cow HOCKS — CROPPING EARS 



means of causing a good deal of money to circulate in the 

 districts in which meetings are held. 



The technical terms applied to coursing are : — 



The lead, which includes speed, and is valued at 



from one to three points. 

 The go-by, when a dog that is a length behind at 



the slip is a length in front at the hare. 

 The turn is where the hare is turned at a right 



angle. 

 The wrench is where the hare is turned at less 



than a right angle. 

 The kill. 

 The trip, where the greyhound touches the hare 



in trying to kill, but fails to hold her. 



Cow Hocks. — Hocks which turn inwards, with the 

 result that the stifles and feet are turned outwards. This is 

 a source of w^eakness to their possessor, and in many 

 instances is the result of bad rearing. The hocks of some 

 breeds, however, such as bulldogs, are naturally turned 

 inwards. (See Hocks, Stifles), 



Crooked Legs. — In the case of most breeds of dogs — 

 Dachshunds, basset hounds being notable exceptions — 

 crooked fore-legs are the result of constitutional weakness 

 or bad rearing. Consequently, when the legs of a puppy 

 display a tendency to become crooked, an attempt should 

 be made to meet the danger by feeding the animal 

 generously, and giving him a sufficiency of slow, healthy 

 exercise. It is essential, too, that his kennel should be 

 warm and absolutely dry, and a course of Parrish's food 

 is likely to be accompanied by beneficial results. 



Cropping Ears. — This practice is now alike condemned 

 by law and by the usages of the show ring, and conse- 

 quently as all dogs whose ears are cropped are debarred 



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