450 UPLAND SHOOTING. 



The head should be long, and slightly wedge-shaped, 

 with ears small and well set upon the head. The eye 

 should be moderately full, with an expression of alertness, 

 and possessed of a power to see objects at a great dis- 

 tance. 



The neck is an important factor, and should be long, to 

 correspond to the length of the legs, in order to enable 

 him to seize the hare, while running at the height of his 

 speed, without throwing extra weight on the fore quar- 

 ters, and to prevent falling. 



The neck should taper from the shoulders to the head, 

 and should be slightly arched. The chest should be 

 capacious, with ribs well sprung, but not so wide at the 

 lower portion as to prevent a free action to the elbows. 



The shoulders should be broad and deep, and placed 

 obliquely. 



The fore legs should be nearly straight, with only a 

 slight curve at the pasterns, and well set on the feet, 

 which should stand straight, neither turning in or out. 



The loin should be strong, moderately wide, gradu- 

 ally tapering from the middle to the attachments, and 

 well arched, and free from any appearance of coarseness, 

 and not too long. With muscular hind quarters and a 

 well-developed loin, a dog has the advantage in the pro- 

 pulsory motion over another dog deficient in this partic- 

 ular, be he ever so perfectly developed otherwise. 



The hind legs should be wide as well as thick, with 

 well-bent stifles, and hocks placed low down. 



The tail must be long, well set on, and gradually taper- 

 ing from the body to the extremity, where it should be 

 no larger than a lead pencil. The carriage of the tail by 

 a greyhound has considerable influence in giving a pleas- 

 ing appearance to his outline. It should be carried low 

 down, and only rolled sufficiently so that the end points 

 toward the top of the hips. 



