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points by which he is to be judged. How far they coincide 

 with what Dr. Ker has contributed, and what I have written, 

 will, no doubt, be observed by those who trouble themselves 

 to peruse this chapter. As I have hinted, Sir Cavendish is 

 acknowledged by all whose opinions are worthy of con- 

 sideration to be about the best specimen we have, and he 

 must be taken as our model. 



The description and points of the " Old English sheep 

 dog," as adopted by the club, of which Mr. P. W. Knight, 

 14, Blenheim-road, London, N.W., is the secretary, are as 

 follows : 



Skull. Capacious and rather squarely formed, giving 

 plenty of room for brain power. The parts over the eyes 

 should be well arched, and the whole well covered with 

 hair as defined in " coat." 



Jaw. Should be fairly long and square. The " stop ' 

 should be defined, but not to a great extent. 



Eyes. These, of course, vary in different colours of 

 dogs. In the dark blue shades they should be dark 

 brown. In the lighter colours they will be found to follow 

 them, and become paler in shade, while where white pre- 

 dominates a wall or marble eye may be considered very 

 typical. 



Nose. Always black in colour, fairly large and capacious. 



Teeth. Strong and firm, and should be evenly placed in 

 the jaw. Working dogs often have their incisors broken 

 off. This is in no way detrimental. 



Ears. Medium sized and carried close to the head, 

 coated with hair of a moderate length. 



Legs. The fore legs should be straight and possess 

 plenty of bone. They should remove the body a medium 



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