556 BRITISH DOGS 



Ears. The ears should be small, not set too far apart nor too low down, and 

 carried perfectly erect, like those of a fox, and, like the head, should be covered 

 with soft, short hair. No plucking or trimming is allowable. 



Nose. In black, black-and-tan, or white dogs the nose should be black ; 

 in other coloured Pomeranians it may more often be brown or liver-coloured ; 

 but in all cases the nose must be self-, not parti-, coloured, and never white. 



Neck and Shoulders. The neck, if anything, should be rather short, well 

 set on, and lion-like, covered with a profuse mane and frill of long, straight 

 hair, sweeping from the under jaw and covering the whole of the front part of 

 the shoulders and chest as well as the top part of the shoulders. The shoulders 

 must be tolerably clean and laid well back. 



Body. The back must be short and the body compact, being well ribbed 

 up, and the barrel well rounded. The chest must be fairly deep and not 

 too wide. 



Legs. The fore legs must be perfectly straight, of medium length, not such 

 as would be termed either "leggy" or "low on leg," but in due proportion 

 in length and strength to a well-balanced frame, and the fore legs and thighs 

 must be well feathered, the feet small and compact in shape. No trimming 

 is allowable. 



Tail. The tail is a characteristic of the breed, and should be turned 

 over the back and carried flat, being profusely covered with long, spreading 

 hair. 



Coat. Properly speaking, there should be two coats, an under- and an over-coat, 

 the one, a soft, fluffy undercoat, and the other a long, perfectly straight coat, 

 covering the whole of the body, being very abundant round the neck and 

 fore part of the shoulders and chest, where it should form a frill of profuse, 

 standing-off, straight hair, extending over the shoulders as previously described. 

 The hindquarters, like those of the Collie, should be similarly clad with long 

 hair or feathering from the top of the rump to the hocks. The hair on the 

 tail must be, as previously described, profuse, and spreading over the back. 



Colotir. The following colours are admissible : White, black, blue or grey, 

 brown, sable or shaded sable (including red, orange, or fawn), and parti-colours. 

 The whites must be quite free from lemon or any colour, and the blacks, blues, 

 browns, and sables from any white. A few white hairs in any of the self- 

 colours shall not absolutely disqualify, but should carry great weight against 

 a dog. In parti-coloured dogs the colours should be evenly distributed on 

 the body in patches; a dog with a white foot or a white chest would not be 

 a parti-coloured. Whole-coloured dogs with a white foot or feet, leg or legs, 

 are decidedly objectionable, and should be discouraged, and cannot compete 

 as whole-coloured specimens. In mixed classes i.e. where whole-coloured 

 and parti-coloured Pomeranians compete together the preference should, if in 

 other points they are equal, be given to the whole-coloured specimens. 



N.B. Where classification by weight is made, the following scale, passed 

 by the Club as the most suitable division, should be adopted by Show 

 Committees : 



1. Not exceeding 81b. (Toys). 



2. Exceeding 81b. 



Where classification by colour is made, the following should be adopted : 



1. Black. 



2. White. 



3. Brown or Chocolate. 



4. Sable and Shaded Sable. 



5. Blue or Grey. 



6. Any other colour. 



