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BRITISH DOGS 



forward over the eyes, which gives the dog the peculiar characteristic expression 

 of the breed namely, a sort of scowl. 



Teeth. Strong and level. 



Neck. Strong, full, set well on the shoulders, and slightly arched. 



Shoulders. Muscular and sloping. 



Chest. Broad and deep. 



Back. Short, straight, and strong. 



Loins. Powerful. 



Tail. Curled tightly over the back. 



Fore Legs. Perfectly straight, of moderate length, and with great bone. 



Hind Legs. Same as fore legs, muscular, and with hocks well let down. 



Feet. Small, round, and cat-like, standing well on the toes. 



Coat. Abundant, dense, straight, rather coarse in texture, with a soft, 

 woolly undercoat. 



Colour. Whole-coloured black, red, yellow, blue, white, etc., not in patches 

 (the under part of tail and back of thighs frequently of a lighter colour). 



General Appearance. That of a lively, compact, short-coupled dog, well-knit 

 in frame, with tail curled well over the back. 



Weight. From 4Olb. to 5olb. 



Disqualifying Points. Drop ears, red tongue, tail not curled over the back, 

 white spots on the coat, and a red nose, except in yellow or white specimens. 



Smooth Chows are judged by the same standard, except that 

 the coat is smooth. 



Small breeds of dogs are also to be met with in China, one some- 

 what resembling our Pugs, but longer in coat, and another, a breed 



of Toy Spaniels ; but as 

 these are fully dealt with 

 elsewhere, there only re- 

 mains to be mentioned the 

 Crested and Hairless Dogs 

 of the country (Figs, in 

 and 112). There can be 

 no doubt that these dogs are 

 the same as the African Sand- 

 dog and the Hairless Dogs 

 of Mexico and Japan. They 

 should be entirely without 

 hair, except in the case of 

 the Crested Dogs, which 

 should have a crest of hair 

 on the top of the head and 

 also a tuft of hair at the end 

 of the tail. In the dogs 

 FIG. in. CHINESE HAIRLESS DOG that have been exhibited 



DR. JAMESON. as African Sand-dogs this 



crest appears to be shorter 



and much harsher than in the Chinese dogs. The skin should 

 be bluish in colour, resembling in this respect the colour of an 

 elephant's hide, although it is frequently mottled, which, however, 



