight Points, 10. 



Hind quarters. Muscular thighs, and second thigh 

 long and strong, as in the Greyhound, and hocks well let 

 down, and turning neither in nor out. Points, 10. 



Feet. Large and round, neither turned inward nor out- 

 ward. , Toes well arched and closed. Nails very strong 

 and curved. Points, 8. 



Hair. Very short, hard, and dense, and not much 

 longer on the under part of the tail. Points, 4. 



Color and markings. The recognized colors are the 

 various shades of gray (commonly termed "blue"), red, 

 black, or pure white, or white with patches of the before- 

 mentioned colors. The colors are sometimes accompanied 

 with markings of a darker tint about the eyes and muzzle, 

 and with a line of the same tint (called a "trace") along 

 the course of the spine. The above ground- colors also 

 appear in the brindles, and also the ground-colors of the 

 mottled specimens. In the whole-colored specimens, the 

 china or wall-eye but rarely appears, and the nose more or 

 less approaches black, according to the prevailing tint of 

 the dog, and the eyes vary in color also. The mottled 

 specimens have irregular patches or "clouds" upon the 

 above-named ground-colors; in some instances, the clouds 



