BLAZE — BLEEDING 



The head is long, rather narrow, with the occipital 

 protuberance well developed and slightly rising at the 

 eyebrows. The muzzle is also narrow, of good length, 

 and square ; the nose large and black ; the eyes dark 

 brown in colour, rather large, and neither too prominent 

 or too deeply sunken ; whilst the ears, w^hich are set on 

 low, are of fair length, nicely fringed with feather, and 

 hang flat against the sides of the head. The neck is 

 powerful and long ; the shoulders long and sloping ; the 

 body long, well let down at the chest, and very powerful 

 about the loins, the chest being wide and the forelegs 

 short, which makes the body appear even longer than it 

 really is, and extremely heavy in bone, wdth large round 

 feet. The hind-quarters should be powerful, the stifles 

 being well bent, and the hocks let down ; whilst the tail, 

 w^hich is always docked, is set on low and carried straight. 

 The coat, which must be absolutely free from curl, though 

 a slight waviness is allowed, is of fair length, dense and 

 soft, the backs of the legs and tail carrying a good amount 

 of feather. The average weight is about 35 lbs., and height 

 about 15 inches. (See Field Spaniel,) 



Blaze. — The term applied to the white streak, more or 

 less wide, which runs up the faces of some dogs. 



Bleeding. — Dogs are liable to many accidents which 

 cause hemorrhage, and in some cases, unless the injuries 

 receive immediate attention, a valuable animal may bleed 

 to death. In cases in which arteries are severed — these 

 can be detected by the blood spurting and not trickling 

 from the wound — professional advice should be secured 

 at once, as it is usually beyond the power of the ordinary 

 amateur in surgery to attend to such cases. The best way 

 to check bleeding in the case of a simple wound is to 

 apply either very hot or very cold water to it, remem- 

 bering that lukewarm water is likely to increase the flow 

 of blood. If this course does not succeed, and the neces- 



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