THE OLD ENGLISH BOB! AILED SHEEPDOG 169 



Teeth. Strong and large, evenly placed, and level in opposition. 



Ears. Small, and carried flat to side of head ; coated moderately. 



Legs. The fore legs should be dead straight, with plenty of bone, removing 

 the body a medium height from the ground, without approaching legginess ; well 

 coated all round. 



Feet. Small, round ; toes well arched, and pads thick and hard. 



Tail. Puppies requiring docking must have an appendage left of from i|m. 

 to 2in., and the operation performed when not older than four days. 



Aeck and Shoitlders. The neck should be fairly long, arched gracefully, and 

 well coated with hair ; the shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, the dog 

 standing lower at the shoulder than at the loin. 



Body. Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung, and brisket deep 

 and capacious. The loin should be very stout and gently arched, while the 

 hindquarters should be round and muscular, with well let down hocks, and the 

 hams densely coated with a thick, long jacket, in excess of any other part. 



Coat. Profuse, and of good hard texture ; not straight, but shaggy and free 

 from curl. The undercoat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed by 

 grooming, or season. 



Colour. Any shade of grey, grizzle, blue, or blue-marled, with or without 

 white markings ; or in reverse, any shade of brown or sable is considered distinctly 

 objectionable and not to be encouraged. 



Height. 22in. and upwards for dogs, slightly less for bitches. 



General Appearance. A strong, compact-looking dog of great symmetry, 

 absolutely free from legginess or " weaselness," profusely coated all over, very 

 elastic in his gallop, but in walking or trotting he has a characteristic ambling or 

 pacing movement, and his bark should be loud, with a peculiar pot cassee ring 

 in it. Taking him all round, he is a thickset, muscular, able-bodied dog, with 

 a most intelligent expression, free from all Poodle or Deerhound character. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Head 5 



Eye 5 



Colour ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Ears ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Body, Loins, and Hindquarters ... ... ... ... 20 



Jaw ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Nose ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Legs ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Neck and Shoulders ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Coat ... ... ... .. ..." ... 15 



Total 



